Tra từ degree - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·gree [degree degrees] BrE [dɪˈɡriː] NAmE [dɪˈɡriː] noun
1. countable a unit for measuring angles
•an angle of ninety degrees (90°)
2. countable (abbr.deg.)a unit for measuring temperature
•Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C).
3. countable, uncountable the amount or level of sth
• Her job demands a high degree of skill.
• I agree with you to a certain degree.
•To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
•Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
4. countable the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course
• My brother has a master's degree from Harvard.
• She has a degree in Biochemistry from Queen's University.
•a four-year degree course
5. countable (BrE)a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more
•I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
6. countable a level in a scale of how serious sth is
•murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind)
•first-degree murder
•third-degree (= very serious) burns
more at to the nth degree at ↑nth
Idiom: ↑by degrees

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.

Thesaurus:
degree noun C
•To what degree was he responsible?
extent • • level • • scale • • size • |formal magnitude •
to what degree/extent
to a greater/lesser degree/extent
assess/judge/realize the degree/extent/level/scale/size/magnitude of sth

Collocations:
Education
Learning
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications
receive/provide sb with training/tuition
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
School
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
(BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school
(NAmE) graduate high school/college
Problems at school
be the victim/target of bullying
(BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school
(BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing sth)
be expelled from/be suspended from school
Work and exams
do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam
take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam
(especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test
(BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
University
apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university
leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science)
study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
(both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics

Example Bank:
•By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing.
•Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree.
•Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
•He took a degree in law then joined a law firm.
•He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
•His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree.
•I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues.
•I turned the wheel 90 degrees,
•If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours.
•It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy.
•Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall.
•Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness.
•She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom.
•She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology.
•Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
•The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
•The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty.
•The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree.
•The camera turned through 180 degrees.
•The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact.
•The children tested her patience to the nth degree.
•The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees.
•The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.
•There is a degree of risk in any sport.
•These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications.
•They work hard, but with varying degrees of success.
•Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree.
•Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
•We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success.
•We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree.
•a degree in economics
•a degree-level course
•a joint honours degree in Business Studies and Modern Languages
•employees of various degrees of ability
•institutions that grant doctoral degrees
•keen amateurs who work hard, with varying degrees of success
•people educated to degree level or beyond
•the utmost degree of freedom
•I agree with you to a certain degree.
•To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?