I rate him highly as a football player.是什么意思？

I rate him highly as a football player.

我很赞赏他在足球运动方面的成就。

rate

n. 速度，比率，等级，（利息等的）费率；vt. 估价，值得，责骂，定级；vt.& vi. 认为，把…算作；vi. 被评价，被认为，被列入，申斥；

例句
The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

highly

adv. 高度地，极，非常，非常赞许地；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

football

n. 足球〔美国通常指橄榄球〕，足球运动，屡屡引起争论（或分歧）的问题，被踢来踢去的难题；

例句
The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight...
英格兰队今晚为欧洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣传。

player

n. 演员，[体]运动员，[音]演奏者，播放机；

例句
There is no comparison between the knowledge and skill of such a player and the ordinary casual participant.
临时的普通参赛者无法与这种选手所掌握的知识和技巧相提并论。