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graduated

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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grad·u·at·ed /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ adjective  1 GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPSdivided into different levels 分级的 graduated rates of taxation 分级税率2. TMa tool or container that is graduated has small marks on it showing measurements 〔工具或容器〕标有刻度的
Examples from the Corpus
graduatedSome kind of graduated assessment or testing was a feature of 14 of the schemes.In setting the final rates of conversion, a distinction was made between graduated levels of personal savings and assets and liabilities.You can only get a graduated pension based on your own personal contributions.graduated rates of income taxThis may be no more than a judgement of which line on a graduated scale a movable needle is nearest to.The graduated scheme gave worse value to women than to men, on the grounds that we retire earlier and live longer.Two main types were developed, depending on whether water flowed out of or into a graduated vessel.
From Longman Business Dictionarygraduatedgrad‧u‧at‧ed /ˈgrædʒueɪtɪd/ adjective TAX if a tax on income is graduated, the more you earn, the more tax you payThis income is subject to taxation at the normal graduated rates.
grad·u·at·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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graduated
graduated /ˈɡrædʒueɪtəd, ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ adjective
1. divided into different levels:
    graduated rates of taxation
2. a tool or container that is graduated has small marks on it showing measurements


gradu·atedBrE /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjectivedivided into groups or levels on a scale 分等级的;分层次的graduated lessons/tests分级课程/测验
(of a container or measure 容器或量具) marked with lines to show measurements 标有刻度的 SYN calibrate a graduated jar标有刻度的广口瓶