col‧lege S1 W2 / kɒlɪdʒ $ kɑ- / 名词

1 specialized education [可数和不可数名词] a school for advanced education, especially in a particular profession or skill :

a teacher training college

Donna left school and went to art college.

college of

the London College of Fashion

at college

We were great friends when we were at college.

2 us university [可数和不可数名词] American English a large school where you can study after high school and get a degree 同义词 university British English :

Some people who want to go to college still can’t get there.

in college

Fran just finished her freshman year in college.

a decline in the number of college students studying history

college graduates

a college education

college campuses → community college , junior college

3 part of a university [可数名词] one of the groups of teachers and students that form a separate part of some universities, especially in Britain :

Trinity College, Cambridge

4 students and teachers [ countable also + 复数形式 动词 British English ] the students and teachers of one of these organizations

5 professional organization [可数名词] a group of people who have special rights, duties, or powers within a profession or organization :

the American College of Surgeons

6 name of a school [可数名词] British English a word used in the name of some large schools, especially public school s

→ electoral college

COLLOCATIONS

动词

go to (a) college After university I went to drama college for a year.

attend (a) college formal He was the first person in his family to attend college.

finish (at) college What are you going to do when you finish art college?

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + college

an art/music/drama college The Music College was founded in 1869.

an agricultural/secretarial/technical etc college I wanted a job in farm management so I went to agricultural college.

a teacher training college (= where you learn to be a teacher )

a military college (= where you learn to be an officer in the army )

a Further Education/FE college British English (= where adults can go to study, especially part-time )

a tutorial college British English (= where you can have private or small group lessons )

a sixth form college British English (= where students in Britain can go at 16, instead of a school )

名词

a college student/teacher/lecturer a sixth-form college student

THESAURUS

university a place where you can study a subject at a high level to get a degree : Harvard University | About a third of the pupils go on to university.

college in Britain, a place where you can study after you finish secondary school, especially to train for a job. In the US, a place where you can study and get a bachelor’s degree : She’s at teacher training college. | the Royal College of Music | Where did you go to college?

community college ( also junior college ) American English a school that students can go to for two years in order to learn a skill or prepare for university : Community colleges can provide job-specific training.

graduate school a college or university where you can study for a master’s degree or a doctorate, after receiving your first degree : I taught for a few years, and then went back to graduate school.