| 释义 |
make the grade
1． make good； succeed成功
*Mr． Baker made the grade in the insurance business．贝克先生在保险业务上干得很不错。
2．meet a standard； qualify够水准；合格
*After repeated trials the new calculators eventually made the grade．通过反复试验，那种新计算器终于达到了标准。
*He tried several times to enlist， but first he was too young，
*then too thin， to make the grade．他几次报名参军，但都不合标准，先是由于他年龄大小，而后又由于他个子太瘦。 |