postgraduate

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postgraduate2 adjective [only before noun] 1 SEC especially British English relating to studies done at a university after completing a first degree 研究生的 SYN American English graduate postgraduate degrees 研究生学位2. SEC American English relating to studies done after completing a PhD 博士后的 SYN post doctoral

Examples from the Corpus

postgraduate• She got a degree in history last year, and now she's doing a postgraduate course.• But his woods look as beautiful as any tended by a forester with a postgraduate degree from Yale.• Study for the dissertation for postgraduate degrees is normally undertaken during the summer vacation.• Most of the people in the department hold postgraduate degrees.• For these students, this was manifested by a decision not to continue with physics at postgraduate level.• This booklet provides an introduction to the postgraduate programme.• postgraduate research• Although organised on a departmental basis, postgraduate study within the Faculty is not confined to disciplinary boundaries.• Funding a course is one of the most challenging things people face when considering postgraduate study.• Quite a few have gone on to postgraduate teacher training to teach in the secondary sector.• postgraduate work at the Sorbonne

post·grad·u·ate1 nounpostgraduate2 adjectiveChineseSyllable

is a at university Corpus studying who someone

postgraduate

post‧grad‧u‧ate¹ /ˌpəʊstˈɡrædjuət, ˌpəʊstˈɡrædjuɪt $ ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒuət/

noun [countable] especially British English
someone who is studying at a university to get a MASTER’S DEGREE or a PhD
SYN graduate student American English

postgraduate²

adjective [only before noun]
1. especially British English relating to studies done at a university after completing a first degree
SYN graduate American English:

postgraduate degrees
2. American English relating to studies done after completing a PhD
SYN post doctoral

post·gradu·ate

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/ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒuət/

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NAmE

/ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒuət/

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also informal

post·grad

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noun

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especially BrE

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a person who already holds a first degree and who is doing advanced study or research; a

graduate

student 研究生

◆postgraduate students研究生

◆a postgraduate course研究生课程

<titled tranID="13" status="1">student</titled>pupil ◇ schoolboy/schoolchild/schoolgirl

These are all words for a child that attends school. 以上各词均指学生。

student a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child 指在校学习的学生，尤指较大的学生：◆Students are required to be in school by 8.30. 学生须在 8:30 以前到校。◆Any high school student could tell you the answer. 随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
pupil (BrE) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school 指学生，尤指小学生：◆The school has over 850 pupils. 这所小学有 850 多名学生。 NOTE Pupil is used only in British English and is starting to become old-fashioned. Student is often preferred, especially by teachers and other people involved in education, and especially when talking about older children. * pupil 只用于英式英语，并已开始过时。现在尤其是教师和教育工作者，较常用 student，多指较大的学生。
schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school 指学校的男生、女生、学童、小学生：◆Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage. 自从上学以来她就一直梦想着成为演员。 NOTE These words emphasize the age of the children or this period in their lives; they are less often used to talk about teaching and learning. * schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild 强调童年或学龄时期，较少用于教与学：◆an able schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild

Patterns

a(n) good/bright/able/brilliant/star/outstanding student/pupil
a naughty schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
a disruptive student/pupil
a(n) ex-/former student/pupil
a school student/pupil
to teach students/pupils/schoolboys/schoolgirls/schoolchildren