[] a measurement of how good, popular, important, etc. sb/sth is, especially in relation to other people or things等级；级别◆The publishers claim that the new magazine had an approval rating of 85% of all readers questioned.出版商声称新杂志在所有被访读者中的认同率为 85%。◆The directors were told how their skills were rated and how it compared to the average rating of all the other directors.已告知各位董事如何评定其技能的方法，以及如何与其他所有董事的平均评分比较。⨁a high / low / poor / top rating高／低／差／最高评级⨁to achieve / get / have / receive a rating达到／得到／具有／取得某种评级⨁to give sth a rating对…进行评级⨁a rating climbs / falls / improves / rises评级攀升／下降／提高／上升 () [, ]
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credit rating () [, ]a measurement of whether shares, bonds, etc. are a good or bad investment because of the level of risk（对股票、债券等的）评级◆Merrill Lynch has raised its rating on the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’.美林证券将其对这支股票的评级从“中性”调高到“买入”。⨁to have / put a rating on sth对…进行／作出评级⨁to raise / review / upgrade a rating提高／修正／提升评级⨁to cut / downgrade / lower a rating调低／降低／下调评级ratings [] a set of figures that show how many people watch or listen to a particular television or radio programme, used to show how popular a programme is收视率；收听率◆The station is trying to improve ratings and increase advertising sales.广播电台正努力提高收听率并增加广告销售。◆The show has gone up in the ratings.这个节目的收视率上升了。⨁good / poor ratings良好的／不佳的收视率⨁to get / have ratings得到／拥有收视率⨁ratings decline / go up / go down / improve收视率下降／上升／下滑／提高⨁a ratings battle / war收视率大战 () ( inˈsurance ˌrating) [] a measurement of the risk involved in giving sb insurance, used to calculate how much they must pay保险费率◆This rating will apply until your next birthday.这一保险费率将适用至你下一个生日。⨁to calculate / have / receive a rating计算／有／得到保险费率AA rating average audience rating bond rating buy rating credit rating debt rating hold rating Nielsen rating security rating sell rating supplier rating television rating vendor rating