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词汇 course
释义 course
noun
uk /kɔːs/ us /kɔːrs/

coursenoun (CLASSES)


A1[ C ]
a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam or qualification: 课程;教程
on a course They're going away on a training course next week.下星期他们要出去上实习课。
do a course UKI'd like to do a writing course when I retire.
take a course mainly USSome time later, she started taking courses to become a chiropractor.
course inTim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle.蒂姆在纽卡斯尔大学修了为期3年的语言学课程。
I did a course in creative writing.我修了一门创造性写作课程。
Julie has signed up for courses on English and French this year.
There are still some vacancies for students in science and engineering courses.
The course comprises a class book, a practice book and an audio tape.
She's been offered a place on the nursing course.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Classes & courses
academic year
access course
advanced
Advanced Placement
asynchronous
field trip
foundation course
grade retention
grind
homework
HyFlex
immersion course
non-class
non-degree
on a course
open admissions
the national curriculum
visual aid
work placement
workshop

coursenoun (SPORTS AREA)


B1[ C ]
an area of land or water used for a sports event: 竞赛场地;球场;跑道;泳道
a golf course/cross-country course高尔夫球场/越野赛赛场
See also
racecoursemainly UK
He spends every weekend out on the golf course.
We walked the course the horses would have to run later.
The race was cancelled because the course was waterlogged.
He ran the course in less than an hour.
Flags mark the course the cyclists will be taking.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Surfaces on which sports take place
18-yard box
astroturf
backstretch
bound
canvas
diamond
goal line
gridiron
ground staff
hard court
midfield
MUGA
near post
off his/her lineidiom
out of boundsidiom
ring
rink
sideline
skatepark
surface

coursenoun (DEVELOPMENT)


C1[ S ]
the often gradual development of something, or the way something happens, or a way of doing something: 进展;进程;经过,过程
Did the scandal have any effect on the course of the election?丑闻对选举进程有影响吗?
If our rivals are spending more on advertising, we'll have to follow the same course.如果对手增加广告投入,我们也只得奉陪。
in the course ofIn the course of (= during) the interview it became clear that he was not the right person for the job.面试表明他并不适合这份工作。
course of action What would be an appropriate course of action in such a situation?在这种情况下采取什么样的措施才合适呢?
course of justiceHe argued that he had served the course of justice by telling the truth, even after an 11-year wait.
pervert the course of justiceUKThe defendants are also accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.被告还被指控企图妨碍司法公正。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

necessary action
actionThey are considering legal action.
course of actionThey have not yet decided on a particular course of action.
measureMeasures are in place to prevent flooding.
stepThese simple steps will ensure that infections are not spread.
 in the course of timeUK(also USover the course of time)
after a period of time: 经过一段时间;最后;终有一天
I assume they plan to have children in the course of time.我想他们总有一天会打算要孩子的。
 with the course of time
UK(also USover the course of time)
gradually: 逐渐地;稳步地
With the course of time, I've learned to live with my disability.渐渐地,我学会了接受自己残疾的现实。
Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back.一旦我们承诺采取这一行动,就没有回头路。
We came up against a lot of problems in the course of building our extension.我们在扩建过程中遇到好多问题。
In the course of history, love has driven men and women to strange extremes.在历史的进程中,爱情曾经迫使男人和女人做出荒谬极端的事情。
I was grateful for his letter which hastened the course of the enquiry.
He has been accused of obstructing the course of justice .
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ways of achieving things
a means to an endidiom
actively
aid
another
avenue
bases
basis
formula
media
method
methodological
methodologically
procedure
standard operating procedure
strategy
styleless
stylistic
stylistically
thus
vehicle

coursenoun (DIRECTION)


C1[ Cusually singular, U ]
the direction in which a vehicle, especially an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, moves, or the path along which a river flows: (尤指飞机、航天器或轮船的)航向,航道,路线;(河流的)流向,水道
Changing the course of the river would cause serious environmental damage to the whole valley.河流改道会严重危害整个流域的环境。
 change course
to start moving in a different direction:
The pilot avoided a collision by changing course.飞行员改变航向避免了一起碰撞事故。
Fortunately, the hurricane changed course and missed big population centres.
to start doing something in a different way than planned, or to start being done in a different way:
We hope the increased pressure on him may persuade him to change course.
There will be a reluctance to change course, since that implies admitting the initial decision was wrong.
The debate completely changed course after Liz made her speech.莉兹发言后辩论方向完全改变了。
 on course
likely to happen, or likely to succeed as planned: 可能发生的;可能如愿以偿的
Because of the recession, we're on course for record unemployment levels.
 off course
in a position where something or someone is unlikely to achieve what is wanted or needed, or to operate smoothly:
They need to know why their policies are off course.
Uncertainty can easily blow the stock market off course.
She is very determined and will not allow anyone to knock her off course.
All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course.所有的外交努力都失败了,现在两国发生冲突似乎在所难免。
He drove in an erratic course down the road.他开车忽左忽右地在路上行驶。
Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder德国与波兰的部分边界是沿奥德河划分的。
The ship held its course.
Most parents try to steer a middle course between imposing very strict discipline and letting their kids run wild.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Direction of motion
abduct
abduction
adduct
adduction
against the current
circumduction
cross-country
destined
direction
direction of travel
en route
face
inbound
into
leftward
multidirectional
outbound
overland
right
west

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Changing direction
Changing
Failing and doing badly
Impossible and improbable

coursenoun (MEAL)


A2[ C ]
a part of a meal that is served separately from the other parts: 一道菜
a four-course lunch四道菜的午餐
main courseA traditional British main course consists of a meat dish with potatoes and other vegetables.传统的英国主菜由肉加土豆及其他蔬菜组成。
If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert.如果你做主菜,那我就来做甜点。
I've only eaten one course and I'm already full.我才吃了一道菜,就已经吃饱了。
By the time the fourth course was served, I was stuffed to the gills.第四道菜上来的时候,我都撑到嗓子眼了。
The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer, main course and dessert - including tip and a modest wine is about $25.
I had salmon for my main course.我主菜吃了鲑鱼。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Meals & parts of meals
accompaniment
afternoon tea
afters
amuse-bouche
antipasto
elevenses
English breakfast
feast
feeding
finger buffet
plat du jour
plate meal
ploughman's lunch
postprandial
pot luck
tapas
tea
tea party
teatime
tiffin

coursenoun (MEDICAL TREATMENT)


[ C ]
a fixed number of regular medical treatments: 疗程
put someone on a course of somethingMy doctor's put me on a course of antibiotics.医生让我接受了一个疗程的抗生素治疗。
UKShe needed a six-month course of physiotherapy after she broke her leg.腿骨折后她需要一个为期6个月的理疗疗程。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medicine in different forms
bactericidal
biopharmaceutical
blister pack
bolus
booster
Caplet
HRT
medication
ointment
palliative
pill
potion
prescribed
radiation therapy
recommended dose
remedy
RT
scrip
syringe
topically

coursenoun (LAYER)


[ C ] architecture specialized
a continuous horizontal layer of bricks or other building material(砖瓦等建筑材料的)层
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Building materials
acoustic tile
adobe
agglomerate
airbrick
asphalt
decking
drywall
fibro
fixing
flagged
oakum
particle board
paving
prestressed
putty
tile
two-by-four
unreinforced
wattle
wattle and daub

coursenoun (BLOOD)


 courses[ plural ]old use
the bleeding from a woman's uterus(= the organ in the body in which a baby develops before birth) that happens about once a month when she is not pregnant:
Her courses ceased and she knew that she was with child.

Grammar



Of course
We use of course to refer to things that are obvious or already known to the speaker and listener, or to everybody: …

Idioms


of course
of course not
course
verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
 formaluk /kɔːs/ us /kɔːrs/
to flow quickly or in large amounts: 奔流;奔涌;大量流动
course downTears were coursing down his cheeks.泪水从他的脸颊滚落。
course throughYou could almost hear the blood coursing through her veins as she passed the finishing line.她冲过终点时你几乎听得到血液在她血管里流动的声音。
figurativeA new wave of idealism is coursing through our schools.一股新的理想主义浪潮正席卷我们的学校。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Movement of liquids
backsplash
be dripping with somethingidiom
brim
brim over
brim with something
drool
funnel
leakage
pour
pour-over
reinject
reinjection
respray
ripple
spate
staunch
stem
swash
swill
swirl

course | American Dictionary


course
noun[ C ]
us/kɔrs, koʊrs/

coursenoun[C] (DIRECTION)


the particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows:
A southern course will take our flight over Texas.
The ship was blown off course (= away from its course) in the storm.

coursenoun[C] (DEVELOPMENT)


the often gradual development of something, or the way something happens, or a way of doing something:
He always chats with waiters and waitresses and becomes their best friends during the course of dinner.

coursenoun[C] (CLASSES)


a set of classes in a subject at a school or university:
He taught a course in film history at Harvard University.

coursenoun[C] (SPORTS AREA)


an area used for a sports event:
a golf course

coursenoun[C] (MEAL)


a part of a meal served separately from the other parts:
the meat course

Idioms


of course
of course not

course | Business English


course
noun[ C ]
uk /kɔːs/us
a series of lessons on a particular subject:
course in/on sthWe provide courses in commerce, finance, and basic marketing.
During the course, students will learn traditional business and project management skills.
run/teach/offer a courseMy company offers a lot of in-house training courses.
enrol on a courseHe has enrolled on a book-keeping course.
be on/go on/do a courseGoing on a course is a great way of learning in a focused environment.
take a course (in sth)She decided to take a course in recruitment practice to expand her career.
pass/fail/complete a courseStudents who fail to complete the course will not be awarded a certificate.
a course runs/takes placeOur courses run between September and May.
a two-year/part-time/full-time, etc. coursea three-day ICT course
an MBA/a management course
a degree/distance-learning course
See also
correspondence course
refresher course
sandwich course
training course

Examples of course


course
My judgement is that such experiences are no less vivid than ordinary experience, although of course greatly reduced in informational content.
Of course, a generalised norm or level mapping can be interpreted as an ordinary norm or level mapping by restricting its domain to ground objects.
Of course, many of the objectives could have also been accomplished by regulations.
In the course of time, these tools were discarded and replaced by new ones made of local flint varieties.
These stresses and antisocial behavior may, in turn, cause an increase in children's internalizing problems through the life course.
This, of course, tells us very little about the actual practice of telemedicine.
The preface tells us that the book is intended to back up a second-year university course, presumably in stratigraphy as defined by the author.
On a day-to-day level, re-ection of a mediational character was drawn into teaching sessions across the entire course.
From 1961 onwards archaeology was taught as a so-called further education course, which followed studies in another discipline lasting four to five years.
In addition to teaching linguistics courses for teachers, she teaches children's literature.
She discusses in detail four areas of verbal hygiene: copy editing, teaching grammar in schools, 'political correctness', and self-help language courses for women.
Of course adaptation to consumers' preferences took on a specific form.
Early vegetative symptoms, however, may also contribute to the high rates of depression seen later in the course of immune activation.
However, they found the methodology course itself too theoretical.
Governments that are responsive are generally more legitimate than those that do not, and should experience less instability, all other things being equal, of course.
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Collocations withcourse


course

These are words often used in combination with course.

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accelerated course
In others—in mathematics for example—he is taking an accelerated course, and in biology he is attending the senior sixth form discussion group.
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advanced course
This chapter was a boon to my students in an advanced course in linguistic anthropology.
alternative course
Given a probability distribution and a utility function, both with the appropriate properties, the agent calculates the expected utility of each alternative course of action.
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