class

英 [klɑːs]

美 [klæs]

n.  班; 班级; 课; 上课; (某科目的)系列课程
v.  把…归入某等级; 把…看作
adj.  很好的; 优秀的; 出色的

复数：classes　过去分词：classed　现在分词：classing　过去式：classed　第三人称单数：classes　

中考高考 IELTS CET4 考研计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.387 / COCA.431

习惯用语

the chattering classes

喜欢（对政治或社会问题）发表意见的人
the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues

牛津词典

noun

教育 in education

班；班级
a group of students who are taught together
1. We were in the same class at school.
  我们在上学时同过班。
2. She is the youngest in her class.
  她在班里年龄最小。
3. He came top of the class .
  他在全班名列前茅。
4. The whole class was/were told to stay behind after school.
  全班被告知放学后留下。
课；上课
an occasion when a group of students meets to be taught
1. I was late for a class.
  我上课迟到了。
2. See me after class.
  下课后来见我。
3. She works hard in class (= during the class) .
  她在课堂上学习用功。
4. I have a history class at 9 o'clock.
  我9点钟有历史课。
（某科目的）系列课程
a series of classes on a particular subject
1. I've been taking classes in pottery.
  我一直在上陶器制作技术课。
2. Are you still doing your French evening class?
  你还在夜校学习法语吗？
同届毕业生
a group of students who finish their studies at school, college or university in a particular year
1. the class of 2002
  2002届毕业生

社会 in society

阶级；阶层
one of the groups of people in a society that are thought of as being at the same social or economic level
1. the working/middle/upper class
  工人 / 中产 / 上层阶级
2. The party tries to appeal to all classes of society.
  这个政党尽力吸引社会各阶层人士。
3. the professional classes
  专业阶层
社会等级
the way that people are divided into different social and economic groups
1. differences of class, race or gender
  社会等级、种族或性别差异
2. the class system
  社会等级制度
3. a society in which class is more important than ability
  一个社会等级比能力更为重要的社会

人 / 动物群体 group of people/animals

种类；类别；等级
a group of people, animals or things that have similar characteristics or qualities
1. It was good accommodation for a hotel of this class.
  就这种档次的旅馆来说，住宿条件算是不错了。
2. different classes of drugs
  不同种类的毒品
3. Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries.
  与大多数的同代作家相比，狄更斯更为出类拔萃。
4. As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others) .
  作为爵士乐歌手，她比大多数同行都要出色。

技巧；风格 skill/style

优雅；典雅；高超
an elegant quality or a high level of skill that is impressive
1. She has class all right─she looks like a model.
  她的确丰姿娴雅，看上去像模特儿一样。
2. There's a real touch of class about this team.
  这支队确实技艺超群。

火车；飞机 in train/plane

等级；舱位等级
each of several different levels of comfort that are available to travellers in a plane, etc.
1. He always travels business class.
  他总是坐公务舱旅行。
2. The first-class compartment is situated at the front of the train.
  头等车厢位于火车的前部。

大学学位 of university degree

（英国学位考试的）等级
one of the levels of achievement in a British university degree exam
1. a first-/second-/third-class degree
  一级优等 / 二级优等 / 第三等学位

生物学 biology

（动植物等分类的）纲
a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, below a phylum

verb

归类 put into group

adj.

技巧；风格 with skill/style

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 班级;班
Aclassis a group of pupils or students who are taught together.
1. He had to spend about six months in a class with younger students...
  他不得不和一群比他小的学生在一个班里上了约6个月的课。
2. Reducing class sizes should be a top priority.
  削减班级规模应该是首选方案。
N-COUNT 课;课程
Aclassis a course of teaching in a particular subject.
1. He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night...
  他通过读夜校获得了法律学位。
2. I go to dance classes here in New York.
  我在纽约上舞蹈课。
N-UNCOUNT 课堂;上课时间
If you do somethingin class, you do it during a lesson in school.
1. There is lots of reading in class.
  课上要进行大量的阅读。
N-SING (学校的)…届毕业生
The students in a school or university who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as theclass ofthat year.
1. These two members of Yale's Class of '57 never miss a reunion.
  这两个耶鲁大学57届毕业生每次同学聚会都参加。
See also:...the relationship between social classes...What it will do is create a whole new ruling class....the characteristics of the British class structure.chattering classes middle class upper class working class
N-COUNT 类别;种类;等级
Aclass ofthings is a group of them with similar characteristics.
1. Harbour staff noticed that measurements given for the same class of boats often varied.
  港口工作人员注意到，对同一类船舶的测量方法常常不一样。
2. ...the division of the stars into six classes of brightness.
  按照亮度将恒星分为6个等级
VERB 把…归类;把…视为
If someone or somethingis classed asa particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things.
1. Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species...
  由于这些鸟进行杂交繁殖，不能把它们归为不同的物种。
2. I class myself as an ordinary working person...
  我把自己当作一个普通的上班族。
3. I would class my garden as medium in size...
  我的花园只能算是中等大小。
4. Malaysia wants to send back refugees classed as economic migrants.
  马来西亚想遣返那些被归为经济移民的难民。
N-UNCOUNT 优雅;典雅;风度;品位
If you say that someone or something hasclass, you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated.
1. He's got the same style off the pitch as he has on it — sheer class.
  他场上场下都是一个样——极具风度。
ADJ 一流的;出类拔萃的
If you describe someone or something as aclassperson or thing, you mean that they are very good.
1. Kite is undoubtedly a class player.
  凯特绝对是个一流选手。
See also:business class first-class second-class third-class top-class world-class
出类拔萃的人物(指运动员、演奏者等)
If you say that someone such as a sports player or a performer is aclass act, you mean that they are very good at what they do.
PHRASE 独领风骚的;独一无二的;出类拔萃的
If someone isin a class oftheirown, they have more of a particular skill or quality than anyone else. If something isin a class of its own, it is better than any other similar thing.
1. As a player, he was in a class of his own.
  作为运动员，他是独一无二的。

英英释义

noun

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
1. he took a course in basket weaving
2. flirting is not unknown in college classes
Synonym:coursecourse of studycourse of instruction
elegance in dress or behavior
1. she has a lot of class
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
1. the working class
2. an emerging professional class
Synonym:stratumsocial classsocio-economic class
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
1. there are two classes of detergents
Synonym:categoryfamily
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
a body of students who are taught together
1. early morning classes are always sleepy
Synonym:formgradecourse
a body of students who graduate together
1. the class of '97
2. she was in my year at Hoehandle High
Synonym:year
a league ranked by quality
1. he played baseball in class D for two years
2. Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA
Synonym:division

verb

arrange or order by classes or categories
1. How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Synonym:classifysortassortsort outseparate

双语例句

Malaysia wants to send back refugees classed as economic migrants.
马来西亚想遣返那些被归为经济移民的难民。
Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species
由于这些鸟进行杂交繁殖，不能把它们归为不同的物种。
Her class teacher made a special arrangement to discuss her progress at school once a month.
她班上的老师作了特别安排，每月讨论一次她在学业上的进展情况。
I started to watch the clock about halfway through the class.
课大约上了一半，我就开始不停地看时间。
Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
政治变成了阶级斗争。
We'll have an enlarged class tomorrow.
明天我们上大课。
A curtain acted as a divider between this class and another.
帘子作为分隔物将这间教室和另一间分开。
I would class my garden as medium in size
我的花园只能算是中等大小。
There are altogether 40 students in this class.
这个班总共有40名学生。
In desperation I joined a physical exercise class.
在绝望中我参加了一个健身班。