prep
n
(infml 口)
1 [C, U] (Brit) (esp in private boarding schools 尤用於私立寄宿学校)
(a) school work (to be) done after lessons; homework 课外作业; 家庭作业.
(b) time when this is (to be) done 做课外作业的时间
He felt ill during prep. 他在做课外作业时觉得身体不舒服.
2 (US) student in a preparatory school 预科学校的学生.
🗣️ 情景例句
And me?
我呢?
Worry kills more men than work.
忧虑比劳累更伤人。
When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.