stu‧dent S1 W1 / stjud ə nt $ stu- / 名词 [可数名词]
1 someone who is studying at a university, school etc → pupil
student at
a first-year student at the University of Oslo
law/science/medical etc student
There are plenty of job opportunities for engineering students.
student teacher/nurse etc (= someone who is studying to be a teacher, nurse etc )
A/B/C student (= a student who always gets A’s, B’s etc for their work ) → mature student
2 be a student of something to be very interested in a particular subject :
He’s obviously an excellent student of human nature.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + student
a law/medical/chemistry etc student Approximately 40% of law students are women.
a university/college/school student How many college students are politically active?
a high school/elementary school student American English Her son is a high school student.
a first-year/second-year etc student (= in their first year, second year etc at college or university ) First-year students have an exam at the end of term.
an A/B/C student American English (= one who usually gets an A, B, or C for their work ) He was an A student all the way through high school.
an undergraduate student (= one who is studying for a first degree ) Most undergraduate students rely on student loans for finance.
a postgraduate student British English , a graduate student American English (= one who has already done a first degree ) There is a separate university prospectus for postgraduate students.
a research student (= doing research in a university ) When I returned to Cambridge, I continued this work with two of my research students.
a mature student especially British English (= a student who is over 25 years old ) He took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University.
a foreign/overseas student The University welcomes applications from overseas students.
student + NOUN
a student loan/grant (= money that is lent or given to a student ) Some of them are still paying off student loans.
student life (= the way of life of university and college students ) Parties are an important part of student life.
a student teacher/doctor/nurse (= someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or nurse ) Student teachers work alongside qualified teachers to gain classroom experience.
THESAURUS
student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school : a student at Moscow University | How many students are there in your class? | The university has a lot of overseas students. | Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher : The school has 300 pupils. | He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
schoolchild a child who goes to school : The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life : They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls. | When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers. | He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
learner someone who is learning a foreign language : Learners often have problems with pronunciation. | a book for foreign learners of English