n.
- （社會的）階級；社會等級[C][G]
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They hope to win mass support among the middle
class.
他們希望能贏得中產階級的廣泛支持。
- 等級制度[U]
- 班級；年級[C][G]
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The
class were/was interested in his lecture.
班上學生對他的講座都很感興趣。
Are you in the third-year
class?
你是讀三年級嗎？
- （一節）課；上課[C][U]
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No talking is allowed during
class.
上課時不准交談。
- （高低優劣的）等級；級別；種類[C]
- 【美】（某一年度的）畢業班[C][G]
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- 【生】（動植物分類的）綱[C]
- 【口】高品質；優異；出色的風度（或外表等）[U]
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a girl with real
class很有風度的姑娘
vt.
- 把……分類；把……分等級；把……歸入某類（或某等級）[（+as/among/with）]
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That state is
classed as an agricultural area.
該州被劃為農業區。
片語
in a class by itself/oneself
- 獨一無二
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Her mother's cakes are
in a class by themselves.
她母親做的蛋糕稱得上是別具一格。
辨析
n.
- a set or category of things having a property or feature in common and differentiated from others by kind or quality.
▸Biology a principal taxonomic grouping that ranks above order and below phylum or division, such as Mammalia.
▸Brit. a division of candidates according to merit in a university examination.
- a system that divides members of a society into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
▸a social division based on economic or social status.
- a group of students or pupils who are taught together.
▸a lesson.
▸chiefly N. Amer. all of the college or school students graduating in a particular year.
- informal impressive stylishness in appearance or behaviour.
v.
assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.
adj.
informal stylish or excellent:
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he's a class player.
Phrase
- class A
(or B or C)
drug
Brit. an illegal narcotic drug classified as being of the most harmful and addictive (or a less harmful and addictive) kind. - class act
informal a person or thing displaying impressive and stylish excellence.
Etymology
C16: from L. classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.
