u‧ni‧ver‧si‧ty S2 W1 / junəvɜsəti◂, junɪvɜsəti◂ $ -ɜr- / 名词 ( 复数形式 universities ) [可数和不可数名词]

an educational institution at the highest level, where you study for a degree

at a university

She’s at Cambridge University.

university of

the University of Texas

COLLOCATIONS

动词

go to university Her daughter was about to go to university.

be at university British English We were at university together.

study (something) at a university She studied law at Edinburgh University.

apply for university I applied for university without any real idea of what I wanted to do.

start university ( also enter university formal ) Some people take a year off before they start university.

leave university Students often find work soon after leaving university.

graduate from university (= leave after getting a degree ) She graduated from Liverpool University in 2006.

drop out of university (= leave before finishing your course ) He dropped out of university in order to join a rock band.

university + NOUN

a university course He studied history at school and was now planning to take a university course.

a university student Thirty years ago 33% of university students were female.

a university graduate (= someone who has completed a university course ) She is a university graduate who speaks three languages.

a university lecturer/professor Her father was a university lecturer and her mother a teacher.

a university degree He was a qualified engineer with a university degree.

a university education I did not have the advantage of a university education.

a university department one of the oldest university departments in the country

the university campus (= the area of land containing the main buildings of a university ) There were violent protests on university campuses.

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.