2.IN A SCHOOL SUBJECThelp for exam 帮助备考 [countableC] especially British EnglishBrESE someone who gives privatelessons to someone in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination 私人教师,家庭教师
3BUSbus 公共汽车 [countableC]British EnglishBrE a bus with comfortableseats used for long journeys 〔内有舒适座椅的〕长途公共汽车SYN American English bus
by coach
We went to Paris by coach.
我们坐长途汽车去巴黎。
on a coach
She’s going to Grimsby on a coach.
她打算乘长途汽车去格里姆斯比。
a coach trip to Scotland
去苏格兰的长途公共汽车之行
The restaurant was full of coach parties (=groups of people travelling together on a coach).
这家饭店里用餐的全是乘长途公共汽车的旅游团。
4.IN A TRAINtrain 火车 [countableC]British EnglishBrETTT one of the parts of the train in which the passengerssit 旅客车厢SYN American English car
5.PULLED BY HORSEShorses 马 [countableC]TTB a large carriagepulled by horses and used in the past for carrying passengers 公共马车,四轮大马车
6A CLASS OF TRAVELin plane/train 在飞机/火车上 [uncountableU]American EnglishAmETTTTTA the cheapesttype of seats on a plane or train 〔飞机的〕经济舱;〔火车的〕普通旅客车厢
We flew coach out to Atlanta.
我们坐经济舱飞往亚特兰大。
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: someone who trains a person or team in a sport
types of coach
a football/basketball/tennis etc coach
Jody became the women’s basketball coach.
the head coach (=the coach in charge of a team)
Jim is head coach of the Dallas Mavericks.
an assistant coach
He took a job as an assistant coach at the college.
a national coach (=for a team that represents a whole country)
Davies was the national coach up to the 1995 World Cup.
the team coach
He’s the youth team coach.
a top coach (=a very good one)
He’s one of America’s top coaches.
a professional coach (=one whose job is teaching a sport)
The tennis club has a professional coach.
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys
types of coach
an express coach (=travelling quickly without stopping much)
Express coach services run throughout the day.
a passenger coach
The company had thirty-five new passenger coaches.
a tourist coach
A huge number of tourist coaches visit the site.
an air-conditioned coach
Travel is by air-conditioned coach.
verbs
go/travel by coach
We spent three days travelling by coach across France.
get on/get off a coach
A group of tourists were getting on the coach.
board a coach formal (=get on one)
When everyone was there, we boarded the coach for the journey home.
coach + NOUN
a coach trip
The two-night coach trip to Paris will cost £149.
a coach tour
How about going on a coach tour around Europe this year?
a coach excursion (=a relatively short coach journey to visit a place)
There are coach excursions to the great classical site at Ephesus.
a coach party (=a group of people who travel by coach)
We’re organizing a coach party to the theatre.
a coach driver
He worked as a part-time coach driver.
a coach station
You will go from Victoria Coach Station to Amsterdam.
a coach service
Our express coach service goes to the South of France and Costa Brava.
coach travel
The advantage of coach travel is that it’s relatively cheap.
Examples from the Corpus
coach• She knows almost no one in the Bay Area except her teammates and coaches.• a basketballcoach• Chaney is one of the bestcoaches in the country, but he doesn't score any points for neatness.• a dramacoach• Many businesspeople have begun flyingcoach to save money.• We got a professionalfootballcoach to come and help us train the team.• Word comes from Boston that longtime coach and scoutJohn Killilea died.• When the painting is complete it will be married with the Londonderry and Lough Swilly coach body now in store at Pennyburn.• As the coach was loaded on Sunday morning, the children looked on sadly.• If he was careful she might even allow him to travel back with her on the coach.• She's the coach of the volleyball team.• The coach makes his decisions and he is the boss.
on a coach• When we look at older people we often see large groups of grey heads on coaches or in cheap supermarkets.• Mr. Mendez wanted to put him on a coach and send him down there in style, but Russell kept backing off.• We can't just nipon a coach and go somewhere for the day.• But most of all she loved the fact that it wasn't full of sun-seeking OAPs on coachtours.• She uses her last shillings to buypassageon a coach to the farthestdestination they afford.• Before this match there had been pressureon coach Bernard Laporte and his team to produce the goods.• The rest of the day is spenton a coach tour of Prague.• Waved to some strangerson a coach.
coach2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1TEACHto teach a person or team the skills they need for a sport 〔在体育方面〕当…的教练,训练,培训,指导SYN train, → coaching
2especially British EnglishBrETEACH to give someone private lessons in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an important test 为…补习,辅导 → coaching
coach somebody in/for something
The child was coached for stardom by her mother.
这个孩子由母亲培养她当明星。
3TEACHto help someone prepare what they should say or do in a particular situation – used to show disapproval 指导〔某人在某情况下应该说什么或做什么;含贬义〕 → coaching
coach somebody in/on something
The girl must have been carefully coached in what to say in court.
这女孩肯定被仔细教过在法庭上该说什么话。
Examples from the Corpus
coach• He seems to enjoycoaching children.• She also sang with Lothian GaelicChoir and coacheddisabled horse riders.• James used to coach high school football.• He once coached Hollander, and he was thrilled to see the young man top Davis and make the world team.• When I played proball, I'd volunteer and coach in the off-season.• It was raining then, but she was focused on the job, on the opportunity to coach in the Pac-10.• Drake started coachinglawyers on their opening statements a decade ago.• As well as teaching French, Martincoachedtennis in his spare time.• We need someone to coach the school team.
Origincoach1
1. (1500-1600)Frenchcoche, from Germankutsche, probably from Hungariankocsi (szeker)“carriage from Kocs”, from Kocs village in Hungary;
2. because a trainer “drives” students through their tests
1person who trains people in sports, etc.教練ADJECTIVE➤good, successful, top出色的/成功的/頂尖的教練◇a top basketball coach頂尖的籃球教練➤professional職業教練▸➤chief, head總教練;主教練▸➤assistant助理教練▸➤national國家隊教練▸➤club俱樂部教練▸➤athletics, basketball, football, tennis, etc.田徑運動、籃球、足球、網球等教練▸➤sports體育教練➤batting, hitting, pitching (all NAmE) 擊球教練;投球教練▸➤acting, drama, voice表演/戲劇/聲樂教練➡ note at jobcoach
noun²
2 (BrE) bus for longer journeys長途大客車➡ see also busADJECTIVE | VERB + COACH | COACH + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤express直達長途公共汽車▸➤private高級私人專車▸➤luxury豪華長途大客車▸➤air-conditioned空調長途大客車VERB + COACH➤go by, travel by乘長途公共汽車去▸➤board, get on上車▸➤get off下車▸➤drive駕駛長途公共汽車▸➤hire租用長途大客車COACH + NOUN➤station長途汽車站▸➤driver長途公共汽車司機▸➤holiday, journey, tour, trip乘坐長途公共汽車假日之行;乘坐長途公共汽車的遊覽;乘坐長途公共汽車的旅程▸➤travel乘坐長途公共汽車的旅行▸➤party乘坐長途客車的旅遊團▸➤company長途公共汽車公司▸➤service長途公共汽車服務PREPOSITION➤by coach乘坐長途公共汽車◇They are planning to tour Germany by coach.他們計劃乘長途公共汽車周遊德國。➤in a/the coach, on a/the coach在長途公共汽車上coach
noun³
3large carriage pulled by horses大馬車ADJECTIVE | VERB + COACH | COACH + VERB | COACH + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤royal御用馬車VERB + COACH➤drive趕馬車▸➤ride in乘坐馬車COACH + VERB➤drive馬車行駛COACH + NOUN➤road馬車道◇This is the old coach road.這是舊時的馬車道。➤house馬車房PHRASES➤a coach and horses一套車馬
coach verb ⇨train1coach noun ⇨coach (an athletics coach)⇨car (a coach driver)⇨carriage1 (a first-class coach)coach
noun
➡ See also the entry for teacher另见teacher条coach ♦︎ trainer ♦︎ instructorThese are all words for a person who trains a team or person in a practical skill or a sport.这些词均表示教练、训练员、导师。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the / an chief / assistant coach / trainer / instructor◆a / an qualified / experienced coach / trainer / instructor◆to work as a coach / a trainer / an instructor■coach [countable] a person who trains a team or person in a sport(体育运动的)教练◆a football / basketball / tennis coach足球/篮球/网球教练◆Who's the team coach?队里的教练是谁?◆The Giants coach had this to say last night:...巨人队教练昨晚说了如下内容:⋯ⓘ In American English especially, coach is used to talk to or about a coach.尤其在美式英语中,coach用于对教练的称呼◆See you tomorrow, Coach.明天见,教练。◆Coach Bob Shapiro鲍勃•夏皮罗教练 see also coach ⇨ trainverb1, coaching ⇨ education■trainer [countable] a person who trains sb in a particular job, skill or sport; a person who trains an animal(工作、技能或运动方面的)导师,教练员;驯兽员◆Her trainer was on hand to give some advice.她的教练在旁边提些建议。◆There was a shortage of teacher trainers(= people who train teachers).培训师资的教员短缺。◆Only rich people can afford a personal trainer(= sb who helps an individual to exercise and get fit).只有富人才请得起私人健身教练。◆a dog / racehorse trainer驯犬员;赛马驯马师 see also train ⇨ trainverb1, training ⇨ education■instructor [countable] a person who trains sb in a practical skill or sport教练;导师◆a swimming / diving / fitness / flying / riding / ski instructor游泳/跳水/健身/飞行/骑马/滑雪教练◆I once worked as a driving instructor.我当过驾驶教练。 see also instruct ⇨ trainverb1, instruction ⇨ education