单词 | cram school |
释义 | > as lemmascram school cram school n. Brit. /ˈkram skuːl/ , U.S. /ˈkræm ˌskul/ a private institution specializing in preparing students for examinations; (in later use) spec. such an institution in East Asia (esp. Japan) or serving students of East Asian (esp. Japanese) descent; cf. juku n., crammer n. 2b.Π 1868 Times 14 Dec. 8/6 The naval authorities in issuing the lists of successful competitors for naval cadetships ticket those who come from the cram schools at Portsmouth and Southsea. 1960 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 June 21/4 In Japan, there are ‘cram schools’ which are designed to prepare students for college entrance exams. And there are waiting lines for the cram schools. 1999 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 14 Oct. 17/3 Suddenly, at the end of an educational rainbow built of cram schools and scant social life for teens, people [in Japan] have discovered there may not be a job at all. < as lemmas |
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