ranking /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ ( rankings )

• 1. 

  N-PLURAL In many sports, the list of the best players made by an official organization is called the rankings. (最优秀选手的)排名 ['the' N]

  例：

  ...the 25 leading teams in the world rankings.

  ...世界排名前25的队。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Someone's ranking is their position in an official list of the best players of a sport. 排名 [usu with poss]

  例：

  Agassi was playing well above his world ranking of 12.

  阿加西的比赛表现大大超出了他在世界上第12位的排名。

• 3. 

  ADJ The ranking member of a group, usually a political group, is the most senior person in it. 级别最高的 [美国英语] [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the ranking Republican on the senate intelligence committee.

  ...参议院情报委员会中最资深的共和党人。