From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Music, Daily lifestandardstan‧dard1 /ˈstændəd $ -ərd/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS2W2 noun1level of quality/achievement [countable, uncountable]LEVEL the level that is considered to be acceptable, or the level that someone or something has achievedStudents have to reach a certain standard or they won’t pass.The airline has rigorous safety standards.standard ofThe committee is assessing the standard of care in local hospitals.2 →standards3measurement [countable]USUALLY a fixedofficialrule for measuringweight, purity, value etcan official government standard for the purity of silver4song [countable]APM a popularsong that has been sung by many different singerspopular jazz standards5flag [countable] old-fashionedD a flag used in ceremoniesthe royal standard →double standard, living standardCOLLOCATIONSverbsmeet/reach a standardMany food businesses fail to meet basic standards of hygiene.set/lay down a standardThe government sets standards that all hospitals must reach.raise/improve standardsWe are determined to raise standards in our schools.lower standardsHe refused to lower his standards.maintain standards (=keep them at a good level)Television companies should maintain standards of taste and decency.standards improveThe standard of this festival improves every year.standards fall/slip/declineSchool inspectors say that educational standards have fallen.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + standardhigh/goodThe standard of their work was generally very high.low/poorThe report says the standard of children’s diet in Britain is poor.acceptable All too often their behaviour has fallen below acceptable standards.stringent/strict/rigorous/tough standards (=high standards that are difficult to reach)The Marines’ rigorous standards mean that only a small proportion of applicants are successful.international standardsClearly there is a need for international standards to be laid down to govern food safety.safety/hygiene/quality etc standardsAll our products meet the current safety standards.academic/educational standardsThere had been a policy of raising academic standards within the school.environmental standards (=to protect the environment)They called on the Indian government to apply stricter environmental standards.professional standards (=within a particular profession)The institutions have an evident interest in maintaining professional standards.living standards (also standard of living) (=the level of comfort and the amount of money people have)Living standards at all income levels improved over that period.phrasesan improvement/rise in standardsThere has been an improvement in living standards.a decline/drop in standardsThere has been a general decline in standards of literacy among undergraduates.be/come up to standard (=be good enough)Her work was not up to standard.be below standard (=not be good enough)His performance yesterday was below standard.by modern standards/today’s standardsThe technology was crude by modern standards.by our standards (=judging by what we are used to)The equipment was very old-fashioned by our standards.by British/African etc standardsClass sizes are small by British standards.Examples from the Corpusstandard• If the pilot has not been trained to normalairlinestandards, he will not be employed by us.• The organisation published a draftstandard on computer graphics at the end of March.• Judges remarked on the high standard of this year's entries.• All his work is of a very high standard.• The industrystandard of temperature for shipping produce is 41 degreesFahrenheit.• Ministers have shifted their focus from primarystandards to the lack of pupilprogress at keystage 3.• Months of wrangling over new productionstandards for the vaccine and new inspectionprocedures followed.• Air qualitystandardsvary from state to state.• Safetystandards are simply not being maintained.• They need a person who sets standards of competence and integrity to be aimed at.• In readingtests, 15% of school students were found to be below the standard for their age.• Many Europeans who consider themselves to be poor are rich by the standards of some Third World countries.• Shakespeare is the standard against which all playwrights must be measured.• I'm afraid you haven't quite reached the standardrequired for the job.• The standard of workmanship on this table is extraordinarily high.• I'm afraid your driving isn't yet up to standard.• Similarly, your internaleditorinsists that you createdocumentsbased on equally arbitrary and unattainablestandards.• Many of them are of a Victorianstandard and need considerableinvestment.standard of• The agencyestablishes and enforcesstandards of food production.Related topics: Education, Linguisticsstandardstandard2●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS2W2 adjective1NORMALUSUALLYaccepted as normal or usualWe paid them the standard rate.standard practice/procedure (=the usual way of doing things)Searching luggage at airports is now standard practice.The format is fairly standard.► see thesaurus at normal2USUALLYregular and usual in shape, size, quality etcOPP non-standardWe make shoes in standard and wide sizes.All these vans are made to a standard design.3SEa standard book, work etc is read by everyone studying a particular subject4SLthe standard form of a language is the one considered to be correct and is used by most peopleOPP non-standardthe standard spellingstandard English pronunciationExamples from the Corpusstandard• Most industrial/commercialconcerns will have such standard costs calculated for their ranges of products.• Students are encouraged to learnstandard English because this is what they will need to know in the business world.• Supermarkets typically have six standard food departments.• A work week of forty hours is standard in the U.S.• You must know the rules and be familiar with standard market terminology.• Prices start at 15,489ドル for the standardmodel.• Letters can be compiled from standardparagraphsstored in the memory.• All hand-baggage was X-rayed - this is now standardpractice at most airports.• Drug tests are a standard procedure following train accidents.• In telephone and face-to-facesellingstandardsalespitches are used, regardless of the specific needs of the customer.• standard size paper• We make shoes in all standard sizes.standard practice/procedure• Probyn's technique, controversial though it has been, was once virtually standard practice.• Such abbreviated language is standard practice and will be widely adopted in the remainder of this book.• This is standard practice, but such an event is unlikely.• Win had also used a false name through the years, standard practice for officersengaged in covert work.• Bailconditionsappear also to have become a standard practice in public order cases.• The first is the widevariation in specification and finish that are standard practice in the motor industry.• Again this is a standard procedure throughout Grimes.• One standard procedure would be to see if your inspectors' judgments matched other evidence.Standard, TheThe StandardStandard, The →Evening Standard, TheFrom Longman Business Dictionarystandardstan‧dard1 /ˈstændəd-ərd/ noun1[countable, uncountable] a level of quality, skill, ability, or achievement by which someone or something is judged, and that is considered good enough to be acceptableThe airline has rigorous (=very strict) safety standards.standard ofWe take pride in the high standards of service offered to clients.Her work was not up to standard (=good enough).The Law Council sets standards for equal opportunity in the legal profession.2[countable] something you use to compare one thing with anotherby somebody’s standardsBy American standards, her salary is pretty low.3[countable] a fixed official measure of weight, purity, value etcan official government standard for the purity of silver →accounting standard →CAT standard →gold standard →monetary standard →Trading Standardsstandardstandard2 adjective1accepted as normal or usualIt’s standard practice (=the usual way of doing things) to employ people on a freelance basis.We paid them the standard rate for the job.2regular and usual in shape, size, quality etcWe make shoes in standard and wide sizes.All these vans are made to a standard design.Originstandard1(1100-1200)Old Frenchestandard"battle-flag"