单词 | seminar |
释义 | seminarsem‧i‧nar /ˈsemənɑː $ -nɑːr/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINseminar ExamplesOrigin: 1800-1900 German, Latin seminarium; ➔ SEMINARYEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe period of time during which a class is taught► class Collocations a period of time, usually about 30 minutes to one hour, in which a teacher teaches a group of students: · Heidi fainted during French class today!· Let's go - I have my first class in 10 minutes! ► lesson a period in which someone teaches one person or a group of people - use this especially about practical skills such as music, swimming, or driving, or in British English about a class in a school: · Dominic will be having his first driving lesson this Thursday.· She gives English lessons to business people in the evenings. ► period one of the periods of time that a school day is divided into: · At our school we have four periods in the morning and three in the afternoon.double period British (=one class which lasts for two periods): · On Monday mornings there was French, English, and then a double period of maths. ► session the period of time in which a particular subject or a particular area of a subject is taught, especially when this is one of a fixed number of classes: · We have 5 hours of English a week, including one session in the language laboratory. ► lecture a long talk on a subject, given by a teacher at a college or university, and listened to by a large number of students: lecture on: · a lecture on the causes of the Russian Revolutiongive a lecture: · Professor Blair is giving a series of lectures on Einstein's theories. ► seminar a class, usually at a college or university, where a teacher and small group of students discuss a subject: seminar on: · Every week we have a seminar on modern political theory. ► tutorial a regular class at a British college or university during which a teacher discusses a particular subject with one student or with a small group of students: · Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.· Oxford's one-to-one tutorials are an effective but also costly way of teaching. WORD SETS► CollegeAA, nounacademia, nounacademic, adjectiveacademic, nounacademy, nounalum, nounalumna, nounalumni, nounalumnus, nounassistant professor, nounAssociate of Arts, nounassociate professor, nounaudit, verbBA, nounbachelor's degree, nounBig Man on Campus, nounblue book, nounbrother, nounBSc, nounbursar, nounbursary, nouncampus, nounCantab, chair, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounclass, nouncoed, nouncommencement, nouncommunity college, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nounconvocation, nouncourse, nouncredit, nouncum laude, adverbdean, noundean's list, noundiploma, noundissertation, noundoctor, noundoctoral, adjectivedoctorate, nounDoctor of Philosophy, noundon, noundorm, noundormitory, noundouble first, noundown, adverbelective, nounexaminer, nounextension, nounextramural, adjectivefaculty, nounfinancial aid, nounfirst class, noungrad, noungrad school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduate, adjectivegraduate school, noungraduation, nounGRE, nounGreek, nounhall, nounhall of residence, nounhaze, verbhigher education, nounhomecoming, nounhonor roll, nounhonours degree, nounintercollegiate, adjectiveintramural, adjectiveIvy League, the, adjectivejoint honours, nounjunior college, nounlectureship, nounLLB, nounLLD, nounLLM, nounMA, nounmagna cum laude, adjectivemajor, nounMaster of Arts, nounMaster of Science, nounmaster's, nounmaster's degree, nounmatriculate, verbmature student, nounMBA, nounMEd, nounmedic, nounmedical school, nounMFA, nounmidterm, nounMilitary Academy, nounminor, nounMLitt, nounmortarboard, nounMPhil, nounM.Sc., nounOpen University, the, option, nounoral, nounOxbridge, nounPhD, nounPhi Beta Kappa, nounpledge, nounpledge, verbpoly, nounpolytechnic, nounpost doctoral, adjectivepost-grad, nounpostgraduate, nounpostgraduate, adjectivepractical, nounprof, nounprofessor, nounprofessorial, adjectiveprofessorship, nounProvost, nounqualified, adjectivequarter, nounrag, nounread, verbreadership, nounredbrick, adjectiverush, verbrush, nounsandwich course, nounschool, nounsemester, nounseminar, nounseminary, nounsenate, nounsenior, nounsingle honours, nounsophomore, nounsorority, nounspring break, nounstate university, nounstudent union, nounsubject, nounsumma cum laude, adverbsummer school, nounsurvey course, nounsyllabus, nountech, nountechnical college, nountenure, nountermly, adjectivetertiary education, nountheological college, nounthesis, nounthird, nounthird class, nountutor, nountutorial, nountutorial, adjective2.1, nountwo-two, nounU., undergraduate, noununi, nounUniv., university, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounvac, nounvacation, nounvarsity, nounvice-chancellor, nounvisiting professor, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► attended ... seminar 1a class at a university or college for a small group of students and a teacher to study or discuss a particular subject: a Shakespeare seminar2a class on a particular subject, usually given as a form of training: Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar. Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► regular· There is a regular seminar programme, and easy access to professional bodies and institutions concerned with formal and non-formal education.· The department has an international reputation for its research and has a regular programme of seminars given by invited speakers.· It carries out these aims primarily by holding regular seminar meetings, usually six a year, and an annual conference.· It holds a regular series of seminars at which reports are presented on research currently in progress. NOUN► group· These topics are studied through active discussion in seminar groups.· The seminar group will convene leading researchers in this field for six meetings over two years.· The course is taught, exclusively, in seminar groups.· The larger departments, with their larger seminar groups, may have an inherent advantage in this respect over the smaller units. ► room· In addition there are ten, flat-floored seminar rooms with capacity for 30-50 people in classroom-style arrangement.· Krauss's seminar room was full of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and some visitors from other departments.· On entering a small seminar room, where a meeting is already under way, the show may take the following complex form.· He had expected a small one, a seminar room.· Seated in the seminar room the two men went through the remaining names on the list.· Stephanie finally took it off the hook and left to join the big party that was under way in the seminar room.· Norman Pinder was creeping through the last few yards of shrubbery before he would reach the window of the small seminar room.· Classrooms, clinical rooms and seminar rooms are not always liberally equipped with hooks or pegs on which to hang charts. VERB► attend· More than 100 people attended the seminar, which was mean to last one-and-half hours but continued for three!· Participants will also attend seminars to discuss the collections.· Fifteen writers and publishers from 13 Third World countries attended the seminar.· On the morning I flew overseas to attend a career seminar I heard a radio interview about career change.· The seminars are widely publicised beforehand, and print and broadcast journalists are invited to attend.· A nurse introduced Dave to our plan and invited him to attend a company seminar.· The course is taught partly in College, where students attend lectures, seminars workshops and tutorials, and partly in schools.· A huge and devoted group of followers pay $ 39 a head to attend her motivational hotel seminars. ► conduct· This led to ongoing negotiations regarding the school board engaging me as a consultant to conduct inservice career development seminars.· This conversation led to-her discussions about how I could work with this organization by conducting career change seminars. ► give· I was then asked to give a seminar on the inflationary universe at Drexel University in Philadelphia.· It gave workshops and seminars to help priests and lay people plan liturgies that were expressive, inclusive and theologically sound.· I gave the same seminar about the problems of the inflationary universe, just as in Moscow.· Then I started touring and giving seminars and performing at Carnegie Hall, and all of that gradually helped.· After the conference I gave a seminar on the inflationary model and its problems at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute. ► hold· The Cenacle welcomes people from all over the country and holds courses and seminars which cover a wide range of denominations.· The participating States also envisage holding future seminars on topics of mutual interest.· It carries out these aims primarily by holding regular seminar meetings, usually six a year, and an annual conference.· So after psychiatric sessions, Angela came to Uncle Sammler to hold a seminar and analyze the pro ceding hour.· To hold conferences, seminars, readings of papers, lectures and discussions.· Lobbying has become so refined that lobbyists now hold teaching seminars for one another.· It is hoped to hold these seminars in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. ► host· We could host University seminars to which speakers of note could be invited to attend. ► include· The programme includes seminars exploring opportunities from the viewpoints of both franchisors and franchisees.· Land costs are $ 700 to $ 850, including meals, seminars, meetings with local residents.· Courses may cover general, quantitative and developmental aspects of the subjects and includes lectures, seminars and laboratory work.· This may include essays, seminar papers, seminar presentations, projects, case studies, laboratory work, performances or exhibitions.· The group's activities include several half-day seminar meetings, a one-day research workshop and a two-day residential Conference.· It will include a series of seminars that will discuss key issues facing the waste management industry.· As well as an exhibition of food-related products, the show will include a series of seminars covering quality assurance and customer relations. ► present· An accomplished sportswoman, she presents seminars and courses on sports nutrition.· After the introductory parts, the book begins with a summary of the scientific papers presented at the seminar. ► run· Grant Thornton is to run a series of seminars to tackle the issue.· They also run conferences and seminars and provide in-house training and consultancy services on a range of specialist topics.· The department runs a research seminar, with guest speakers and opportunities for postgraduate students to present their work.· The Faculty runs courses and seminars in methods of Social Research.· The department also runs seminars on developing clinical and communication skills to reinforce the students' experience in the practices.· Thenceforth Waismann acted as Schlick's unofficial assistant, eventually running his graduate seminar.· And I run occasional training seminars for my own people.· R.S. ran seminars in London hotels bringing in speakers from the relocation area to discuss issues such as health, education and housing. ► teach· The course is taught by seminars, workshops and groupwork, and assessed by coursework, project assignments, and a dissertation.· As a first-year graduate student, I taught an undergraduate honors seminar on concepts of normality.· In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.· The course is taught by lectures, seminars and tutorials, and is college based.· Lobbying has become so refined that lobbyists now hold teaching seminars for one another. |
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