- [countable] (abbreviation deg.)
a unit for measuring temperature 度，度数（温度单位） - at… degrees
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C). 水在 32 华氏度或零摄氏度结冰。 - above/below… degrees
Temperatures are expected to drop below 2 degrees. 气温预计会降到2度以下。 Last weekend temperatures reached 40 degrees. 上周末气温达到40度。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. 水在 100 摄氏度时沸腾。 Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade. 据估计，起火大楼内的温度达到了 600 摄氏度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree- reach
- at… degrees
- degrees Celsius
- degrees centigrade
- degrees Fahrenheit
- …
- at… degrees
- [countable]
a unit for measuring angles 度，度数（角的量度单位） an angle of ninety degrees (90°) 90 度角
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1I turned the wheel 90 degrees, 我把方向盘转了 90 度。 Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall. 把这个架子与墙成90 度角放置。 If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours. 如果环视天空，就会看到很多种不同的颜色。 The camera turned through 180 degrees. 相机旋转了 180 度。 The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact. 这辆车由于受到冲撞转了 180 度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree- rotate
- spin
- turn
- …
- through… degrees
- [countable, uncountable]
the amount or level of something 程度 - degree of something
Her job demands a high degree of skill. 她的工作要求有高超的技能。 - with a degree of something
The story has been staged several times before, with varying degrees of success. 这个故事之前已经上演过几次了，成功程度不一。 - to a degree
I agree with you to a certain degree. 我在某种程度上同意你的观点。 The reaction to his decision has been, to some degree, predictable. 在某种程度上，人们对他的决定的反应是可以预料的。 These criticisms are, to a degree (= to some extent), well founded. 这些批评在某种程度上是有根据的。 To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? 父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？ Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. 多数流行音乐都不同程度地受到布鲁斯音乐的影响。
Extra ExamplesHe would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier. 为了使她哪怕比现在高兴一丁点儿，他愿意做任何事情。 His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree. 他的论点简单到了极致的程度。 I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues. 我向同事们挥手告别时，心里半是兴奋，半是伤感。 It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy. 比较准确地确定这些遗骸的年代是有可能的。 Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness. 心理学家通过检查评估她的病情的严重程度。 She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom. 她给了我们相当大程度的自由。 The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty. 这本书对这一问题的回答不够确切，令人难以接受。 The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree. 老板凭她的直觉做事，有时达到危险程度。 The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses. 税收政策的变动对高收入者影响尤甚，对小企业的影响相对较小。 We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree. 我们或多或少地都有些失望。 There is a degree of risk in any sport. 任何体育运动都有一定程度的危险。 These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications. 这些产品作为官方批准药物没有得到同等程度的检验。 The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees. 党的所有领导人都被发现存在不同程度的腐败行为。 They work hard, but with varying degrees of success. 他们工作都很认真，但成就却有大有小。 We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success. 我们都试图弄清公交车的运行情况，结果有不同程度的收获。 employees of various degrees of ability 能力各不相同的雇员 Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree. 如今我们对计算机技术的依赖已经到了空前的程度。 the utmost degree of freedom 最大程度的自由
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- great
- …
- assess
- determine
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
- degree of something
- [countable]
the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course （大学）学位 My brother has a master's degree from Harvard. 我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕士学位。 - degree in something
She's pursuing a degree in biochemistry. 她正在攻读生物化学学位。 a four-year degree course 四年的学位课程 an undergraduate/graduate/doctoral degree 本科/研究生/博士学位 a law/medical degree 法律/医学学位
Collocations EducationEducation 教育 Learning 学习 - acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
获得／缺少教育／培训／资格 - receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
得到／给某人提供培训／指导 - develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
制订课程方案／教学大纲 - give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会 - hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
办班；举办研讨会／讲习班 - sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
报名参加／修读课程
School 学校 - go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所 - be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
在读一年级、二年级等 - study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等 - (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题 - be the victim/target of bullying
成为被欺负的受害者／对象 - (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校 - be expelled from/be suspended from school
被学校开除／暂时停学
Work and exams 功课和考试 - do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究 - work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文 - finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业 - hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文 - study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背 - take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
参加考试 - (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格
University 大学 - apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
申请／上／开始上大学 - leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位） - study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程 - (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
主修／辅修生物学／哲学 - earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位
Extra ExamplesCandidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree. 申请者必须至少拥有二级甲等荣誉学位。 Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture. 申请者必须拥有建筑学专业学位。 She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology. 她取得了西班牙语和心理学的联合学位。 people educated to degree level or beyond 受过学位及以上教育的人 institutions that grant doctoral degrees 授予博士学位的机构 The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. 大学授予他名誉法学博士学位。 a degree-level course 学位课程
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- university
- associate
- …
- have
- hold
- do
- …
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
- degree in
- [countable] (British English)
a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more （大学通常三年或以上的）学位课程 I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree. 我希望攻读化学学位课程。 He took a degree in law then joined a law firm. 他攻读了法律学位，然后去了一家律师事务所。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- university
- associate
- …
- have
- hold
- do
- …
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
- degree in
- [countable]
a level in a scale of how serious something is 严重程度（或级别） murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind) 一级谋杀（最严重） first-degree murder 一级谋杀 third-degree (= very serious) burns 三度烧伤（非常严重）
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- great
- …
- assess
- determine
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.
Idioms
by degrees
to the nth degree
extremely; to an extreme degree 极端地；非常地；极大程度上 The children tested her patience to the nth degree. 孩子们挑战了她的耐心极限。