calibre

英 [ˈkælɪbə(r)]

美 [ˈkælɪbər]

n.  质量; (尤指人的)能力; (管子、枪炮的)口径，内径; (子弹的)直径，弹径

复数：calibres　

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牛津词典

noun

• 质量；（尤指人的）能力
  the quality of sth, especially a person's ability
  1. He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job.
     求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
  2. The firm needs more people of your calibre.
     公司需要更多像你这样有才干的人。
• （管子、枪炮的）口径，内径；（子弹的）直径，弹径
  the width of the inside of a tube or gun; the width of a bullet

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 caliber


• N-UNCOUNT (尤指突出的)才干，能力，智力
  Thecalibre ofa person is the quality or standard of their ability or intelligence, especially when this is high.
  1. I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts...
     研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
  2. It became apparent that we could never get the calibre of people we wanted.
     显然,我们永远无法得到我们想要的那种杰出人才。
• N-UNCOUNT （尤指良好的）品质,质量,质地
  Thecalibre ofsomething is its quality, especially when it is good.
  1. The quality of his character and the caliber of his accomplishments produced a lasting influence...
     他的优秀品格和卓越成就影响深远。
  2. The calibre of teaching was very high.
     教学质量很高。
• N-COUNT (枪、炮的)口径
  Thecalibreof a gun is the width of the inside of its barrel.
  1. ...a .22 calibre rifle.
     口径为0.22英寸的步枪
  2. ...a small-calibre pistol.
     小口径手枪

英英释义

noun

• a degree or grade of excellence or worth
  1. the quality of students has risen
  2. an executive of low caliber
  Synonym:qualitycaliber
• diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  Synonym:boregaugecaliber

双语例句

• The development of automatic ammunition handling systems enabled large calibre guns to develop remarkable rates of fire.
  自动供弹系统的研制成功大大提高了大口径火炮的射速。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts
  研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
• As Aim's words: I have been able to find you first, and then have driven you off if I have a heavy calibre to owe a tube a pistol, end this totally worthless life.
  就如阿姆说的一样：如果我有只大口径短筒手枪，我会先找到你，然后轰了你，再结束这毫无价值的人生。
• The free and open source Calibre application provides a convenient translator for all of these different formats.
  免费和开源的Calibre应用程序可充当所有这些不同的格式的一个便利的翻译程序。
• His work is of the highest calibre.
  他的工作质量最高。
• You can then use Calibre's conversion capability to save those imported documents in the particular format you need.
  然后您可以使用Calibre的转换功能将这些导入文档保存成所需要的特定格式。
• To select the documents that you want to import, click the Add books icon on the Calibre toolbar.
  要选择想要导入的文档，单击Calibre工具栏上的Addbooks图标。
• Our Global and local resources will help us find you high calibre candidates quickly and cost effectively.
  我们全球及地方资源的有效结合将帮助我们迅速有效地找到您所需的最佳候选人。
• He is a man of great calibre.
  他是一个很有才干的人。
• This appears again to be merely a matter of the calibre of management.
  这看来又仅是管理水平的问题。