degree

1. N-COUNT You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt. 程度

These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection for several hundred years. 这些人造屏障将会确保几百年的高度保护。

Recent presidents have used television, as well as radio, with varying degrees of success. 新近的总统们已经利用了电视和收音机，取得了不同程度的成功。

2. PHRASE If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality. 一定程度的

3. N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指温度) 度

It's over 80 degrees outside. 外面超过80度。

4. N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指角度、经纬度) 度

It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees. 它以45度角指向外侧。

5. N-COUNT A degree is a title or rank given by a university or college when you have completed a course of study there. It can also be given as an honorary title. 学位

...an engineering degree. …工程学学位。

6. PHRASE You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. 在某种程度上[含糊]

These statements are, to some degree, all correct. 这些陈述在某种程度上都正确。