a classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance 等級(jí),品級(jí);級(jí)別 the hotel regained its five-star rating. 這家賓館重新獲得了五星級(jí)級(jí)別。 ■(ratings)the estimated audience size of a particular television or radio programme (電視節(jié)目的)收視率;(廣播節(jié)目的)收聽率 the soap's ratings have recently picked up. 這一肥皂劇的收視率近來(lái)提高了。 ■the value of a property or condition which is claimed to be standard, optimal, or limiting for a substance, material, or item of equipment 值 fuel with a low octane rating. 辛烷值低的燃料。 ■any of the classes into which racing yachts are assigned according to dimensions (根據(jù)尺寸所劃定的)賽艇等級(jí)
(Brit.)a non-commissioned sailor in the navy (英)水兵;普通海員