nI applied for university without any real idea of what I wanted to do.
start university (also enter university formal) 进大学
nSome people take a year off before they start university.
leave university 离开大学
nStudents often find work soon after leaving university.
graduate from university (=leave after getting a degree) 大学毕业
nShe graduated from Liverpool University in 2006.
drop out of university (=leave before finishing your course) 大学辍学
nHe dropped out of university in order to join a rock band.
university + NOUN
a university course 大学课程
He studied history at school and was now planning to take a university course.
他在中学里学了历史,现在打算读一个大学课程。
a university student 大学生
Thirty years ago 33% of university students were female.
三十年前,33% 的大学生是女生。
a university graduate (=someone who has completed a university course) 大学毕业生
nShe is a university graduate who speaks three languages.
a university lecturer/professor 大学讲师/教授
nHer father was a university lecturer and her mother a teacher.
a university degree 大学学位
nHe was a qualified engineer with a university degree.
a university education 大学教育
nI did not have the advantage of a university education.
na university department
one of the oldest university departments in the country
the university campus (=the area of land containing the main buildings of a university) 大学校园
nThere were violent protests on university campuses.
nTHESAURUS
university a place where you can study a subject at a high level to get a degree
Harvard University
About a third of the pupils go on to university.
college in Britain, a place where you can study after you finishsecondary school, especially to train for a job. In the US, a place where you can study and get a bachelor’s degree
She’s at teacher training college.
the Royal College of Music
Where did you go to college?
community college (also junior college)American EnglishAmE a school that students can go to for two years in order to learn a skill or prepare for university
Community colleges can provide job-specific training.
graduate school a college or university where you can study for a master’s degree or a doctorate, after receiving your first degree
I taught for a few years, and then went back to graduate school.
(1300-1400)Old Frenchuniversité, from Medieval Latinuniversitas, from Late Latin, “society, association”, from Latin, “the whole”, from universus; → UNIVERSE
ADJECTIVE | VERB + UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤elite, leading, major, prestigious, top精英大學;名牌大學;重點大學;一流大學▸➤ancient (especially BrE) 古老的大學➤modern, new, red-brick (BrE) 當代的大學;新大學;(英國 19 世紀末 20 世紀初建成的)紅磚大學➤Catholic, private, public (all especially NAmE) 天主教/私立/公立大學➤land-grant (NAmE) (政府)贈地修建的大學▸➤local, provincial, state (NAmE) 地方大學;州立大學▸➤research研究型大學VERB + UNIVERSITY➤attend, go to, study at上大學◇He goes to Princeton University.他就讀於普林斯頓大學。➤apply to申請大學◇I applied to three universities.我申請了 3 所大學。◇I'm applying to university this year. (BrE) 我今年要申請上大學。➤enter考入大學◇King entered Montana State University in 2002.金於 2002 年考入蒙大拿州立大學。◇Young people may be deterred from entering university. (BrE) 年輕人可能對上大學望而卻步。➤finish, graduate from, leave完成大學學業;大學畢業;離開大學◇She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999.她 1999 年從密歇根大學畢業。◇I graduated from university last year. (BrE) 我去年大學畢業。UNIVERSITY + NOUN➤lecturer, professor, researcher, staff, teacher大學講師/教授/研究人員/行政人員/教師▸➤graduate, student大學畢業生;大學生▸➤course, degree, education大學課程/學位/教育➤research大學研究➤fees, tuition (NAmE) 大學費用/學費◇the government's decision to introduce university top-up fees政府收取大學附加費用的決定◇those who can afford university tuition有能力支付大學學費的人們➤funding (especially BrE) 大學資金▸➤term, year大學學期/學年▸➤vacation大學假期▸➤admission, admissions, entrance, entry, place (especially BrE) 大學錄取;大學錄取人數;大學入學;大學入學名額◇a university entrance exam大學入學考試◇There is stiff competition for university places.考大學的競爭是很激烈的。➤chair大學系主任職位◇His aim was to obtain a university chair.他的目標是獲得大學系主任的職位。➤department大學院系▸➤accommodation, buildings, campus, library大學宿舍/建築/校園/圖書館➤chancellor, vice chancellor大學名譽校長;大學副校長➤dean, president, provost (all in the US) 大學系主任;大學校長;大學教務長▸➤administration, authorities (BrE) 大學行政管理機構/當局➤administrator, official (both especially NAmE) 大學管理者/高層人員➤faculty (= those who teach) (especially NAmE) , staff (= those who teach and those who provide services) (BrE) 大學全體教師/全體教職員工➤staff (= those who provide services) (NAmE) 大學工作人員➤hospital, laboratory, medical centre/center, press大學醫院/實驗室/醫療中心/出版社◇This book was published by Oxford University Press.該書由牛津大學出版社出版。➤level大學水平◇All the staff are educated to university level.所有員工都受過大學教育。➤system大學體系▸➤life (especially BrE) 大學生活◇the pressures of university life大學生活的壓力➤days, years (both especially BrE) 大學時代◇I often think of my university days.我常想起自己的大學時光。➤town大學城PREPOSITION➤at (the) university在⋯大學;在上大學◇She teaches botany at Syracuse University.她在雪城大學教植物學。◇She's at university, studying engineering. (BrE) 她正在念大學,學習工程學。