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    finishing school

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˈfinishing ˌschool noun [countable]  SESa private school where rich girls go to learn social skills 精修学校〔指富家女孩学习社交技能的一种私立学校〕
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    finishing school• Happened straight after finishing school in Vienna.• You know that she read archeology by correspondence when she was at finishing school.• In 1863 the family settled in London, where Charlotte attended finishing school.• Her roommate, Elinor McLane, was going to finishing school in Florence.
    ˈfinishing ˌschool nounChineseSyllable
    skills go social school Corpus private to a learn rich where girls


    finishing school
    ˈfinishing ˌschool noun [countable]
    a private school where rich girls go to learn social skills


    fin·ish·ing schoolBrE /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ skuːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ skuːl/ 🔊 nouna private school where young women from rich families are taught how to behave in fashionable society 精修学校（为富家女子学习上流社会行为所办的私立学校）