tier

Word family

tier /tɪə $ tɪr/ noun [countableC] → tear

1 TBBone of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other 一排；一层

The lower tier has 10,000 seats.

下面一层有一万个座位。

in tiers

Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.

一排排的橄榄树像阶梯一般级级上升。

two-tiered/three-tiered etc (=having two, three etc levels or layers) 双层/三层等的

a three-tiered wedding cake

三层的婚礼蛋糕

→5 see picture at 见图 layer1

2 POSITION/RANKone of several levels in an organization or system 〔机构或系统的〕层次，等级

tier of

the most senior tier of management

最高管理层

the first/second etc tier

The second tier of the programme is in-house training.

该计划的第二层级是公司内部培训。

a two-tier system of government

二级制政府管理体系

Examples from the Corpus

tier• Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors.• Statues by the hundred sat around and above him, tier upon curving tier.• The strong economy has done little for workers at the lowest tier.• The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions.• It is the second tier of visual cortex that specializes.• I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand.• The second tier of the programme is in-house training.• We always sat in the top tier of seats.• The two tiers are not intended to exist in a hierarchical relationship to each other.

in tiers• Wheelchair spaces are required in a hall, auditorium or a sports stadium, where seating is fixed or arranged in tiers.• The room, about the size of my apartment, was lined with fiberglass pallets arranged in tiers like bizarre bunk beds.• Lovely landscaped terraces rise in tiers above the swimming pool from where the views are quite superb.

the first/second etc tier• Wycliffe looked up at the first tier of planks; the shot must have been fired from up there.• On average, the second tier outperformed the larger firms, with an average growth rate of 6%.• It is the second tier of visual cortex that specializes.• I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand.

From Longman Business Dictionary

tiertier /tɪətɪr/ noun [countableC]

one of several levels of quality, usually three

Investors are going for the better value represented by middle-tier and lower-tier junk bonds (=bonds that have a high risk of not being repaid).

Iberia will build its subsidiary into a second-tier airline offering discounted flights.

three top-tier accounting firms

Origin tier

(1400-1500) Old French tire “order, rank”; → ATTIRE

tier noun

Chinese

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