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schoolgirl

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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school·girl /ˈskuːlɡɜːl $ -ɡɜːrl/ noun [countable] especially British English  SESa girl attending school 〔中小学的〕女生,女学童see thesaurus at student
Examples from the Corpus
schoolgirlTaken in by the local orphanage, he runs into the predictable: tough older boys, giggling schoolgirls, angry parents.Could these factors contribute to a dramatic drop in the self-esteem of schoolgirls?For Don Dovaston, assistant chief constable of Derbyshire police, a series of schoolgirl murders made that mark run deeper.It belonged to a 14-year-old schoolgirl with the looks of an angel.The barley's schoolgirl heads are bowed and waiting.Sometimes I saw schoolgirls come to the hospital to get abortions.The schoolgirl had planned to become a dancer.
school·girl nounChineseSyllable
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schoolgirl
schoolgirl /ˈskuːlɡɜːl $ -ɡɜːrl/ noun [countable] especially British English
a girl attending school
     
THESAURUS
    student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school: a student at Moscow University | How many students are there in your class? | The university has a lot of overseas students. | Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
    pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher: The school has 300 pupils. | He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
    schoolchild a child who goes to school: The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
    schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life: They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls. | When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers. | He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
    learner someone who is learning a foreign language: Learners often have problems with pronunciation. | a book for foreign learners of English


school·girlBrE /ˈskuːlɡɜːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskuːlɡɜːrl/ 🔊 nouna girl who attends school (学校的)女生<titled tranID="13" status="1">student</titled>pupilschoolboy/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