[intransitive, transitive] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position of this kind把…分等级；属于某等级◆The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.已按困难程度对工作进行了分类。◆They rank among the top ten PC makers.他们跻身十大个人电脑制造商之列。◆a top-ranked business school一流的商学院 SYN rate