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| acting school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (drama school, stage school) | 表演学校  biǎo yǎn xué xiào | 
| after school advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (when school day is over) | 放学后  fàng xué hòu | 
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective | 
| after school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (extra-curricular) | 课外的  kè wài de  | 
|   | Drama's a popular after-school activity at my school. | 
| art school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school: teaches art) | 艺术学校  yì shù xué xiào | 
|   | He wants to study illustration, so he will attend art school in the fall. | 
| at school advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (attending classes) | 在上学  zài shàng xué | 
|   |   | 在上课  zài shàng kè | 
|   | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. | 
| at school advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  US (at university) (指大学) | 在学校  zài xué xiào | 
| at school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  UK (of school age) | 学龄的  xué líng de | 
| attend school v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (go to classes) | 上学  shàng xué | 
|   |   | 上课  shàng kè | 
|   | We attend school from Monday through Friday. | 
| back to school exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." |  (return to school after vacation) | 返校  fǎn xiào | 
|   | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". | 
| back-to-school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (relating to return to school) | 返校的  fǎn xiào de | 
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. | 
|   | We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. | 
| beauty school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (trains hair stylists, etc.) | 美容学校 
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| boarding school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school: residential) | 寄宿学校  jì sù xué xiào | 
|   | Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. | 
| business school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school teaching business and management) | 商业学院  shāng yè xué yuàn | 
|   | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. | 
| Catholic school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (educational establishment) | 天主教学校 
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|   | His mother sent him to Catholic school as she was a devout Catholic. | 
| charm school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (teaches etiquette) | 礼仪学校  lǐ yí xué xiào | 
|   |   | 魅力学校  mèi lì xué xiào | 
| charter school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (publicly funded autonomous school) | 特许公立学校  tè xǔ gōng lì xué xiào | 
|   | Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. | 
coeducational,  co-educational,  UK: also mixed school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (school: for both sexes) | 男女合校的  nán nǚ hé xiào de | 
|   | The school Valerie went to was coeducational, but she is a teacher at an all-girls' school. | 
| comprehensive school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (secondary education institution) (不根据学生成绩或性情招收学生的学校) | 综合中学  zōng hé zhōng xué | 
| correspondence school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (distance-learning school) | 函授学校  hán shòu xué xiào | 
|   | Correspondence schools may be the only choice for people living in rural areas. | 
| elementary school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (primary school) | 小学  xiǎo xué | 
|   | Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old.  My wife taught elementary school. | 
| engineering school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (institution: trains engineers) | 工程学院  gōng chéng xué yuàn | 
| failing school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school officially judged to be underperforming) | 表现不佳的学校 
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|   | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. | 
| finishing school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school of etiquette) (礼仪学校) | 精修学校 
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|   | Some say the college is little more than a finishing school. | 
| go to school viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (attend classes) | 上学  shàng xué | 
|   | Children start going to school at age 5. | 
| grad school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  abbr (school of postgraduate studies) (缩写) | 研究生院  yán jiū shēng yuàn | 
|   | You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. | 
| grade school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (kindergarten through 6th) (美国) | 小学  xiǎo xué | 
|   | Karen starts grade school next year. | 
| graduate school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (institution for postgraduate studies) | 研究生院  yán jiū shēng yuàn | 
|   | What do you intend to do after having finished graduate school? | 
grammar school,  grammar-school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (secondary school with academic bias) | 文法学校  wén fǎ xué xiào | 
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 | 
|   | I attended the local grammar school for seven years prior to going on to university. | 
grammar school,  grammar-school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (primary, elementary school; first 6 to 8 years education) | 小学  xiǎo xué | 
|   |   | 初级中学  chū jí zhōng xué | 
|   | She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. | 
| high school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (secondary education institution) | 高中  gāo zhōng  | 
|   | The high school has a new French teacher. | 
|   | 这所高中新来了一位法语老师。 | 
| high school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (of a school) | 高中的  gāo zhōng de | 
|   | The local high school football team beat the visitors. | 
| high school graduate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) | 高中毕业生 
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|   | Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. | 
| high-school diploma nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (school-leaving qualification) | 高中毕业证  gāo zhōng bì yè zhèng | 
|   |   | 高中文凭  gāo zhōng wén píng | 
|   | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. | 
high-school student,  also UK,  regional: high-school pupil nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pupil: at secondary school) | 高中生  gāo zhōng shēng | 
|   | I started studying Spanish (and dating girls) when I was a high-school student. | 
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (teach at home) | 在家教育 
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|   |   | 让…在家接受教育 
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|   | Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. | 
| junior high school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (lower secondary) | 初级中学  chū jí zhōng xué | 
|   | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. | 
| law school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (university where law degrees are taught) | 法学院  fǎ xué yuàn | 
|   | He graduated from law school with full honours. | 
| medical school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (for a medical degree) | 医学院  yī xué yuàn | 
|   | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. | 
| middle school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (junior high) | 初级中学  chū jí zhōng xué | 
|   | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. | 
| middle school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (school for ages 9-13) (学生在9到13岁: 英国) | 中级学校 
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military academy,  military school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (for military training) | 军校  jūn xiào | 
|   |   | 军事院校  jūn shì yuàn xiào  | 
|   | West Point is a highly-respected military academy. | 
| music school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (college where music is studied) | 音乐学院  yīn yuè xué yuàn | 
| naval school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (training institution for the navy) | 海军学院  hǎi jūn xué yuàn | 
night school,  evening school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (adult evening classes) | (成人)夜校  chéng rén yè xiào | 
|   | I am learning Russian at night school every Thursday evening. | 
| nursery school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pre-school) | 幼儿园  yòu ér yuán | 
|   |   | 托儿所  tuō ér suǒ | 
|   | My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. | 
| the old school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (tradition) | 保守派  bǎo shǒu pài  | 
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| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | 
|   | Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. | 
old school,  old-school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative (traditionalist) | 保守派的 
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|   |   | 老派的 
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|   | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. | 
| prep school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) (小学之前的) | 学前班 
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|   | He went to an expensive prep school. | 
| prep school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) (中学之前的私立小学) | 预备学校  yù bèi xué xiào  | 
|   | Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. | 
| preparatory school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (private primary school) (指为上中学作准备的私立小学) | 预备学校  yù bèi xué xiào  | 
|   | The preparatory school offers education to approximately 150 boys. | 
| preparatory school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (private secondary school) (指为上大学作准备的私立中学) | 预备学校  yù bèi xué xiào  | 
|   | This private boarding school is among the most selective preparatory schools in the U.S. | 
preschool,  pre-school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (nursery school) | 幼儿园  yòu ér yuán | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 幼稚园  yòu zhì yuán | 
|   | The children started preschool at age 3. | 
preschool,  pre-school n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (of a preschool) | 幼儿园的  yòu ér yuán de  | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 幼稚园的  yòu zhì yuán de | 
|   | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. | 
preschool,  pre-school n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (of early childhood) | 学龄前的  xué líng qián de  | 
|   |  (新加坡) | 学前的  xué qián de | 
|   | What educational activities work with preschool kids? | 
preschool child,  pre-school child nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (child under 5) | 学龄前儿童  xué líng qián ér tóng | 
|   | Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. | 
preschool teacher,  pre-school teacher nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (educator at nursery school) | 幼儿教师,幼师 
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| primary school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (junior or elementary school) | 小学  xiǎo xué | 
|   | There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. | 
| private school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (privately-run school) | 私立学校  sī lì xué xiào  | 
|   | Did you attend public or private school? | 
| public school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (private secondary school) (指私立学校) | 公学  gōng xué | 
| public school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (publicly-funded school) | 公立学校  gōng lì xué xiào | 
|   | Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. | 
| reform school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (correctional facility for young offenders) | 教养院  jiào yǎng yuàn | 
|   | The young pickpocket was sent to a reform school. | 
| riding school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (place where horse-riding is taught) | 骑术学校  qí shù xué xiào | 
|   | The girl attended a riding school, where she had weekly lessons. | 
| school bag nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (bag carried by school pupil) | 书包  shū bāo | 
| school bell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (signal: start or end of class) | 上下课铃  shàng xià kè líng | 
|   | When the 8:00 school bell rings, students should be seated at their desks. | 
| school board nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (education committee) | 学校董事会  xué xiào dǒng shì huì | 
|   |   | 校董会  xiào dǒng huì | 
|   | The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. | 
| school bus nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | 校车  xiào chē  | 
|   | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. | 
school child,  schoolchild nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (pupil) | 小学生  xiǎo xué shēng | 
|   | Three school children said they saw your dog running around the playground. | 
| school day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (daily hours when school takes place) | 学校上课的时间  xué xiào shàng kè de shí jiān | 
|   | The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m. | 
| school day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (day on which school takes place) | 上课的日子  shàng kè de rì zi | 
|   | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. | 
| school desk nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (table in a classroom) | 课桌  kè zhuō | 
| school district nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (official region of school) | 学区 
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| school kid nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  informal (child of school age) | 学龄儿童  xué líng ér tóng | 
|   | When I was a school kid I had to walk miles to school. | 
| school life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (time spent at school) | 学校生活 
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| school locker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (secure compartment for pupils' belongings) | 学校里的寄物柜  xué xiào lǐ de jì wù guì | 
|   | She put her purse in her school locker every day to keep it safe. | 
| school nurse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (medical attendant at a school) | 学校护士  xué xiào hù shì | 
|   | The school nurse will send the child home if his symptoms are serious. | 
| school of architecture nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (college where architecture is studied) | 建筑学院  jiàn zhù xué yuàn | 
| school of art nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (college where art is studied) | 艺术学院  yì shù xué yuàn | 
|   | Admission is highly competitive at many schools of art. | 
| school of continuing education nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (further education college) | 继续教育学院  jì xù jiào yù xué yuàn | 
|   | Many adults turn to schools of continuing education to learn new skills. | 
| school of continuing education nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (adult education college) | 成人继续教育学院  chéng rén jì xù jiào yù xué yuàn | 
| school of design nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (college where design is studied) | 设计学院  shè jì xué yuàn | 
|   | Clark got a job in the fashion field after he graduated from the school of design. | 
| school of education nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (teaching college) | 师范学院  shī fàn xué yuàn | 
|   | If you want to be a teacher you'll need to go to a school of education.  A school of education can prepare you for a teaching job. | 
| school of fine arts nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (college of visual arts) | 艺术学院  yì shù xué yuàn | 
| school of fish nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (fish swimming in a group) | 鱼群  yú qún | 
|   | A school of fish swam through the coral. | 
| school of thought nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (collective view) | 学派  xué pài | 
|   |   | 思想流派  sī xiǎng liú pài | 
|   | Markham and Fishburn belong to very different schools of thought. | 
| school philosophy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (ethos of an educational institution) | 学院精神  xué yuàn jīng shén | 
|   | All school philosophies are more or less the same: work hard and be successful. | 
| school playground nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school's outdoor recreation area) | 学校操场  xué xiào cāo chǎng | 
|   | During the break all the pupils were talking together on the school playground. | 
| school ranking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (school's position in performance table) | 学校排名  xué xiào pái míng | 
|   | British parents are obsessed with school rankings these days. | 
| school register nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (list of pupils' names) | 学生登记册  xué shēng dēng jì cè | 
|   | Every morning the teachers call all the names in the school register to check if the students are present. | 
| school report nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (written assessment of school pupil) | 学生成绩报告单  xué shēng chéng jì bào gào dān | 
|   |   | 学校成绩单  xué xiào chéng jì dān | 
|   | The school report said that Andy was a hard-working student. | 
| school supervisor nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (head teacher) | 学校视导员  xué xiào shì dǎo yuán | 
|   |   | 学校督导  xué xiào dū dǎo | 
|   | The school supervisor was in charge of all the other teachers. | 
| school supplies nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (equipment used at school) | 学校用品  xué xiào yòng pǐn | 
|   |   | 学生用品  xué shēng yòng pǐn | 
|   | In August our mother would take us shopping for school supplies. | 
| school tax nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (tax used to fund education) | 教育税  jiào yù shuì | 
|   | A school tax is often assessed to property owners. | 
| school trip nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (educational outing) | 学校组织的旅行  xué xiào zǔ zhī de lǚ xíng | 
|   | I'll never forget visiting the United Nations during our school trip to New York. | 
| school uniform nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (standard outfit worn by pupils) | 校服 
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|   | I have to wear a school uniform every day when I go to school. | 
school vacation (US),  school holiday (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (spring break, etc.) (寒暑假等) | 学校假期  xué xiào jià qī | 
| 备注: British English also uses "school holidays" in the plural. | 
|   | Most kids love school vacation because they get to stay up late and watch TV. | 
|   | 多数孩子都喜欢学校放假,这样他们就能熬夜看电视了。 | 
school work,  schoolwork nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (studies done at or for school) | 学校作业  xué xiào zuò yè | 
|   |   | 家庭作业  jiā tíng zuò yè | 
| school year nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (academic year: autumn to summer) | 学年  xué nián | 
|   | The 2009-10 school year began on August 25th. | 
| schoolboy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (male pupil) (小学、中学的) | 男生,小男孩 
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|   | Although a grown man, he often giggled like a school boy. | 
| secondary school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (junior, senior high) | 中等学校  zhōng děng xué xiào  | 
|   |   | 中学  zhōng xué | 
|   | Jimmy starts secondary school tomorrow. | 
| senior high school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (secondary, upper) | 高中  gāo zhōng  | 
|   | Those kids must go to senior high school - they look too old to be in junior high. |