degree
US: /dɪˈɡɹi/
UK: /dɪɡɹˈiː/
UK: /dɪɡɹˈiː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
degree /di'gri:/
- danh từ
- mức độ, trình độ
- in some degree: ở mức độ nào
- to a certain degree: đến mức độ nào
- by degrees: từ từ, dần dần
- to a high (very large, the last...) degree: lắm, rất, quá mức
- địa vị, cấp bậc (trong xã hội)
- a man of high degree: bằng cấp
- to take one's degree: tốt nghiệp, thi đỗ
- honorary degree: học vị danh dự
- độ
- an angle of 90 degrees: góc 90 độ
- 32 degrees in the shade: 32 độ trong bóng râm
- (toán học) bậc
- degree of polynomial: bậc của đa thức
- an equation of the third degree: phương trình bậc ba
- (ngôn ngữ học) cấp
- degrees of comparison: các cấp so sánh
- superlative degree: cấp cao nhất
- forbidden (prohibited) degrees
- (pháp lý) quan hệ họ hàng gần quá không cho phép lấy nhau
- to put through the third degree
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tra hỏi, tra tấn để bắt cung khai
- mức độ, trình độ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] a unit for measuring angles: an angle of ninety degrees (90?)
2 [C] (abbreviation deg.) a unit for measuring temperature: Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32?F) or zero / nought degrees Celsius (0?C).
3 [C, U] the amount or level of sth: Her job demands a high degree of skill. + I agree with you to a certain degree. + To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? + Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
4 [C] the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course: My brother has a master's degree from Harvard. + She has a degree in Biochemistry from London University. + a four-year degree course
5 [C] (BrE) a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more: I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
6 [C] a level in a scale of how serious sth is: murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind) + first-degree murder + third-degree (= very serious) burns
Idioms: by degrees slowly and gradually: By degrees their friendship grew into love.
more at NTH
WHICH WORD?
degree / certificate / diploma
A degree is usually the qualification that you get by completing a course of study at a college or university: a bachelor's degree + I got my degree in 1987. In BrE it can also mean the course itself:
She's doing a physics degree.
Diploma and certificate are both words for official documents that show you have done or achieved something. Diploma is used for degrees and other courses of study but certificate can be more general: a High School diploma + a degree certificate + a certificate of attendance + a swimming certificate.
In BrE the qualification or course of study can also be called a diploma or a certificate: a two-year diploma course + I'm studying for the First Certificate in English.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 grade, level, stage, class, caste, rank, order, scale, standing, status, station, position, situation, estate, condition:
He is entertaining a lady of high degree.
2 measure, magnitude, extent, limit, point; lengths, step:
All our needs, desires, and goals are biologically determined to some degree.
3 by degrees. little by little, bit by bit, step by step, inch by inch, inchmeal, gradually, slowly, (almost) imperceptibly:
By degrees, her health has improved.
4 to a degree.
(a) rather, somewhat, quite:
She is to a degree a better dancer than he.
(b) substantially, considerably, highly, decidedly, exceedingly, to a considerable extent:
She must be stupid to a degree if she believes in levitation.
Collocation dictionary
1 measurement of angles
VERB + DEGREE
rotate (through), spin (through), turn (through)
The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact.
DEGREE + NOUN
angle
Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall.
DEGREE + NOUN
through … ~s
If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours.
2 measurement of temperature
VERB + DEGREE
reach
Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
PREP.
at … ~s
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
PHRASES
degrees above/below zero, degrees Celsius/centigrade/Fahrenheit, minus 10, 20, etc. degrees
3 amount/level
ADJ.
considerable, exceptional, extraordinary, great, high, large, remarkable, substantial, surprising, unusual, the utmost
the utmost degree of freedom
| fair, moderate, modest
It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy.
| low, minimal, slight, small
He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
| lesser
The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.
| varying
keen amateurs who work hard, with varying degrees of success
| alarming, dangerous, extreme
His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree.
| acceptable, adequate, meaningful, real, significant
The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty.
| appropriate, necessary, proper, requisite, right | unacceptable
PREP.
in … ~s
The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees.
| of … ~
employees of various degrees of ability
| to a … ~
The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree.
| with a … ~ of
We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success.
| ~ of
There is a degree of risk in any sport.
PHRASES
by (slow) degrees
By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing.
| in (an) equal degree
I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues.
| a greater or lesser degree
We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree.
| to the nth degree
(= to an extreme degree)The children tested her patience to the nth degree.
4 qualification
ADJ.
college, university | first, ordinary, undergraduate | higher, master's, postgraduate, research | BA, BEd, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD, etc. | honours | pass | good, poor | first-class, (lower/upper) second-class, third-class
Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree.
| honorary | business, medical, history, law, philosophy, etc. | professional
Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
| external | combined, joint, joint/combined subject, joint honours
a joint honours degree in Business Studies and Modern Languages
| modular | part-time
VERB + DEGREE
have, hold | do, take
He took a degree in law then joined a law firm.
| be awarded, gain, get, obtain, receive | award sb, confer on sb
The university conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
DEGREE + NOUN
course, level
PREP.
~ in
a degree in economics
Concise English dictionary
degreesdɪ'griː
noun
+a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
+a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
+an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
+a unit of temperature on a specified scale
+a measure for arcs and angles
+the highest power of a term or variable
+the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
