course

/kɔːs/ n.
一句话记住

课程;教程;过程;进程

释义与例句

n. 课程;教程
a series of lessons or studies in a particular subject
  1. She is taking an evening course in photography.
    她正在修读摄影夜校课程。
  2. The university offers a course in environmental science.
    这所大学开设环境科学课程。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He completed an online course on data analysis.
    他完成了一门数据分析在线课程。
n. 过程;进程
the way in which something develops over a period of time
  1. The illness changed the course of his life.
    这场病改变了他的人生轨迹。
  2. In the normal course of events, the work takes two days.
    按正常过程,这项工作需要两天。
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  1. We should let the discussion take its natural course.
    我们应该让讨论自然进行下去。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 course 与 coarse 同音,但 course 指课程或过程,coarse 指“粗糙的”;of course 是固定表达“当然”。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • accurate 准确的;精确的
    The report provides an accurate description of the incident. 这份报告对该事件作了准确的描述。
  • incur 招致;蒙受;产生(费用或债务)
    The company incurred heavy losses during its first year. 该公司在第一年蒙受了严重亏损。
  • occur 发生;出现
    The accident occurred just outside the station. 事故就发生在车站外。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • coursework 课程作业
    由 course 和 work 构成,指课程学习期间完成并评分的作业。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • class 课;班级
    course 通常指一门有完整内容和周期的系列课程;class 可指其中的一节课或上课的学生群体。一节课是 a lesson/class,不宜一律用 course。
    Our French class meets twice a week. 我们的法语课每周上两次。
常见搭配
  • of course 当然
    Of course, we can change the appointment if necessary. 当然,如有必要,我们可以更改预约。
  • take a course 修读一门课程
    She took a course in first aid before the expedition. 探险前她修读了一门急救课程。
  • in the course of 在……过程中
    Several new issues arose in the course of the investigation. 调查过程中出现了几个新问题。