vi. 渐变;渐渐变为（与into连用）;渐渐消逝（与away连用）;取得资格（与as连用）;
vt. 授予学位或毕业证书;从…接受学位;分成等级;标以刻度;
n. <美>毕业生;<英>大学毕业生;（已经取得学士学位正在攻读高级学位的）研究生;量筒;
adj. <美>毕业了的，研究生的;有（学士）学位的;
graduate
n
1 ~ (in sth) person who holds a degree (esp the first or bachelor's) from a university or polytechnic 有学位（尤指学士学位）的人; 大学毕业生
a graduate in law, history, etc 法律学、 历史学等学士
a law graduate 法律系毕业生
a graduate of Oxford/an Oxford graduate 牛津大学毕业生
[attrib 作定语]
a graduate student, ie one studying for a master's or doctor's degree 研究生. Cf 参看 postgraduate, undergraduate.
2 (US) person who has completed a course at an educational institution 毕业生
a high-school graduate 高中毕业生
[attrib 作定语]
a graduate nurse, ie one from a college of nursing 护士学校毕业的护士.
graduate v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) (at/from sth)
(a) complete a course for a degree （学完一学位课程）毕业
graduate in law, history, etc at Oxford 毕业於牛津大学法律系、 历史系等
She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in law. 她毕业於剑桥大学, 获法学学士学位.
(b) (US) complete an educational course （学完一教育课程）毕业
She's just graduated from the School of Cookery. 她刚从烹饪学校毕业.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth) (esp US) give a degree, diploma, etc to sb 授予某人学位、 毕业文凭等
The college graduated 50 students from the science department last year. 这所学院去年有50名理科毕业生.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
divide (sth) into graded sections 将（某事物）分成等级或阶段
In a graduated tax scheme the more one earns, the more one pays. 按照累进税制, 收入多者多纳税.
4 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in/into sth) mark sth into regular divisions or units of measurement 给某物划分度数
a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres 有英制和公制两种刻度的尺.
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 进步; 进展; 进而做较难或较重要之事
Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle. 我们的儿子刚刚从骑三轮自行车过渡到骑普通自行车了.