| 释义 |
coach
I. \ˈkōch\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German kutsche, probably from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) wagon from Kocs, from Kocs, village in Hungary
1.
a. : a large usually closed 4-wheeled carriage having doors in the sides and generally a front and a back seat inside and an elevated seat in front for the driver
b. Britain : a railway passenger or mail car
c. : a railroad passenger car with reclining or nonreclining seats that is intended primarily for day travel
d. : baby carriage
e. : a closed 2-door single-compartment automobile with permanent back panel and top and in front two separate seats which may be turned down and in the rear a full-width cross seat
f. : motor coach
g. : house trailer
h. : an automobile body especially of a closed model
i. : a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class
2. : a cabin on the afterpart of the quarterdeck of a man-of-war usually occupied by the captain
3.
a. [so called from the tutor's being regarded as a means for conveying the student through his examinations] : a private tutor who assists students especially in preparing for examination
b. : one who instructs or trains a performer or a team of performers (as in debating or in musical or dramatic performance); specifically : one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy
< fencing coach >
< football coach >
— compare manager, trainer
c. : a manual with a condensed body of information on a subject to be committed to memory
d. : a member of a team at bat in baseball who is posted near first or third base to direct base runners and signal to batters
4. Australia : a decoy bullock used to catch wild cattle
5. : sponsor 4b
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
1. archaic : to transport in, place in, or provide with a coach
2.
a. : to train intensively by detailed instruction, frequent demonstration, and repeated practice (as for an examination, a dramatic performance, or a public appearance)
< coach pupils >
< there never was a witness so obviously coached >
b. : to act as coach to (an athletic team or performer)
c. : to direct the movements of (a base runner)
d. : to give instructions, directions, or prompting to (one performing or attempting something)
< two escort vessels, the first maintaining sound contact … while it coached the second … by signals — J.P.Baxter b.1893 >
intransitive verb
1. : to go in a coach
< he coached to that licentious city — S.H.Adams >
2.
a. : to instruct as a coach : receive instruction from a coach
b. : to direct the movements of a base runner
Synonyms: see teach |