rank

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.rank¹ W3 /ræŋk/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: renc, reng 'line, place, row']
1. POSITION IN ARMY/ORGANIZATION [uncountable and countable] the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or the army, navy etc
rank of
officers below the rank of Colonel
He held (=had) the rank of Chief Inspector.
rise to/be promoted to/attain the rank of something
During the war Harold had risen to the rank of major.
high/senior/low/junior rank
an officer of junior rank
He was sentenced to prison and stripped of his rank (=had his rank taken from him).
2. the ranks
a) the people who belong to a particular organization or group
in/within ... ranks
There were splits in the party ranks on this issue.
The Democrats now face opposition from within their own ranks.
the ranks of
Most are recruited from the ranks of people who studied Latin and Greek at university.
That summer I left school and joined the ranks of (=became one of) the unemployed.
b) all the members of the army, navy etc who are not officers:
He rose from the ranks to become a Field Marshal (=he became an officer after starting as an ordinary soldier).
3. break ranks to behave in a way which is different from other members of a group, especially when they expect your support
break ranks with
He was the first to break ranks with Ceausescu and publicly criticise his policies.
4. LINE [countable] a rank of people or things is a line or row of them
rank of
Silently, ranks of police edged closer to the crowds.
Everyone lines up in ranks, all facing the instructor.
rank after rank/rank upon rank (=a lot of things or people in a row)
On the shelves were rank after rank of liquor bottles.
5. pull rank (on somebody) informal to use your authority over someone to make them do what you want, especially unfairly:
You may just have to pull rank and tell them.
6. QUALITY [singular] the degree to which something or someone is of high quality:
While none of these pictures is of the first rank (=of the highest quality), some are of interest.
7. SOCIAL CLASS [uncountable and countable] someone’s position in society:
people of all ranks in society
He came from a family of rank (=one from a high social class).
8. TAXI [countable] (also taxi rank) a place where taxis wait in a line to be hired:
I called a taxi from the rank outside.
⇨ close ranks at ↑close¹(17)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ hold a rank From 1 Dec 1914 to 31 Oct 1915 he held the rank of captain.
▪ rise to/achieve/reach a rank (also attain a rank formal) He rose to the rank of colonel.
▪ be promoted to a rank He was promoted to the rank of Captain.
▪ be stripped of your rank (=have it taken from you as a punishment) The officer was stripped of his rank for his part in affair.
adjectives
▪ high/low/middle rank Her father had been an army officer of fairly high rank.
▪ senior/junior rank He held a junior rank in the infantry.
▪ cabinet/ministerial rank As promised, a minister of cabinet rank has now been appointed to supervise its operation
II.rank² BrE AmE verb
1.
a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] to have a particular position in a list of people or things that have been put in order of quality or importance
rank as/among
Today’s match ranks as one of the most exciting games that these two have ever played.
We rank among the safest countries in the world.
rank with/alongside (=be of the same importance or quality)
Cuvier wanted to turn natural history into a science that would rank with physics and chemistry.
rank high/low
He ranked high among the pioneers of 20th century chemical technology.
b) [transitive] to decide the position of someone or something on a list based on quality or importance
be ranked fourth/number one etc
Agassi was at that time ranked sixth in the world.
It is not always easy to rank the students in order of ability.
2. [transitive] American English to have a higher rank than someone else SYN outrank:
A general ranks a captain.
3. [transitive] to arrange objects in a line or row:
There were several pairs of riding boots ranked neatly in the hall.
III.rank³ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: ranc]
1. if something is rank, it has a very strong unpleasant smell
rank smell/odour
the rank odour of sweat and urine
2. [only before noun] used to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality SYN total:
an example of this government’s rank stupidity
They make us look like rank amateurs (=not at all good or professional).
3. rank plants are too thick and have spread everywhere:
rank grass and weeds

rankhu

◎	[ræηk]
※	danh từ
	■	vị trí trong thang bậc về trách nhiệm, phẩm chất, địa vị xã hội...; hàng, cấp; chức
		☆	ministers of cabinet rank
			cấp bộ trưởng Nội các
		☆	a painter of the first/top rank
			một hoạ sĩ hàng đầu
		☆	people of (high) rank
			những người có địa vị xã hội (cao)
		☆	people of all ranks and classes
			những người thuộc mọi tầng lớp và giai cấp
	■	vị trí hoặc cấp bậc trong lực lượng vũ trang; cấp bậc
		☆	promoted to the rank of captain
			được thăng cấp đại úy
		☆	above/below a major in rank
			trên/dưới cấp thiếu tá
		☆	officers of high rank
			sĩ quan cao cấp
		☆	rank and file
			xem the rank and file
	■	hàng hoặc dãy đồ đạc
		☆	a cab/taxi -rank
			một dãy xe/tắc xi
		☆	take the taxi at the head of the rank
			hãy đi chiếc tắc xi ở đầu dãy
	■	hàng hoặc dãy lính, cảnh sát... đứng sát cạnh nhau
		☆	ranks of marching infantry
			hàng ngũ bộ binh đang diễu hành
	■	the ranks (cũng other ranks)
	■	lính thường (binh nhì, hạ sĩ...) chứ không phải sĩ quan
		☆	to serve in/join the ranks
			đi lính, phục vụ trong quân đội
		☆	to rise from the ranks
			(quân sự) từ lính thường trở thành sĩ quan; từ dân thường bước lên địa vị cao sang
		☆	to be reduced to the ranks
			bị hạ/giáng xuống làm lính
		☆	to fall into ranks
			đứng thành hàng ngũ
		☆	to close the ranks
			dồn hàng lại, siết chặt hàng ngũ
		☆	to break ranks
			giải tán hàng ngũ
		☆	to join the ranks of the unemployed
			gia nhập đội ngũ những người thất nghiệp (trở nên thất nghiệp)
	〆	to pull rank
		✓	xem pull
※	ngoại động từ
	■	(to rank somebody / something as something) xếp ai/cái gì vào hàng ngũ, phân thành cấp bậc theo phẩm chất, thành tích...; xếp loại
		☆	where/how do you rank Karpow as a chess player?
			anh xếp Karpov vào loại đấu thủ cờ hạng nào?
		☆	to rank someone among the great writers
			xếp ai vào hàng các nhà văn lớn
		☆	I rank her achievement very highly
			tôi xếp hạng thành tích của cô ta rất cao
※	nội động từ
	■	có cấp bậc hoặc xếp vị trí
		☆	to rank among the best
			được xếp vào loại khá nhất
		☆	to rank first in production of coal
			đứng hàng đầu về sản xuất than
		☆	does he rank among/with the failures?
			anh ta có nằm trong số những người thất bại hay không?
		☆	a major ranks above a captain
			thiếu tá có cấp bậc cao hơn đại úy
		☆	a high-ranking official/delegate
			một quan chức/đại biểu cao cấp
※	tính từ
	■	rậm rạp, sum sê
		☆	rank vegetation
			cây cối rậm rạp
		☆	rank ivy/grass
			cây thường xuân/cỏ rậm rạp
	■	(nói về đất) có nhiều cỏ dại; có thể sinh nhiều cỏ dại
		☆	rank soil
			đất có lắm cỏ dại
		☆	a field rank with nettles and thistles
			cánh đồng lắm tầm ma và cây kế
	■	có mùi hôi thối, có vị hôi thối; khó chịu
		☆	rank tobacco
			thuốc lá có mùi khét
		☆	the rank stench of rotting meat
			mùi hôi của thịt thối
	■	không lầm vào đâu được; rõ rành rành
		☆	a rank lie
			lời nói dối trắng trợn
		☆	a rank duffer
			người ngốc vô cùng
		☆	rank insolence/stupidity/injustice
			thái độ láo xược/sự ngu ngốc/sự bất công rõ rành rành
		☆	the winning horse was a rank outsider
			con ngựa thắng cuộc lại là một con người hoàn toàn ít có khả năng thắng

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a), crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, membership, social station, social status, social rank, rank and file, outrank, rate, range, order, grade, place