| 单词 | class |
| 释义 | class (klɑːs , klæs ) Word forms: classes , classing , classed 1. countable noun A1 A class is a group of pupils or students who are taught together. He had to spend about six months in a class with younger students. Reducing class sizes should be a top priority. Synonyms: form [British], grade, study group, band 2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A1 A class is a course of teaching in a particular subject. He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night. I go to dance classes here in New York. 3. uncountable noun [in NOUN] A1 If you do something in class, you do it during a lesson in school. There is lots of reading in class. 4. singular noun The students in a school or university who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as the class of that year. These two members of Yale's Class of 2002 never miss a reunion. [+ of] 5. variable noun B2 Class refers to the division of people in a society into groups according to their social status. ...the relationship between social classes. What it will do is create a whole new ruling class. ...the characteristics of the British class structure. Synonyms: group, grouping, set, order 6. See also chattering classes, middle class, upper class, working class 7. countable noun B2 A class of things is a group of them with similar characteristics. Harbour staff noticed that measurements given for the same class of boats often varied. ...the division of the stars into six classes of brightness. [+ of] 8. verb If someone or something is classed as a particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things. Since the birds inter-breed they cannot be classed as different species. [be VERB-ed + as] I class myself as an ordinary working person. [V pron-refl + as] I would class my garden as medium in size. [VERB noun + as] He was not an explorer but can certainly be classed as a pioneer. [V-ed + as] Synonyms: classify, group, rate, rank 9. uncountable noun If you say that someone or something has class, you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated. [informal, approval] He's got the same style off the pitch as he has on it–sheer class. 10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as a class person or thing, you mean that they are very good. [journalism, informal] Kite is undoubtedly a class player. Synonyms: excellent, expert, good, great 11. See also business class, first-class, second-class, third-class, top-class, world-class 12. a class act phrase [NOUN inflects] If you say that someone such as a sports player or a performer is a class act, you mean that they are very good at what they do. [mainly journalism, informal] 13. in a class of one's own phrase If someone is in a class of their own, they have more of a particular skill or quality than anyone else. If something is in a class of its own, it is better than any other similar thing. As a player, he was in a class of his own. Quotations: The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class strugglesThe Communist Manifesto There are but two families in the world as my grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-notsDon Quixote The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And ordered their estateAll Things Bright and Beautiful Idioms: a class act someone, for example a sports player or a performer, who is very good at what they do Having been through the fire of media pressure she has retained her cool in a way that proves she is a class act . Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: art class A. J. had avoided her in art class, where Lydia had hoped to clear the air, as her horoscope had suggested. LEO: STAGE FRIGHT (2002) Another photo shows a detainee relaxing as he makes a sculpture in an art class. The Sun (2010) They met two sisters, also identical twins, in the art class and took them home for a double wedding. Globe and Mail (2003) Rarely had he taken a note, but he contributed thoughtfully to the class discussion. Christianity Today They realised that 'lively' meant 'annoying' and 'extremely eager to contribute to class discussion' contained the suppressed subclause 'but probably shouldn't'. Times, Sunday Times The student must demonstrate clear and specific interaction with the assigned reading material and class discussion. Christianity Today Year 7 youngsters were set the project after a class discussion on the outrage. The Sun Classes are meant to include class discussion and critical analysis of subject matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The class divide informs the generational divide. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is a harrowing tale of poverty and class divide in Scotland. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The numbers, and my own outgoings, point to a glaring class divide and not one likely to become any less pronounced. Times, Sunday Times (2015) At least one formal class lesson was given in each subject each week. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I would rehearse my class lessons with him. Times, Sunday Times They find class lessons, trying to sit still 'on the mat' while the teacher explains the mysteries of phonics, bewildering and intolerable. Times, Sunday Times It was designed to be used for sport as well as class lessons and lacks a tie. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some teaching assistants at this level may teach portions of the class lessons, or teach lessons to small groups of students who need extra instruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would have been the poorest person in the world to attend a class reunion. Christianity Today We are having a class reunion. The Sun It will, she admits, 'be like a class reunion'. Times, Sunday Times Going in there was like a class reunion. Times, Sunday Times We met at a class reunion eight years after 9/11. The Sun The class session that formerly addressed the value of spiritual growth now concentrates on building skills. Christianity Today A class session on love and openness would have gained the favor and blessing of the pastor and other influential members of the congregation. Christianity Today At the end of the class session, they review their observations with the teacher and then leave the form with the person who has just taught. Christianity Today The system keeps a log of every class session, so student records are always available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Teachers begin and end each class session with whole-group instruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The programme had 45 applications and the pilot class size of ten was drawn from a range of universities. Times,Sunday Times The academic said that making allowances for hay fever would have a similar impact on results as expensive targeted programmes such as reducing class size. Times, Sunday Times Many of our schools could transform their situation by increasing class size. Times, Sunday Times Word of mouth has increased the class size. Christianity Today The average class size in independent schools now stands at 10 pupils per teacher. Times, Sunday Times If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first junior college class graduated in 1910. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Community service project hours must be completed prior to the start of the college class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seniors will be given the opportunity for a college class, an industry certification class, or a senior capstone project class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It gives a chance for students to take a community college class in high school and earn a college credit for it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you conduct a class war via the medium of clothes, you could end up looking dreadful. Times, Sunday Times From years 7 to 10, 3 teachers conduct a class of 50 students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As part of an employment test which began in 2008, applicants must demonstrate their ability to conduct a class only in the language. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While church members conduct the classes, many of the participants are not members of the church. Christianity Today Unconventional in his attire and his manner of conducting his classes, there was something in him that drew students and colleagues alike to him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also organises cookery classes, truffle hunts and visits to local wineries. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And for those wanting to learn the secrets of her crispy baclava, she runs cookery classes throughout the summer. The Sun (2015) With her emphasis on local organic produce and cookery classes for pupils and parents, she represents a new breed of dinner lady. Times, Sunday Times (2009) From pop-up restaurants to street stalls, fill your belly to the brim with delicious local grub, plus get hands-on in a cooking class. The Sun Or challenge your introverted natures with a group activity, such as a cooking class, movie group or book club. Times, Sunday Times Highlights in the city include a market tour and a cooking class. Times, Sunday Times You spend the afternoon attending a lecture, perhaps a cooking class, do some aquatics with an instructor in the pool, get a pedicure at the spa. Times, Sunday Times Take part in a cooking class. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps as many as 40 per cent (according to one estimate) of people might be considered members of the creative class. Times,Sunday Times To be successful, places need to attract and keep members of this creative class. Times,Sunday Times Now, he explained, living here feels like being at the center of something rapidly expanding and evolving: a vibrant creative class; a community of engaged artists, architects, and chefs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As land and property values soar, even comparatively well-off members of the creative class are being priced out. Times, Sunday Times It makes a made-it accountant feel that he's joining the creative class. Times, Sunday Times I saw her first in a creative writing class. Times, Sunday Times Eventually, though, given the novel's realist conventionality and languorous length, the even, measured tone feels frustratingly limpid and blandly benign, the coldly polished product of a creative writing class. The Times Literary Supplement Your word skills deserve to be developed perhaps via a creative writing class and, yes, you would enjoy it and could find a hot new love there. The Sun In an attempt to improve his writing skills, he took a bus to the local community college to enroll in a creative writing class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The article itself was a favour to a friend in my creative writing class and it turned out to be a cover story... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I did my first dance class at the age of 22, when most dancers are well into their careers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And if you want to gain more from your physical exercise than simply improved fitness or a trim torso, you could always try a dance class. Times, Sunday Times (2009) You may be reluctant to join a sociable dance class at first, but it could lead to a love meeting. The Sun (2016) So she invites him to her dance class to learn the tango. The Sun (2015) Until recently, my only significant contact had been while supervising a group of seminarians in a clinical pastoral education class. Christianity Today Recently most elementary schools have specific health classes for students as well as physical education class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1928, the company held its first customer engineering education class, demonstrating an early recognition of the importance of tailoring solutions to fit customer needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often, students who participate for one year receive credit in lieu of a physical education class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its physical education class includes golf, tennis, and outdoor survival skills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And soon it's not just the veg that are green, but the entire class. Times, Sunday Times I've asked the entire class for a match, even the really bad players, but nothing. Times, Sunday Times It creates an entire class of people who gather more food than they consume. The Times Literary Supplement The entire class chants 'ohm' together. Times, Sunday Times The entire class takes off at speed. Times, Sunday Times The meeting was intended to create a moment of reconciliation after an election in which the veteran leftist was portrayed as an enemy of the entrepreneurial class. Times, Sunday Times For such an entrepreneurial class to develop, firstly, an ethos of delayed gratification, a preference for capital accumulation over expenditure, and high tolerance of risk must be present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Business leaders spoke of an act of 'economic vandalism' against the entrepreneurial classes. Times, Sunday Times Since then there has been no sign of the minister making herself available for feedback from the entrepreneurial classes. Times, Sunday Times Unusual but welcome developments at work give you the motivation you need to sign up for a fitness class - and stick with it. The Sun Yup, the two teams are challenged to come up with a fitness class to sell to health clubs - cue some seriously watchthrough-your-fingers cringeworthy moments. The Sun Hot spots: a fitness class, a party and a showroom. The Sun A fitness class set to classic dance anthems. Times, Sunday Times Going to a fitness class, mostly to support a friend, can have a good outcome. The Sun At any rate, she was accepted into the freshman class. Christianity Today It turned out that about half of my freshman class had the future goal to 'save the world,'; and many of them had a plan for how they'd do it. Christianity Today It isn't even freshman class. Houston Chronicle The school opened its doors in 1991 with a sophomore class, later adding a freshman class in the fall of 1995. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school began accepting smaller numbers of students into the freshman class, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The graduate class has become a new class, insulated and isolated from the educationally deprived. Times, Sunday Times The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It opened in 1999 but the first graduating class did not graduate until 2002. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The second graduating class only saw one graduate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The graduating class of 1956 was the last class to graduate from the old school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A kindergarten class was taking a field trip to the local police station. Christianity Today This isn't a kindergarten class. The Sun I had put the work of art together earlier that day in kindergarten class. Globe and Mail There was one kindergarten class with a total of 13 students in the municipality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The kindergarten class was declared illegal because there was no normal department. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He planned to study journalism, but became discouraged after a poor grade in a large lecture class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He held regular discussions with students before and after his lecture classes and thus innovated the law seminar. Times, Sunday Times The lecture classes and lab work of these subjects are usually held in the afternoons to enable students to attend the clinical wards and out patient departments in the mornings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She pulled me out of my math class to tell me that. Times, Sunday Times Learning about matrices in math class, for example, was difficult for me. Times, Sunday Times I'd rather be in math class. Christianity Today Unfortunately, she can not go, as she has to attend remedial math class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She attends her first-period math class, taught by the new principal, but instead of usual number-crunching, she starts speaking about feelings and smell in math. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When he was 16, armed conflict broke out between his wealthy merchant class and the nobility. Christianity Today The young leader has continued the gradual easing of the deadening hand of all-encompassing state planning and allowed the development of the donju merchant class. Times, Sunday Times On one side of the gallery we find works commissioned by royal and noble patrons and by members of the newly emerging merchant class. Times, Sunday Times The brotherhood's links with the merchant class soon spread its influence across the region and farther afield. Times, Sunday Times He also saw problems with the merchant class at the time, which he accused of conspiring to fix prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All students in every school had to take and pass a music class in order to matriculate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The activity could be forest bathing but it might also be a music class, a healthy cooking course or an urban gardening group. Times, Sunday Times My son goes to music class. canada.com Students also take a music class three times a week. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The year after, one chamber music class opened. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can develop your qualifications by attending night classes or signing up to open learning. The Sun (2013) It usually works better to find a new interest such as going to a night class. The Sun (2012) Instead he spent six years going to night classes to get the qualifications he needed to go to university. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The task of the volunteers, which required 35 hours per week, was to focus online class discussion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During lockdown the academy has provided free online classes. Times,Sunday Times Actual online classes also offer insight into the dedication it takes to be a dancer, the effort behind the effortlessness. Times,Sunday Times Try to stay on board as it rolls and tilts through 100+ exercises and dozens of online classes. Times,Sunday Times Universities suggested that they would continue in-person lessons, despite lockdown guidance recommending online classes where possible. Times,Sunday Times She also takes a photography class to distract herself from her drama. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Correa had gone out with a portable cassette player and a camera for her photography class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each year, photography class participants undertake a personal journey of creation through photographys aesthetic, ethical and technological issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While studying tourism she joined a friend in a photography class and instantly became hooked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had always had an interest in photography in general, but the schools she attended did not offer photography classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why would a genuinely privileged class want to draw attention to itself in this way? Times, Sunday Times The merchants were a privileged class, although they had to make tributary payments to the nobility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their basic themes are exorcism rites, ritual dances, biting satire, parody of human weaknesses, social evils and the privileged class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nobility remained the privileged class, but the privilege was now practically limited to those with land property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This annoyed the privileged classes, who did not like it when clothes were used to camouflage lowly birth. Times, Sunday Times She discovered upward social mobility is now faltering, following a golden age of opportunity that saw the professional classes swell. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Marriage rates have dropped precipitously among the poor at the same time as they are rising among the professional classes. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The young professional classes have been moving in, attracted by the new transport links and attractive prices. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I am writing this right after my psychology class. Christianity Today Especially after an honest look in the mirror or our first psychology class. Christianity Today He did so poorly in his introductory psychology class that his professor insisted that he pursue another major. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Boring notes that his interest in psychology had already begun in 1905 when he took an elementary psychology class as an elective while pursuing his engineering degree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Focused on personal development, it offered writing and psychology classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She now tries to limit her regular class sizes to 15 but recently agreed to let in more pupils. Times,Sunday Times He had to go into a regular class and wait for seven or eight months to see a school psychologist to be retested. Globe and Mail The school goes directly from a regular class schedule to its finals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Professors may also use their teaching assistants to help teach discussions during regular class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The average regular class retiree gets $970 per month. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A key attribute of the new ruling class is to be married to a successful and feisty woman. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The vote has turned into one of confidence in Italy's ruling class. Times, Sunday Times (2016) His father raised the young man to be a scion of the ruling class. THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) Do you remember who graduated in the top five of your high school class? Christianity Today All the same, she graduated top of her high school class and considered going to university. Times, Sunday Times I remember my primary school class being told to draw what we wanted to be. Times, Sunday Times The changes include a return to the practice of having only one teacher per primary school class and cutting the amount of teaching time. Times, Sunday Times The uniformity of style chimes with the tradition of the school class photograph. The Times Literary Supplement He was drawing doodles on his latex glove, like a bored fourth-grader sitting in science class. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And then we talked about some of the conflicts between what he learned in science class and religion class at his parochial school. Christianity Today (2000) Each seminar then selects a representative from their class to act as their seminar class representative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school's seniors also conduct either a mentorship or seminar class during their senior year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Currently, they maintain a normal schedule with 8 periods, including a seminar class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, the students each take a seminar class every year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All first-year students take a basic freshman seminar class to introduce them to college life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students are reporting lecturers who arrive late or skip class by texting a hotline set up to stamp out academic tardiness. Times, Sunday Times At the age of 14 he decided to audition for a local theatre company thinking it was a cool way to skip class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eventually, they manage to skip class after lying to the science teacher that they are going to the bathroom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At high school, he felt the teaching was too slow and was allowed by his teachers to skip class two to three days a week. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What started out peacefully quickly turned chaotic, as more students decided to use the protest as an excuse to skip class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They've even started up a scheme to attract a special class of visitor. Times, Sunday Times He holds 4% of the shares, but they are a special class that carry 10 times the voting rights of ordinary shares. Times, Sunday Times When it comes to this special class of basic human needs, free-market disciplines need to be restrained. Times, Sunday Times His teammates seem convinced he already belongs in a special class. Globe and Mail Two years ago the company returned another 250m via an issue of a special class of shares. Times, Sunday Times The new leaders confront a growing urban class ready to take to the streets to protest about environmental ruin and to oppose polluting projects. Times, Sunday Times The small, educated urban class had little in common with the conservative countryside. Globe and Mail Plague and famine hit the urban class in greater proportion, and thus the people who knew how to keep civic services running. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Together, these factors culminated in the withdrawal of the urban class from all forms of military activity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 War disasters in the middle of that century devastated the urban classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now, a booming economy and growing prosperity has created a new wealthy class. Times, Sunday Times Capitalizing on the power of the wealthy class to whom they appealed, retailers took advantage of cheaply available printing methods and began selling retail catalogues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He soon became the favorite practitioner of the wealthy class in the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meat had also become a symbol of class separation, with wealthy class consumers demanding red meat, and lower-class families eating potatoes and vegetables. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This backfired, and the veil became more popular than ever among the workers, whereas prior to this was mostly used by the middle, wealthier classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He started going to the weekly class six months ago. The Sun Each weekly class takes about three hours, with a short test at the end, but you can stop and start at your convenience. Times, Sunday Times Year 7 and 8 students have a weekly class learning a language. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After 21 years as a weekly series with a home track schedule, in 2012 the division was discontinued as a weekly class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was asked by a casting director to teach a weekly class to young actors on film technique. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I wanted a real working ranch, not a dude ranch with an infinity pool and a spa and a yoga class. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The class begins like any normal yoga class by putting down your mat and warming up. The Sun (2015) In the meantime, avoid stimulants such as caffeine, and learn some relaxation exercises at a yoga class. The Sun (2012) If you take a hot yoga class or use the sauna, never enter without slapping on loads of hair conditioner. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If your jiggles are stopping your jiggy, banish them with a jog round the park or a regular yoga class. The Sun (2013) Translations: Chinese: 年级, 阶级, 品位 Japanese: 分類, 社会階級, 気品 |
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