degree /dɪˈɡriː/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt. 程度

  例：

  These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection for several hundred years.

  这些人造屏障将会确保几百年的高度保护。

  例：

  Recent presidents have used television, as well as radio, with varying degrees of success.

  新近的总统们已经利用了电视和收音机，取得了不同程度的成功。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality. 一定程度的

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指温度) 度

  例：

  It's over 80 degrees outside.

  外面超过80度。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指角度、经纬度) 度

  例：

  It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.

  它以45度角指向外侧。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A degree is a title or rank given by a university or college when you have completed a course of study there. It can also be given as an honorary title. 学位

  例：

  ...an engineering degree.

  …工程学学位。

• 6. 

  PHRASE You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. 在某种程度上 [含糊]

  例：

  These statements are, to some degree, all correct.

  这些陈述在某种程度上都正确。