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coach

/ˈkotʃ/KK

/ˈkoʊtʃ/IPA

練發音
名詞
高中
難度 6 個義項
可數名詞
亦可作及物動詞
變化形
複數

coaches

1.
教練
極常用

指訓練並指導運動員或運動隊伍的人。

用法:可說某人的教練,或加上運動項目作前置修飾語,如籃球教練。

head coach
assistant coach
basketball coach
soccer coach
coach a team

Our basketball coach has us practice shooting every day.

我們的籃球教練要我們每天練習投籃。

2.
指導老師;教練
常用

指在考試、工作技能、演講、生活目標等方面,提供個別指導與練習的人。

用法:常與說明專長的名詞連用,如職涯教練、面試教練、聲音教練。

voice coach
hiring a coach
career coach
life coach
interview coach

She hired an English interview coach to help her get ready to study abroad.

她請了一位英文面試教練,幫助她準備出國留學。

3.
長途巴士;遊覽車
常用

指供旅客搭乘、通常行駛於城市之間或觀光路線的大型巴士。

用法:搭乘時通常用介系詞on,如on the coach。若只指市區公車,較常用bus。

take a coach
coach station
coach tour
travel by coach
charter a coach

We took a coach to Hualien for our school trip.

我們搭長途巴士到花蓮參加校外教學。

4.
火車車廂
較少用

指火車上供乘客乘坐的一節車廂。

用法:常見於客運服務的分類,如頭等車廂與一般車廂。

coach car
railroad coach
passenger coach
sleeping coach

Our seats were in a coach near the middle of the train.

我們的座位在火車中間的車廂。

5.
經濟艙;普通艙
常用

指飛機、火車等交通工具中,票價通常較低的一般座位等級。

用法:作此義時通常不可數,不說a coach。常用fly coach或in coach。

fly coach
coach class
in coach
book coach seats
first class versus coach

We flew coach to Tokyo to save money on the trip.

為了省旅費,我們搭經濟艙飛往東京。

6.
訓練;指導
常用

指教導某人或某隊提升運動表現、技能、考試表現或特定任務的能力。

用法:常見句型為coach someone、coach a team,以及coach someone in或on something。in較常指某項技能或科目;on較常指特定主題或任務。

coach students in English
coach someone on an interview
coach players
coach someone through a presentation
coach a team

Our teacher coached us on how to talk with our team before the game.

比賽前,老師教我們如何和隊上的人交談。

常見錯誤

We took a coach bus to Tainan.

We took a coach to Tainan.

I bought a coach ticket because economy class was cheap.

I bought a coach ticket because coach was cheap.

He is my coach of basketball.

He is my basketball coach.

She coached me how to answer the questions.

She coached me on how to answer the questions.

相關字詞
coach class 同源詞
bus 上位
trainer 近義
instructor 近義
mentor 近義
學習提示

・coach作名詞時最常見的意思是「運動教練」;作動詞時是「訓練、指導」。

・搭乘長途巴士時可說take a coach;搭飛機坐經濟艙時可說fly coach。兩者意思不同,要依上下文判斷。

・life coach在商業與個人成長語境很常見,但其服務內容與專業資格差異很大。

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