noun
1 measurement of how good sb/sth is
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , top
▪ low , poor
▪ overall
▪
The overall performance ~ puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals.
▪ favourable/favorable , unfavourable/unfavorable (both esp. AmE )
▪
He's currently enjoying a favourable/favorable ~ with more than 50% of the electorate.
▪ approval , favorability ( AmE ), opinion-poll , poll , popularity
▪
He has the highest opinion-poll ~ of any president this century.
▪ performance
▪ two-star , three-star , etc.
▪
The hotel achieved a four-star ~.
▪
The hospital has retained its top three-star ~. ( BrE )
▪ credit
▪
Most countries try to preserve their international credit ~ in order to secure necessary loans.
▪ personal , subjective
VERB + RATING
▪ have
▪ assign (sb/sth) , give (sb/sth)
▪ achieve , earn , get , obtain , receive , score
▪
The university scored a top ~ among students.
▪ preserve
▪ improve
▪ downgrade , lower ( business )
▪
Standard & Poor's lowered its credit ~ for the company from A to BBB.
RATING + VERB
▪ climb , improve , rise , rocket , soar
▪
The president's ~s have suddenly rocketed.
▪ drop , fall , plummet
RATING + NOUN
▪ scale , system
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
a drop of 50 points in her personal ~
▪ ~ for
▪
The resort got a low ~ for children's facilities.
▪ ~ on
▪
The judges gave her the maximum ~ on style.
2 ratings number of TV viewers, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , high
▪ low , poor
▪ audience , TV
▪ prime-time ( esp. AmE )
▪
The network's prime-time ~s are up 150%.
VERB + RATINGS
▪ garner ( esp. AmE ), get , have
▪
The show continues to garner high ~s.
▪
At this stage the series was getting good ~s.
▪ boost
▪
Bringing her on the show was a cynical attempt to boost the ~s.
RATINGS + VERB
▪ go up , improve , pick up , shoot up , soar
▪
The ~s went shooting up overnight.
▪ dip , drop , fall , go down
▪
The show's ~s have dipped sharply.
RATINGS + NOUN
▪ battle , war
▪ success
▪
His new sitcom was a ~s success.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~s
▪
It has been ousted from top spot in the TV ~s.