I?don't?think?that?once?you?get?to?one?level,?you?can?relax.?You've?got?to?keep?pushing.?-Larry?Bird?
我不覺得一旦你到達(dá)某種水平,就可以放松自己。你必須繼續(xù)努力?!铩げ?/div>

一、關(guān)于level,你應(yīng)該知道的用法有

adj.

1.水平的,平的

A table top must be level.

桌面必須是平的。

2.同高度的,同水平的,同程度的,并進(jìn)的

3.筆直的,直盯著的

His father paused and looked back-the harsh level stare beneath the shaggy, graying, irascible brows.

父親停了下來,回過頭去——在那灰白而又易怒的兩道濃眉下面,一雙嚴(yán)厲的眼睛直盯看他。

4.平穩(wěn)的,冷靜的

It is hard to keep the economy growing at a level clip.

使經(jīng)濟(jì)以平穩(wěn)的節(jié)奏發(fā)展很不容易。5.【口】公平的,誠實(shí)的

n.

1.水平線,水平面 [C]

The completed island will be six to seven meters above sea level.

整個(gè)島將會(huì)在水平線上6至7米。

2.高,高度 [U,C]

Once he piloted my wife Nancy and me in his helicopter on a hair-raising ride at treetop level.

有一次,他駕直升飛機(jī)讓我妻子南希和我作了一次只有樹梢那樣高的飛行,這真叫人提心吊膽。

3.(建筑物的)層 [C]

They are located at Level 5 to Second Basement Level.

他們位于第五層至地庫第二層。

4.平坦的表面,平坦地區(qū) [C]

5.(文化等的)水平,程度,標(biāo)準(zhǔn) [U,C]

We are aiming at a higher production level.

我們旨在提高生產(chǎn)水平。

v.

1.弄平,推平 [T]

The builders leveled the site and erected a new plant building on it.

建筑者們將場地平整好,然后建造了一個(gè)新廠房。

2.夷平,毀壞,擊倒 [T]

Level the city stone by stone to an extinct waste.

一塊石頭一塊石頭地夷平該市,使它成為一片沒有人煙的荒原。

3.使平等,使劃一 [T]

The policy is trying to level the ranks of society.

這項(xiàng)政策試圖把社會(huì)等級拉平。

4. (用槍等)對準(zhǔn)目標(biāo),(舉槍等)瞄準(zhǔn) [I,T]

The soldier leveled his rifle at the target.

士兵舉起步槍瞄準(zhǔn)靶子。

5.變平 [I]

The deck of the ship leveled a little as she slowed down.

船慢下來時(shí)甲板變平了一些。

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二、詞義辨析:哪些詞還表示“平“的含義呢?

even, flat, level, smooth

這些形容詞都有“平的,平坦的”之意。

even通常指平面上的各點(diǎn)或一條直線的各點(diǎn)處在同一平面或直線上。

flat指光滑平整的表面,但不一定是水平的。

level強(qiáng)調(diào)沒有高低之處,且在同一水平面,可引申指才能相等或與相鄰某物平行。

smooth側(cè)重指表面十分平滑,無任何粗糙的感覺。引申作圓滑解。

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三、含有l(wèi)evel的常見短語

ground level

n.[地質(zhì)]地水準(zhǔn)平面,[物理](=ground state)基態(tài)能級

high-level formatting

n. 高級格式化

level off

v. 1.將…弄平,使平整 2.使平穩(wěn);使穩(wěn)定

low-level formatting

n.[計(jì)] 低級格式化


四,學(xué)會(huì)level的用法了嗎?來做個(gè)測試吧!

Our?responsibility?is?to_____up?the?standard?of?the?people's?material?and?cultural?life.
我們的責(zé)任是提高人民的物質(zhì)和文化生活水平