rank /ræŋk/ I. n.［c］ 1.职位，等级；官衔：a university of first rank 一流大学；hold the rank of captain拥有上尉军衔 ［考句］His temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top rank. 他的脾气和个性表明他能够成为一流学者。2. 队伍，行列：join the ranks 参加队伍；rise from ranks 行伍出身 3.用于习语 the rank and file 普通士兵（警员、职员等）：The party leadership seems to be losing the support of the rank and file.党的领导看样子丢掉了普通成员的支持。‖II. vt. & vi. 1.  把…分等级：rank him as a great writer 把他评为大作家 2. 列入；并列：rank among the first class scholars 列为第一流的学者；rank with the great powers 同大国并列；rank second (on the list) （在名单上）列第二：［考句］New York ranked second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. 纽约的苹果产量位居全美第二，今年生产八亿五千万磅。