: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 show levels out after that — though if you have a low tolerance for tweeness, Dash & Lily isn’t really for you.
Monmouth isn’t the only pollster to find very high levels of distrust among Republicans, either.
Spread of the pandemic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is out of control and at record levels.
There, a larger fraction of brands do seem to be better off with their observed level of advertising relative to the alternative of not advertising at all.
You know, every time we deploy a new, more powerful classifier, um, that removes a ton of work from our human moderators, who can then go work on higher level problems.
Sue saw that a rocky rise in the floor directly in front of the disintegrators had been planed off levelly.
"My niece, no doubt in her excitement, has neglected to ask you one or two very important questions," she said levelly.
Dallisa's poison-berry-eyes regarded me levelly as I struggled upright, fighting off the dizzy sickness of disgust.
When this sound died away Cleigh turned his glance levelly upon Jane.
The low afternoon sun streamed levelly through the great windows of the apse, for the basilica is built towards the west.
: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!