The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also asserts that the study of the humanities (人文學科)and social sciences must remain central components of America's educational system at all levels.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
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月聽力原文
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 (荷爾蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
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N-COUNT
水平；程度；等級
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膽固醇水平，最好去檢查一下。
Michael's roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level...
邁克爾的室友表面上還算友善。
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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經比正常值低了6.5英尺。
The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.
油表靠油箱里的感應器來顯示燃料的液位。
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ADJ
（烹飪中的量）與匙口平齊的
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攪拌。
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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.
莉茲往下沉，直到水沒過下巴，泡沫浮至眼睛。
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ADJ
（與…）等高的，齊平的
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...
他傾身伏在柜臺上，一張臉幾乎湊到小男孩的面前。
Amy knelt down so that their eyes were level.
埃米屈膝在地，兩人目光相對平視。
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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，但天花板朝他的頭這邊傾斜。
...a plateau of fairly level ground.
地勢相當平坦的高原
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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...
我們快到門前時，他溜出吉普車，消失在人群中。
When the car had pulled level with him, he had spoken into the lowered passenger window.
汽車開到他身邊與他并行時，他朝拉下車窗的后排座位說了幾句話。
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ADV
（成績或比分）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.
那不勒斯隊追平了AC米蘭隊，并列意大利聯賽排行榜的榜首。
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VERB
扳平，拉平（成績或比分）
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...
伊格萊西亞斯連進兩球，追平了比分。
The Cincinnati Reds have levelled the score in the National League play-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
在國家聯盟季后賽中，辛辛那提紅人隊扳平了與匹茲堡海盜隊的比分。
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ADJ-GRADED
（語氣）平穩的，平靜的，不動聲色的
If you keep your voice level, you speak in a deliberately calm and unemotional way.
例句
He forced his voice to remain level...
他竭力使自己的語氣保持平靜。
When Julie speaks of her disability, she talks in the same calm, level tones she uses to discuss her A level prospects.
談到自己的殘疾時，朱莉的語氣一如談及她的高級證書考試前景般冷靜平和。
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VERB
（人、風暴等）摧毀，夷平，蕩平
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...
余震可能會摧毀更多的建筑物。
The storm was the most powerful to hit Hawaii this century. It leveled sugar plantations and destroyed homes.
這是本世紀夏威夷遭遇的最強風暴。無數甘蔗園和住宅被夷為平地。
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VERB
使（指責、批評等）針對；使矛頭指向
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貪污指控。
He leveled bitter criticism against the US.
他對美國提出了尖銳的批評。
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VERB
使瞄準；使對準
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.
他說在非軍事區兩邊仍然有數以千計的韓國和朝鮮軍人用槍互相瞄準對方。
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VERB
（對某人）說實話；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...
實話告訴你吧，我根本不是什么大偵探。我沒有受過任何訓練。
He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
他向美國人民坦白了他在這個事件中所扮演的角色。
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PHRASE
竭盡所能；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.
總統跟美軍士兵說他會盡其所能讓他們早日回家。
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PHRASE
真誠；坦率；誠懇
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.
很可能有些時候你會懷疑，到底有沒有人在說真話，有沒有人是真誠的。
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"