ranking

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rank·ing1 /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ noun [countable]  POSITION/RANKa position on a scale that shows how good someone or something is when compared with others 排行，排名，名次 She is now fifth in the world rankings. 她现在世界排名第五。

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ranking• The football team lost their No. 1 ranking as a result of the decision.• Hierarchical ranking operated within each social grouping as well as between members of different groups.• Magazine rankings of business schools are considered extremely influential; many prospective business students carefully study them in deciding where to apply.• The next task is to take the projects in order of ranking and plan them.• Sampras clinched the number one ranking again this year.• The rankings were based on return on equity.• At the end of this event, Davies is sure to have moved up a place in the world rankings.world rankings• The United States finished fourth in 1992 and remains in that spot in the current world rankings.• Olympic medal projections based on world rankings are grim.• Unlike most Olympic competitions, players will be seeded by previous world rankings.• Just hard slog to move up the world rankings.ranking2 adjective [only before noun] especially American English  HIGH POSITION OR RANKa ranking person has a high, or the highest, position in an organization or is one of the best at an activity 地位（最）高的；最出色的 the panel’s ranking Democrat, William Clay 专家小组里的资深民主党党员威廉·克莱 He’s the ship’s ranking officer (=the one with the highest rank). 他是船上级别最高的船员。

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ranking• On the Friday evening, a fancy-dress banquet was held for the high ranking guests who had attended the Tournament.• Thus, in the absence of the chairman the ranking majority member of a committee would preside.• Helms is the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.ranking officer• The red stripes across the top half of its shell marked it out as some sort of high ranking officer.• Frank B.. Kelso, then chief of naval operations and the ranking officer at the infamous Tailhook convention.-ranking /ræŋkɪŋ/ suffixused to say where someone or something is on a scale that shows how good they are, or what position they have, compared with other people or things …级别的high/top/low/middle-ranking a top-ranking tennis player 一流的网球运动员From Longman Business Dictionaryrankingrank‧ing /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ noun [countable]1the position of something or someone in a list that has been arranged in order of quality or importanceThe US recaptured from Germany the number one ranking among exporters.2a list of things or people in order of quality or importancea ranking of the 30 largest US cities on the basis of finance and management

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ranking

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rank‧ing¹ /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ noun [countable]
a position on a scale that shows how good someone or something is when compared with others:
    She is now fifth in the world rankings.

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ranking² adjective [only before noun] especially American English
a ranking person has a high, or the highest, position in an organization or is one of the best at an activity:
    the panel’s ranking Democrat, William Clay
    He’s the ship’s ranking officer (=the one with the highest rank).