| 单词 | discipline |
| 释义 | discipline —discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ noun (TRAINING) B2 [U] training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training: » parental/military/school discipline» There should be tougher discipline in schools.» I don't have enough (self) discipline to save money.Thesaurus+: ↑Teaching in generalF0 [U] the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations: » Maintaining classroom discipline (= control of the students) is the first task of every teacher.Thesaurus+: ↑Power to controlWord partners for discipline• ♯enforce/♯establish/♯restore discipline• ♯firm/♯harsh/♯rigorous/♯tough discipline• ♯lax/♯poor discipline• a discipline ♯problemWord Builder:–Nouns: discipline, disciplinarian–Adjectives: disciplinary, disciplined–Verbs: disciplineCollocations:–Verbs-lu. enforce/establish/impose/instill/maintain/restore discipline» The training officer's task was to establish discipline among the new recruits.-lu. have/show discipline» You will only succeed as an athlete if you have discipline.-lu. lack discipline» Their troops lacked discipline.-lu. demand/require/take discipline» Learning to play the violin demands a lot of discipline.–Adjectives-lu. firm/harsh/iron/rigid/rigorous/stern/strict/stringent/tight/tough discipline» The new soldiers were subjected to 8 months of harsh discipline.-lu. lax/poor discipline» Parents blamed the school's problems on poor discipline.-lu. good discipline» A teacher must be able to maintain good discipline.–Nouns-lu. a lack of discipline» The coach was angry with his team's lack of discipline.-lu. a breakdown in discipline» The heavy casualties were caused by a breakdown in discipline amongst the troops.-lu. a breach of discipline» Students can be punished for any breach of discipline.-lu. a discipline problem» The headmaster admitted that the school had a serious discipline problem.-lu. order and discipline» Order and discipline are essential to military life.–Types-lu. classroom/labor/military/parental/party/school/social discipline» Historians agree that the mutiny was caused by a lack of military discipline.-lu. mental/personal/self/spiritual discipline» The course demanded a high degree of mental discipline.-lu. physical discipline» Early factory owners used physical discipline to control their workers.-lu. budgetary/financial/fiscal/monetary discipline» David's lack of financial discipline led him deeper into debt.–Prepositions-lu. discipline in [the classroom, the home, etc.]» Discipline in the classroom was much stricter fifty years ago.-lu. the discipline of sb» Success in battle depended on the discipline of his troops.• • • Extra Examples:» In some of these schools, army-style drills are used to instil a sense of discipline.» The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.» Problems arise if the parents' approach to discipline is inconsistent.» He's always harping on about lack of discipline.» Several of the teachers were ineffectual at maintaining discipline.noun [C] (SUBJECT) ► C2 a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or universityThesaurus+: ↑Subjects and disciplinesWord partners for discipline• ♯enforce/♯establish/♯restore discipline• ♯firm/♯harsh/♯rigorous/♯tough discipline• ♯lax/♯poor discipline• a discipline ♯problemverb [T] (CONTROL) ↑Verb Endings for discipline ► F0 to teach someone to behave in a controlled way: » [+ to infinitive] I'm trying to discipline myself to eat less chocolate.Thesaurus+: ↑Teaching in generalWord Builder:–Nouns: discipline, disciplinarian–Adjectives: disciplinary, disciplined–Verbs: disciplineverb [T] (PUNISH) ↑Verb Endings for discipline ► F0 to punish someone: » A senior civil servant has been disciplined for revealing secret government plans to the media.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beatingWord Builder:–Nouns: discipline, disciplinarian–Adjectives: disciplinary, disciplined–Verbs: discipline |
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