levels

英 [ˈlevlz]

美 [ˈlevlz]

n.  (某时某情况下存在的)数量，程度，浓度; 标准; 水平; 质量; 品级; 层次; 级别
v.  使平坦; 使平整; 摧毁，夷平(建筑物或树林); 使相等; 使平等; 使相似
level的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 leveling, leveled


• N-COUNT 水平；程度；等级
  Alevelis a point on a scale, for example a scale of amount, quality, or difficulty.
  1. If you don't know your cholesterol level, it's a good idea to have it checked...
     你要是不清楚自己的胆固醇水平，最好去检查一下。
  2. Michael's roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level...
     迈克尔的室友表面上还算友善。
  3. We do have the lowest level of inflation for some years...
     我们的通货膨胀率多年来确实一直保持在最低水平。
  4. The exercises are marked according to their level of difficulty.
     这些练习题标有难易程度。
• See also:The water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal...The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.sea level
• ADJ （烹饪中的量）与匙口平齐的
  In cookery, alevelspoonful of a substance such as flour or sugar is an amount that fills the spoon exactly, without going above the top edge.
  1. Stir in 1 level teaspoon of yeast.
     加入一平茶匙的酵母后搅拌。
• N-SING 高度
  If something is at a particularlevel, it is at that height.
  1. Liz sank down until the water came up to her chin and the bubbles were at eye level.
     莉兹往下沉，直到水没过下巴，泡沫浮至眼睛。
• ADJ （与…）等高的，齐平的
  If one thing islevel withanother thing, it is at the same height as it.
  1. He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's...
     他倾身伏在柜台上，一张脸几乎凑到小男孩的面前。
  2. Amy knelt down so that their eyes were level.
     埃米屈膝在地，两人目光相对平视。
• ADJ-GRADED 平的；平坦的
  When something islevel, it is completely flat with no part higher than any other.
  1. The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.
     地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。
  2. ...a plateau of fairly level ground.
     地势相当平坦的高原
• ADV 靠近地；接近地
  If you drawlevelwith someone or something, you get closer to them until you are by their side.
  1. Just before we drew level with the gates, he slipped out of the jeep and disappeared into the crowd...
     我们快到门前时，他溜出吉普车，消失在人群中。
  2. When the car had pulled level with him, he had spoken into the lowered passenger window.
     汽车开到他身边与他并行时，他朝拉下车窗的后排座位说了几句话。
  3. Levelis also an adjective.
     
  4. He waited until they were level with the door before he turned around sharply and punched Graham.
     等两人都到了门边后，他才猛地转过身来朝格雷厄姆挥手就是一拳。
• ADV （成绩或比分）扳平地，追平地
  If youdraw level withsomeone, you manage to improve your performance until it is the same as theirs, by scoring the same number of points or goals as them.
  1. Napoli have drawn level with AC Milan at the top of the Italian league.
     那不勒斯队追平了AC米兰队，并列意大利联赛排行榜的榜首。
  2. Levelis also an adjective.
     
  3. The teams were level at the end of extra time.
     加时赛结束后两队打成平手。
• VERB 扳平，拉平（成绩或比分）
  In sport, if a player or teamlevelsthe score, they score a goal or win some points so that their team has the same number of points or goals as the opposing team.
  1. Iglesias scored twice to level the score...
     伊格莱西亚斯连进两球，追平了比分。
  2. The Cincinnati Reds have levelled the score in the National League play-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
     在国家联盟季后赛中，辛辛那提红人队扳平了与匹兹堡海盗队的比分。
• ADJ-GRADED （语气）平稳的，平静的，不动声色的
  If you keep your voicelevel, you speak in a deliberately calm and unemotional way.
  1. He forced his voice to remain level...
     他竭力使自己的语气保持平静。
  2. When Julie speaks of her disability, she talks in the same calm, level tones she uses to discuss her A level prospects.
     谈到自己的残疾时，朱莉的语气一如谈及她的高级证书考试前景般冷静平和。
• VERB （人、风暴等）摧毁，夷平，荡平
  If someone or something such as a violent stormlevelsa building or area of land, they destroy it completely or make it completely flat.
  1. Further tremors could level more buildings...
     余震可能会摧毁更多的建筑物。
  2. The storm was the most powerful to hit Hawaii this century. It leveled sugar plantations and destroyed homes.
     这是本世纪夏威夷遭遇的最强风暴。无数甘蔗园和住宅被夷为平地。
• VERB 使（指责、批评等）针对；使矛头指向
  If an accusation or criticismis levelled atsomeone, they are accused of doing wrong or they are criticized for something they have done.
  1. Allegations of corruption were levelled at him and his family...
     他和他的家人受到了贪污指控。
  2. He leveled bitter criticism against the US.
     他对美国提出了尖锐的批评。
• VERB 使瞄准；使对准
  If youlevelan object at someone or something, you lift it and point it in their direction.
  1. He said thousands of Koreans still levelled guns at one another along the demilitarised zone between them.
     他说在非军事区两边仍然有数以千计的韩国和朝鲜军人用枪互相瞄准对方。
• VERB （对某人）说实话；直言相告
  If youlevel withsomeone, you tell them the truth and do not keep anything secret.
  1. I'll level with you. I'm no great detective. I've no training or anything...
     实话告诉你吧，我根本不是什么大侦探。我没有受过任何训练。
  2. He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
     他向美国人民坦白了他在这个事件中所扮演的角色。
• See also:A level
• PHRASE 竭尽所能；全力以赴
  If you say that you willdoyourlevel bestto do something, you are emphasizing that you will try as hard as you can to do it, even if the situation makes it very difficult.
  1. The President told American troops that he would do his level best to bring them home soon.
     总统跟美军士兵说他会尽其所能让他们早日回家。
• PHRASE 真诚；坦率；诚恳
  If you say that someone or something ison the level, you mean that they are sincere or honest, and are not attempting to deceive people.
  1. There were probably moments when you wondered if anyone spoke the truth or was on the level.
     很可能有些时候你会怀疑，到底有没有人在说真话，有没有人是真诚的。
• alevel playing field→ see:playing field

双语例句

• The levels of blood glucose depend in part on what you eat and when you eat
  血糖水平在某种程度上取决于饮食内容和时间。
• We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
  我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
• If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
  如果有人想要隐瞒实情，那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
• Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
  含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。
• This year water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze are unusually high.
  长江今年中下游的水位都过高。
• The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
  大气污染程度超出了普遍认可的标准10倍或更多。
• This system continuously monitors levels of radiation and relays the information to a central computer
  这个系统不间断地监控辐射水平，并将信息传送到中央计算机。
• This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
  这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。
• They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.
  他们从上层文职部门清除了上千名公务员。
• At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.
  在最高管理层，收入与工作表现并不总是相关的。