rangefinder
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[V +adv./prep.] ~ (from A to B) to include a
variety of different things in addition to those mentioned MS ( M.-P]••• ) She has
had a number of different
jobs, ranging from chef to swimming instructor. M £7N Xf£, M.®f WPJ 0 The conversation ranged widely (=
covered a lot of different topics). i&iSM #2$. (ft f£ ffl fir* 0 — see also WIDE-RANGING
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ARRANGE £^3 [VN +adv./prep.] [usually passive] {formal)
to arrange people or
things in a particular position or order ( )
$?'J, ##: The delegates
ranged themselves around the
table.
MML
o Spectators were ranged along the whole route of
the procession.
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MOVE AROUND ff.fi] 4 to move around an
area Iff®;
:
[V -i-adv./prep.} He ranges far and wide in search
of inspiration for his paintings, 'fife P9 M 7,
0
[VN] Her eyes ranged the room. M(ft
IJSIdfli .range yourself/sb
a'gainst/'with sb/sth [usually passive] to join with other
people to oppose or support sb/sth ( fj£ ) ik
S. / % ft • ■ ■ The whole family seemed ranged
against him.
range over sth to include a variety
of different subjects # R; jS: His lecture ranged over a number of
topics.
range
find er /’reind3faind8(r)/
noun an instrument for estimating how far away an object
is, used with a camera or gun ( M&$J
) iMHHA
ran-ger
/'reind3a(r)/
noun 1 a person whose job is to take care of a park, a
forest or an area of countryside SHIISM;
# A 2
Ranger
(Guide) a
girl who belongs to the part of the Guide Association in Britain for girls
between the ages of 14 and 19 ( 14 M
19
A
(ft ) faMXW- 3 Ranger (
COMMANDO
rangy /'reind3i/ adj. (of a person or an animal Aftis!#!) having long thin arms
and/or legs 29 HA -fH 4A
rani (also ranee) /‘ra:ni:; rai'ni:/ noun an Indian queen; the wife of a raja (
ifci.
rank On /raeqk/ noun, verb, adj.
mnoun
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POSITION IN ORGANIZATION/ARMY, ETC. Aft 1 [U, C] the
position, especially a high
position, that sb has in a particular organization, society, etc. ( ) Jfe
fv, ft £•]: She was
not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
M o He rose through the ranks to become
managing director. 0
Within months
she was elevated to
ministerial rank. 7 ft TLA/I, MM rP^o — see also ranking
2 [C, U] the position that sb has in the army, navy, police, etc.
^ft; A $7 1? ft: He was soon promoted to the rank
of captain. #, o officers of junior/senior rank W ft / ft ^ 1^ (ft ^ IT 0 a campaign to
attract more
women into the military
ranks
ft§|
^^^fftjgzifj
b officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers) %%0 The
colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially
as a punishment). IP £ ± ft M I^IR 7 0 3 the ranks [pi.] the position of
ordinary soldiers rather than officers |HI± ft: He served in the ranks for
most of the war. fil, fife ATP ft- Bf |'h] PA
§£ ft o O He rose from the
ranks (= from being an
ordinary soldier) to become a warrant officer. MM.#iI±ftf|-$)1£Wo
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QUALITY Mil 4 [sing.] the degree
to which sb/sth is of
high quality ft; ft gij: a
painter of the first rank — ^ li M 0
findings are arranged in rank
order according to performance.
MEMBERS
OF GROUP JAM 5 the ranks [pi ] the members of a
particular group or organization ( @JAlAftU,R(ft') JA M: We have a number of
international players in our
ranks. ft]$JPAM
ft Wft? J17S1o At 50, he was
forced to join the ranks of the unemployed, fife 50 A Bvt IA it
IP A 7 A ik ft ?!] 0 o There were serious divisions within the party’s
own ranks.
tom io
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UNE/ROW ft; 6 [C] a line or row of soldiers, police,
etc. standing next to
each other ( WM. ±ft^(ft ) PA /ij, ftp]: They watched as ranks of
marching infantry passed the window. Mfl1#f ^ft^JPAftiM^7 [C] a line
or row of people or things ftp; ft; M: massed ranks of spectators 0 The
trees
grew in serried ranks (= very closely
together). M A If it—If — see also taxi rank
rm break ranks 1 (of soldiers, police, etc. H
^M?) to fail to remain in
line f^PA; XU ft PAM 2 (of the members of a group JA M) to refuse to
support the group or the organization of which they are members (JAftlR ) —more
at close1 v., pull v.
m verb (not used in the
progressive tenses 7ffj73&fi1N‘)
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GIVE POSITION 'Xf % ft' 1 ~ (sb) (as sth) to give sb/sth
a particular position
on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position
of this kind fE -/h^ft; Jift^^ft: [VN] The tasks have been
ranked in order of difficulty. 7
ffrAo o She is currently
the highest ranked player in the world. o top-ranked
players — #tl 6fj $5 A 0 [VN-ADJ] Last year, he was ranked second in his age
group.
o [V-ADJ] At the height of her career she ranked second in
the worm.
0 [VN-N] The university is
ranked number one in the country for engineering.
%
0 [V, often
+adv./prep ] The restaurant ranks among the finest
in town. o
It
certainly doesn’t rank as his
greatest win. 77
0
This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made.
ft ft fl W it +1M
H o o [V] (NAmE)
You just don’t rank (= you’re not good enough).
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PUT IN LINE/ROW j#*‘ij;
fjpjAff 2
[VN] [usually passive] to arrange objects in a line or row
{HfjpJAff
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adj. 1 having a
strong unpleasant smell A Hi Ml; M ^
:
The house was full of the rank smell of urine. & M 2 [only before noun] used to
emphasize a particular quality,
state, etc. ( (jStiMiL an example of rank stupidity ft ire M IS #!] 7 0 The
winning horse was a rank outsider. A
3
(of plants, etc. fS^j) growing too thickly
the .rank and 'file noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] 1 the ordinary soldiers
who are not officers # ii ± ^ 2 the ordinary members of an organization # li JA
M : the rank and file of the workforce 0
rank-and-file
members Hf lit JAM
‘rank correlation noun [u] (statistics
i%\\) a method for finding
to what extent two sets of numbers, each arranged in order, are connected or
have an effect on each other
ranking/'raeqkirj/ noun, adj.
»noun 1 the position of
sb/sth on a scale that shows how good or important they are in relation to
other similar people or things, especially in sport M ft, $P % , ( X0a& ) : He has improved his
ranking this season from 67th
to 30th.
A S £
#J
'fkM 67 ft m ffi M 7 % 30 ft 0 o She
has retained her No. 1 world ranking. 7
2 the rankings [pi.] an
official list showing the best players of a particular sport in order of how
successful they are ( ) ftjiii#
m adj. 1 (especially NAmE) having a high or the
highest rank in an organization, etc. M ft i§i 67 ft (ft ;
ft ft (ft : a ranking diplomat iti ft ^ W 0 He was the ranking officer
(= the most senior officer present at a particular time). ^N'MJlfti^'B’Mo 2 (in
compounds l&J ft M o'ill) having the particular rank mentioned •••ft
fti] ^ ft W : high-rankingAow-ranking
police
officers / fSftl'] WWW 0 a
top-ranking player MAft