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a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school 學生；（尤指）小學生 school pupils 小學生 a former/past pupil 以前/過去的學生 How many pupils does the school have? 這所小學有多少學生？ She now teaches only private pupils. 她現在只當私人教師。 Spending per pupil will rise. 每個學生的花費將會增加。
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. 學生須在 8:30 以前到校。 Any high school student could tell you the answer. 随便一個高中生都可以告訴你答案。
- pupil (British English)
a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school: 指學生，尤指小學生： The school has over 850 pupils. 這所小學有 850 多名學生。
- schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school:
Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage. 自從上學以來她就一直夢想着成爲演員。
- 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. 丹尼爾是學校的明星學生。 secondary school pupils 中學生 Ex-pupils try to have a reunion every five years. 以前的學生試圖每五年重聚一次。 Pupils at Meadow School have raised £1 500 for charity. 梅多學校的學生爲慈善事業籌集了1 500英鎊。 The school has over 850 pupils. 這所小學有 850 多名學生。 What measures can we take to deal with disruptive pupils? 我們可以采取什麽措施來處理搗亂的學生？ We expect pupil numbers to increase next year. 我們預計明年學生人數會增加。
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；門生；門徒 Charpentier took pupils and taught them composition and accompanying. Charpentier帶着學生，教他們作曲和伴奏。 - pupil of somebody
The painting is by a pupil of Rembrandt. 這幅畫爲倫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).