first degree
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌfirst deˈgree noun 1. [countable usually singular] British English used to talk about a university degree such as a BA or a BSc, obtained by people who do not already have a degree 〔大学的〕初级学位，学士学位2. murder in the first degree American English first-degree murder 一级谋杀罪
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first degree• Entrants normally require a first degree but non-graduate applicants who give evidence of comparable academic capability are also considered.• The discrepancy between men and women is greater at higher degree level than at first degree level.• A good first degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline is required as well as experience in the chosen field of research.• The Education Act 1962 currently limits mandatory grant support to full-time first degree and comparable courses.• This fact alone suggests that a purely descriptive approach to first degree courses is likely to be unproductive or excruciatingly boring.ˌfirst-deˈgree adjective [only before noun] 1. first-degree burn MIa burn that is not very serious 一度烧伤2. first-degree murder American EnglishSC murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else 一级谋杀罪 → manslaughterExamples from the Corpus
first-degree• The next stop would have been prison for a conviction of first-degree burglary.• These bags have been known to give people first-degree burns.• Instead of being convicted of first-degree murder, Mitchell got six years for voluntary manslaughter.• If convicted of first-degree murder Mr Markovic would face at least 10 years in prison.• She was charged with first-degree murder.• So the only issue before me is actual innocence of first-degree murder.ˌfirst deˈgree nounˌfirst-deˈgree adjectiveChineseSyllable
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first degree
ˌfirst deˈgree
noun
1. [countable usually singular] British English used to talk about a university degree such as a BA or a BSc, obtained by people who do not already have a degree
2. murder in the first degree American English first-degree murder
ˌfirst deˈgree
noun1. [countable usually singular] British English used to talk about a university degree such as a BA or a BSc, obtained by people who do not already have a degree
2. murder in the first degree American English first-degree murder
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