school

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I.school¹ S1 W1 /skuːl/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑school, pre-school, ↑schooling; verb: ↑school; adjective: PRE-SCHOOL]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole 'discussion, school']
1. WHERE CHILDREN LEARN [uncountable and countable] a place where children are taught:
His mother always used to pick him up from school.
2. TIME AT SCHOOL [uncountable]
a) a day’s work at school:
School begins at 8.30.
before/after school
I’ll see you after school.
b) the time during your life when you go to school:
He’s one of my old friends from school.
Children start school between the ages of four and five.
3. UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable]
a) American English a college or university, or the time when you study there:
Their kids are away at school now.
She was going to school in Boston.
b) a department or group of departments that teaches a particular subject at a university
school of
the Harvard School of Public Health
law/medical/business/graduate school
After two years of medical school, I thought I knew everything.
4. ONE SUBJECT [countable] a place where a particular subject or skill is taught:
a language school in Brighton
school of
Amwell School of Motoring
5. at school
a) in the school building:
I can get some work done while the kids are at school.
b) British English attending a school, rather than being at college or university or having a job:
We’ve got two children at school, and one at university.
6. in school
a) in the school building:
Sandra’s not in school today.
b) American English attending a school or university rather than having a job:
Are your boys still in school?
7. ART [countable] a number of people who are considered as a group because of their similar style of work:
the Impressionist school
8. school of thought an opinion or way of thinking about something that is shared by a group of people:
There are two main schools of thought on the subject.
9. of/from the old school with old-fashioned values or qualities:
a family doctor of the old school
10. FISH [countable] a large group of fish, ↑whales, ↑dolphins etc that are swimming together
school of
a school of whales
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
verbs
▪ go to school Did you go to school in Paris?
▪ attend (a) school formal (=go to a school) Some of the children had not attended school very regularly before.
▪ start school Children in Britain start school when they are five.
▪ leave school He left school when he was 16.
▪ send somebody to school His parents sent him to a private school.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + school
▪ a state school British English, a public school American English (=a school that gets its money from the government) Universities want to encourage more applicants from state schools.
▪ a private school (also a public school British English) (=a school where students pay to study) He was educated at a private school.
▪ sb’s old school (=the school someone went to when they were young) He went back to his old school to give a talk to the children.
▪ a local school (=a school near where someone lives) They sent their kids to the local school.
▪ a boarding school (=a school where children also live and sleep)
▪ a day school (=a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings) The school is both a boarding school and a day school.
▪ a nursery school (=for children under 5)
▪ an infant school British English (=for children aged 5 to 7)
▪ a primary school British English, an elementary school American English (=for children up to 11) Their children are still at primary school.
▪ a secondary school (also a high school British English) (=for children from 11 to 16 or 18)
▪ a high school American English (=a school for students aged 14 to 18)
▪ a comprehensive school British English (=a secondary school for all children)
▪ a grammar school British English (=a secondary school for children who have passed an exam when they are 11)
school + NOUN
▪ school students (also school pupils British English) Most school students have musical interests of some kind.
▪ a school friend She met some old school friends.
▪ a school uniform He was still wearing his school uniform.
▪ the school holidays British English The trip will take place during the school holidays.
▪ the school run British English (=the journey taking children to and from school each day) She had to be back in time for the school run.
▪ the school playground
▪ the school library
▪ the school hall
▪ the school bus
▪ the school curriculum Head teachers were asked to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum.
▪ school meals/lunches (also school dinners British English) We provide good-quality school meals.
▪ a school governor British English (=an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized) The school governors have appointed a new head teacher.
▪ the school board American English (=the group of people who are elected to govern a school or group of schools) The courts have upheld the school board's right to dismiss striking teachers.
▪ the school day Most children are tired at the end of the school day.
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THESAURUS
of animals
▪ herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: A herd of cows was blocking the road.
▪ team a group of people who work together: She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
▪ flock a group of sheep or birds: a flock of seagulls | The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
▪ pack a group of dogs or wolves: Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
▪ litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
▪ school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.
II.school² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑school, pre-school, ↑schooling; verb: ↑school; adjective: PRE-SCHOOL]
1. old-fashioned to train or teach someone to have a certain skill, type of behaviour, or way of thinking
be schooled in (doing) something
She was schooled in hiding her emotions.
2. to educate a child

s\\schoolhu

school
A school is a place where you learn things.

◎	[sku:l]
※	danh từ
	■	đàn cá; bầy cá
		☆	school fish
			loại cá thường đi thành bầy
※	nội động từ
	■	hợp thành đàn; bơi thành bầy (cá...)
※	danh từ
	■	trường học; học đường
		☆	normal school
			trường sư phạm
		☆	primary and secondary schools
			trường tiểu học và trung học
		☆	private school
			trường tư
		☆	public school
			trường công
		☆	Sunday schools
			các trường dạy vào ngày chủ nhật
		☆	to keep a school
			mở trường tư
		☆	the use of computers in schools
			việc sử dụng máy tính trong học đường
		☆	a school bus, building, report
			xe búyt, toà nhà, bài tường thuật về trường học
	■	nơi dạy một môn nào đó
		☆	art school
			trường nghệ thuật
		☆	secretarial school
			trường dạy nghề thư ký
	■	trường cao đẳng hoặc đại học
		☆	famous chools like Yale and Harvard
			những trường đại học nổi tiếng như Yale và Harvard
	■	sự đi học
		☆	he hates school
			nó ghét đi học
		☆	two more years of school
			còn học hai năm nữa
		☆	old enough for/to go to school
			đã đến tuổi đi học
		☆	the school-leaving age
			tuổi thôi học (tuổi mà dưới mức đó trẻ con phải đi học)
		☆	are you still at school?
			em vẫn còn đi học chứ?
		☆	he left school when he was sixteen
			anh ta thôi học năm 16 tuổi
	■	buổi học; giờ học
		☆	to meet friends before school
			gặp bạn bè trước giờ vào học
		☆	school begins at 9 am
			buổi học bắt đầu lúc 9 giờ sáng
		☆	there will no school tomorrow morning
			sáng mai không có buổi lên lớp
	■	(the school) nhà trường (toàn thể học sinh, hoặc toàn thể thầy và trò một trường)
		☆	the whole school knows it
			toàn trường biết việc đó
		☆	the head teacher told the school at assembly
			thầy hiệu trưởng nói chuyện với toàn trường ở cuộc họp
	■	khoa (trong một trường đại học)
		☆	the law/medical/history school
			khoa luật/y/sử
		☆	the School of Dentistry
			Nha khoa
	■	lớp chuyên
		☆	a summer school for music lovers
			lớp mùa hè cho những người yêu âm nhạc
	■	(thông tục) kinh nghiệm đem lại kỷ luật; hoạt động đem lại kiến thức
		☆	the hard school of adversity
			(tôi luyện trong) trường đời đầy ngang trái
	■	nhóm nhà văn, nhà tư tưởng cùng chia sẻ những nguyên tắc, phương pháp, hoặc nhóm nghệ sĩ có phong cách tương tự; trường phái
		☆	school of art
			trường phái nghệ thuật
		☆	the Dutch, Venetian school of painting
			trường phái hội hoạ Hà Lan, Vênêxi
		☆	the Hegelian school
			trường phái Hê Ghen
	■	nhóm người chơi bài, đánh bạc...; hội chơi bài
	■	(âm nhạc) sách dạy đàn
	〆	a gentleman of the old school
		✓	một người quân tử theo kiểu cũ
	〆	to go to school to somebody
		✓	theo đòi ai; học hỏi ai
	〆	a school of thought
		✓	nhóm người có quan điểm tương tự nhau; môn phái
	〆	to teach school
		✓	xem teach
※	ngoại động từ
	■	(to school somebody / something in something) rèn luyện; đào tạo
		☆	to school a horse
			huấn luyện một con ngựa
		☆	to school oneself in patience/to be patient
			rèn luyện cho mình tính kiên nhẫn
		☆	to school one's temper
			rèn luyện tính tình
		☆	a child who is well schooled in good manners
			đứa trẻ được dạy dỗ đàng hoàng về cung cách lịch sự

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shoal, schooltime, school day, schooling, schoolhouse, educate, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise