college
n
1 [C, U] institution for higher education or professional training 學院; 職業學校
a college of further education, ie providing educationaland vocational courses for adults 進修學院
the Royal College of Art 皇家藝術學院
a secretarial college 秘書學校
Our daughter is going to college (ie starting a course of study at a university or a college) in the autumn. 我們的女兒秋天就要上大學了.
She's at (ie studying at) college. 她在大學讀書. =>Usage at school1 用法見school1.
2
(a) [C] (in Britain) any of a number of independent institutions within certain universities, each having its own teachers, students and buildings (英國)某些大學內獨立的學院
the Oxford and Cambridge colleges 牛津和劍橋的學院
New College, Oxford 牛津新學院.
(b) (in the US) university, or part of one, offering undergraduate courses (美國)大學; (大學中的)學院.
3 [C, U] building or buildings of a college(2) 學院的建筑物
Are you living in college? 你住在學院里嗎?
[attrib 作定語]
a college chapel 學院附屬教堂.
4 [CGp] staff and/or students of a college(1) 學院的職員或學生或全體師生員工.
5 [C] (Brit) (in names) school (用作名稱)學校: Eton College 伊頓學院.
6 [C] organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties or privileges 有某種目的、 責任或特權的專業人員的組織; 學會; 社團
the Royal College of Surgeons 皇家外科醫生學會
the College of Cardinals, ie the whole group of them, esp as advisers and electors of the Pope (天主教)樞機主教團; (尤指)紅衣主教團.