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词汇 caliber
释义 caliber
noun
US(UKcalibre)us/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/uk /ˈkæl.ɪ.bər/

calibernoun (QUALITY)


[ U ]
the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability:
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher caliber.
The competition entries were of such (a) high caliber that judging them was very difficult.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Quality and standard
acid test
bar
benchmark
build quality
cachet
class
gilt-edged
ideal
level
litmus test
mark
multi-levelled
multilevel
set the bar high/lowidiom
star
starred
status
sub-level
take first/second placeidiom
unranked

calibernoun (MEASUREMENT)


[ C or U ]
the width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Handguns & rifles
.22
.45
air pistol
air rifle
airgun
calibre
colt
firearm
flamethrower
gat
handgun
peashooter
ray gun
revolver
rifle
Saturday night special
sawn-off shotgun
submachine gun
tommy gun
Uzi

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Measurements in general

caliber | American Dictionary


caliber
noun
us/ˈkæl·ə·bər/

calibernoun (QUALITY)


[ U ]
the degree of quality or excellence of something or someone:
It’s not easy to recruit high caliber personnel.

calibernoun (MEASUREMENT)


[ C ]
the width of the inside of a pipe, esp. of the long, cylindrical part of a gun, or the width of a bullet:
a .22-caliber rifle
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