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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++school1 /skuːl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 where children learn 儿童学习之地 [countable, uncountable]SES a place where children are taught 学校 His mother always used to pick him up from school. 他母亲以前一直去学校接他。2 time at school 在学校的时间 [uncountable] a) SESa day’s work at school 〔在学校的〕上课，一天的课程 School begins at 8.30. 8点30分开始上课。before/after school I’ll see you after school. 放学后见。 b) SESthe time during your life when you go to school 上学期间 He’s one of my old friends from school. 他是我上学时候就认识的一个老朋友。 Children start school between the ages of four and five. 儿童四五岁左右开始上学。3 university 大学 [countable, uncountable] a) American EnglishSEC a college or university, or the time when you study there 大学；大学期间 Their kids are away at school now. 他们的孩子现在都上大学了。 She was going to school in Boston. 她在波士顿上大学。 b) SECa department or group of departments that teaches a particular subject at a university 〔大学的〕学院school of the Harvard School of Public Health 哈佛大学公共卫生学院law/medical/business/graduate school After two years of medical school, I thought I knew everything. 我上了两年的医学院，以为自己什么都懂了。4 one subject 一门课程 [countable]SE a place where a particular subject or skill is taught 专科学校 a language school in Brighton 布赖顿的一所语言学校school of Amwell School of Motoring 阿姆韦尔汽车驾驶学校5 at school a) SESin the school building 在学校里 I can get some work done while the kids are at school. 孩子上学的时间里我可以干一些活。 b) British EnglishSES attending a school, rather than being at college or university or having a job 在上学〔指在读中小学、还未开始工作〕 We’ve got two children at school, and one at university. 我们有两个孩子在读中学，还有一个在读大学。6 in school a) SESin the school building 在学校里 Sandra’s not in school today. 桑德拉今天没上学。 b) American EnglishSES attending a school or university rather than having a job 在求学，在上学 Are your boys still in school? 你的儿子们都还在上学吗？7 art 艺术 [countable]GROUP OF PEOPLE a number of people who are considered as a group because of their similar style of work 学派，流派 the Impressionist school 印象派8 school of thought OPINIONan opinion or way of thinking about something that is shared by a group of people 思想流派9 of/from the old school OLD-FASHIONEDwith old-fashioned values or qualities 老派的，老式的，具有传统观念的10 fish 鱼 [countable]HBFHBA a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together 〔鱼、鲸、海豚等的〕群 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbsgo to school 上学Did you go to school in Paris? 你在巴黎上的学吗？nattend (a) school formal (=go to a school)Some of the children had not attended school very regularly before.start school 开始上学Children in Britain start school when they are five. 英国儿童五岁开始上学。leave school 辍学；离开学校He left school when he was 16. 他16岁离开学校。nsend somebody to schoolHis parents sent him to a private school.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + schoola state school British English, a public school American English (=a school that gets its money from the government) 公立学校Universities want to encourage more applicants from state schools. 大学想鼓励更多的公立学校学生申请入学。a private school (also a public school British English) (=a school where students pay to study) 私立学校He was educated at a private school. 他在一所私立学校接受教育。somebody’s old school (=the school someone went to when they were young) 某人以前的学校,某人的母校He went back to his old school to give a talk to the children. 他回到母校给孩子们做一个讲座。a local school (=a school near where someone lives) 当地的学校They sent their kids to the local school. 他们把孩子送到当地的学校上学。a boarding school (=a school where children also live and sleep) 寄宿学校na day school (=a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings)The school is both a boarding school and a day school.a nursery school (=for children under 5) 幼儿园an infant school British English (=for children aged 5 to 7) 幼儿学校a primary school British English, an elementary school American English (=for children up to 11) 小学nTheir children are still at primary school.a secondary school (also a high school British English) (=for children from 11 to 16 or 18) 中学a high school American English (=a school for students aged 14 to 18) 高中a comprehensive school British English (=a secondary school for all children) 综合中学a grammar school British English (=a secondary school for children who have passed an exam when they are 11) 文法学校school + NOUNschool students (also school pupils British English) （中小）学生Most school students have musical interests of some kind. 大多数中小学生都对音乐有某种兴趣。a school friend 同学She met some old school friends. 她遇见了几个老同学。a school uniform 校服He was still wearing his school uniform. 他仍然穿着校服。the school holidays British English 学校假期nThe trip will take place during the school holidays.the school run British English (=the journey taking children to and from school each day) 接送孩子上下学nShe had to be back in time for the school run.the school playground 学校操场the school library 学校图书馆the school hall 学校礼堂the school bus 校车the school curriculum 学校课程nHead teachers were asked to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum.school meals/lunches (also school dinners British English) 学校午餐nWe provide good-quality school meals.a school governor British English (=an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized) 学校董事nThe school governors have appointed a new head teacher.the school board American English (=the group of people who are elected to govern a school or group of schools) 校董会nThe courts have upheld the school board's right to dismiss striking teachers.the school day 学校上课日nMost children are tired at the end of the school day.Examples from the Corpus
school• Both their kids are away at school now.• Did you have a good day at school?• She must be about 16 - she's still at school.• They're even thinking of closing schools down.• The goals include upgrading teachers' performance and boosting to 90 percent the number of students who graduate from high school.• In high school, he also learned to play the drums, piano and cornet.• The high school signing period begins Feb. 7.• There is no denying the influence of the Impressionist school in his painting.• Kyle is one of the most popular boys in school.• Mary was forty-six and had left school without any educational qualifications.• I always liked school, but my sister hated it.• My mother is a teacher at the local school.• He seems to be very much part of the Marxist school in his approach to politics.• The nearest school was 10 miles away.• I've only been out of school a couple of years, but I've forgotten all the math I learned.• Jake dropped out of school and started working at the bowling alley.• One school of thought argues that introducing stiffer penalties would bring the crime rate down.• Primary schools, it argued, are failing to stretch older children.• Many parents want to send their children to private school because class sizes are smaller.• He argued for the abolition of the public schools, which he says are elitist.• Teachers are complaining that the public schools do not receive adequate funding.• The public schools get the least and the last-the least money, the least equipment, the least of everything.• Oh, they said how heroic he was and the headmaster said all the right things at the school memorial service.• Phil gave up his job, and he's going back to school next year.• All the kids around here take the bus to school.• Jessica's still too young to go to school.• The children were all wearing school uniforms.• The whole school was sorry when she left.before/after school• Joanne's one of my old friends from school.• As a member of the school team Sally was expected to stay behind after school to practise.• Sometimes, it's simply a question of somewhere safe to go after school while parents are working.• He followed the gardeners in the hours before school.• So when they played after school, they improvised by kicking a tennis ball.• I have football practice after school.• Emotional nurturing may occur at family mealtime, snacks after school, or with notes tucked into lunchboxes.• Recently Jason has come into my study after school.• But it wasn't till after school the following afternoon that I found time to go.• She could wait to look for another job until after school started in the fall.school of• a school of whales• the Eastman School of Music• the Harvard School of Businessschool2 verb [transitive] 1 old-fashionedTEACH to train or teach someone to have a certain skill, type of behaviour, or way of thinking 训练；教育2. to educate a child 教育，培养〔儿童〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
school• Though described as a gentleman, and obviously well educated, his birth, parentage, and schooling all remain obscure.• She was starting at zero as she had very poor schooling due to ill health.• Stepping from behind the screen, Isabel schooled her features into an expression of remote serenity.• She eased to a more comfortable position against the angle of the ground and schooled herself to wait.be schooled in (doing) something• She was feeling her loss much more than she revealed; she was schooled in hiding her emotions.• Born in 1930 in Southport, he was schooled in his home town before studying chemistry at Liverpool University.• They are schooled in the politics of division rather than unity.Origin school1 Old English scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole “discussion, school”school1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1school2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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school1 S1 W1 /skuːl/ 
noun
His mother always used to pick him up from school.
2. TIME AT SCHOOL [uncountable]
a. a day’s work at school:
School begins at 8.30.
before/after school
I’ll see you after school.
b. the time during your life when you go to school:
He’s one of my old friends from school.
Children start school between the ages of four and five.
3. UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable]
a. American English a college or university, or the time when you study there:
Their kids are away at school now.
She was going to school in Boston.
b. a department or group of departments that teaches a particular subject at a university
school of
the Harvard School of Public Health
law/medical/business/graduate school
After two years of medical school, I thought I knew everything.
4. ONE SUBJECT [countable] a place where a particular subject or skill is taught:
a language school in Brighton
school of
Amwell School of Motoring
5. at school
a. in the school building:
I can get some work done while the kids are at school.
b. British English attending a school, rather than being at college or university or having a job:
We’ve got two children at school, and one at university.
6. in school
a. in the school building:
Sandra’s not in school today.
b. American English attending a school or university rather than having a job:
Are your boys still in school?
7. ART [countable] a number of people who are considered as a group because of their similar style of work:
the Impressionist school
8. school of thought an opinion or way of thinking about something that is shared by a group of people:
There are two main schools of thought on the subject.
9. of/from the old school with old-fashioned values or qualities:
a family doctor of the old school
10. FISH [countable] a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together
school of
a school of whales
■ verbs
▪go to school Did you go to school in Paris?
▪attend (a) school formal (=go to a school) Some of the children had not attended school very regularly before.
▪start school Children in Britain start school when they are five.
▪leave school He left school when he was 16.
▪send somebody to school His parents sent him to a private school.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + school
▪a state school British English, a public school American English (=a school that gets its money from the government) Universities want to encourage more applicants from state schools.
▪a private school (also a public school British English) (=a school where students pay to study) He was educated at a private school.
▪sb’s old school (=the school someone went to when they were young) He went back to his old school to give a talk to the children.
▪a local school (=a school near where someone lives) They sent their kids to the local school.
▪a boarding school (=a school where children also live and sleep)
▪a day school (=a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings) The school is both a boarding school and a day school.
▪a nursery school (=for children under 5)
▪an infant school British English (=for children aged 5 to 7)
▪a primary school British English, an elementary school American English (=for children up to 11) Their children are still at primary school.
▪a secondary school (also a high school British English) (=for children from 11 to 16 or 18)
▪a high school American English (=a school for students aged 14 to 18)
▪a comprehensive school British English (=a secondary school for all children)
▪a grammar school British English (=a secondary school for children who have passed an exam when they are 11)
■ school + NOUN
▪school students (also school pupils British English) Most school students have musical interests of some kind.
▪a school friend She met some old school friends.
▪a school uniform He was still wearing his school uniform.
▪the school holidays British English The trip will take place during the school holidays.
▪the school run British English (=the journey taking children to and from school each day) She had to be back in time for the school run.
▪the school playground
▪the school library
▪the school hall
▪the school bus
▪the school curriculum Head teachers were asked to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum.
▪school meals/lunches (also school dinners British English) We provide good-quality school meals.
▪a school governor British English (=an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized) The school governors have appointed a new head teacher.
▪the school board American English (=the group of people who are elected to govern a school or group of schools) The courts have upheld the school board's right to dismiss striking teachers.
▪the school day Most children are tired at the end of the school day.
■ of animals
▪herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: A herd of cows was blocking the road.
▪team a group of people who work together: She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
▪flock a group of sheep or birds: a flock of seagulls | The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
▪pack a group of dogs or wolves: Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
▪litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
▪school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.
school2 verb [transitive]1. old-fashioned to train or teach someone to have a certain skill, type of behaviour, or way of thinking
be schooled in (doing) something
She was schooled in hiding her emotions.
2. to educate a child
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole 'discussion, school'
1. WHERE CHILDREN LEARN [uncountable and countable] a place where children are taught:Origin: scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole 'discussion, school'
2. TIME AT SCHOOL [uncountable]
a. a day’s work at school:
before/after school
b. the time during your life when you go to school:
3. UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable]
a. American English a college or university, or the time when you study there:
b. a department or group of departments that teaches a particular subject at a university
school of
law/medical/business/graduate school
4. ONE SUBJECT [countable] a place where a particular subject or skill is taught:
school of
5. at school
a. in the school building:
b. British English attending a school, rather than being at college or university or having a job:
6. in school
a. in the school building:
b. American English attending a school or university rather than having a job:
7. ART [countable] a number of people who are considered as a group because of their similar style of work:
8. school of thought an opinion or way of thinking about something that is shared by a group of people:
9. of/from the old school with old-fashioned values or qualities:
10. FISH [countable] a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together
school of
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verb [transitive]1. old-fashioned to train or teach someone to have a certain skill, type of behaviour, or way of thinkingbe schooled in (doing) something
2. to educate a child
When a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to usethe .* school 指机构时，不需用定冠词 the ：◆ When do the children finish school? 孩子们什么时候毕业？ When you are talking about a particular building, the is used.指校舍时要用定冠词 the ：◆ I'll meet you outside the school. 我在学校外面等你。 Prison ,jail ,court , andchurch work in the same way.* prison、jail、court 和 church 的用法相同 ：◆ Her husband spent three years in prison. 她丈夫坐了三年牢。
In BrE at school .在英式英语中，at school 表示上学 ：◆ I was at school with her sister. 我和她妹妹过去在同一个学校读书。 In NAmE in school is used.美式英语用 in school 表示 ：◆ I have a ten-year-old in school. 我有个十岁的孩子在上学。 In school inNAmE 美式英语的 in school 亦可表示上大学。
Learning 学习
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/( (some) qualificationsBrE 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/( course/especially
BrE ( program/syllabusNAmE 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. ( grade/NAmE ( year (at school)especially
BrE 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 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/( revision/a project on sthBrE 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/( a paperNAmE 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 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/ ( especially
NAmE ace a test/an exam在考试中取得好成绩 pass/fail/ ( 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/( universityBrE 申请／上／开始上大学 leave/graduate from law school/college/( university (with a degree in computer science)BrE 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
