degree

1 عمومی:: پایه‌، زینه‌، درجه‌، دیپلم‌ یا درجه‌ تحصیل‌، رتبه‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: degree ADJECTIVES/NOUN + degree a 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. 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 Statistics a research degree (= a higher degree for which you do your own research ) verbs have 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. nouns a degree course • I didn't enjoy the first year of my degree course. degree level • Candidates should be educated to degree level.

transnet.ir

2 general:: noun grade: The temperature went up 1 degree., noun certificate: He received a degree in engineering.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun measurement of angles VERB + DEGREE rotate (through), spin (through), turn (through) The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact. DEGREE + NOUN angle Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall. DEGREE + NOUN through … ~s If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours. measurement of temperature VERB + DEGREE reach Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade. PREP. at … ~s Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. PHRASES degrees above/below zero, degrees Celsius/centigrade/Fahrenheit, minus 10, 20, etc. degrees amount/level ADJ. considerable, exceptional, extraordinary, great, high, large, remarkable, substantial, surprising, unusual, the utmost the utmost degree of freedom | fair, moderate, modest It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy. | low, minimal, slight, small He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier. | lesser The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses. | varying keen amateurs who work hard, with varying degrees of success | alarming, dangerous, extreme His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree. | acceptable, adequate, meaningful, real, significant The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty. | appropriate, necessary, proper, requisite, right | unacceptable PREP. in … ~s The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees. | of … ~ employees of various degrees of ability | to a … ~ The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree. | with a … ~ of We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success. | ~ of There is a degree of risk in any sport. PHRASES by (slow) degrees By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing. | in (an) equal degree I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues. | a greater or lesser degree We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree. | to the nth degree (= to an extreme degree) The children tested her patience to the nth degree. qualification ADJ. college, university | first, ordinary, undergraduate | higher, master's, postgraduate, research | BA, BEd, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD, etc. | honours | pass | good, poor | first-class, (lower/upper) second-class, third-class Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree. | honorary | business, medical, history, law, philosophy, etc. | professional Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture. | external | combined, joint, joint/combined subject, joint honours a joint honours degree in Business Studies and Modern Languages | modular | part-time VERB + DEGREE have, hold | do, take He took a degree in law then joined a law firm. | be awarded, gain, get, obtain, receive | award sb, confer on sb The university conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. DEGREE + NOUN course, level PREP. ~ in a degree in economics

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: see BY DEGREES; THIRD DEGREE; TO SOME DEGREE; TO THE NTH DEGREE.

American Heritage Idioms