词组 | degree |
释义 | degree /dɪˈɡriː/ noun 1. a course of study at a university or college, or the qualification that you getadjectives/nouns + degreea university/college degree For many jobs you need to have a university degree.a science/history/law etc degree I decided to do a maths degree.an arts degree (=in a subject that is not science) What kind of jobs are open to people with arts degrees?a good degree Mature students are more likely to get a good degree.an honours degree (=a British university degree that is above pass level) The ideal candidate will have an honours degree.a bachelor’s/undergraduate degree (=a first university degree, which usually takes three or four years study) He has a bachelor’s degree in French.a higher/postgraduate/graduate degree (=one that you take after a first degree) He was offered a grant for a postgraduate degree.a master’s degree (=a higher degree for which you study for one or two years) She decided to stay on and do a master’s degree.a first-class/second-class/third-class degree She was very bright and was expected to get a first-class degree.a joint degree BrE (=in which you study two subjects) a joint degree in economics and politicsan honorary degree (=given as an honour to an important person, not to a student) Last year, the actress received an honorary degree from Queen’s University.a research degree (=a higher degree for which you do your own research)verbshave a degree also hold a degree formal You will earn more if you have a college degree. | The ideal candidate will hold a degree in physical chemistry.do/take a degree Not enough students are taking degrees in physics.study/work/read for a degree He is studying for a degree in law.get/obtain a degree She worked hard and got a good degree.be awarded/receive a degree At the end of the three years, he was awarded a first-class honours degree.degree + nounsa degree course I didn’t enjoy the first year of my degree course.degree level Candidates should be educated to degree level.prepositionsa degree in history/economics/chemistry etc Applicants should have a degree in biochemistry.a degree from a university/college He holds an engineering degree from the University of Nebraska.2. a level or amount of a qualityadjectivesa high/large/great degree These investments involve a high degree of risk.a considerable/significant/substantial degree The king depended to a considerable degree on his advisers.a remarkable/extraordinary degree When we were children, we were allowed a remarkable degree of freedom.a fair/reasonable degree (=quite a lot) We can predict the result of the election with a fair degree of confidence.a certain degree/some degree There is a certain degree of truth in what he says.an unusual degree He enjoyed an unusual degree of financial success for a painter.a marked degree (=a noticeable level or amount) The dog showed a marked degree of aggression.a small/limited/low degree You need only a limited degree of fitness to do this job.a sufficient degree formal (=enough) Does the child have a sufficient degree of understanding to make that decision?a moderate degree The curtains between the beds give patients a moderate degree of privacy.an unprecedented degree (=more than ever before) With this new system we get an unprecedented degree of flexibility.phrasesto a degree/to a certain degree (=partly but not completely) To a degree, he succeeded.to a lesser degree His illness affected his wife badly, and, to a lesser degree, his children.to a greater degree They were concerned to a greater degree about the effect on the business.to a greater or lesser degree (=sometimes more, sometimes less) We all depend on other people to a greater or lesser degree. |
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