As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.是什么意思？

As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.

作为一部小说，《一九八四》很难被列为杰作。

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。

novel

n. （长篇）小说，[法]新法，附律；adj. 新奇的，异常的；

例句
This is an abridged version of her new novel 'The Queen and I'.
这是她的新小说《我与女王》的删节本。

nineteen

num. 十九，十九个，第十九；n. 十九岁，十九点钟；

例句
Katy Jones is nineteen and comes from Birmingham.
凯蒂·琼斯 19 岁，是伯明翰人。

hardly

adv. 几乎不，简直不，刚刚，严厉地，粗鲁地；

例句
I could hardly wait for 'Boys' World' to appear each month.
每个月我都翘首期盼着《男孩世界》的出版。

ranks

n. 排( rank的名词复数 )，等级，地位，军衔；

例句
Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.
这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

greats

n. 大人物们( great的名词复数 )，伟大人物，重要人物：大师，名家；

例句
...all the greats of Hollywood.
所有的好莱坞名流