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intramural

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: College, School
in·tra·mu·ral /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl◂ $ -ˈmjʊr-/ adjective American English  SECSEShappening within one school, or intended for the students of one school 校内的 an intramural softball competition 校内垒球比赛 extramural
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intramuralThe unleaded double-case double lid is met with in parochial, rather than private, vaults and both intramural and churchyard brick-lined graves.He attacked intramural burial, the Mendicant Orders, and bullfights - all characteristic policies of enlightened statesmen.The two camps traded insults, moans and jeers, threatening occasionally to turn the proceedings into an intramural debate.This report describes an intramural haematoma of the oesophagus, a rare but potentially dangerous complication of variceal injection.The sports program was intramural softball in a little courtyard.intramural sportsThis is when the physical education program takes place as well, including a fair number of intramural sports.Instead, it led to a complicated intramural struggle.
Origin intramural (1800-1900) Latin intra muros inside the walls
in·tra·mu·ral adjectiveChineseSyllable
the Corpus of or school, one students happening intended within for


intramural
intramural /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl◂ $ -ˈmjʊr-/ adjective American English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Latin
 Origin: intra muros __inside the walls__
happening within one school, or intended for the students of one school:
    an intramural softball competition
extramural


intra·muralBrE /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊrəl/ 🔊 adjective (especially NAmE) taking place within a single institution, especially a school or college 机构内部的;(尤指)学校内的,大学内的Jeff played intramural basketball in high school. 杰夫在中学时参加了校内篮球赛。🔊🔊