2. make the grade, to attain a specific goal; succeed. 3. up to grade, of the desired or required quality. [1505–15; < French: office < Latin gradus step, stage, degree, derivative of gradī to go, step, walk] grad′a•ble, adj. -grade a combining form meaning “walking...
This shift in the importance of grades as an external rather than internal communication device required a concurrent shift in the meaning of grades—the meaning and nuance of the local context was traded for the uniformity and fungibility of more portable forms. 展开 关键词:...
This shift in the importance of grades as an external rather than internal communication device required a concurrent shift in the meaning of grades—the meaning and nuance of the local context was traded for the uniformity and fungibility of more portable forms.Jack Schneider...
14. to form in the mind: to make a decision. 15. to judge as to the truth, nature, or meaning of: What do you make of that remark? 16. to estimate; reckon: I make the value at $1000. 17. to put together; form: to make a matched set. 18. to amount to; total: Two plus...
the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning." [Thornton Wilder, "Bridge of San ...
For the first time, I learned the meaning of the word "thorough". I'd never realized how hard other students struggled for what came easily to me. 对于第三次考试我加倍地努力。第一次,我知道了"彻底"的含义。我以前从未意识到其他学生要付出多少努力才能达到我轻松获得的成绩。 My efforts did ...
When used in sentences, make often requires an object to complete its meaning, as it indicates the action of creating or producing something. For example, in "She wants to make a cake," make is used with an object (a cake) to describe the action of creating. Whereas, making can be us...
This smartphone app pairs riders with motorbike drivers, meaning Jakartans get dropped off at their favourite shops and cafés, allowing businesses to thrive even without parking spaces in a town where the car is still king. Many entrepreneurs have studied and lived abroad thanks to the rising ...
MAKING THE GRADE Many students wheedle for a degree as of it were a freebie T shirt KURT WIESENFELD IT WAS A ROOKIE ERROR. AFTER 10 YEARS I SHOULD HAVE known better, but I went to my office the day after final grades were posted. There was a tentative knock on the door. "Professor ...
When we graduate from school the temptation is to believe we will no longer be graded on our performance. However, the reality is that upon commencement is