- [countable]
a place where children go to be educated （中、小）学校 My brother and I went to the same school. 我和我哥哥上的是同一所学校。 - (formal)
Which school do they attend? 他们上的是哪一所学校？ I'm going to the school today to talk to Kim's teacher. 今天我要去学校和金的老师谈一谈。 We need more money for roads, hospitals and schools. 我们需要更多的资金来修公路、建医院和办学校。 The charity runs projects at local schools and youth organizations. 该慈善机构在当地学校和青年组织开展项目。 a girls'/boys' school 女子/男子学校 - school for somebody
a school for autistic children 自闭症儿童学校 school buildings 校舍 The kids get the school bus every morning. 孩子们每天早上都坐校车。
Grammar Point schoolsee also church school, community school, day school, elementary school, faith school, first school, free school, grade school, high school, lower school, night school, nursery school, preparatory school, primary school, private school, Rugby School, secondary school, state schoolschool 学校 - When a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to use the:
school 指机构时，不需用定冠词 the： When do the children finish school? 孩子们什么时候毕业？
指校舍时要用定冠词 the： I’ll meet you outside the school. 我在学校外面等你。
prison、jail、court 和 church 的用法相同： Her husband spent three years in prison. 她丈夫坐了三年牢。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1It is a failing school with some of the worst results in the city. 那所学校教学质量不达标，有些成绩是市里最差的。 Their son's at the school near the station. 他们的儿子在车站附近的学校上学。 the cleverest child in the school 全校最聪明的孩子 I'll meet you outside the school. 我在学校外面等你。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
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- first
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- attend
- go to
- enter
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- child
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- after school
- at (a/the) school
- in (a/the) school
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- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
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(used without the or a 不与 the 和 a 连用 the process of learning in a school; the time during your life when you go to a school 上学；上学阶段 - (British English)
to start/leave school 入学；（结束义务教育）离开中学 - (North American English)
to start/quit school 入学；（结束义务教育）离开中学 Where did you go to school? 你是在哪里上的大学？ - (British English) at school
All my kids are still at school. 我的孩子还都在上学。 Can you remember you first day at school? 你还记得你上学的第一天吗？ - (North American English) in school
All my kids are still in school. 我的孩子还都在上学。 - (North American English)
to teach school (= teach in a school) 教书 The transition from school to work can be difficult. 从在学校念书到上班工作，这一转变有时候可真不容易。 The school year was nearly over. 学年快结束了。
British/American at / in schoolat / in school- In British English somebody who is attending school is at school:
I was at school with her sister. 我和她妹妹过去在同一个学校读书。
I have a ten-year-old in school. 我有个十岁的孩子在上学。
Collocations EducationEducation 教育 Learning 学习 - acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
获得／缺少教育／培训／资格 - receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
得到／给某人提供培训／指导 - develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
制订课程方案／教学大纲 - give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会 - hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
办班；举办研讨会／讲习班 - sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
报名参加／修读课程
School 学校 - go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所 - be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
在读一年级、二年级等 - study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等 - (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题 - be the victim/target of bullying
成为被欺负的受害者／对象 - (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校 - be expelled from/be suspended from school
被学校开除／暂时停学
Work and exams 功课和考试 - do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究 - work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文 - finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业 - hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文 - study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背 - take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
参加考试 - (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格
University 大学 - apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
申请／上／开始上大学 - leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位） - study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程 - (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
主修／辅修生物学／哲学 - earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位
He was expelled from school for verbally abusing his teacher. 他因辱骂老师被学校开除。 She didn't do very well at school. 她学习成绩不太好。 In Britain children start school when they are five. 在英国，儿童五岁开始上学。 He dropped out of school after the ninth grade. 他九年级后辍学了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
- comprehensive
- first
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- attend
- go to
- enter
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- child
- kid
- boy
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- after school
- at (a/the) school
- in (a/the) school
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- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
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(used without the or a 不与 the 和 a 连用 the time during the day when children are working in a school 上课（或上学）时间 School begins at 9. 9 点开始上课。 - after school
Shall I meet you after school today? 今天放学后我去找你好吗？ - at/in school
The kids are at/in school until 3.30. 孩子们到 3:30 才放学。 - off school
I'm off school this week. 我这周不上学。 - (especially British English)
His mum kept him off school for two weeks when he was ill. 他生病期间，妈妈两周没让他去上学。 - out of school (North American English)
His mom kept him out of school for two weeks when he was sick. 他生病时，他妈妈让他休学两周。 My parents let me stay home from school yesterday. 昨天父母让我待在家里，不去上学。 after-school activities 课外活动 The next day was Monday, a school day. 第二天是星期一，要上学。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
- comprehensive
- first
- …
- attend
- go to
- enter
- …
- child
- kid
- boy
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- after school
- at (a/the) school
- in (a/the) school
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- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
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- the school[singular]
all the children or students and the teachers in a school 学校全体师生 - [countable, uncountable]
(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a place where people go to learn a particular subject or skill 专业学校；专科学校 a drama/language/riding school 戏剧/语言/马术学校 He runs a karate school in San Jose, California. 他在加州圣何塞开了一所空手道学校。 She wants to go to art school. 她想去艺术学校。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
- comprehensive
- first
- …
- attend
- go to
- enter
- …
- child
- kid
- boy
- …
- after school
- at (a/the) school
- in (a/the) school
- …
- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
- …
- [countable, uncountable] (North American English, informal)
a college or university; the time that you spend there 学院；大学；上大学时期 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
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- kid
- boy
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- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
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a department of a college or university that teaches a particular subject （高等院校的）学院，系 the business/law/medical school 商学院/法学院/医学院 - school of something
the School of Dentistry 口腔医学系 He was determined to get into medical school. 他决心考上医学院。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nursery
- comprehensive
- first
- …
- attend
- go to
- enter
- …
- child
- kid
- boy
- …
- after school
- at (a/the) school
- in (a/the) school
- …
- be on the way home from school
- get ready for school
- get out of school
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a group of writers, artists, etc. whose style of work or opinions have been influenced by the same person or ideas 学派；流派 the Dutch school of painting 荷兰画派
- [countable]
a large number of fish or other sea animals, swimming together 群 a school of dolphins 一群海豚
see also old school
where children learn儿童学习的处所
students and teachers师生
for particular skill培养专门技能
college/university高等院校
of writers/artists作家；艺术家
of fish鱼
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 8 Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture-place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole. noun sense 9 late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu ‘troop’. Compare with shoal sense (1).
Idioms
one of the old school
an old-fashioned person who likes to do things as they were done in the past 守旧的人；保守派人物
school(s) of thought
too cool for school
- (informal)
very fashionable 守旧的人；保守派人物 The assistants look like they're too cool for school. 助手们看起来对学校来说太酷了。