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tier

/teer/US // tɪər //UK // (tɪə) //

级别,层级,层次,一层

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
    • : one of a number of galleries, as in a theater.
    • : a layer; level; stratum: The wedding cake had six tiers. All three tiers of the firm's management now report to one director.
    • : Australian. a mountain range.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to arrange in tiers.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to rise in tiers.

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Examples

  • Teams in the next group all have at least a 1 percent chance to win the title — but all are also clearly in a lower tier than the top three.

  • The bottom performance tier of lefties, unsurprisingly, trails even further behind.

  • The FT is planning another Global Boardroom event in November but with free and ticketed tiers starting at $65.

  • The next tier of distribution broadly depends on whether the US chooses to prioritize recipients’ personal risk or potential to spread the disease.

  • Now, with Bogdanović out and the Jazz needing to alter how they play, Mitchell has an opportunity to progress in areas that can nudge this team back toward the doorstep of a higher tier.

  • An appearance in even a third-tier bowl is worth a couple million dollars.

  • A two-tier system has been proposed, essentially creating a fast lane and a slow lane.

  • Among the second-tier candidates, Whitaker was prone to going for applause lines over substance.

  • The second-tier acts included The Black Keys, Mumford Sons, and more.

  • And if it were a football team, it would have been relegated to the second tier.

  • Put seven or eight plants on each stick and place them eight inches apart on tier poles.

  • Use in packing a plank or board, placing it against the front of the tier and bring the ends of the hands up against it.

  • In a box on the second tier sat the composers old father with his family.

  • He passes the cell-row on the opposite side, ascends the topmost tier, and finally reaches the ground floor containing my cell.

  • Past the tier of vacant cells, we ascend the stairway to the upper rotunda, on the left side of which is the Chaplain's office.