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    high school

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˈhigh school ●●● S2 W2 noun  1  [countable, uncountable]SES a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old 〔美国和加拿大14或15至18岁学生就读的〕高中 → junior high schoolin high school We were friends in high school. 我们是高中时的朋友。 high school students 高中生 high school graduates 高中毕业生2  SES[singular] used in the names of some schools in Britain for children from 11 to 18 years old 〔英国11至18岁学生就读的〕中学〔用于校名中〕 Leytonstone High School for Girls 莱顿斯通女子中学 → secondary school
    Examples from the Corpus
    high school• But 95 of those seats were booked for a high school band going to play at a bowl game.• Relatively, college wages rose even though real wages were falling for both college and high school graduates.• Connecticut is assessing high school students in math and science based on team-oriented projects that take up to a semester of work.• The, his high school sweetheart.• On the other hand, in urban areas there are now more opportunities for women with high school education to find jobs.
    ˈhigh school nounChineseSyllable
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    high school
    ˈhigh school noun
    1. [uncountable and countable] a school in the US and Canada for children of 14 or 15 to 18 years old ⇨ junior high school
        in high school
        We were friends in high school.
        high school students
        high school graduates
    2. [singular] used in the names of some schools in Britain for children from 11 to 18 years old:
        Leytonstone High School for Girls
    ⇨ secondary school


    high schoolBrE /ˈhaɪ skuːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪ skuːl/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (in the US and some other countries) a school for young people between the ages of 14 and 18 （美国和其他一些国家 14 到 18 岁青年的）中学，高中often used in Britain in the names of schools for young people between the ages of 11 and 18 中学，完全中学（英国常用于为 11 到 18 岁青年开办的学校名称中）◆Worthing High School沃辛高中  ➡  compare secondary school <titled tranID="37" status="2">Education<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>教育</chn></titled>

    Learning 学习

    • acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications 获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
    • receive/provide sb with training/tuition 得到／给某人提供培训／指导
    • develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus 制订课程方案／教学大纲
    • give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar 讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会
    • hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop 办班；举办研讨会／讲习班
    • sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons 报名参加／修读课程

    School 学校

    • go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school 上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所
    • be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school) 在读一年级、二年级等
    • study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc. 修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等
    • (BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school 离校；完成学业；辍学；退学
    • (NAmE) graduate high school/college 高中／大学毕业

    Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题

    • be the victim/target of bullying 成为被欺负的受害者／对象
    • (BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should) 逃学
    • (both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school 逃课；逃学
    • (BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test 考试作弊
    • get/be given a detention (for doing sth) （因做了某事）被罚放学后留校
    • be expelled from/be suspended from school 被学校开除／暂时停学

    Work and exams 功课和考试

    • do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth 做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究
    • work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper 写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文
    • finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework 完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业
    • hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper 提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
    • study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam 为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背
    • take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam 参加考试
    • (especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test 给作业／考试打分
    • (BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam 在考试中取得好成绩
    • pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject 测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格

    University 大学

    • apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university 申请／上／开始上大学
    • leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science) 离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位）
    • study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics 攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
    • (both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy 主修／辅修生物学／哲学
    • earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics 获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位