grade² v [T] 1 to arrange things according to their quality or importance 将…分等级: potatoes graded according to size 按大小分等级的马铃薯 2AmE to give a mark to an examination paper or to a piece of school work 【美】 给…评分，批改〔作业〕; MARK BrE 【英】: I spent the weekend grading tests. 周末我在批改考卷。