a painter of the first rank

一流的画家

a man of rank

有地位的人

hold the rank of captain

拥有上尉军衔

That summer I was fired and joined the ranks of the unemployed.

那年夏天，我被解雇了，加入了失业者的行列。

They rank Lang Lang as a first-class pianist.

他们把郎朗评价为一流的钢琴家。

— How do you behave at school?

你在学校表现如何？

— Very well. I rank high in my class.

很好。我在班里名列前茅。