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  Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leveled (-[e^]ld) or
     Levelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Leveling or Levelling.]
     1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the
        condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat
        or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.
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     2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down;
        to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
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              And their proud structures level with the ground.
                                                    --Sandys.
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              He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden.
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     3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to
        point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
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              Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall,
              leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.  --Stow.
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     4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in
        respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;
        as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
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     5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level
        remarks to the capacity of children.
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              For all his mind on honor fixed is,
              To which he levels all his purposes.  --Spenser.
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  Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leveled (-[e^]ld) or
     Levelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Leveling or Levelling.]
     1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the
        condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat
        or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.
  
     2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down;
        to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
  
              And their proud structures level with the ground.
                                                    --Sandys.
  
              He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden.
  
     3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to
        point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
  
              Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall,
              leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.  --Stow.
  
     4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in
        respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;
        as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
  
     5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level
        remarks to the capacity of children.
  
              For all his mind on honor fixed is, To which he
              levels all his purposes.              --Spenser.

  level
       adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or
              lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level
              farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: flat, plane]
       2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice";
          "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: unwavering]
       3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must
          be level"
       4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is
          level"
       5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p),
           even, level(p)]
       n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
            moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care
            is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
             grade]
       2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
          "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, tier]
       3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
          especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of
          frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn:
           degree, stage, point]
       4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the
          pictures were at the same level"
       5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is
          centered in a tube of liquid [syn: spirit level]
       6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the
          car on the level" [syn: horizontal surface]
       7: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
          single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
          office on?" [syn: floor, storey, story]
       8: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good
          actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at
          least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many
          strata simultaneously" [syn: layer, stratum]
       v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
       2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
          was levelled" [syn: raze, rase, dismantle, tear
          down, take down, pull down] [ant: raise]
       3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush, even
          out, even]
       4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
          his weapon at me" [syn: charge, point]
       5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with
          you"
       6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: level
          off]
       [also: levelling, levelled]

  levelling
       See level

  levelling
     alt.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)
     n.
     (alt form en leveling)
     vb.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)

  levelling
     alt.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)
     n.
     (alt form en leveling)
     vb.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)

  levelling
     alt.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)
     n.
     (alt form en leveling)
     vb.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)

  levelling
     alt.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)
     n.
     (alt form en leveling)
     vb.
     (lb en UK Canada) (present participle of en level nocat=1)

  levelling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en level ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb level)

  Levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  الإستواء

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/ 
  nivelační

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/ 
  vyvažování

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/ 
  vyrovnání

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/ 
  srovnávaní

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/ 
  srovnávání

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  Einpegelung , Richten 
     Synonym: leveling
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  Gleichmacherei  [soc.]
     Synonym: uniformization
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  Höhenbestimmung 
     Synonym: leveling
  
   see: barometric levelling
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  Nivellement , Nivellierung 
     Synonym: leveling
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  Planierungsarbeiten , Einebnen , Planieren , Nivellieren  [constr.]
     Synonym: leveling
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  ebnend, einebnend, planierend, nivellierend
     Synonyms: leveling, grading, evening, bulldozing
  
   see: level, grade, even, bulldoze sth., leveled, levelled, graded, evened, bulldozed, levels, leveled, levelled
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  gleichmachend, nivellierend, beseitigend, ausgleichend, anpassend, abflachend
     Synonym: leveling
  
   see: level, leveled, levelled
  

  levelling /lˈɛvəlɪŋ/
  planierend, flach machend
     Synonyms: flattening, planing, leveling
  
   see: flatten sth., plane sth., level sth., flattened, planed, levelled, leveled
  

     n. 使成水平;测量高低