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the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that is the result of this training 训练；训导；纪律；风纪 The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. 这所学校因纪律严格而名闻遐迩。 Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. 新兵受严格的纪律约束。 harsh/rigorous/rigid/iron discipline 严厉/严格/严格/严格的纪律 She keeps good discipline in class. 她严格执行课堂纪律。 to instill/enforce/impose/maintain discipline 灌输╱执行╱施加╱维持纪律 Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. 家里缺乏纪律意味着许多学生发现很难适应学校井然有序的环境。 a serious breach of discipline 严重违反纪律
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb2, Educationb2He quickly brought order and discipline to the regiment. 他很快使该团秩序井然、纪律严明。 It's unfair to dismiss somebody for a single breach of discipline. 一次违纪就开除，这不公平。 Modern schools lack discipline. 现代学校缺乏纪律约束。 She believes children need discipline. 她认为孩子们需要纪律约束。 Students have to learn discipline. 学生要学会守纪律。 The chancellor has stabilized the economy through strict fiscal discipline. 通过严格的财务控制，财政大臣稳定了经济。 The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school. 新校长加强了学校的纪律。 The school was criticized for having very poor discipline. 该校被指责纪律很差。 The teacher was unable to maintain discipline. 那名老师无法维持纪律。 They submitted to the discipline imposed by their leaders. 他们遵守领导制订的纪律。 We need better discipline in our schools. 我们的学校需要更好的纪律。 We need someone who is good at instilling discipline. 我们需要一个善于引入纪律的人。 a breakdown of discipline in the classroom 课堂上秩序大乱 strict military discipline 严格的军纪 the discipline that the party exercises over its members 该党对其党员实行的纪律
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- firm
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- enforce
- exercise
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- problem
- a breach of discipline
- a breakdown in discipline
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a method of training your mind or body or of controlling your behaviour; an area of activity where this is necessary 训练方法；行为准则；符合准则的行为 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
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- strict
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- have
- show
- lack
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- a lack of discipline
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the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc. 自制力；遵守纪律 He'll never get anywhere working for himself—he's got no discipline. 他自己做事是不会有什么成就的——他毫无自制力。 Her determination and discipline were admirable. 她的决心和纪律令人钦佩。
Extra ExamplesIt is good discipline to learn to delegate. 学会下放权力是良好的素质。 It takes great discipline to learn a musical instrument. 学习乐器需要高度的自律能力。 something to help you bring discipline to your decision-making process 有助于在决策过程中增加克制力的东西
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
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an area of knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially in a university 知识领域；（尤指大学的）学科，科目 The new recruits were drawn from a range of academic disciplines. 新成员来自一系列学科。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1Scholars from various disciplines have been working on these problems. 来自不同领域的学者一直致力于解决这些问题。 Applications are welcome from candidates with a degree in a mathematics or other relevant discipline. 欢迎具有数学或其他相关学科学位的候选人申请。 social work and its related disciplines 社会工作及相关学科 experts in multiple disciplines 多学科的专家 academics from diverse academic disciplines 来自不同学科的学者 When did sociology emerge as a distinct discipline? 社会学是何时成为独立学科的？ They established psychology as an academic discipline. 他们确立了心理学的学科地位。 The university offers a wide range of disciplines. 大学设有许多不同的学科。 There is a lack of communication across disciplines. 不同学科之间缺乏交流。 Students are to be tested on the three core disciplines: mathematics, English and science. 学生要考 3 门核心科目：数学、英语和自然科学。 Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought. 一个学科内可以有不止一个学派。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- core
- main
- major
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- across disciplines
- within a/the discipline
- different disciplines
- diverse disciplines
- multiple disciplines
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mortification by punishing oneself’): via Old French from Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’, from discipulus ‘learner’, from discere ‘learn’.