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 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。
• 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。
• What makes you so sure I went to prep school?
  你凭什么认定我是预科生？
• I sent her to a nice prep school back east.
  我她送到东部一所一流的寄宿学校。
• Just two days before she killed herself, Val gave me a gift, a token of congratulations on being accepted to the Naval Academy prep school in Rhode Island.
  就在她自己的两天前，威尔给了我一个礼物，对我被罗得岛海军预备学院接受以示祝贺。
• They went to prep school together, apparently.
  他们以前好像念的同一所公立学校。
• This list, while arbitrary, reflects the fact that many parents send their kids to prep school specifically so they can get into the most prestigious universities.
  这个名单具有一定的随意性和可变性，但是却反映了一个事实：很多家长送他们的孩子去预科学校读书的一个尤为重要的目的是使他们的孩子能够进入最有名的大学。
• Time spent on prep time high school students spend much less than junior highschool students.
  在预习花费的时间上，高中生花费的时间要远远少于初中生。
• I had a headmaster just like him in prep school.
  我在预校就有个教官像他。