:a school in the U.S. that you go to after high school:a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree)(美国)大学,学院
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She teaches art at a local college.她在一所地方高校教美术。
He graduated from one of the country's best colleges.他毕业于全国最好的大学之一。
She attended a business college.她曾就读于一所商学院。
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He attended college for several years, but didn't graduate.他上过几年大学,但是没毕业。
She dropped out of college.她从大学辍学了。
Where did you go to college? [=what college did you attend?]你在哪儿上的大学?
I went to Mount Holyoke College.我读的是曼荷莲学院。
When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester in Spain.我上大三时,在西班牙度过了一个学期。
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
college students/courses/professors大学学生/课程/教授
He is a college graduate.他是名大学毕业生。
She was the first in her family to get a college education.她是她家里第一个受过大学教育的人。
She teaches art at a local college. He graduated from one of the country's best colleges. She attended a business college. He attended college for several years, but didn't graduate. She dropped out of college. I went to Mount Holyoke College. When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester in Spain. the Edinburgh College of Art the London College of Fashion She is attending fashion college. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague — more at colleague
ADJECTIVE | VERB + COLLEGE | COLLEGE + VERB | COLLEGE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤community, local社區學院;地方大學▸➤private, public, state (especially NAmE) 私立/公立(英國指私立)/州立大學▸➤Christian, Ivy League, junior, liberal arts (all NAmE) 基督教大學;常春藤學院;大專;文科學院▸➤City Technology College(abbreviated to CTC) , further education(abbreviated to FE college) , sixth-form, tertiary, tutorial (all BrE) (英國)城市技術學校;繼續教育學院;(英國)第六學級學院;(英國)高等院校;私立考試輔導學校▸➤university (especially BrE) 大學學院▸➤military, police, secretarial, teachers, teacher-training, technical, training (especially BrE) 軍事/警察/文秘/師範/教師培訓/技術/職業培訓學院▸➤agricultural, art, music, sports, veterinary農業/藝術/音樂/體育/獸醫專科學院▸➤Bible, theological (especially BrE) 基督教聖經學院;神學院VERB + COLLEGE➤attend, go to上大學▸➤enter, start進入大學;開始上大學▸➤forgo, skip放棄上大學▸➤drop out of, flunk out of, quit (NAmE) 從大學輟學;(因不及格)從大學退學▸➤finish, graduate, graduate from, leave大學畢業◇After graduating (from) college, I landed a job in marketing.我大學畢業後找到一份市場營銷工作。COLLEGE + VERB➤offer sth, run sth大學開設⋯◇The college runs a course for would-be arts administrators.該學院為未來的藝術品管理者開設培訓課程。➤attract sb學院吸引某人➤employ sb學院雇用某人➤graduate sb (NAmE) 學院讓某人畢業◇The college graduated 50 students last year.去年該學院有 50 名學生畢業。COLLEGE + NOUN➤administrator, faculty, lecturer, professor, staff, teacher學院管理者/全體教職員/講師/教授/全體職員/教師◇the college staff (= all the people who work there) (BrE) 學院全體教職員工 ◇the college staff (= all the people who work there apart from those who teach) (NAmE) 學院全體職員➤chancellor, dean, president, principal (BrE) 學院院長▸➤boy, dropout, girl, graduate, kid (informal) , student學院男生;學院輟學者;學院女生;學院畢業生;大學生▸➤freshman, junior, senior, sophomore (NAmE) 大一/大三/大四/大二學生▸➤buddy (informal) , mate, informal) , room-mate大學時期的好友/夥伴/室友▸➤fraternity (NAmE) 大學男生聯誼會▸➤building, campus學院建築/校園▸➤chapel, library, room學院小教堂/圖書館/房間▸➤accommodation, dorm (NAmE, informal) , dormitory (NAmE) 學院住所;學院宿舍▸➤class, course, degree, education學院班級/課程/學位/教育▸➤credits (NAmE) 大學學分▸➤admissions, application, enrolment/enrollment學院錄取/入學申請/入學▸➤graduation大學畢業(典禮)◇college graduation exercises (NAmE) 大學畢業儀式➤fees, tuition (NAmE) 大學費用/學費➤loan大學助學貸款➤life學院生活▸➤athletics, sports學院運動競賽/體育活動▸➤basketball, football, etc.學院籃球/足球等➤bookstore (especially NAmE) 學院書店▸➤team學院運動隊PREPOSITION➤at college上大學◇She's away at college in Virginia.她去弗吉尼亞念大學了。◇I got interested in politics when I was at college. (BrE) 我上大學的時候對政治學產生了興趣。➤in college在大學裏◇Not all the lecturers are in college at any one time. (BrE) 不是所有的講師任何時間都在學院裏。◇I got interested in politics when I was in college. (NAmE) 我上大學時對政治學產生了興趣。➤to college去大學◇He's hoping to go to college next year.他希望明年去上大學。➤college of⋯學院◇a college of education教育學院