[N-COUNT 可数名词]程度；级别 You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
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These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection...
这些人造屏障将会确保提供高度的保护。
Politicians have used television with varying degrees of success.
政客们已经利用电视取得了不同程度的成功。
If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality.一些，一定程度的(特质)
Their wages do, however, allow them a degree of independence...
不过，他们的工资确实给了他们一定的独立。
A degree of cautious optimism is justified.
表现出一定程度的谨慎乐观是合乎情理的。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（表示相对的数量、规模或范围）程度问题/ 程度上不同 You use degree in expressions such as a matter of degree and different in degree to indicate that you are talking about the comparative quantity, scale, or extent of something, rather than other factors.
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The first change is a matter of degree, the second is a fundamental shift...
第一个改变只是程度上的变化，而第二个则是根本性的转变。
Generally, the programs of the president and the proposals of the governor appear to differ in degree and emphasis rather than ideology.
总的来说，总统的方案和州长的提议似乎只是在程度和强调的重点上有所不同，根本的思想观念几乎无异。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](温度的)度，度数 A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as ˚, for example 23˚.
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It's over 80 degrees outside...
外面的温度超过了 80 度。
Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius.
纯净水有时候要降到零下40摄氏度才会结冰。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]度，度数(可以表示角度、经度、纬度等) A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as as '˚', for example 23˚.
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It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.
它向外指向 45 度角的方向。
...McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which is at 78 degrees South.
位于南纬 78 度的麦克默多南极考察站
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]学位课程；学位；学衔 A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course.
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He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.
他选择了攻读耶鲁大学的经济学硕士学位。
...an engineering degree.
工程学学位
...the first year of a degree course.
学位课程的第一学年
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[PHRASE 短语]逐渐地；慢慢地 If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.
The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.
鲁宾逊咖啡屋里的人正在变少，但也只是渐少而已。
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[PHRASE 短语]在一定/很大/ 某种程度上 You use expressions such as to some degree ,to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.
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[vagueness]
These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
这些声明从某种程度上来说全都属实。
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[PHRASE 短语]到…的程度；在…程度上 You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.
[vagueness]
To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on?...
你认为发生的事情在多大程度上是在你的掌控之下？
He believes in himself to such a degree that he abuses his friends.
他对自己极为自信，以至于竟然辱骂朋友。
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de·gree★/dɪˈɡriː; NAmEdɪˈɡriː/noun1★[countable ]a unit for measuring angles 度，度数（角的量度单位）◆an angle of ninety degrees (90°)*90 度角 2★[countable ](abbr.deg. )a unit for measuring temperature 度，度数（温度单位）◆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。3★[countable , uncountable ]the amount or level of sth 程度◆Her job demands a high degree of skill.她的工作要求有高超的技能。◆I agree with you to a certain degree.我在某种程度上同意你的观点。◆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。4★[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。◆She has a degree in Biochemistry from Queen's University.她有女王大学的生物化学学位。◆a four-year degree course四年的学位课程☞collocationsat
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5[countable ]( BrE) 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。6[countable ]a level in a scale of how serious sth is 严重程度（或级别）◆murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind)第一等级谋杀（最严重）◆first-degree murder第一等级谋杀◆third-degree (= very serious)burns 三度烧伤（非常严重）IDIOMby deˈgreesslowly and gradually 逐渐地；渐渐地◆By degrees their friendship grew into love.他们的友谊逐渐发展成为爱情。☞more at
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degreede‧gree /dɪˈɡriː/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1[countable] (written abbreviation deg.) a unit for measuring temperature. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 70° means 70 degrees: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.20 degrees Celsius/70 degrees Fahrenheit/1 degree Centigrade etc The temperature dropped to five degrees Centigrade.2[countable] (written abbreviation deg.) a unit for measuring the size of an angle. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 18° means 18 degrees: Then the cylinder is rotated 180 degrees.3[countable, uncountable] the level or amount of somethingdegree of 1960s Britain was characterised by a greater degree of freedom than before. Newspapers vary in the degree to which they emphasize propaganda rather than information.4to a degree (also to some degree/to a certain degree) partly: To a degree, it is possible to educate oneself. We’re all willing to support him to some degree.5[countable] a course of study at a university or college, or the qualification that is given to you when you have successfully completed the coursedegree in a degree in Economics Applicants must have a degree in Engineering. an Honours degree6by degrees very slowlySYN gradually: By degrees, he forced himself into a sitting position.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5ADJECTIVES/NOUN + degreea good degree (=that you pass at a good level)· Mature students are more likely to get a good degree.a university/college degree· For many jobs you need to have a university degree.a first-class/second-class/third-class degree (=the level at which you pass a degree at a British university)· She was awarded a first-class degree.an honours degree (=a British university degree that is above pass level)· The ideal candidate will have an honours degree.a first/undergraduate degree (=the lowest level of degree)· First degrees usually take three or four years.a higher/postgraduate 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's taking her master's degree.a science degree (=in a science subject)· The government is encouraging more people to get a science degree.an arts degree (=in a subject that is not science)· She has an arts degree from Sussex University.a history/chemistry/law etc degree· I decided to do a Maths degree.a joint degree British English (=in which you study two subjects)· a joint degree in Economics and Statisticsa research degree (=a higher degree for which you do your own research)verbshave a degree· You will earn more if you have a college degree.hold a degree formal (=have one)· The ideal candidate will hold a degree in physical chemistry.do/take a degree in something (=study for a degree)· Not enough students are taking degrees in Physics.get/gain a degree· She worked hard and got a good degree.be awarded a degree formal (=get one)· At the end of the three years, he was awarded a first-class honours degree.nounsa degree course· I didn't enjoy the first year of my degree course.degree level· Candidates should be educated to degree level.
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