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a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school 学生；（尤指）小学生 school pupils 小学生 a former/past pupil 以前/过去的学生 How many pupils does the school have? 这所小学有多少学生？ She now teaches only private pupils. 她现在只当私人教师。 Spending per pupil will rise. 每个学生的花费将会增加。
Synonyms studentstudentsee also day pupil- pupil
- schoolboy/schoolchild/schoolgirl
- student a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child:
Students are required to be in school by 8.30. 学生须在 8:30 以前到校。 Any high school student could tell you the answer. 随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
- pupil (British English)
a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school: 指学生，尤指小学生： The school has over 850 pupils. 这所小学有 850 多名学生。
- schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school:
Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage. 自从上学以来她就一直梦想着成为演员。
- a(n) good/bright/able/brilliant/star/outstanding student/pupil
- a naughty schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
- a disruptive student/pupil
- a(n) ex-/former student/pupil
- a school student/pupil
- to teach students/pupils/schoolboys/schoolgirls/schoolchildren
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2Daniel is the star pupil at school. 丹尼尔是学校的明星学生。 secondary school pupils 中学生 Ex-pupils try to have a reunion every five years. 以前的学生试图每五年重聚一次。 Pupils at Meadow School have raised £1 500 for charity. 梅多学校的学生为慈善事业筹集了1 500英镑。 The school has over 850 pupils. 这所小学有 850 多名学生。 What measures can we take to deal with disruptive pupils? 我们可以采取什么措施来处理捣乱的学生？ We expect pupil numbers to increase next year. 我们预计明年学生人数会增加。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- able
- bright
- good
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- teach
- exclude
- expel
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- attendance
- numbers
- assessment
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a person who is taught artistic, musical, etc. skills by an expert 弟子；门生；门徒 Charpentier took pupils and taught them composition and accompanying. Charpentier带着学生，教他们作曲和伴奏。 - pupil of somebody
The painting is by a pupil of Rembrandt. 这幅画为伦勃朗的一位弟子所作。
the small round black area at the centre of the eye 瞳孔；眸子；瞳仁 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dilated
- dilate
- enlarge
- dilate
- enlarge
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 late Middle English (in the sense ‘orphan, ward’): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus ‘boy’) and pupilla (diminutive of pupa ‘girl’).sense 3 late Middle English: from Old French pupille or Latin pupilla, diminutive of pupa ‘doll’ (so named from the tiny reflected images visible in the eye).