n. 毕业；毕业典礼；（容器或设备上的）刻度；在刻度尺上按度数（或其他比例分配）的划分
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graduation project毕业设计
graduation thesis毕业论文；毕业设计
词根：grade
adj.
graduate 毕业的；研究生的
graduated 累进的；分等级的；毕了业的；为毕业生设立的
graded 分等级的；按年级分的
n.
grading 分阶段；定等级；坡度缓和
graduate 研究生；毕业生
grade 年级；等级；成绩；级别；阶段
v.
grading 定等级；减缓坡度（grade的现在分词形式）
graduated 使毕业；毕业（graduate的过去分词）；使…升级
vi.
graduate 毕业；渐变
grade 分等级；逐渐变化
vt.
graduate 授予…学位；分等级；标上刻度
grade 评分；把…分等级
1.Graduation ceremonies are held in early May.
毕业典礼在5月初举行。
2.Graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger.
毕业演讲更多的是关注传递信息的人，而不是传递的信息本身。
3.I got quite a shock when I got my first job after graduation from university.
我大学毕业后得到第一份工作时很震惊。
4.Graduation makes us sad, but the future will be more exciting!
毕业让我们伤心，但未来会更精彩！
5.I moved out to California without any clue about what I might do after graduation.
我搬到了加利福尼亚，对毕业后我会做什么毫无头绪。
6.There's a growing recognition that education does not end with graduation.
人们越来越认识到毕业不等于教育的结束。
7.Actually, I've been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
事实上，自从我们毕业后的第一次聚会之后，我就和他失去了联系。
8.Do you think you would join your brother's firm after graduation?
你认为你毕业后会加入你兄弟的公司吗？
9.It's probably not something most graduation speakers would say, but it's the first lesson of growing up.
这可能不是大多数毕业演讲的人会说的话，但这是成长的第一课。