:having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
:being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal.
:equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another.
:even, equable, or uniform.
:filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt.
:mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis.
n.名词 noun
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:a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
:Surveying. Also called sur·vey·or's lev·el. an instrument for observing levels, having a sighting device, usually telescopic, and capable of being made precisely horizontal.an observation made with this instrument.spirit level.
:an imaginary line or surface everywhere at right angles to the plumb line.
“The risk of covid-19 spreading in a school is directly related to the level of covid-19 spread in the community and safety measures in schools,” he wrote.
When levels of community spread are very high, the chance of spread at school, too, is certainly higher.
The morning is a bit brighter than the afternoon, as high-level clouds increase.
Economists say they are concerned about the continued high level of job losses more than eight months into the pandemic, as the virus surges anew.
That level, said Thomas Rowlands-Rees, BloombergNEF’s head of North American research, could become a “new normal” if people change driving habits and the power sector continues to shift to renewable power.
And demonizing the women leveling these charges is despicable.
Does political and social equality really have to entail a leveling of sexual difference?
In fact, the data seem to show positron counts leveling off at high energy, but things are still pretty messy.
Is a drone based missile in Pakistan of any practical difference than a French battery leveling a Vietnamese village?
Proponents, mostly Republicans, see vouchers as leveling the field and broadening choice for families.
Have we not the right to decide in which way the leveling shall be effected—the equation be formed?
Tad drove his pony straight at the man who, by this time, was leveling the pistol at Professor Zepplin.
:the horizontal line or plane in which anything is situated, with regard to its elevation.
:a horizontal position or condition.
:an extent of land approximately horizontal and unbroken by irregularities.
:a level or flat surface.
:a position with respect to a given or specified height:The water rose to a level of 30 feet.
:a position or plane in a graded scale of values; status; rank: His acting was on the level of an amateur. They associated only with those on their own economic level.
:an extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc.: a high level of sound; an average level of writing skill.
:Linguistics. a major subdivision of linguistic structure, as phonology, morphology, or syntax, often viewed as hierarchically ordered.Compare component, stratum.
:Mining. the interconnected horizontal mine workings at a particular elevation or depth: There had been a cave-in on the 1,500-foot level.
: a discrete section in game design or narrative that ends with a culminating event, as a boss battle.character level.
v.有主动词 verb
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lev·eled, lev·el·ing or lev·elled, lev·el·ling.
:to make level, even, or flat: to level ground before building.
:to raise or lower to a particular level or position; to make horizontal.
:to bring to the level of the ground; raze: They leveled the trees to make way for the new highway.
:Informal. to knock down: He leveled his opponent with one blow.
:to make equal, as in status or condition.
:to make even or uniform, as coloring.
:Historical Linguistics. to reduce in number or regularize: Old English “him” and “hine” have been leveled to Modern English “him.”
:to aim or point at a mark or objective: He leveled his criticism at the college as a whole.
:Surveying. to find the relative elevation of different points in, as with a level.
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lev·eled, lev·el·ing or lev·elled, lev·el·ling.
:to bring things or persons to a common level.
:to aim a weapon, criticism, etc., at a mark or objective.
:Surveying. to take a level.to use a leveling instrument.
:to speak truthfully and openly: You're not leveling with me about your trip to Chicago.
:Obsolete. to direct the mind, purpose, etc., at something.
adv.副词 adverb
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:Obsolete. in a level, direct, or even way or line.
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:level off, Aeronautics.to maintain a constant altitude after a climb or descent.to become stable; reach a constant or limit.to make even or smooth.
:level up, to obtain a higher character level or skill rank, or improve the quality or performance statistics of an object, as a weapon.to perform at a higher standard than expected, or show vast improvement: It’s possible for a small business to level up and land big clients.Your date is smokin’ hot—way to level up, bro!