| Id | ESLPod_0845_WE_1364 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 845 |
| Episode Title | Dropping Out of College |
| Phrase | degree |
| Text | The word "degree," in this podcast, means a diploma or certificate stating that one has completed an academic program and has a certain level of knowledge and/or experience: "They want to hire someone with a degree in journalism or communications and at least three years' experience working for a magazine publisher." A "degree" is also a measure of temperature: "Wow, it's going to be more than 100 degrees outside tomorrow!" In mathematics, a "degree" measures an angle: "There are 360 degrees in a circle." The word "degree" can also mean extent, describing how much there is of something: "To a certain degree, we are all selfish." Finally, the phrase "by degrees" means very slowly and gradually: "The doctors anticipate that Aunt Sunny will get better by degrees as long as she continues to take her medicine." |
| Topics | Education |
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