vi. 漸變;漸漸變為（與into連用）;漸漸消逝（與away連用）;取得資格（與as連用）;
vt. 授予學位或畢業證書;從…接受學位;分成等級;標以刻度;
n. <美>畢業生;<英>大學畢業生;（已經取得學士學位正在攻讀高級學位的）研究生;量筒;
adj. <美>畢業了的，研究生的;有（學士）學位的;
graduate
n
1 ~ (in sth) person who holds a degree (esp the first or bachelor's) from a university or polytechnic 有學位（尤指學士學位）的人; 大學畢業生
a graduate in law, history, etc 法律學、 歷史學等學士
a law graduate 法律系畢業生
a graduate of Oxford/an Oxford graduate 牛津大學畢業生
[attrib 作定語]
a graduate student, ie one studying for a master's or doctor's degree 研究生. Cf 參看 postgraduate, undergraduate.
2 (US) person who has completed a course at an educational institution 畢業生
a high-school graduate 高中畢業生
[attrib 作定語]
a graduate nurse, ie one from a college of nursing 護士學校畢業的護士.
graduate v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) (at/from sth)
(a) complete a course for a degree （學完一學位課程）畢業
graduate in law, history, etc at Oxford 畢業於牛津大學法律系、 歷史系等
She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in law. 她畢業於劍橋大學, 獲法學學士學位.
(b) (US) complete an educational course （學完一教育課程）畢業
She's just graduated from the School of Cookery. 她剛從烹飪學校畢業.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth) (esp US) give a degree, diploma, etc to sb 授予某人學位、 畢業文憑等
The college graduated 50 students from the science department last year. 這所學院去年有50名理科畢業生.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
divide (sth) into graded sections 將（某事物）分成等級或階段
In a graduated tax scheme the more one earns, the more one pays. 按照累進稅制, 收入多者多納稅.
4 [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in/into sth) mark sth into regular divisions or units of measurement 給某物劃分度數
a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres 有英制和公制兩種刻度的尺.
5 [Ipr] ~ (from sth) to sth (fig approv 比喻, 褒) make progress; move on (from sth easy or basic) to sth more difficult or important 進步; 進展; 進而做較難或較重要之事
Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle. 我們的兒子剛剛從騎三輪自行車過渡到騎普通自行車了.