English Dictionary

rank

/ɹæŋk/

adj

Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). / Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

He is ranked as one of the strongest players in the league.

意味（1）

Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).

rank treason

意味（2）

Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

rank grass

意味（3）

Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.

The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver—over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing higher than the wall of a temple […]

意味（4）

Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.

rank land

意味（5）

Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.

意味（6）

Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?

意味（7）

Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).

I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith.

意味（8）

(informal) Gross, disgusting.

意味（9）

(obsolete) Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

意味（10）

(obsolete) lustful; lascivious

the ewes being rank,

the ewes being rank, In end of autumn turned to the rams