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course

/ˈkɔrs/KK

/ˈkɔɹs/IPA

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courses

1.
一道菜
常用

一頓正式餐點中,依順序端上的一組食物,例如前菜、主菜或甜點。

用法:作可數名詞。three-course meal 指「三道式套餐」,通常包含前菜、主菜與甜點。

main course
first course
three-course meal
serve the next course
a four-course dinner

We have a three-course dinner for Mother's Day.

我們在母親節吃有三道菜的晚餐。

I ordered fish and rice for my course.

我點了魚和飯當我的一道菜。

還有 5 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
課程;科目
極常用

學校、大學、補習班或線上平臺所開設,依特定主題安排的一系列教學內容與活動。

用法:作可數名詞,通常需搭配冠詞、數量詞或複數形式。修飾學科時常用介系詞 in;表示選修某課可用 take。

sign up for a course
enroll in a course
an online course
a required course
take a course

All first-year students must take math as one of their courses.

所有大一學生都必須修數學這門課。

I signed up for a cooking course during winter break.

我在寒假報名了烹飪課程。

3.
路線;方向;航向
常用

船、飛機、車輛或人移動時所走或預定要走的路線或方向。

用法:常搭配介系詞 on、off 或 along。change course 表示「改變方向」,也可引申為改變做法。

set a course
change course
stay on course
go off course
a direct course

The bus went off course because a road was closed after the typhoon.

颱風過後,一條路被封閉了,所以公車偏離了路線。

The boat changed course because the weather was very bad.

船因為天氣非常不好而改變了航線。

4.
過程;進展;發展
常用
正式

事情在一段時間內自然發生、發展或推進的方式與過程。

用法:最常見於 in the course of、over the course of、during the course of 等片語。in due course 表示「在適當時候;按正常程序」。

in the course of
over the course of
during the course of
the natural course of events
in due course

During the course, the girl felt better about speaking English.

在這門課期間,這個女孩更敢說英語了。

We learned many things in the course of getting ready for the school festival.

我們在準備學校園遊會的過程中學到了很多事情。

5.
高爾夫球場
常用

專供打高爾夫球使用的整片場地,包含球洞、球道與果嶺等區域。

用法:golf course 是固定搭配,不表示「高爾夫課程」。

the course clubhouse
golf course
play a round of golf
a public golf course
an eighteen-hole course

My uncle runs on a course near his home on Sundays.

我叔叔星期天會在他家附近的跑道上跑步。

6.
療程;一個療程的藥物
常用
專業

在一段規定時間內持續進行的治療,或必須按時完成的一整套藥物。

用法:通常用 a course of 加上治療或藥物名稱。finish the course 指依醫囑完成整個療程或把藥吃完。

a course of antibiotics
finish the course
a short course of medication
prescribe a course of
a course of treatment

The doctor told him to finish the full course of medicine, even after he felt better.

醫生告訴他,即使感覺好些了,也要吃完整個療程的藥。

常見錯誤

I took English course last semester.

I took an English course last semester.

I joined an English course.

I took an English course.

I have a course in 9 o'clock.

I have a class at 9 o'clock.

The ship changed its route to avoid the storm.

The ship changed course to avoid the storm.

相關字詞
class 近義
curriculum 易混淆
route 近義
main course 常見搭配
course of action 常見搭配
學習提示

・course 最核心的概念是「依序進行的一段內容或路徑」,因此可指課程、航向、餐點的菜序、事情的進展與療程。

・選課或修課通常用 take、enroll in 或 sign up for a course,不宜直接以 join 取代。

・在餐飲情境中,main course 指「主菜」;不要把它誤解為主要課程。

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