rankEXTREME rANk adj [before n; not gradable] (esp. of something bad) complete or extreme 极度的，彻头彻尾的，完全的，公然的 The horse that won the race was a rank outsider. 赢得比赛的那匹马完全是一匹不大可能获胜的马。 It was rank stupidity to drive so fast on an icy road. 在冰冻的路上开这么快绝对愚蠢。