course

美 [kɔːrs]英 [kɔːs]
  • n.课程;过程,进程,经过;(砖、石等墙的)层;高尔夫球场,跑马场;所经之路,道路,航线;疗程;系列,连续;河道;(船或飞机的)航向;方针,总方向;(有关某学科的系列)讲座;一道菜;月经,月经期;行动方式,处理方式;比赛场地;(大)横帆;追踪狩猎;江河流向
  • v.(使)追;奔流,快速地流动;(感情、思想)涌动;(用猎犬)追猎(兔子);沿特定路线行进;迅速越过(或穿过);砌(砖)成层,铺(石子、木条)成层

复数: courses 现在分词: coursing 过去分词: coursed 第三人称单数: courses

cours 跑,流动 + -e

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coursecourse

noun

教育 education

1

(有关某学科的系列)课程,讲座
a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject

a French/chemistry, etc. course

法语、化学等课程

to take/do a course in art and design

攻读美术与设计课程

to go on a management training course

去参加管理培训讲座

The college runs specialist language courses .

这所学院开设有专门语言课程。

2

(大学中要进行考试或取得资格的)课程
a period of study at a college or university that leads to an exam or a qualification

a degree course

学位课程

a two-year postgraduate course leading to a master's degree

两年制硕士研究生课程

方向 direction

3

(船或飞机的)航向,航线
a direction or route followed by a ship or an aircraft

The plane was on/off course (= going/not going in the right direction) .

飞机航向正确 / 偏离。

He radioed the pilot to change course .

他用无线电通知飞行员改变航向。

They set a course for the islands.

他们确定了去群岛的航线。

4

方针;行动方向
the general direction in which sb's ideas or actions are moving

The president appears likely to change course on some key issues.

总统看起来可能要在某些重要问题上改变方针。

Politicians are often obliged to steer a course between incompatible interests.

政治家常常被迫在互不相容的利益之间开辟航道。

行动 action

5

行动方式;处理方法
a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation

There are various courses open to us.

我们有多种处理方法可采取。

What course of action would you recommend?

你想推荐什么办法呢?

The wisest course would be to say nothing.

最明智的对策是缄口不语。

发展 development

6

进展;进程
the way sth develops or should develop

an event that changed the course of history

改变了历史进程的事件

The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.

意外的事态发展引起了相当的恐慌。

菜肴 part of meal

7

一道菜
any of the separate parts of a meal

a four-course dinner

有四道菜的正餐

The main course was roast duck.

主菜是烤鸭。

高尔夫球 for golf

8


He set a new course record.

他创下了高尔夫球的新纪录。

比赛 for races

9

比赛场地;跑道;赛船水道;泳道
an area of land or water where races are held

She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course.

她在最后一个直道上被超过。

江河 of river

10

江河流向
the direction a river moves in

The path follows the course of the river.

小路沿河道延伸。

医疗 medical treatment

11

(医疗、服药等的)疗程
a series of medical treatments, pills, etc.

to prescribe a course of antibiotics

开一个疗程抗生素的处方

墙壁 in wall

12

(砖、石等墙的)层
a continuous layer of bricks, stone, etc. in a wall

A new damp-proof course could cost £1 000 or more.

新的防潮层可花掉1 000英镑以上。

习语

going through a particular process

新的教科书正在准备之中。
The new textbook is in course of preparation.

during

他在漫长的一生中目睹了许许多多的变化。
He's seen many changes in the course of his long life.

The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.

这家公司今后几年将面临重大的挑战。

when enough time has passed

治疗癌症的方法终有一天能找到。
It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found.

as things usually happen

在一般情况下,她不露面,我们也不会觉得有什么可疑之处。
In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious.

used to emphasize the fact that you are saying ‘no’

“你要去吗?”“当然不去。”
‘Are you going?’ ‘Of course not.’

‘Do you mind?’ ‘No, of course not.’

“你介意吗?”“不,当然不介意。”

likely to achieve or do sth because you have already started to do it

美国经济很可能在今年年底前出现比英国高的通货膨胀。
The American economy is on course for higher inflation than Britain by the end of the year.

to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end

等她哭够了,她就比较镇静,比较克制了。
When her tears had run their course, she felt calmer and more in control.

With minor ailments the best thing is often to let nature take its course.

对于小病,往往最好是听其自然。

at the right time and not before

你的要求将在适当的时候予以处理。
Your request will be dealt with in due course.

the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks

to be just what you would expect to happen or expect sb to do in a particular situation

开工早,工时长,是担任这件工作的家常便饭。
Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

to tell a lie or to do sth in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime

to continue doing sth until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult

极少受训者坚持到底了。
Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.

verb

V + adv./prep.快速地流动;奔流
to move or flow quickly

course

频次

  • 1
    当然(在英语口语中常用于代替 of course)
    Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See 见 of course .

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT (尤指船或飞机的)航向,航线,路线
    The course of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, is the route along which it is travelling.

    Aircraft can avoid each other by going up and down, as well as by altering course to left or right...

    飞机可以通过上下升降和左右移动改变航线来避免相撞。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 行为方式;处理方式
    A course of action is an action or a series of actions that you can do in a particular situation.

    My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic...

    我能给吉尔的最大帮助就是对他忠诚、关爱他并且永远满怀同情之心。

  • 4
    N-SING 进程;发展的方向
    You can refer to the way that events develop as, for example, the course of history or the course of events .

    ...a series of decisive naval battles which altered the course of history...

    改变历史进程的一系列决定性的海战

  • 5
    N-COUNT (某科目的)课程,讲座
    A course is a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.

    ...a course in business administration...

    企业管理课程

  • 6
    N-COUNT 疗程
    A course of medical treatment is a series of treatments that a doctor gives someone.

    Treatment is supplemented with a course of antibiotics to kill the bacterium...

    治疗期间辅以一个疗程的抗生素注射来杀灭细菌。

  • 7
    N-COUNT 一道菜
    A course is one part of a meal.

    The lunch was excellent, especially the first course.

    午餐很棒,尤其是第一道菜。

  • 8
    N-COUNT (体育)比赛场地;高尔夫球场
    In sport, a course is an area of land where races are held or golf is played, or the land over which a race takes place.

    Only 12 seconds separated the first three riders on the Bickerstaffe course...

    比科斯达夫赛场上的前3名骑手之间只差12秒。

  • 9
    N-COUNT 河道
    The course of a river is the channel along which it flows.

    Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course.

    富有浪漫气息的庄园和城堡俯瞰着蜿蜒的河道。

  • 10
    VERB 快速地流动;奔流
    If a liquid courses somewhere, it flows quickly.

    The tears coursed down his cheeks...

    他泪如雨下。

  • 11
    PREP-PHRASE 在…过程中
    If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.

    In the course of the 1930s steel production in Britain approximately doubled...

    在20世纪30年代,英国的钢铁产量几乎翻了一番。

  • 12
    PHRASE 照例;自然;理所当然
    If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.

    If police are carrying arms as a matter of course then doesn't it encourage criminals to carry them?

    如果警察每天理所当然地携带武器,这难道不会促使罪犯也持械吗?

  • 13
    PHRASE 在正确航道(或航线)上/偏离航道(或航线)
    If a ship or aircraft is on course, it is travelling along the correct route. If it is off course, it is no longer travelling along the correct route.

    The ill fated ship was sent off course into shallow waters and rammed by another vessel.

    这艘倒霉的船偏离航道误入浅水区,被另外一艘船撞上了。

  • 14
    PREP-PHRASE 很可能做成;可能获得
    If you are on course for something, you are likely to achieve it.

    England are well on course for a place at the World Cup Finals...

    英格兰队很有可能打进世界杯决赛。

  • 15
    PHRASE 任其发展;听其自然
    If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end.

    They estimated that between 17,000 and 20,000 cows would die before the epidemic had run its course...

    他们估计在流行病结束之前会有17,000到20,000头牛死去。

  • 16
    PHRASE 坚持到底
    If you stay the course, you finish something that you have started, even though it has become very difficult.

    The oldest president in American history had stayed the course for two terms.

    美国历史上的第一位总统连任两届。

  • 17
    PHRASE 总有一天;最后;终于
    If something changes or becomes true in the course of time, it changes or becomes true over a long period of time.

    In the course of time, many of their myths become entangled.

    最后,他们很多荒诞的说法都变得错综复杂了。

  • 18
    in due course→ see:due

noun

1
a mode of action
if you persist in that course you will surely fail
once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
Synonym: course of action
2
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
he took a course in basket weaving
flirting is not unknown in college classes
Synonym: course of study course of instruction class
3
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
the course had only nine holes
the course was less than a mile
4
(construction) a layer of masonry
a course of bricks
Synonym: row
5
part of a meal served at one time
she prepared a three course meal
6
a body of students who are taught together
early morning classes are always sleepy
Synonym: class form grade
7
a connected series of events or actions or developments
the government took a firm course
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
Synonym: line
8
general line of orientation
the river takes a southern course
the northeastern trend of the coast
Synonym: trend
9
a line or route along which something travels or moves
the hurricane demolished houses in its path
the track of an animal
the course of the river
Synonym: path track

verb

1
hunt with hounds
He often courses hares
2
move along, of liquids
Water flowed into the cave
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Synonym: run flow feed
3
move swiftly through or over
ships coursing the Atlantic

adv

1
as might be expected
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
Synonym: naturally of course

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  1. There were only three of us on the advanced course .

    只有我们三人学高级课程。

  2. This unit is now an established part of the course .

    这个单元现在为本课程既定的一部分。

  3. Most of the people on the course were professional women .

    参加本课程的大多数人是职业女性。

  4. The course allows students to progress at their own speed .

    本课程允许学生按各自的速度学习。

  5. You need three A levels to get onto this university course .

    你要参加这个大学教程,就需要通过三科高级证书考试。

  6. What is the level of this course ?

    这门课程是什么程度?

  7. She is planning to take a computer course .

    她打算修一门计算机课。

  8. What books have been set for the English course ?

    英语课布置要用哪些书?

  9. The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study .

    课程的内容取决于学生愿意学什么。

  10. What is the best course of action in the circumstances ?

    在这种情况下最佳行动方针是什么?

  11. This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed .

    这门课的设计思路是让学生自己掌握进度。

  12. Students have a free choice of courses in their final year .

    学生在最后一学年可以自由选修课程。

  13. Of course I didn 't do it ! What do you take me for ?

    那当然不是我干的!你把我当成什么人啦?

  14. The president appears likely to change course on some key issues .

    总统看起来可能要在某些重要问题上改变方针。

  15. Most people went on training courses of one sort or another last year .

    多数人去年都上过这样那样的培训班。

  16. The new textbook is in course of preparation .

    新的教科书正在准备之中。

  17. We always check people 's addresses as a matter of course .

    我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。

  18. We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible .

    我们努力使这些训练课程尽可能地贴近实际情况。

  19. The course is approved by the Department for Education .

    课程已获教育部核准。

  20. This training course will qualify you for a better job .

    本培训课程将使你能胜任更好的工作。

  21. The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course .

    第一堂课是让学生了解这门课的主要内容。

  22. The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel .

    新的学位课程和现有的证书课程将并行开设。

  23. In the normal course of events she would have gone with him .

    要是事情发展顺利的话,她已同他一块儿走了。

  24. Just let nature take its course .

    就顺其自然吧。

  25. There are various courses open to us .

    我们有多种处理方法可采取。

  26. The main course was swimming in oil .

    主菜油汪汪的。

  27. The course offers options in design and computing .

    这一学程开了设计和计算机技术的选修科目。

  28. Of course , this is just a personal opinion .

    当然了,这只是个人意见。

  29. The path follows the course of the river .

    小路沿河道延伸。

  30. The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years .

    这家公司今后几年将面临重大的挑战。

lesson class course 【导航词义:课】
lesson v. 课程;;〈英〉(一堂)课
〔辨析〕

指学习某种技能的课程,常后接介词 in/on;也指学校里的一堂课或课本中的某一课。

〔例证〕

lessons in First Aid

急救课

Lessons start at 8 o'clock.

8点钟开始上课。

We have learned Lesson Six. Next week we'll learn Lesson Seven.

我们已经学完了第六课,下一周我们要学第七课。

'Today we'll start a new lesson,' the teacher said.

“今天我们要开始上新课。”老师说。

class v. 〈美〉(一节)课,课程
〔辨析〕

尤指学校的上课时间;也指某一科目的课程,常后接介词 in。

〔例证〕

a class in dancing at the night school

夜校的舞蹈班

What time will the next class begin?

下一节课什么时候开始?

It will take some time before you can go back to your yoga class.

你得再过会儿才能回去上瑜伽课。

course v. 〈英〉课程
〔辨析〕

指有关某一学科的系列课程,常后接介词 in/on;也指大学中为修读学位或取得某种资格而学习的课程。

〔例证〕

a three-year degree course

三年制学位课程

He is doing a one-year journalism course.

他在修读为期一年的新闻学课程。

I'm taking a course in graphic design.

我在上一门平面设计课程。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

course与以下词性连用

n.

course of something

…的航线(或进程、疗程)

course of action

行为方式

course on something

关于…的课程

golf course

高尔夫球场

adj.

full-time course

全日制课程

main course

主菜

n.

in course of sth

在…的过程中
going through a particular process

The new textbook is in course of preparation.

新的教科书正在准备之中。

in/over the course of…

在…期间;在…的时候
during

He's seen many changes in the course of his long life.

他在漫长的一生中目睹了许许多多的变化。

The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.

这家公司今后几年将面临重大的挑战。

in the course of time

总有一天;最后;终于
when enough time has passed

It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found.

治疗癌症的方法终有一天能找到。

in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc.

按通常情况;在一般情况下;通常
as things usually happen

In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious.

在一般情况下,她不露面,我们也不会觉得有什么可疑之处。

of course

1

(强调所说的话真实或正确)当然
used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or correct

‘Don't you like my mother?’ ‘Of course I do!’

“难道你不喜欢我母亲?”“当然喜欢!”

‘Will you be there?’ ‘Course I will.’

“你会去那里吗?”“当然会。”

2

(同意某人做某事的客气说法)当然
used as a polite way of giving sb permission to do sth

‘Can I come, too?’ ‘Course you can.’

“我也可以来吗?”“当然可以。”

‘Can I have one of those pens?’ ‘Of course─help yourself.’

“我能在那些笔中拿一支吗?”“当然,请自己拿吧。”

3

(礼貌地同意某人刚说的话)当然
used as a polite way of agreeing with what sb has just said

‘I did all I could to help.’ ‘Of course,’ he murmured gently.

“我尽全力帮忙了。”“当然。”他轻声低语道。

4

(表示所说的事不令人惊讶或具有普遍性)当然,自然
used to show that what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted

Ben, of course, was the last to arrive.

本当然是最后一个到的。

Of course, there are other ways of doing this.

当然还有别的方法做这件事。

of course not

(强调不同意)当然不
used to emphasize the fact that you are saying ‘no’

‘Are you going?’ ‘Of course not.’

“你要去吗?”“当然不去。”

‘Do you mind?’ ‘No, of course not.’

“你介意吗?”“不,当然不介意。”

on course for sth/to do sth

(因为已开始做而)很可能做成(或做)
likely to achieve or do sth because you have already started to do it

The American economy is on course for higher inflation than Britain by the end of the year.

美国经济很可能在今年年底前出现比英国高的通货膨胀。

run/take its course

任其发展;听其自然
to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end

When her tears had run their course, she felt calmer and more in control.

等她哭够了,她就比较镇静,比较克制了。

With minor ailments the best thing is often to let nature take its course.

对于小病,往往最好是听其自然。

be on a collision course (with sb/sth)


in due course

在适当的时候;到一定的时候
at the right time and not before

Your request will be dealt with in due course.

你的要求将在适当的时候予以处理。

horses for courses

知人善任
the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks

(as) a matter of course

(作为)理所当然的事;(当作)常规
(as) the usual and correct thing to do

We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。

(find, etc.) a/the middle way

(走)中间道路;(取)中庸之道;(采取)折中办法
(to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions

be par for the course

不出所料;果不其然
to be just what you would expect to happen or expect sb to do in a particular situation

Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

开工早,工时长,是担任这件工作的家常便饭。

pervert the course of justice

作伪证;妨碍司法
to tell a lie or to do sth in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime

stay the course

坚持到底
to continue doing sth until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult

Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.

极少受训者坚持到底了。