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| 1 | C/U someone’ s official position in the armed forces, police force , fire service etc 军衔；军阶 |
| Her rank when she retired was captain. 她退休时的军衔是上尉。 |
| +of He joined in 1998, and quickly rose to the rank of inspector. 他1998年入伍，很快就被晋升为监察长。 |
| senior/junior rank Let me speak to an officer of more senior rank. 我要同一位军衔更高的军官讲话。 |
| | 1a | someone’ s position or job in an organization 职位 | | +of She had reached the rank of junior minister by the time she was 30. 她30岁时就成为副部长了。 | |
| | 1b | someone’ s status in society compared to the status of other people 社会地位 | | In the past, dress, speech, and table manners indicated social rank. 在过去，一个人的着装、言谈和餐桌礼仪都显示出此人的社会地位。 | | people of high rank 地位高的人 | |
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| 2 | C a line of people , especially soldiers 一列，一排（尤指士兵） |
| They marched in ranks of five. 他们5人一排踏步前进。 |
| | 2a | a number of things arranged in a line 排；行；列 | | rows of women seated at tidy ranks of computers 一排排的妇女坐在排列整齐的一台台计算机前 | |
| | 2b | a place where taxis wait in a line for customers 出租车搭乘站 | |
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| 3 | ranks plural all the people within a group , organization etc 组织（或机构等）中的全体人员 |
| This reversal of policy touched off a violent dispute within the party ranks. 这项政策的完全改变在党内引起了激烈的争论。 |
| join the ranks (of sth) Another Republican senator joins the ranks of the presidential hopefuls. 另一名共和党参议员加入到有希望成为总统的人选当中。 |
| swell the ranks (=make a group bigger) The organization is looking for young people to swell their ranks. 增强实力；扩大规模 |
| | 3a | all the members of a military organization who are not officers 普通士兵 | | be reduced to the ranks (=have your officer rank taken away as a punishment) At the court-martial Captain Bomford was reduced to the ranks. 降为普通士兵；降为列兵 | |
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| - | break ranks
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| 1 | to stop belonging to or supporting a group 脱离组织；不再支持某组织 |
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| 2 | if soldiers, police officers etc break ranks, they stop standing in lines （士兵、警官等）乱了队形 |
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| - | close ranks
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| if members of a group close ranks, they support each other against people who are trying to defeat , harm , or criticize them |
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| - | pull rank (on sb)
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| to use your authority to achieve an aim by giving a direct order to someone who you would usually treat as a friend or as a person of equal status as you |
| 运用职权，滥用职权（来压制人） |
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| - | rise through the ranks
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| to continue moving to more important or responsible positions in a company or organization |
| 连续升职 |
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