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1. (获得学位或修完某一课程)毕业

• Tom graduated from Oxford. 汤姆毕业于牛津大学。

• She's just graduated from the School of Cookery. 她刚从烹饪学校毕业。

2. 美 高中毕业

vt 授予…毕业文凭(或学位证书等)；使毕业

• The university graduated 350 students last year. 该大学去年有350位学生毕业。

词组graduate (from sth.) to (从…)进而做较难(或重要)的事

• I started on a local paper and then graduated to a national paper. 我是先从地方报纸干起，慢慢做到了全国性的报纸。