/ˈɡrædʒʊeɪtɪd/ adj.1.+ increase, escalation, response渐进的；逐渐的
The US military wants to avoid the graduated escalation that marked the Vietnam War.美国军方不想像在越战中那样, 把事态逐步升级为战争。
2.+ exercise分级的；+ tax累进的
a graduated programme of exercises一个分级锻炼计划
goals pertaining to workers' cooperatives, the eight-hour day, and graduated income tax和工人合作社、8小时工作制以及累进所得税有关的目标
3.(calibrated)+ thermometer, flask, jar, tube标有刻度的
a graduated tube marked in millimetres标有毫米刻度的管子