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tier 音标拼音: [t'ir] n. 列,行,排,层,等级 列,行,排,层,等级 tier同等 tier n 1: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; " lumber of the highest grade" [ synonym: { grade}, { level}, { tier}] 2: any one of two or more competitors who tie one another 3: a worker who ties something [ synonym: { tier}, { tier up}] 4: something that is used for tying; " the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers" 5: one of two or more layers one atop another; " tier upon tier of huge casks"; " a three- tier wedding cake" Tier \ Ti" er\, n. One who, or that which, ties. [ 1913 Webster]
Tier \ Ti" er\, n. [ See { Tire} a headdress.] A chold' s apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [ Written also { tire}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Tier \ Tier\, n. [ Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[ imac] ornament, G. zier, AS. t[ imac] r glory, ti[' e] r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. { Attire}, v. t., { Tire} a headdress, but also { Tirade}.] A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater. [ 1913 Webster] { Tiers of a cable}, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled. [ 1913 Webster] 91 Moby Thesaurus words for " tier": Indian file, array, articulation, band, bank, bed, bedding, belt, buzz, category, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, couche, course, cycle, deck, descent, drone, echelon, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, floor, gallery, gamut, gradation, grade, group, grouping, hum, layer, league, ledge, level, line, lineage, measures, monotone, nexus, order, overlayer, overstory, pendulum, periodicity, pigeonhole, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, seam, sequence, series, shelf, single file, spectrum, stage, step, story, stratum, string, substratum, succession, superstratum, swath, thickness, thread, topsoil, train, underlayer, understory, understratum, windrow, zone
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