/greɪd ||; gred/noun[C] 1 the quality or the level of ability, importance, etc that sb/sth has （按质量、能力、重要性等来分的）等级: Which grade of petrol do you need? 你要哪一种汽油？We need to use high-grade materials for this job. 干这活儿得用高级材料。
2 a mark that is given for school work, etc or in an exam 课业或考试成绩的等级: He got good/poor grades this term. 他这个学期的成绩挺好╱不好。Very few students pass the exam with a grade A. 没几个学生这次考试得甲等过关。
3 (US 美) a class or classes in a school in which all the children are the same age 年级: My daughter is in the third grade. 我女儿在念三年级。
make the grade(
informal 非正式) to reach the expected standard; to succeed 达到预期的水平；成功:
She wanted to be a professional tennis player, but she didn't make the grade. 她想当职业网球选手，但达不到这个水平。