•senior/high/junior/low rank高／低级职位

•He has just been promoted to the rank of captain.他刚被提升为上尉。

•Ministers of Cabinet rank receive a higher salary than other ministers.进入内阁的部长比其他部长的薪金高。

•Having a large income is one of the advantages of rank (= high position).职位级别高的好处之一就是收入高。

•He's in the front/first rank of (= one of the best) international tennis players.他是世界一流的网球运动员。

•Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5.顾客对产品的喜好程度从一到五划分级别。

•Marty has joined the ranks of the (= become) unemployed.马蒂也成了失业大军中的一员。

•The party leadership seems to be losing support in the ranks.该党的领导层好像在失去广大党员的支持。

•He rose through the ranks to become a General.他从普通士兵成长为一名将军。

•He joined the company in 1998 and has been rising through the ranks ever since.他于1998年进入公司，从那以后步步高升。

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•The front rank of the riot squad raised their shields.前排的防暴队员举起了盾牌。

•There were no taxis at the taxi/cab rank.计程车候车站上没有计程车。

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•It was rank stupidity to drive so fast on an icy road.在结冰的路面上把车开得这样快简直是愚蠢透顶。

•The horse that won the race was a rank outsider.赢得比赛的那匹马原来看上去根本没希望获胜。

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•The abandoned garden was rank with weeds.荒废的花园里杂草丛生。

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•His clothes were rank with sweat.他的衣服一股汗臭味。

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•A captain ranks (= has a position) above a lieutenant.上尉的军阶比中尉高。

•My entry was ranked third in the flower show.在花展中，我送去参赛的花获得了第三名。

•She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf.她把瓶子按大小顺序摆放在架子上。

•In my opinion, he ranks among the theatre's greatest actors.我认为他是该剧团最优秀的演员之一。

•She said that 1989 must rank as (= be) the most remarkable year for change in Europe since 1848.她说从1848年以来，1989年一定可以算得上是欧洲发生变化最大的一年。