class
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A class is a group of students who are taught together. 班
He had to spend about six months in a class with younger students. 他不得不在一个比他小的学生的班上呆了大约六个月。
2. N-COUNT A class is a course of teaching in a particular subject. 课程
He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night. 他通过上晚上的课获得了法律学位。
3. N-COUNT A class of things is a group of them with similar characteristics. 种类
Harbour staff noticed that measurements given for the same class of boats often varied. 港口员工们注意到对同一类小船所给出的尺寸经常不同。
4. N-UNCOUNT If you do something in class, you do it during a lesson in school. 课
There is lots of reading in class. 课上有大量阅读。
5. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone or something has class, you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated. 品位[非正式]
The most elegant woman I've ever met – she had class in every sense of the word. 我曾见过的最高雅的女人–从各种意义上讲她都有品位。
6. N-SING The students in a school or college who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as the class of that year. 同届学生
These two members of Yale's Class of '57 never miss a reunion. 这两位耶鲁57届的同学从未错过一次重聚联欢会。
7. N-VAR Class refers to the division of people in a society into groups according to their social status. 阶级
...the relationship between social classes. …社会阶级间的关系。
What it will do is create a whole new ruling class. 它要做的就是创造一个全新的统治阶级。
8. →see also middle class , upper class , working class
9. V-T If someone or something is classed as a particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things. 把…归类为
Since they can and do successfully inter-breed, they cannot be classed as different species. 既然它们能够而且确实可以成功杂交繁殖，它们就不能被归为不同的物种。
I class myself as an ordinary working person. 我把自己归类为一名普通的劳动者。
10. →see also business class , first-class ,second-class , world-class
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class /klɑːs/ (classing,classed,classes)
剑桥词典
- Sophie is way ahead of the other children in her class.
- She never paid attention in class and seemed to be in a permanent daydream .
- I think it's important to reduce class sizes in schools .
- We've started going to a keep-fit class at the sports centre .
- She's signed up for evening classes at the community college .
- The upper classes usually send their children to expensive private schools .
- There is a widening gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society .
- The upper middle class tend to go into business or the professions , becoming , for example , lawyers , doctors , or accountants .
- The working class usually reacts in a predictable way to government policies .
- In those days people were expected to marry someone from their own social class.
- They always fly economy class.
- Because of the delay , we were offered seats in first class.
- I'd like you to send this for me first class, please .
- Most of the girls were good at drawing , but Jenny was in a class of her own.
- When it comes to cooking , Jane's in a different class to the rest of us.
class noun (TEACHING GROUP)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]a group of students who are taught together at school , college , or university
班；班级
Which class are you in this year ? 今年你在哪个班？
She gave the whole class extra homework for a week . 她给全班额外布置了一星期的家庭作业。
My class (= the people in my class) was/were rather noisy this morning . 我的班里今天早上很吵。
[ 用来称呼某人的词，如Mr 或 dear ] Okay, class, settle down and open your books . 好了，同学们，安静下来，打开书本。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]
a period of time in which students are taught something
（一节）课；课堂
My last class ends at four o'clock. 我最后一堂课4点结束。
I was told off for talking in class. 我因为在课堂上讲话而受到了严厉批评。
Who takes /teaches your environmental studies class? 谁教你们环境学？
I missed my aerobics class yesterday . 我昨天没去上有氧健身操课。
Classes have been cancelled today because of a staff meeting . 因为有全体教工会议，今天的课取消了。
the class of 2012, 2013, etc. mainly US
a group of students who successfully finished their studies in a particular year
2012（2013等）届毕业生
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class noun (ECONOMIC GROUP)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]a group of people within society who have the same economic and social position
社会等级；阶级；阶层
The Labour Party has lost a lot of support among the working class. 工党失去了工人阶级中许多人的支持。
She belongs to the rich American upper class. 她属于富裕的美国上层阶级。
We live in a middle class neighbourhood . 我们住在一个中产阶级居住区。
She comes from an upper middle class background . 她出身于中上层阶级家庭。
He was a member of the ruling classes. 他是统治阶级中的一员。
She's studying the class structure of Japan. 她在研究日本的阶级结构。
也见 underclass
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class noun (RANK)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a group into which goods , services , or people are put according to their standard
（货物、服务或人的）等级，类别，级别
Whenever I travel by train , I always travel first class. 我每次乘火车旅行都坐头等车厢。
first/second class mail 一类／二类邮件
a business /economy class ticket 商务舱／经济舱的机票
When it comes to mathematics , he's in a different class to his peers . 说到数学，他和他的同龄人不在一个级别上。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
in the UK, the standard that someone has reached in their university degree
（英国大学学位成绩的）等级
What class of degree did you get? 你得的是几等学位？
He graduated with a second-class honours degree in physics . 他以物理学二等优秀学位毕业。
class A/B/C drug
in UK law , a group of illegal drugs classified according to how dangerous they are thought to be and how severe the punishment is for using or selling them, with class A the most dangerous
A／B／C类毒品（英国对毒品的分类，根据毒品的危险程度，以及被发现使用或销售后的受罚程度而定，A类毒品最危险）
He was charged with possession of a class A drug , namely heroin . 他被控持有一种A类毒品，即海洛因。
be in a class of your own
to be the best at a particular activity
是第一流的；是最好的
As a long-distance runner , she's in a class of her own. 作为一名长跑选手，她是一流的。
be in a class by itself/of its own
to be something of such a high quality that nothing can be compared to it
无与伦比，无可比拟
be out of your class
to be much better at doing something than you
比…强得多
I can't play chess with him. He's completely out of my class! 我没法跟他对弈。他水平比我高多了！
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class noun (STYLE)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the quality of being stylish or fashionable
风度；时髦；优雅
She's got real class. 她的确风姿优雅。
class noun (BIOLOGY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] biology specializeda group of related plants or animals , in the general classification of plants and animals
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