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单词 prep school
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prep school
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈprep ˌskuːl/us
/ˈprep ˌskuːl/
in the UK, aprivateschool(= aschoolpaidfor byparents, not thegovernment)forchildren,especiallyboys, between theagesof seven and 13, who will then usually go topublicschool(= atypeofprivatesecondaryschool):
In theprivatesectortheykeepchildrenatprepschoolsuntil theageof 13 before theymovetosecondary.
I have threechildreninprepschoolin Hampstead.
in the US, aprivateschoolforchildrenover theageof eleven thatpreparesthem to go tocollege:
Thepointof theprepschoolwas to get Jeff into a goodcollegewith ahockeyteam.
MybrotherBobby wasinprepschoolin Connecticut.
More examples
  • It was aprepschoolin the Britishsense, one of those manysmallprivateinstitutionsin whichboyswere beingpreparedto go on topublicschools.
  • He is aformerpupilofHillHouse, the £9,000-a-yearprepschoolPrince Charles went to.
  • Hisbaseballcareerbeganat alocalprepschool, DeanAcademy, andcontinuedon thefreshmanteamat Harvard.
  • TheyoungBushattendedone of the nation'sbestprepschoolsin NewEngland.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of school
  • boarding school
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  • comprehensive
  • conservatory
  • elementary school
  • grade school
  • gymnasium
  • junior
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  • reformatory
  • secondary school
  • selective
  • seminary
  • senior high school
  • single-sex
  • special school
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(Definition ofprep schoolfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
prep school
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprep ˌskuːl/us
/ˈprep ˌskuːl/
in the UK, aprivateschool(= aschoolpaidfor byparentsnot thegovernment)forchildren,especiallyboys, between theagesof seven and 13, who will then usually go topublicschooland in the US, aprivateschoolforchildrenover theageof eleven thatpreparesthem to go tocollege
预备学校（在英国通常指为进入公学作准备的私立学校，所收学生为7至13岁的儿童，尤指男孩；在美国指为11岁以上的孩子上大学作准备的私立中学）

prep school| American Dictionary

prep school
noun
us
/ˈprep ˌskul/
short form ofpreparatoryschool
(Definition ofprep schoolfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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prep school
He ran away from hisprepschool, confused and unhappy.
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It is precisely what the majority of parents who put their children into an independentprepschoolwill intend for their children.
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Should it be spent in aprepschool?
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I have worked on other people's briefs in my time and this is supposed to be the "sixth form"of politics and not the"prepschool".
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Some pupils pass fromprepschoolto public school at 12½ and some do not go until they are 14.
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It is possible to explain that aprepschoolin one country is different from aprepschoolin another.
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Does he not realise that if less than half ofprepschoolpupils move to the state primary sector, he will save nothing?
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I have two sons at aprepschoolwhere there are bumps of this nature every 20 yards up the drive.
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I discussed it with my outgoing headmaster of myprepschool.
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That would be too long to send a child ofprepschoolage for incarceration.
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Now, we are talking about children of 8 years of age who, in our circles, are just leaving kindergarten and are just going toprepschool.
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We will also consider using discretion where the parents of a child in aprepschoolwere given a promise of a place to the age of 13.
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He aspired to be a soldier and attended a top militaryprepschoolat age 11.
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While primarily aprepschool, it sometimes granted bachelor's degrees.
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The main college is now a voluntary aided grammar school while theprepschoolbecame independent.
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