make the grade是什么意思？grade是指等级、阶段。make the grade是说达到一定的等级或者阶段，那不就是大家所说的“称职；合乎水准，符合要求”的含义。

链接：
bar:标准杆
up to the bar：达到标准杆（golf的用语）

1.If you don't make the garde,you can't be a member of the club.
如果你不合格，就不能成为俱乐部的一员。

2.It saddened her that her son couldn't make the grade in medical school.
她的儿子在医学院成绩不好使她很伤心。

3.It took him a lot of hard work to make the grade in business.
他经过艰苦努力，终于在生意上获得了成功。

4.It takes hard study to make the grade in school.
在学校必须努力用功才会有好成绩。