school
noun uk/skuːl/ us/skuːl/
(EDUCATION)
A1 [ C or U ]（中、小）学校
a place where children go to be educated
UK a primary/secondary school 小／中学
US an elementary/a middle/a high school 小学／初中／高中
Milton Road School 密尔顿路小学
They're building a new school in the town. 他们正在镇里建一座新学校。
She drives the kids to school every morning. 她每天早上开车送孩子上学。
I went to school with (= I went to the same school at the same time as) Luke's brother. 我和卢克的弟弟在同一所学校念书。
UK I was at school with Luke's brother. 我和卢克的弟弟在同一所学校念书。
Is Emily in/at school today or is she still ill? 埃米莉今天上学了吗？还是病还没好？
What did you learn at school today 你今天在学校学了什么？
Which school do you go to (formal attend)? 你在哪所学校上学？
school lunches/uniform/buildings 学校餐／校服／建筑
A1 [ U ]上学期间，读书阶段;上学
the period of your life during which you go to school, or the teaching and learning activities which happen at school
Most children start/begin school at the age of five. 大部分儿童在5岁开始上学。
What do you want to do when you leave school (= finish studying at school)? 你毕业后想做什么？
I love/hate school. 我喜欢／讨厌上学。
US My sister teaches school (= teaches children in a school) in New York City. 我妹妹在纽约市教书。
A2 [ U ]上课（或上学）时间
the time during the day when children are studying in school
before/after school 上学前／放学后
School starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3.30 p.m. 学校上午9点开始上课，下午3：30放学。
[ C + sing/pl verb ]全校师生
all the children and teachers at a school
The whole school is/are delighted about Joel's success in the championships. 全校师生都为乔尔在锦标赛中的胜利感到高兴。
[ C or U ]（高等院校的）学院，系
a part of a college or university specializing in a particular subject or group of subjects
the School of Oriental and African Studies 亚非学院
She went to medical school in Edinburgh. 她去爱丁堡医学院读书。
A2 [ C ]（尤指成人）专科学校;训练班
a place where people can study a particular subject either some of the time or all of the time
a driving/dancing school 驾校／舞蹈训练班
the London Business School 伦敦商学院
B1 [ U ] US大学
a college or university or the time that a student spends there
We first met in graduate school (= while doing a second or third university degree). 我们第一次见面是在读研究生的时候。
We went to school together in Atlanta. 我们在亚特兰大一起上大学。
- More examples
- a school concert
- a school desk
- I drove my daughter to school.
- We were at school together.
- I was getting the kids ready for school.
(GROUP)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ]学派，流派
a group of painters, writers, poets, etc. whose work is similar, especially similar to that of a particular leader
the Flemish School 佛兰芒派
the Impressionist school of painting 印象画派
(SEA CREATURES)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ]鱼群;海生动物群
a large number of fish or other sea creatures swimming in a group
a school of dolphins/whales 一群海豚／鲸
Idiom
school of hard knocksidiom 逆境，艰苦生活的磨炼
If you learn something in the school of hard knocks, you learn it as a result of difficult or unpleasant experiences.
school
verb [ T ] formal uk/skuːl/ us/skuːl/
培养;训练
to train a person or animal to do something
It takes a lot of patience to school a dog/horse. 训练狗／马需要很强的耐心。
[ + to infinitive ] You must school yourself to be tolerant. 你必须学会宽容。
[ T often passive ]教育（孩子）
to teach a child
Her children are well schooled in correct behaviour. 她的孩子受到了很好的行为教育。