rank
Từ điển Collocation
rank noun
1 level of importance
ADJ. high, senior, superior, upper | middle | inferior, junior, low the lowest ranks of the aristocracy | first, second He is in the first rank of university teachers. | social | Cabinet, ministerial a government minister of Cabinet rank
VERB + RANK achieve, attain, be promoted to, get to, reach, rise to She joined the navy, where she rose to the rank of captain. | have, hold He held officer rank in the air force for many years. | be stripped of He was stripped of his rank by a military court.
PREP. above a/the ~ He never rose above the rank of lieutenant. | below a/the ~ police officers below the rank of sergeant | in ~ He is higher in rank than I am. | ~ in all ranks in society | ~ of She reached the rank of captain.
PHRASES of high/low, etc. rank officers of senior rank
2 group/line of things/people
ADJ. front, rear | massed, serried the serried ranks of hotel staff
PREP. along a/the ~ The president moved slowly along the ranks of men. | in a/the ~ standing in the second rank The soldiers marched in three ranks of ten.
PHRASES break ranks (= to leave a line of soldiers, police, etc.) The police broke ranks and started hitting people with their batons. | rank on/upon rank (of sth) Rank upon rank of caravans filled the field.
3 (also the ranks) ordinary members of a large group
VERB + RANK be admitted into/to, enter, join, swell Each month thousands more swell the ranks of the unemployed. | serve in They had served in the ranks of the Sultan's army. | come up from/through, rise from/through He came up through the ranks to become a general.
PREP. among/within the ~s of There is much disaffection among the ranks of the party. | beyond/outside the ~s The group has little influence over those outside its own ranks. | in the ~s There are few women in the highest ranks of the organization.
More information about RANK
RANK: in the armed forces air force, army, navy ~ an air force/army sergeant an army/navy captain
air/field marshal a naval captain/commander/lieutenant/officer have/hold the rank of, serve as ~ She joined the navy and held the rank of captain. He served as a lieutenant in the marine corps.
be appointed, become, be made ~ He was made a colonel at the age of 40. She ought to have been made sergeant by now.
under ~383 men under General Miles attacked the camp.
the rank of ~She was promoted to the rank of colonel.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
- relative status
his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
- the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); rank and file
the strike was supported by the union rank and file
he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
- position in a social hierarchy; social station, social status, social rank
the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
- the body of members of an organization or group; membership
they polled their membership
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed
v.
- take or have a position relative to others
This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
- assign a rank or rating to; rate, range, order, grade, place
how would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
- take precedence or surpass others in rank; outrank
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
ranks|ranked|ranking|ranker|rankest
syn.: appraise arrange categorize class classify disgusting evaluate foul gauge grade group nasty obnoxious odious offensive position putrid rate repugnant repulsive revolting rotten sickening value vile
ant.: file