Preparatory school
n. 预备学校, 预科
📖 牛津释义
preparatory school
(also infml 口语作 `prepschool), 1 (Brit) private school for pupils aged between7 and 13 whose parents pay fees for their education 私立小学. Cf 参看 public school (public).
2 (US) (usu private) school that prepares students for college （通常为私立的）大学预科学校.
🧩 词语组成解析
preparatory
[pri'pærətəri]
adj. 预备的，准备的，筹备的;初步的;
adv. 在先前，作为准备;
n. <美>大学预科;<英>私立预科学校;
school
[skul]
n. 学校;上学;学院;群;
vt. 训练，锻炼;教育，教导;约束;给…上学;
🗣️ 情景例句
how could a guy not be hungry with all this talk about eating?
当大家都在谈吃的， 谁能不饿呢？
How long will you be in?
你将进去多久？
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
习惯与大自然和印第安人作斗争以求生存的拓荒者被政客、银行家和商人搞得晕头转向，最后被圈地、尖律我外来的清规戒律所击败。