tier

1. N-COUNT A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it. 排; 層

...the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it. …周圍和上方有一排排座位的禮堂。

2. COMB in ADJ Tier is also a combining form. (用于構成合成形容詞) …排的; …層的

...a three-tier wedding cake. …一個3層的結婚蛋糕。

3. N-COUNT A tier is a level in an organization or system. (組織或系統(tǒng)中的) 級

Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island. 島民們已經發(fā)起了運動，要廢除該島3級市政權力中的1級。

4. COMB in ADJ Tier is also a combining form. (用于構成合成形容詞) …級的

...the possibility of a two-tier system of universities. …大學雙軌制的可能性。

5. V to be or arrange in tiers 使層疊; 按層排列

V

1. N a person or thing that ties 捆綁的人(或物)