board 1 S1 W1 / bɔd $ bɔrd / 名词
1 information [可数名词] a flat wide piece of wood, plastic etc that you can use to show information
on a board
The plan of the new building is displayed on a board at the back of the room.
I’ve put a list of names up on the board.
I’ll check the departure board for train times. → billboard , blackboard , noticeboard , scoreboard
2
for putting things on [可数名词] a flat piece of wood, plastic, card etc that you use for a particular purpose such as cutting things on, or for playing indoor games :
Martha was chopping vegetables on a wooden board.
a chess board → breadboard , cheeseboard , chopping board
3 group of people ( also Board ) [ countable also + 复数形式 动词 ] British English a group of people in a company or other organization who make the rules and important decisions
board of
The Board of Directors met yesterday.
There was disagreement among the agency’s board of governors.
sit on a board/have a seat on a board (= be a member of a board )
He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years.
a board meeting
a board member
4 in names Board used in the name of some organizations :
the New York State Board of Elections
the British Boxing Board of Control
5 in building [可数名词] a long thin flat piece of wood used for making floors, walls, fences etc :
We’ll have to take the boards up to check the wiring. → floorboard
6 on board
a) on a ship, plane, or spacecraft 同义词 aboard :
There are 12 children on board the ship.
b) involved with something or working for an organization :
Supporters of the treaty say that it will be necessary to have the United States on board.
He came on board in the late sixties and spent two decades with the agency.
7 meals [不可数名词] the meals that are provided for you when you pay to stay somewhere :
In the nursing home she will have to pay for room and board .
The landlord provides board and lodging (= meals and a place to stay ) . → full board , half board
8 go by the board if an idea, way of behaving, or plan goes by the board, it fails to happen, ends, or is no longer possible :
Loyalty has gone by the board.
9 in water sports [可数名词] a surfboard or sailboard
10 across the board if something happens or is done across the board, it affects everyone in a particular group, place etc :
The changes will affect local authorities across the board.
We find jobs for people right across the board , from chief executives to cleaners.
11 take something on board to listen to and accept a suggestion, idea etc :
The school refused to take any of the parents’ criticisms on board.
12 electricity [可数名词] a circuit board
13 theatre the boards [复数形式] the stage in a theatre → tread the boards at tread 1 ( 7 )
14 sports area boards [复数形式] American English the low wooden wall around the area in which you play ice hockey
15 college/medical boards American English examinations that you take in the US when you formally ask to be accepted as a student at a college or medical school
→ above board , diving board , drawing board , ironing board , sounding board , → sweep the board at sweep 1 ( 11 )
COLLOCATIONS
短语
a board of directors/trustees The board of directors met yesterday.
a board of governors (= in a school ) She sits on the board of governors.
the school board American English The school board voted on the appointment.
the chairman of the board James Clark has been named chairman of the board.
board + NOUN
a board member Two board members resigned earlier this year.
a board meeting An emergency board meeting will have to be held.
at board level (= at a senior level in a company, involving people on the board ) The policy was approved at board level.
动词
be on the board He’s on the board of trustees.
be appointed to the board They agreed that an independent chairman should be appointed to the board.
sit/serve on the board She had served on the board of governors of the BBC.
have a seat on the board He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years’ service.
put something to the board (= ask the board to consider something ) Their proposals were put to the board.