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caliber

/kal-uh-ber/US // ˈkæl ə bər //

口径,口徑,口径大小,口气

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three-inch caliber.
    • : Ordnance. the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement.
    • : degree of capacity or competence; ability: a mathematician of high caliber.
    • : degree of merit or excellence; quality: the high moral caliber of the era.

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Examples

  • He’s that caliber, a fine actor who was dedicated to the craft and wasn’t there for the glamour.

  • We needed to play against some teams that are high-major caliber, so this is the first time, and we weren’t ready for it.

  • I attended and was blown away by the caliber of content and people.

  • To your point, though, it’s a really exhausting sort of assignment to guard someone of the caliber of LeBron or even Butler for a whole game.

  • Lastly, you need to invest in some common caliber ammunition.

  • The caliber at which Sam and the entire crew preformed dubbed them professionals not students.

  • It was later reported that the weapon was a BB gun that appeared to be a .45-caliber pistol.

  • Still, the school has gotten more difficult to get into and the caliber of student attending has improved, as a result.

  • Maintaining the high caliber of guest to which his viewers have become accustomed, Galifianakis welcomes Brad Pitt to the ferns.

  • When the body of Johnson was exhumed, the medical examiner was acutely chagrined when six .22 caliber rounds were removed from it.

  • It should be of rather large caliber, and have an opening in the tip and one or two in the side near the tip.

  • Mr. Wilson handed a small caliber revolver each to Gale and Phyllis.

  • He merely leaned his shotgun against his thigh, reached around beneath his coat and produced a forty-five caliber revolver.

  • Even a twenty-two caliber may prove effective at short range.

  • It is generally understood that men of the largest caliber are in demand as presidents of technical colleges and universities.