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