prep school

英 [ˈprep skuːl]

美 [ˈprep skuːl]

n.  预备学校(英国为11或13岁以下的儿童开办的私立学校); 预备学校，预科学校(美国为准备升入大学者开设的私立学校)

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柯林斯词典

• 预备学校（英国为11或13岁以下的儿童开办的私立学校）
  In Britain, aprep schoolis a private school where children are educated until the age of 11 or 13.
• N-VAR 预备学校，预科学校（美国为准备升入大学者而设的私立学校）
  In the United States, aprep schoolis a private school for students who intend to go to college after they leave.
  1. ...an exclusive prep school in Washington.
     华盛顿一所贵族预科学校

英英释义

noun

• a private secondary school
  Synonym:preparatory school

双语例句

• Looking just as snazzy as his teacher, Glee's prep school spy plays the part – and dashingly!
  《欢乐合唱团》中的演员克里斯看着和他在剧中的老师一样时髦。
• He had sandy hair, and I think I was especially aware of him because he looked more like a kid from a prep school than a customer in a West Side bank.
  他长着浅棕色的头发。我想我之所以特别注意到他，是因为他看上去像个预科学校的孩子，而不像个西区银行的顾客。
• I had applied to the academy twice before I was finally accepted to the prep school, an education that would put me on my way to a commission from Annapolis.
  在被预备役学院最终接受之前我曾经两次申请，一种可以把我从安娜波里斯转回正途的教育。
• One of my most vivid memories is of coming back West from prep school and later from college at Christmas time.
  我记忆中最鲜明的景象之一就是每年圣诞节从预备学校，以及后来从大学回到西部的情景。
• China Prep follows five Chinese students through their final high-pressure year at an elite high school in Sichuan Province.
  《中国高考》的镜头跟随着四川省一所精英高中的五名学生，报道了他们度过的高强度高三。
• We used to do this sort of thing all the time at prep school.
  我们上学的时候也经常做这种事。
• I had a headmaster just like him in prep school.
  我在预校就有个教官像他。
• He left Los Angeles three years ago to go to prep powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, and was one of the top high school recruits.
  三年前，他离开洛杉矶，前往强大的奥克山私立高级中学并成为其高中篮球队里的最好的新手之一。
• He grew up working-class in Manhattan and was always drawn to the prep school mystique.
  他成长于曼哈顿的工人阶级，总是被预科神秘性所吸引。
• But in the end, the real value of a prep school education is more than just getting into Harvard.
  然而最后我们得出的结论是，预科学校的教育的真正价值决不仅止于让孩子进入类似哈佛的名牌大学。