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course

/kawrs, kohrs/US // kɔrs, koʊrs //UK // (kɔːs) //

课程,历程,进程,航线

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a direction or route taken or to be taken.
    • : the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream.
    • : advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement.
    • : the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle.
    • : the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course.
    • : a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action.
    • : a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease.
    • : a mode of conduct; behavior.
    • : a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments.
    • : a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics.
    • : a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study.
    • : a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas.
    • : Navigation. the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north.a point of the compass.
    • : Nautical. the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course.
    • : Building Trades. a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof.
    • : one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume.
    • : the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework.
    • : Often courses . the menses.
    • : a charge by knights in a tournament.
    • : a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
    • : golf course.
    • : a race.
v.有主动词 verb
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    coursed, cours·ing.

    • : to run through or over.
    • : to chase; pursue.
    • : to hunt with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
    • : to cause to pursue game by sight rather than by scent.
    • : Masonry. to lay in courses.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    coursed, cours·ing.

    • : to follow a course; direct one's course.
    • : to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.
    • : to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc.

Phrases

  • course of true love never ran smoothly, the
  • crash course
  • in due course
  • matter of course
  • of course
  • par for the course
  • run its course
  • stay the course

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • And, that can hamper a site owner’s ability to fully identify patterns of problems across the entire site, export more URLs by category, and then of course, address all of those problems in a timely manner.

  • A relatively tiny spend for someone like Bezos could alter the course of how we address climate change and what we focus on globally.

  • If you enter any keywords into Google Trends, you get to see how interest in that topic has increased or decreased over the course of time.

  • Home wins over Nebraska would not do much to help Maryland’s tournament résumé, but over the course of just a few days, the Terps could significantly improve their 4-9 Big Ten record.

  • Over the course of 2020, the paid search team drove a 137 percent year-over-year increase in CTR through keyword audits, URL audits, ongoing performance optimizations, and flexible allocation of budget to the most efficient keywords.

  • Its biggest asset, of course, is the steely Atwell, who never asks you to feel sorry for Carter despite all the sexism around her.

  • The U.S. military has said it is too early to make any conclusions, other than the war is on course.

  • “Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.

  • All of these far future speculations, of course, depend on a series of “ifs.”

  • And of course, Rod, being Rod, goes for it a hundred percent; his mouth drops open and he says, ‘What?’

  • And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.

  • Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

  • Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.

  • What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?

  • Of course it is only the hardiest Ferns which can be expected to grow well in the town garden.