词组 | course |
释义 | course /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/ noun 1. a series of lessonsadjectives/nouns + coursea language/art/business etc course The school runs language courses in the summer.a full-time/part-time course We also offer part-time courses for mature students.a short course I did a short course on website design.a one-year/two-year etc course She did a one-year teacher training course.a college/university course Students who fail their college courses still have to pay the fee.a degree course BrE also an undergraduate course (=a first course at a university, which usually lasts three years) The college offers degree courses in nursing.a postgraduate course BrE (=one you do after your first degree course) After graduating, she did a two-year postgraduate course.a beginner’s/intermediate/advanced course She is taking an advanced course in art and design.an introductory course She decided to do an introductory computing course.an intensive course also a crash course informal (=in which you learn a lot in a short time) Workers who are moving to the Moscow office are sent on an intensive Russian course.a training course Before you start the job, you will attend a two-week training course.an induction course (=done when you start a new job) The company will send you on an induction course.a vocational course (=that trains you to do a particular job) The local college offers a number of vocational courses.a correspondence course also a distance-learning course (=in which you work at home) Older students often prefer to do a correspondence course.a foundation course BrE (=a general course that students do in the first year at some universities) You do a science foundation course before taking chemistry.a refresher course (=short and intended to teach you about new developments in a subject) When the rules change, all referees will have to attend a refresher course.a sandwich course BrE (=that includes periods of work in industry or business) Students on the sandwich course spend a year working in the industry.verbs + coursedo/take a course I decided to do a Spanish course.go on a course My company wanted me to go on a course in time management.attend a course She couldn’t attend the course because she was ill.enrol on a course also sign up for a course informal (=officially put your name on the list of students for the course) He enrolled on a cookery course.apply for/to do a course (=ask to join a course) She applied for a nursing course.pass a course (=complete it successfully) If you pass the course, you get a diploma.fail a course If she fails the course, she may lose her job.finish/complete a course I went back to university to finish my degree course.run a course (=organize a course) The course is run by the British Council.teach a course He is teaching an introductory course in Russian.drop out of a course (=leave without finishing it) She dropped out of the course after a few weeks.change (your) course (=at university or college) Students can change their course after the first year.course + verbsa course covers/includes sth The course covers all aspects of wine-making.a course focuses/concentrates on sth The course focuses on European history.course + nounsa course tutor BrE I discussed the essay with my course tutor.course material Some course material is available on the school’s website.the course syllabus (=the plan of what is taught on a course) The history department has recently introduced a new course syllabus.prepositionsa course on/in a subject We run a six-month course on car maintenance.2. the way that something changes, develops or is doneverbschange/alter the course of sth The incident changed the course of the election.influence/shape the course of sth This battle influenced the whole course of the war.determine/decide the course of sth Passing or failing an exam could decide the course of your career.sth takes a ... course (=develops in a particular way) Events were taking a dangerous course.sth takes/runs its course (=develops in the usual or natural way) Doctors can only watch the illness run its course.reverse the course of sth (=cause the opposite thing to happen) There is no way now to reverse the course of history.phrasesthe course of history The king’s sudden death changed the course of history. |
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