n.
- 路線；方向[C]
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Our
course was straight to the south.
我們的方向是一直向南。
- 過程；進程[U]
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It was one of those ideas that change the
course of history.
這便是那些能改變歷史演進的觀點之一。
- 習慣的程序[C]
- 方針，做法[C]
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I think the only sensible
course is to retreat.
我認為唯一明智之舉是撤退。
- （競賽的）跑道；場地[C]
- 課程，科目[C][（+in/on）]
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She took a
course in philosophy.
她選讀了一門哲學課程。
- 系列，連續[C]
- 一道菜[C]
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The first
course was soup.
頭道菜是湯。
- 【建】層；一層磚石[C]
vt.
- （用獵犬）追獵；追逐
- 使（馬等）奔跑
vi.
- （液體）流動[Q]
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Tears
coursed down her face.
她淚流滿面。
- （用獵犬）追獵
片語
in course of
- 在……過程中
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This highway is
in course of construction now.
這條公路目前正在修建中。
in due course
- 在適當的時候
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If we sow the seed now,
in due course we will have the flowers.
如果我們現在播下種子，到時候會開花的。
in the course of
- 在……期間；在……過程中
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The work should be completed
in the course of this week.
這項工作應在本週內完成。
in the course of time
- 最終
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In the course of time, you'll understand what I've said.
你最終會明白我所說的話。
in the ordinary course of nature/events/things
- 在通常情況下
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In the ordinary course of events, we can borrow money from the bank.
在通常情況下，我們可以向銀行貸款。
of course
- 當然
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Of course I remember him.
我當然記得他。
run/take one's course
- 順其發展；聽其自然
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You can do nothing but let matters
take their course.
你無能為力，只能聽其自然。
辨析
n.
- the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.
- the way in which something progresses or develops.
▸
(also course of action)
a procedure adopted to deal with a situation.
- a dish forming one of the successive parts of a meal.
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject.
▸Medicine a series of repeated treatments or doses of medication.
- an area of land prepared for racing, golf, or another sport.
- a continuous horizontal layer of brick or stone.
- Bell-ringing a series of changes which brings the bells back to their original order, or the changes of a particular bell.
- a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship.
v.
- (of liquid) flow.
-
[often as noun coursing]
pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent.
Phrase
Etymology
ME: from OFr. cours, from L. cursus, from curs-, currere ‘run’.
