| 单词 | school |
| 释义 | school 1. n. & v. --n 1. a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, or US for any level of instruction including college or university. b (attrib.) associated with or for use in school (a school bag; school dinners). 2. a the buildings used by such an institution. b the pupils, staff, etc. of a school. c the time during which teaching is done, or the teaching itself (no school today). 3. a a branch of study with separate examinations at a university; a department or faculty (the history school). b Brit. the hall in which university examinations are held. c (in pl.) Brit. such examinations. 4. a the disciples, imitators, or followers of a philosopher, artist, etc. (the school of Epicurus). b a group of artists etc. whose works share distinctive characteristics. c a group of people sharing a cause, principle, method, etc. (school of thought). 5. Brit. a group of gamblers or of persons drinking together (a poker school). 6. colloq. instructive or disciplinary circumstances, occupation, etc. (the school of adversity; learnt in a hard school). 7. hist. a medieval lecture-room. 8. Mus. (usu. foll. by of) a handbook or book of instruction (school of counterpoint). 9. (in pl.; prec. by the) hist. medieval universities, their teachers, disputations, etc. --vtr. 1. send to school; provide for the education of. 2. (often foll. by to) discipline; train; control. 3. (as schooled adj.) (foll. by in) educated or trained (schooled in humility). Phrases and idioms at (US in) school attending lessons etc. go to school 1. begin one's education. 2. attend lessons. leave school finish one's education. of the old school according to former and esp. better tradition (a gentleman of the old school). school age the age-range in which children normally attend school. school board US or hist. a board or authority for local education. school-days the time of being at school, esp. in retrospect. school-inspector a government official reporting on the efficiency, teaching standards, etc. of schools. school-leaver Brit. a child leaving school esp. at the minimum specified age. school-leaving age the minimum age at which a schoolchild may leave school. school-ma'm (or -marm) US colloq. a schoolmistress. school-marmish colloq. prim and fussy. school-ship a training-ship. school-time 1. lesson-time at school or at home. 2. school-days. school year = academic year. Etymology: ME f. OE scol, scolu, & f. OF escole ult. f. L schola school f. Gk skhole leisure, disputation, philosophy, lecture-place 2. n. & v. --n (often foll. by of) a shoal of fish, porpoises, whales, etc. --vintr. form schools. Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. schole f. WG |
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