音标：['grædʒueit]
n. 毕业生, 量杯
a. 已得学位的, 研究生的, 毕业的
vi. 毕业, 得学位, 逐渐变为
vt. 准予...毕业, 授予...学位, 分等级, 刻刻度
【化】 量筒; 量杯; 刻度; 划分度数
【医】 毕业生, 刻度量器
在线英汉词典

graduate的短语、例句：

graduate n 1 ~ (in sth) person who holds a degree (esp the first or bachelor´s) from a university or polytechnic 有学位（尤指学士学位）的人; 大学毕业生
a graduate in law, history, etc 法律学、 历史学等学士
a law graduate 法律系毕业生
a graduate of Oxford/an Oxford graduate 牛津大学毕业生
[attrib 作定语] a graduate student, ie one studying for a master´s or doctor´s degree 研究生. Cf 参看 postgraduate, undergraduate. 2 (US) person who has completed a course at an educational institution 毕业生
a high-school graduate 高中毕业生
[attrib 作定语] a graduate nurse, ie one from a college of nursing 护士学校毕业的护士. graduate v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) (at/from sth) (a) complete a course for a degree （学完一学位课程）毕业
graduate in law, history, etc at Oxford 毕业於牛津大学法律系、 历史系等
She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in law. 她毕业於剑桥大学, 获法学学士学位. (b) (US) complete an educational course （学完一教育课程）毕业
She´s just graduated from the School of Cookery. 她刚从烹饪学校毕业. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth) (esp US) give a degree, diploma, etc to sb 授予某人学位、 毕业文凭等
The college graduated 50 students from the science department last year. 这所学院去年有50名理科毕业生. 3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] divide (sth) into graded sections 将（某事物）分成等级或阶段
In a graduated tax scheme the more one earns, the more one pays. 按照累进税制, 收入多者多纳税. 4 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in/into sth) mark sth into regular divisions or units of measurement 给某物划分度数
a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres 有英制和公制两种刻度的尺. 5 [Ipr] ~ (from sth) to sth (fig approv 比喻, 褒) make progress; move on (from sth easy or basic) to sth more difficult or important 进步; 进展; 进而做较难或较重要之事
Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle. 我们的儿子刚刚从骑三轮自行车过渡到骑普通自行车了.