| 单词 | course |
| 释义 | course (kɔːʳs ) Word forms: courses , coursing , coursed 1. A1 Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course. 2. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] The course of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, is the route along which it is travelling. The pilot requested clearance to alter course to avoid the storm. The tug was seaward of the Hakai Passage on a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline. 3. countable noun [usually singular] A course of action is an action or a series of actions that you can do in a particular situation. My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic. [+ of] He must fall on his sword. That's the only course left open to him. Vietnam is trying to decide on its course for the future. [+ for] Synonyms: procedure, plan, policy, programme 4. singular noun You can refer to the way that events develop as, for example, the course of history or the course of events. ...a series of decisive naval battles which altered the course of history. [+ of] In the natural course of events cows would wish to be milked more than twice a day. His adult life mirrored the downward course of his father's life. Synonyms: progression, order, unfolding, development 5. countable noun A1 A course is a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject. ...a course in business administration. [+ in] I'm shortly to begin a course on the modern novel. [+ on] Synonyms: classes, course of study, programme, schedule 6. See also access course, correspondence course, refresher course, sandwich course 7. countable noun A course of medical treatment is a series of treatments that a doctor gives someone. Treatment is supplemented with a course of antibiotics to kill the bacterium. [+ of] She went to her doctor, who offered to put her on a course of tranquillizers. 8. countable noun A2 A course is one part of a meal. The lunch was excellent, especially the first course. ...a three-course dinner. 9. countable noun B1+ In sport, a course is an area of land where races are held or golf is played, or the land over which a race takes place. Only 12 seconds separated the first three riders on the Bickerstaffe course. In July comes the Tour de France, when 200 cyclists cover a course of 2,000 miles. Synonyms: racecourse, race, circuit, cinder track 10. countable noun The course of a river is the channel along which it flows. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course. 11. verb If a liquid courses somewhere, it flows quickly. [literary] The tears coursed down his cheeks. [VERB preposition/adverb] When you're sitting still, you need less blood coursing through your arteries. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: run, flow, stream, gush 12. in the course of phrase If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time. In the course of the 1930s, steel production in Britain approximately doubled. We struck up a conversation, in the course of which it emerged that he was a sailing man. 13. as a matter of course phrase If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life. If police are carrying arms as a matter of course then doesn't it encourage criminals to carry them? 14. on course/off course phrase If a ship or aircraft is on course, it is travelling along the correct route. If it is off course, it is no longer travelling along the correct route. The ill-fated ship was sent off course into shallow waters and rammed by another vessel. 15. on course for phrase If you are on course for something, you are likely to achieve it. England are well on course for a place at the World Cup Finals. The company is on course for profits of £20m in the next financial year. 16. to run its course phrase If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end. Over 20,000 cows died before the epidemic ran its course. As for the imprisoned leaders, he asserted that justice would have to take its course. 17. stay the course phrase If you stay the course, you finish something that you have started, even though it has become very difficult. Despite this painful personal tragedy, he stayed the course. 18. in the course of time phrase If something changes or becomes true in the course of time, it changes or becomes true over a long period of time. In the course of time, many of their myths become entangled. 19. in due course phrase If you say that something will happen or take place in due course, you mean that you cannot make it happen any quicker and it will happen when the time is right for it. In due course the baby was born. The arrangements will be published in due course. Synonyms: in time, finally, eventually, in the end Idioms: stay the course to finish a difficult or unpleasant task, even though you have found it hard One in three graduate recruits fails to stay the course. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers run its course or take its course to develop gradually and come to a natural end The real recovery for the auto industry won't come until the recession runs its course. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on course for something likely to achieve something We're well on course for a victory in a general election. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers par for the course normal and to be expected He said long hours are par for the course. `I'm up every morning at six, or even earlier.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: championship course There is also an 18- hole championship golf course. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Golf makes for a powerful draw, especially if you have a championship course. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The hotel facilities include a championship golf course, conference suite and luxury spa. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I've now decided to go into teaching once I've completed my sports coaching course at Loughborough University. The Sun (2011) The coaching courses here are the best in the world. The Sun (2015) Then there are coaching courses and qualifications to aim for. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We're both 19 and on the same college course. The Sun (2013) She also did a year's college course learning the skills needed to be a personal assistant. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Check college courses to find one that could help you find a job you'll enjoy. The Sun (2015) But she still completed a five-week football course, astonishing coaches with her determination. The Sun (2006) Georgia is determined to return to college next year to complete courses in art, business studies and creative writing. The Sun (2012) He has also completed a cycle safety course since the incident. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There's an open-air restaurant and the chefs can arrange Greek cookery courses. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There are cookery courses in low season. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It took some persuading but he agreed to come on a French cookery course in Provence with me. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The college students receive course credit, ensuring the quality and reliability of their time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Academic programs are based on a course credit system, which embodies characteristics such as modularity, flexibility, and accumulation of credits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students received course credit and a grade for their work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Expensive and labor-intensive as sounds, this process represents the ideal method of course credit evaluation and decisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Internships are available in all majors for course credit and provide a practical format to relate their studies to career interests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The board said that independent experts had analysed the paper and confirmed it was a 'fair and valid exam testing across the ability range and the course curriculum'. Times, Sunday Times It also offers photography as a co-curricular activity of the university course curriculum for undergraduate students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The course curriculum would give them the required technical impetus and exposure to successfully complete the remaining two years of training requirement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has brought the course curriculum in conformity with international standards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many business schools set up panels consisting of alumni who provide their knowledge and expertise and help in constituting the course curriculum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm starting to give a more expansive course description in the catalogue so potential students get a better idea of the course. Christianity Today Each entrant was given a detailed course description manual and map. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Read course descriptions to understand the qualities, skills and experiences necessary. Times, Sunday Times The school's catalog contains course descriptions but no listing of the school's faculty or their credentials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He suggests a judicious use of course descriptions that preserves the widely accepted essential theories and allows preferential choice on theories where no general consensus exists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And it sounded like old course material trotted out. Christianity Today Students are expected to study the course material on their own before attending four-day intensive seminars. Times, Sunday Times The new course promises students free online access to course material and lectures from its faculty and panel discussion groups. Times, Sunday Times More course material from degree programmes will be published online for easy access by students but will also be available to people interested in the subject anywhere in the world. Times, Sunday Times As a student you have access to video lectures in bite-sized chunks, plus further course material, including texts, and you can complete assignments to improve retention. Times, Sunday Times Not only could one amino acid be substituted for another in the course of evolution, but sometimes amino acids could be lost or gained. The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993) The essential amino acids During the course of evolution, mankind lost the ability to make some amino acids so they must be supplied from diet. The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988) For example, parasitism - one animal living off another - had evolved independently many times in the course of evolution. PREY (2002) They have been seen throughout the course of history. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I am one born to be attendant on the course of history, not a prime mover in its cause. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2002) With it came a more formalized program and expanded course offering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What languages are you hoping to add to the course offerings next? Smithsonian Mag The college department, which was housed in the newly constructed buildings in the high school campus started out with the first year of their course offering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 1978, the school had approximately 300 students, and began to expand its course offering beyond fashion to areas such as business. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Course offerings are going to go down. Houston Chronicle The new higher education course outline goes beyond the literature, politics, history and culture, and addresses the contemporary challenges of urbanisation, foreign policy and environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He demanded course outline from each teacher at the beginning of each semester with progress reports at regular intervals during the academic year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The course outline includes calligraphy and illumination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students at many schools can now log on to get course outlines and course materials. Globe and Mail The course outlines will include both on campus and distance learning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He asked to see the course syllabus and grew irate. Times, Sunday Times The final exam encompasses the whole course syllabus, whereas the mid exams usually review half. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each student receives the teacher's discipline plan included as part of the course syllabus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Objects such as the course syllabus, the lesson plan, the lecture notes, the class roll, etc. are instantiated in graphic form in a hypermedia database. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He prepared their art course syllabus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other schools also made use of the book as a course textbook. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Originally, the series was designed for college-level students as a supplement to a course textbook. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ensure you can pay high-priority items such as accommodation and utility bills, food — and of course textbooks — before the non-essentials. The Sun In education, supplemental materials are educational materials designed to accompany or expand on the information presented on course textbooks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This academic program gives international lawyers the freedom to design a course of study tailored to their specific interests and aspirations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One option allows students to individually design a course of study if none of the existing interest areas meet their needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If players design the course well, they can manage to build an entire 18-hole course while obtaining profits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many can only be climbed by experts, but we've designed a course of summits to which mere mortals can hike, without technical skills. Times, Sunday Times We rarely use oranges beyond the fruit bowl and dessert course in this country. Times, Sunday Times It transpired that this couldn't buy us a dessert course in the hotel restaurant let alone a main course, but that did not cause us any great problem. Times, Sunday Times Oh, and the petits fours, brought even if you're not ordering coffee, could be a dessert course in themselves. Times, Sunday Times The dessert course proved problematic for both teams, as they both wanted to make a profiterole dish, but failed to put it up in time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Given the fondness for sweet foods, the dessert course may include generous portions of more than a single item. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are followed by a year-long postgraduate certificate in education course or on the job training. Times, Sunday Times He was also warned about his future conduct and ordered to complete an education course. The Sun After four decades as a dedicated and inspirational primary school teacher, she, in retirement, took at least one cultural adult education course a year until her last. Times, Sunday Times By the time he retired in 1981 it was the longest-running general education course in the university. Times, Sunday Times He was also fined 100,000 and must attend an education course. The Sun They knew I was on a four-year engineering course. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Applications for engineering courses grew by 8.4 per cent and for computer science by 12 per cent. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Increased funding will be available for science, technology and engineering courses. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Two rows are raging over housing issues: how these disputes unfold could determine the market's future course. Times, Sunday Times As widely expected, the minutes also suggested that forthcoming wage settlements will play a key role in the future course of interest rates. Times, Sunday Times And since the nervous system controls the rest of the body, it remains only to discover its guiding principles to work out its future course. The Times Literary Supplement It cannot predict the future course of share prices. Times, Sunday Times If the cruise industry has reflected the fates of other sectors hit by the downturn, its future course seems similar, too. Times, Sunday Times She had just begun a graduate course in linguistics. Times, Sunday Times While ostensibly responsible for the academic fortunes of countless generations of performers, his expertise also proved pivotal in the continuous development of the more formally structured graduate course. Times, Sunday Times He sent me off essentially to do a graduate course. Times, Sunday Times Since then the expansion in its baccalaureate and post graduate course offerings and in its physical facilities has been phenomenal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each year he gave a senior-level undergraduate course in petrology and one graduate course in petrology or chemical geology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To cure body and soul, you need to spend a week on a lounger undergoing an intensive course of high-quality sunshine. Times,Sunday Times If evening classes aren't your style, consider an intensive course or online learning. Times, Sunday Times It involves a three-week-long intensive course before a candidate becomes an official trainee. Times, Sunday Times Marines endure an intensive course of ' combat water survival training', during which they are expected to wear their combat gear underwater. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't until 1980, after an intensive course of lessons, that he finally got his licence. Times, Sunday Times For example, the blue line introductory course takes your group along a relatively easy route involving climbing, swimming and cliff jumping. Times, Sunday Times (2010) By 1895, a third of the student body was enrolled in his introductory course. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) Its blend of contemporary history, its deployment of modern historians and its use of early photographs making it the most vivid introductory course imaginable. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Then he conducted an introductory course to train new helpers for the center. Christianity Today (2000) They must then navigate a course, a task that requires the entorhinal cortex to be in good order. Times, Sunday Times The driver will use many techniques to effectively navigate a course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They then proceeded to a practical riding test, attempting to navigate a course marked out by paint on the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fastest robot to navigate the course in less than 10 hours will take home $1 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player then begins to navigate the course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The greens and fairways vanished beneath an unbroken sea of rudimentary shelters after 45,000 people sought refuge on the hilly nine-hole course. Times, Sunday Times His education was through the world of golf, beginning with becoming a caddie at a local nine-hole course. Times,Sunday Times There were two play areas to enjoy, plus a driving range and nine-hole course if you fancy it. The Sun The school itself has a nine-hole course, driving nets, a bunker and a video training suite. Times, Sunday Times Complimentary golf pass to the hotel's nine-hole course ? The Sun In the normal course of events one might expect to find one or two a year turned off by mistake. Times, Sunday Times Fast-track degrees take a normal course - often honours - but students lose their three-month summer break and study intensively throughout the two years. Times, Sunday Times These would not necessarily be noticed in the normal course of business, but some have spotted them. Times, Sunday Times Why not leave the process of moderation, so marked within 60 years, to pursue its normal course? Times, Sunday Times She managed it in 180 days, three times the normal course period. Times, Sunday Times It was also among the first to offer a course in virtual reality design and manufacturing. Times, Sunday Times Are you aware of any institutions that offer this course? Times, Sunday Times A professor of counseling could offer a course on how to become a more effective listener. Christianity Today At present only a handful of universities offer the course to undergraduates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now six colleges in the university offer this course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 25-minute online course certainly won't, he added. Times, Sunday Times I found an online course for just £16, down from £199. The Sun The online course takes six to eight hours to complete and was developed with the aid of a clinical psychologist. Times, Sunday Times Its website says that the online course takes an hour to complete and that all students are encouraged to take part. Times,Sunday Times The company has endured several torrid years, with the rise of digital books and online course materials crimping its profit margins. Times, Sunday Times One of us would then plot a course, attempt to sail there and then abandon the helm to go and bask in the sun. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Experienced sailors can play in an highly realistic mode where you plot a course using only wind direction and strength. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Yet the government needs a reasonable relationship with business to plot a course through the Brexit negotiations. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Many companies understand that the risk of pursuing just one course of action in today's business environment is too high. THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002) In politics he had pursued a somewhat unusual course. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) It simply is not possible for us to pursue a totally independent course. Positive Parent Power (1991) A coaching company in Wales offers a five-day residential course that guarantees success. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I work for a bank and they sent me on a residential training course last month. The Sun (2015) After their induction, the youngsters do a residential course far from home. The Sun (2008) Policymakers will need to be ready to reverse course if the economic remedy has damaging side-effects. Times, Sunday Times We will often stick with a belief that has become completely untenable rather than reverse course. Times, Sunday Times They promise to reverse course. Times, Sunday Times When inflation gets going, the central bank will have to be very quick to reverse course: mop up all that excess money and push interest rates much higher. Times, Sunday Times The government should reverse course. Times, Sunday Times He returned afterwards to study a short course in law. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The college has just introduced a range of short executive courses in specialised areas. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Who will benefit from shorter degree courses? Times, Sunday Times (2006) I looked at the fading moon to try to keep a steady course but it disappeared behind a cloud and suddenly every shadow had teeth. Times, Sunday Times From these auspicious beginnings his career was on a steady course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Second, that the target would maintain a steady course, speed and height. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The biggest vessel will act has a terminal heading on a steady course at maneuvering speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also used a power follow up to continuously transmit the correct range rate as long as the target maintained a steady course and speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In November, the Chancellor has his first chance to steer a new course and secure our future further still. The Sun (2016) She is credited with steering a steady course through the crisis and emerging in a relatively strong position. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If they steer the right course, the recovery could propel them to further growth. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The business no longer had a need for someone to do the research or someone to teach the course. Times, Sunday Times I continue to teach this course each spring semester. Christianity Today An instructor and an assistant teach the course and give individual help. Globe and Mail The tutor role was to facilitate learning, not teach the course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He offered to resume teaching the course without pay. Times, Sunday Times The client ended up on a two-year teaching course and now has a successful new career. Times, Sunday Times I've got a flat and have completed a teaching course. The Sun But, although she was taking the teaching course, she also attended drama classes and in fact performed in three plays in her last year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has also been teaching course on neuroscience and law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He mentored several young lecturers, and fostered the postgraduate careers of a number of students from that undergraduate course. Times, Sunday Times The undergraduate course was in those days narrowly focused on translation and textual analysis. Times,Sunday Times The new system for tuition fees and student loans will affect only those starting an undergraduate course in 2012. Times, Sunday Times I spent 14 worthwhile years as director of an undergraduate course, my door always open to students. Times, Sunday Times A four-year undergraduate course can cost more than $200,000, while postgraduate study costs even more. Times, Sunday Times The university offers a wide range of vocational courses, many of which include a placement year. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A flexible modular degree system covers academic and vocational courses. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Nine out of ten take vocational courses, while two fifths are mature students. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Canyoning involves travelling down a water course using ropes or descending freestyle. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Watersports include kayaking, rafting and tubing, wakeboarding, paddleboarding and a white water course. The Sun (2016) Water biocoenosis can change completely with the introduction metals into the water course. 2018, 'Assessment of water quality contaminated with arsenic using diatoms and Ostracodtoxkit F test', E3S Web of Conferences Translations: Chinese: 航向 Japanese: コース |
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