The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also asserts that the study of the humanities (人文学科)and social sciences must remain central components of America's educational system at all levels.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
In a 2011 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie(卡路里) milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷尔蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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N-COUNT
水平；程度；等级
A level is a point on a scale, for example a scale of amount, quality, or difficulty.
例句
If you don't know your cholesterol level, it's a good idea to have it checked...
你要是不清楚自己的胆固醇水平，最好去检查一下。
Michael's roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level...
迈克尔的室友表面上还算友善。
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N-SING
水位；液位
The level of a river, lake, or ocean or the level of liquid in a container is the height of its surface.
例句
The water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal...
密西西比河的水位已经比正常值低了6.5英尺。
The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.
油表靠油箱里的感应器来显示燃料的液位。
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ADJ
（烹饪中的量）与匙口平齐的
In cookery, a level spoonful of a substance such as flour or sugar is an amount that fills the spoon exactly, without going above the top edge.
例句
Stir in 1 level teaspoon of yeast.
加入一平茶匙的酵母后搅拌。
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N-SING
高度
If something is at a particular level, it is at that height.
例句
Liz sank down until the water came up to her chin and the bubbles were at eye level.
莉兹往下沉，直到水没过下巴，泡沫浮至眼睛。
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ADJ
（与…）等高的，齐平的
If one thing is level with another thing, it is at the same height as it.
例句
He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's...
他倾身伏在柜台上，一张脸几乎凑到小男孩的面前。
Amy knelt down so that their eyes were level.
埃米屈膝在地，两人目光相对平视。
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ADJ-GRADED
平的；平坦的
When something is level, it is completely flat with no part higher than any other.
例句
The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.
地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。
...a plateau of fairly level ground.
地势相当平坦的高原
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ADV
靠近地；接近地
If you draw level with someone or something, you get closer to them until you are by their side.
例句
Just before we drew level with the gates, he slipped out of the jeep and disappeared into the crowd...
我们快到门前时，他溜出吉普车，消失在人群中。
When the car had pulled level with him, he had spoken into the lowered passenger window.
汽车开到他身边与他并行时，他朝拉下车窗的后排座位说了几句话。
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ADV
（成绩或比分）扳平地，追平地
If you draw level with someone, you manage to improve your performance until it is the same as theirs, by scoring the same number of points or goals as them.
例句
Napoli have drawn level with AC Milan at the top of the Italian league.
那不勒斯队追平了AC米兰队，并列意大利联赛排行榜的榜首。
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VERB
扳平，拉平（成绩或比分）
In sport, if a player or team levels the score, they score a goal or win some points so that their team has the same number of points or goals as the opposing team.
例句
Iglesias scored twice to level the score...
伊格莱西亚斯连进两球，追平了比分。
The Cincinnati Reds have levelled the score in the National League play-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
在国家联盟季后赛中，辛辛那提红人队扳平了与匹兹堡海盗队的比分。
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ADJ-GRADED
（语气）平稳的，平静的，不动声色的
If you keep your voice level, you speak in a deliberately calm and unemotional way.
例句
He forced his voice to remain level...
他竭力使自己的语气保持平静。
When Julie speaks of her disability, she talks in the same calm, level tones she uses to discuss her A level prospects.
谈到自己的残疾时，朱莉的语气一如谈及她的高级证书考试前景般冷静平和。
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VERB
（人、风暴等）摧毁，夷平，荡平
If someone or something such as a violent storm levels a building or area of land, they destroy it completely or make it completely flat.
例句
Further tremors could level more buildings...
余震可能会摧毁更多的建筑物。
The storm was the most powerful to hit Hawaii this century. It leveled sugar plantations and destroyed homes.
这是本世纪夏威夷遭遇的最强风暴。无数甘蔗园和住宅被夷为平地。
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VERB
使（指责、批评等）针对；使矛头指向
If an accusation or criticism is levelled at someone, they are accused of doing wrong or they are criticized for something they have done.
例句
Allegations of corruption were levelled at him and his family...
他和他的家人受到了贪污指控。
He leveled bitter criticism against the US.
他对美国提出了尖锐的批评。
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VERB
使瞄准；使对准
If you level an object at someone or something, you lift it and point it in their direction.
例句
He said thousands of Koreans still levelled guns at one another along the demilitarised zone between them.
他说在非军事区两边仍然有数以千计的韩国和朝鲜军人用枪互相瞄准对方。
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VERB
（对某人）说实话；直言相告
If you level with someone, you tell them the truth and do not keep anything secret.
例句
I'll level with you. I'm no great detective. I've no training or anything...
实话告诉你吧，我根本不是什么大侦探。我没有受过任何训练。
He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
他向美国人民坦白了他在这个事件中所扮演的角色。
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PHRASE
竭尽所能；全力以赴
If you say that you will do your level best to do something, you are emphasizing that you will try as hard as you can to do it, even if the situation makes it very difficult.
例句
The President told American troops that he would do his level best to bring them home soon.
总统跟美军士兵说他会尽其所能让他们早日回家。
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PHRASE
真诚；坦率；诚恳
If you say that someone or something is on the level, you mean that they are sincere or honest, and are not attempting to deceive people.
例句
There were probably moments when you wondered if anyone spoke the truth or was on the level.
很可能有些时候你会怀疑，到底有没有人在说真话，有没有人是真诚的。
Noun
1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality;
"a moderate degree of intelligence""a high level of care is required""it is all a matter of degree"2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
"lumber of the highest grade"3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
"a remarkable degree of frankness""at what stage are the social sciences?"4. height above ground;
"the water reached ankle level""the pictures were at the same level"5. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line;
"park the car on the level"7. structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;
"what level is the office on?"8. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth;
"a good actor communicates on several levels""a simile has at least two layers of meaning""the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"Verb
1. aim at;
"level criticism or charges at somebody"2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground;
"The building was levelled"3. make level or straight;
"level the ground"4. direct into a position for use;
"point a gun""He charged his weapon at me"5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line;
"I have to level with you"6. become level or even;
"The ground levelled off"Adjective
1. having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
"a flat desk""acres of level farmland""a plane surface"2. not showing abrupt variations;
"spoke in a level voice""she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss3. being on a precise horizontal plane;
"a billiard table must be level"4. oriented at right angles to the plumb;
"the picture is level"5. of the score in a contest;
"the score is tied"