tier

noun

1. 级；阶；层
   a row or layer of sth that has several rows or layers placed one above the other
   1. a wedding cake with three tiers
      三层的结婚蛋糕
   2. The seating is arranged in tiers .
      座位是一级级排列的。
2. 阶层；等级
   one of several levels in an organization or a system
   1. We have introduced an extra tier of administration.
      我们额外增加了一层管理。
   2. a two-tier system of management
      两级管理制

1. N-COUNT 一排;一行;一列
   A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it.
   1. ...the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it.
      四周和上方有一排排座位的礼堂
   2. Tier is also a combining form.
      （亦可用于构词）
   3. ...a three-tier wedding cake.
      3层的结婚蛋糕
2. N-COUNT (组织或系统的)层，级
   A tier is a level in an organization or system.
   1. Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.
      岛上居民发起一场运动，要求废除岛上三级市政管理层中的一级。
   2. Tier is also a combining form.
      （亦可用于构词）
   3. ...the possibility of a two-tier system of universities.
      大学实行双重体制的可能性

1. Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.
   岛上居民发起一场运动，要求废除岛上三级市政管理层中的一级。
2. The next article in this series focuses on the Web tier.
   这个系列的下一篇文章将重点放在Web层上。
3. You will introduce a reverse proxy server to protect the Web server installed on the application tier.
   您将引入一个反向代理服务器来保护安装在应用层的Web服务器。
4. This is because the application server, which is the resource tier that ARFM manages, is not overloaded.
   这是因为应用服务器（即ARFM管理的资源层）并没有过载。
5. SOA Service Provider ( SOA-SP)& At this tier, code implements the services.
   SOA服务提供程序（SOAServiceProvider，SOA-SP）&该层的代码实现服务。
6. -tier application with all business and data separated from the presentation layer.
   层应用程序，其中所有业务和数据都与表示层分离。
7. The User Interface layer runs in the web tier.
   用户界面层在Web层中运行。
8. Combining this power with a loosely coupled, service-oriented business tier gives you even more flexibility and power.
   结合使用此力量与松散耦合的面向服务的业务层还将给您提供更多灵活性和功能。
9. For these tests, the WebSphere tier was virtualized, but the application database remained on physical hardware.
   在这些测试中，对WebSphere层进行了虚拟化，而应用程序数据库则使用了物理硬件。
10. The controller nodes include IBM System Storage Easy Tier storage management system software.
    控制器节点包括IBMSystemStorageEasyTier存储管理系统软件。
11. I like to run each tier in production within its own logical partition.
    在生产环境中，我喜欢在独立的逻辑分区中运行每个层。
12. Each tier defines a logical group of software modules that can be mapped to a physical piece of hardware.
    每个逻辑层都定义了一组软件模块，它们可以映射到硬件的物理部分。
13. A straightforward implementation would divide this into three virtual machines, one for each tier.
    简单的实现方法是把这个应用程序分为三个虚拟机，每层一个。
14. Each tier reflects a common set of capabilities and nonfunctional requirements.
    每一层反映了一组常见的功能和非功能性的需求。
15. Areas of concern for this tier include authentication and confidentiality services.
    这一层涉及认证和机密性服务领域。
16. A simple three-tier architecture will have a presentation tier, a business tier and and persistence tier.
    简单的三层体系结构将包括表示层、业务层和持久层。
17. Tier directly represents a tier in a multi-tier application.
    层直接代表多层应用程序中的一层。
18. Can we move common data to a separate cache or tier?
    我们是否可以将公共数据移动到单独的缓存或层？
19. Combining this UI power with a service-oriented business tier offers you an even greater degree of flexibility.
    将此UI功能与面向服务的业务层结合使用还将为您提供更大的灵活度。
20. A well-designed service-oriented business tier helps you compose processes and composite applications from loosely coupled services.
    经过良好设计的面向服务的业务层可以帮助您将松散耦合的服务组成过程和复合应用程序。
21. Then you design the application including the integration between the presentation tier and the content services tier.
    然后您设计包含呈现层和内容服务层之间的集成的应用程序。
22. You can apply it to one tier in an architecture and to multiple tiers across the enterprise architecture.
    你可以在架构中的一层上应用它，也可以在贯穿企业架构的多个层上来应用它。
23. The only differences are the nature of the client and the presentation layer of the middle tier.
    惟一的不同点在于客户端的本质和中间层的表示层。
24. I have a Web tier, which includes my Apache instances.
    我建立了一个Web层，其中包括一些Apache实例。
25. The tool offers support for both Seam and Spring in the middle tier.
    在中间层，该工具对Seam和Spring都提供了支持。
26. There should not be any affinity between the web tier, application tier and the database tier.
    Web层，应用层和数据库层之间不应该有任何交叉。
27. Duplicate website tier price customer group and quantity.
    复制网站价格客户组和数量。
28. I don't understand why you think we need yet another tier of management.
    我不明白你为什么认为我们还需要一个管理层。
29. Tier one capital includes equity and retained earnings but also various types of hybrid debt instruments.
    除了股本和留存收益，一级资本还包括各种混合债务工具。

noun

1. one of two or more layers one atop another
   1. tier upon tier of huge casks
   2. a three-tier wedding cake

2. something that is used for tying
   1. the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers

3. a worker who ties something

   Synonym:    tier up

4. any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

5. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
   1. lumber of the highest grade

   Synonym:    gradelevel