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| 1 | C/U a level of quality or achievement , especially one that people generally consider normal or acceptable 标准；水准；规范 |
| +of higher standards of service in hospitals 医院更高的服务标准 |
| raise/improve/lower standards What can be done to raise standards in schools? 怎么做才能提高学校的水准呢？ |
| meet/achieve/conform to/comply with standards They must supply water that complies with medical health standards. 他们必须提供符合医疗卫生标准的水。 |
| set (sb) a standard He sets himself such high standards that he often disappoints himself. 他给自己定的标准太高，因而他常常对自己很失望。 |
| Laurence Olivier set the standard for (=was the best example of) acting in the 20th century. 劳伦斯·奥利弗是20世纪表演的典范。 |
| below/not up to standard The food provided yesterday was not up to standard. 昨天供给的食物未达到标准。 |
| of a high/low standard She always produces work of a high standard. 她总是能创作出高水准的作品。 |
| | 1a | C a level of quality or achievement used for judging someone or something 标准；规格 | | The work must conform to industry standards. 产品必须符合工业标准。 | | The first computers were terribly slow by today’ s standards. 按照现在的标准衡量，第一台计算机的速度相当慢。 | | by any standard(s) The building was still magnificent by any standards. 该建筑物按照任何标准衡量都很宏伟。 | | by sb’ s/sth’ s standards Getting up at 8 o’ clock was early by her standards. 早晨8点钟起床在她看来是很早的。 | |
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| 2 | standards plural traditional principles of good behaviour 传统的行为标准 |
| declining moral standards 衰落中的道德水准 |
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| 3 | C a flag that represents a particular person or group and is used on special occasions （用于特殊场合表示某人或某团体的）旗帜 |
| | 3a | a pole with a flag or other symbol at the top that is carried at the front of a military march （军队行进时举在队伍前面的）旗杆 | |
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| 4 | C a song that has become well known and is performed by a lot of different singers or bands 流行歌曲 |
| See also | | - standard of living | |
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