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Oxford University has been ranked first in an international league table for the fourth year in a row. The annual Times Higher Education world rankings put Cambridge in third place and Imperial College London in tenth. But there is a warning from the compilers of the rankings that other UK universities are "struggling to hold their own" against global rivals. They warn Germany is "poised to overtake" the UK in having the most top universities in Europe. The rankings show Oxford once again named as the best university in the world, ahead of a US university - the California Institute of Technology - in second place.

rank vt. 把……分等级 n. 等级
· be ranked first/second: 排名第一/第二
league table: 名次表，排名表
· exam/test league table: 考试排名表
· school league table: 学校排名表
compiler n. 编纂者；汇编者
hold their own against sb.: 在困难的情况下脱颖而出
· He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans.
他是一个很好的球员，足以在与美国人的比赛中站稳脚跟。
poise vt. 保持（某种姿势）；使稳定
· be poised to do sth. =be ready to do sth.: 准备着做某事
overtake vt. 超过；赶上
· 同类构词: overcrowd/overrun/overcome/oversee

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