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Will you be gracing us with your presence tonight? i#
问您今晚能否赏光？
,grace_ and ’favour 〇办[only before noun] used to describe a house
or flat/apartment that a king, queen or government has allowed sb to use (房屋、公寓等） 君主（或政府当局）准予使用的，钦赐的
grace-ful
/'greisfl/
adj. 1
moving
in a controlled, attractive way or liaving a smooth, attractive form 优美 的；优雅的；雅致的：rhe dancers were aH taH and
grace/W.这些舞蹈演员都个子高高的，动作十分优雅。◊ ffe gave a grace_/W
bow to the audience.他优雅地向观众
雜了 一躬。◊ the grace_/ii〖 curves 〇/ the hizis 连绵起扶命
丘良美 i 2 polite and kind in
your behaviour, especially in a difficult situation ( 尤指在困境中 ） 声 体的，
有风度的：His /ather had czZways
taught him to be grace_/W in de/eat•他父亲总是教导他输了也要有风度。
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grace-fuMy /-fali/ adv. ： The cathedrals white towers cHmb g^ace/i/Hy into the
s/qy.大教堂白色的塔楼优雅庄重
地耸入云霄。◊ I thfnfc we shouW just give m grace知Zl!y.
我i乂为我捫运该大夫方方地认输。grace.fu丨.ness now/? [U]
graceless /'greislas/ adj. 1 not knowing how to be
polite and pleasant to other people,不懂礼貌的；粗鲁
的；无礼的：a^acdess, young man 粗鲁、愤怒 的年轻人 2 not
pleasing or attractive to look at 不优美
的；不雅致的；.泰看的：the graceless
architecture of the 2960s ★ 20世纪60年代的丑陋建筑3 moving in an awkward ‘way
笨拙的：S/ie swam with a graceZess stroke.她游泳的姿势很难看。EQ3graceful ► grace- less-ly adv.
'grace note noun [music an extra note which is
not a necessary part of a tune, but which is played before one of the notes of
the tune as decoration 装饰音
gra.cious
/'greijas/
(3办 1 (of people or behaviour 人或 行为）kind, polite and
generous, especially to sb of a lower social position (尤指对社会地位较低者）和蔼
的，慈祥的，有礼貌的，宽厚的：a gracious 〖ady好心的 女士: a gmcioiis smi〖e 慈祥的微笑◊ ffe has not yet
Zeamed how to be gracious m de/eaf•他还没有学会怎样
豁驾大度地面对失败。2 [usually before noun] showing the comfort and
easy way of life that wealth can bring 富贵安逸的：gracious 〖iving豪华安逸的生洁3 [only before noun) (BrE,
formal)
used as a very polite word for royal people or their actions (对王族岌其行为的敬语）
仁慈的，食厚的：her gracious Majesty the
Queen仁慈的
女王_下 4 〜（to sb) (of God’上帝）showing kindness and mercy仁慈的；慈悲的；宽大如：a gracious act of God 上帝的慈悲 5
(becoming o/£/-/fls/7/o/?ei/) used
for expressing surprise (表示惊异）天哪，老天爷，啊呀： (k»odness gracious/ 老天令啊！ ◊
7 hope you didn’t mind my phoning you/ 'Good
gracious, no, of course not.1 “我 希望你不会介意我给你打电话。”“啊呀，_然不会。”
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gra-dous-ly adv. ： She graciously accepted our invita- ti'on.她落落大方地接受了我们的备请。gfa.cioiis.ness noun [II]
grad /graed/ noun [informal,
especially NAmB) =GRADUATE
grad-able /'greidabl/ adj. {grammar (of an adjective is])
that can be used in the comparative and superlative forms or be used with words
like ■ Very* and ‘less’可分级的；可分程度的PTiia non-gradable
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grad-abii-ity /.greida'bdeti/ noun [U]
grad-ation /gra'deijn/ noun 1 [C, U] {formal) any of the small
changes or levels which sth is divided into; the process or result of sth
changing gradually 逐渐的变
k;层次；阶段；等级：gradations o/co〖our各#M次 的颜色◊ gradation in
size 大小等级 2
(also gradu.ation)
[Cl
a mark showing a division on a scale 亥ij 度：the gradations on a
thermometer 温度计上的刻度
grade
〇T» /greid/ noun, verb
• noun 1 the quality of a
particular product or material (产品、材 _•的）等级，品级：AH t/ie
mczterfak used were 〇/ the highest gmtie.使用的材料全是优质品。
2 a level of ability or rank that sb has in
an organiza- tion (官衔的）级别；职别：satoy grades (= levels of pay)工资级别◊ She’s sriH on a secretar⑹ grade.她
的tR别仍熱i秘书。3 a mark given in an exam or for a
piece of school work 成绩等级；评分等级 _•
(8r£) She got good grades in her exams•她#试成绩tfc 良。◊ (
年级。5 术语）how serious an illness is (隹
病 W )程 ® ,阶段：iow/hfgh grade /ever 低 / 高鐃 6 {especially NAmE) = gradient(I) 7 {Br£) a level of exam in musical
skill (音乐考僉的）羲别，水平
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make the 'grade {informal) to reach the necessary
standard; to succeed达到必要标准；符合要求；成功：
About
20% 〇/trainees/afZ to mafce the grade.接受培训
的人大约有10%未达标。
■ 1 ~ sth/sb (by/according to sth)丨〜sth (as sth)
[often passive] to arrange people or things in groups
according to their ability, quality, size, etc. (■按能力、
质量、大小等将… >
分级，分等，分类：[VN]77ie containers are graded accordiVig to size.这些容器按大小
分类。■◊取gs are gmded/^om smaH to extra Zarge.鸡g 众小号到特大号分成不词4级。◊ Kesponses were graded /rom 2 (Very satis/iedj
to 5 (not at aH sati^edj.回答按 1 (非常满意）到5 (完全不满意）分类。◊ [VN-ADj] re/i beac/ies were graded as
acceptab/e.有十个沙滩属于可接
受的那一类。2 (espec/fl//y to give a mark/grade
to a student or to a piece
of their written work 给…评
:分；给…分数：[VN] I spent all weekend
grading papers. 我整个肩末都在评阅试卷。◊ [VN-N] TTie best students are graded A•最优莠的挙生.i丰为甲等。一compare mark v.(6)
graded /'greidid/ adj. arranged in order or in
groups according to difficulty, size, etc.(按难度、：大小等）_分
级的：graded tests /or language students 语言学,习者的
务级考试◊ graded doses o/a drug药物的分级蛔量
'grade
point average noun [usually sing.] {abbr. GPA) the average of a
student^ marks/grades over a period of time in the
student wh<? is in the grade mentioned …年级学生：
The
play is open to all seventh and eighth graders. Bf ^ 七、，八牟级的学生均可观看此剧。2 = marker(4) 'grade school noun {informal) = elementary school gra-di-ent /'greidiant/ noun 1 (also grade especially in NAm£) the degree to which the
ground slopes, espe- cially on a road or railway (尤指公路或铁路命 >
坡度， 斜率，倾斜度：a steep gradient陡峭的坡度◊ a hiH vvfth a
gradi’ent 〇/ 2 i’n 4 (or 25%j 倾私度为 1:4
(或 25% )的
■
/J、山 2 (fec/w/cfl/ 术语）the rate at which
temperature, pressure, etc. changes, or increases and decreases, between one
region anci another (温度、.压力等的）变 化率，梯度变化曲线
grad-ing /'greidii]/ noun [U] (NAm£) = marking(3) gra.dio.metef ./.greidi_mnita(r); NAmE -'a:m-/ noun 1 (technical 7(ti^) an instrument for
measuring the angle of a slope 坡邊测量仪 2
(phys/cs 物）an instrument for
measuring the changes in an energy field 重力梯度仪 'grad school noun {NAmE, informal) = graduate
SCHOOL
gradual 〇■» /'graedsual/ ⑽..
1 happening slowly over a long period; not
sudden 逐 渐的；逐步的；渐进的：a gradual change
in the dimate 气候的逐渐变 ft
◊ Hecovery 介om the disease is very
gradud.这种疾病的康复过程缓慢。EEQ sudden 2 (of a slope斜坡)not steep平缓的；不陡的
grad>ual*ism
/'graed3ualiz0m/ noun [U] a policy of gradual
change in society rather than sudden change or revolution (社‘改革上的）渐进主k，渐进主义政策
k grad-ual-ist noun grad.uaMy Oif /.graed3U9li/ flrfv.
slowly, over a long period of time 逐渐地；逐步'地；渐
进她：77ie weather graduaHy improved•天气逐渐好转。
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GraduaHy, t/ie chfWren began to understand.孩手们渐 渐开始明白。
gradu-ate noun, verb
m noun /'graed3U9t/ (also informal grad especially in NAmB) 1 〜-(in sth) a person wlio has a
.university degree 大学