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calibre
noun
UK(UScaliber)uk /ˈkæl.ɪ.bər/ us /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/
calibrenoun (QUALITY)
[ U ]
the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability: 质量；水准；才能，能力
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre.如果提高教师的工资，也许会吸引更高水平的人才。
The competition entries were of such (a) high calibre that judging them was very difficult.参赛作品水平都很高，很难对它们作出评判。
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set the bar high/lowidiom
starred
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calibrenoun (MEASUREMENT)
[ C or U ]
the width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet（尤指枪炮的）内径，口径;（子弹的）直径，弹径
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