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Ox·bridge 英ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ美ˈɑksˌbrɪdʒ;英'ɒksbrɪdʒ美'ɑːksbrɪdʒ ★☆☆☆☆高iWeb⁵⁵⁰⁷⁷Economist²⁹⁹⁰¹⁺⁴ 基本英英词源例句例句 n.牛津大学和剑桥大学³³adj.牛津大学和剑桥大学的⁶⁷
Noun: general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university especially Oxford University or Cambridge University来自Oxford和Cambridge的合成词。 名词87%,形容词13% 用作名词The expansion of high education onOxbridgelines led increasing numbers to expect well-paid white-collar jobs.牛津和剑桥之类高等教育的推广使越来越多的人盼望获得高薪的白领工作。 More than a third of state school teachers thought less than a fifth ofOxbridgeundergraduates came from state school.超过三分之一的公立学校老师认为,在牛津和剑桥的在校学生中,仅有不到五分之一来自公立学校。用作形容词The expansion of high education onOxbridgelines led increasing numbers to expect well-paid white-collar jobs.牛津和剑桥之类高等教育的推广使越来越多的人盼望获得高薪的白领工作。 More than a third of state school teachers thought less than a fifth ofOxbridgeundergraduates came from state school.超过三分之一的公立学校老师认为,在牛津和剑桥的在校学生中,仅有不到五分之一来自公立学校。 And British university students, especially those at Oxbridge, come disproportionately from prosperous families. 英国大学的学生,特别是剑桥大学的学生,都来自不同程度富裕的家庭。 ecocn Look at any of the global rankings and not only do the Ivy League and Oxbridge monopolise the top of the tree, British and especially American colleges dominate most of the leading 100 places. 在全球学校排名榜上,除常青藤联盟,牛津剑桥大学垄断前三以外,英国和美国大学占据了大部分前一百位的大学,美国更为突出。 ecocn The Office for Fair Access was set up to monitor university admissions after a row about the scarcity of working- class youngsters at Oxbridge colleges. OFFA是在一次有关剑桥大学年轻劳动者不够多的争吵后建立起来的。 ecocn There is remarkably little differentiation now: Oxbridge colleges and former polytechnics all seem to have the same blurbs, which can lead foreign students to think they have been sold a pup. 很明显,现在已经几乎没有分别了:剑桥牛津的学院和以前的理工学院的简介看起来都一样,这有可能让外国留学生感到上当受骗。 ecocn A“ toffs’ college” of well- heeled Oxbridge near-misses is a provocative concept. 另一所未成形的牛桥大学--富裕的“名流学院”,这个概念有些挑衅。 ecocn But who is his19th century equivalent? These questions were asked of around 1,200 students who attempted the notoriously gruelling Oxbridge interview process last year. 但在19世纪中,谁和托尼·布莱尔最为相像?这些问题都是去年1200名学生在牛津及剑桥大学的面试中所遇到的。 hjenglish His heart lay with his pupils. Time and care were devoted to selecting entrants to the school and to ensuring that they went on to the right Oxbridge college. 他的心属于他的学生,他花费了全部的时间和精力来筛选入学者,并确保他们进入合适的牛津剑桥的学院。 ecocn Its high brick walls shut out the dust of everyday Sudanese life, transporting the visitor into the shady courtyard of an Oxbridge college or English private school. 学校高高的砖墙将之与苏丹日常生活几乎隔绝, 有专车接送出入隐蔽的牛津剑桥学院或者英文私立学校. yeeyan More than a third of state school teachers thought less than a fifth of Oxbridge undergraduates came from state school. 超过三分之一的公立学校老师认为,在牛津和剑桥的在校学生中,仅有不到五分之一来自公立学校。 tvsou Mr Clegg has berated Oxbridge for admitting too few state pupils. 克莱格先生 Mr Clegg已痛斥牛津剑桥招收太少公立学校的学生。 ecocn One company reported a doubling in the number of enquiries for coaching specifically to pass Oxbridge entrance tests. 一家公司报道,提供牛津大学和剑桥大学入学考试具体辅导信息的咨询所数量增加了一倍。 yeeyan Serious apprenticeships may look like a good alternative, but more people apply for precious BAE or Rolls-Royce places than for Oxbridge. 高级实习制或许看起来是一个不错的选择,但是更多的人倾向于为宝贵的英国宇航系统公司或者去劳斯莱斯的而非牛津剑桥。 yeeyan Such a home life was hardly ideal for preparing for those Oxbridge exams. 这种家庭生活很难以理想状态准备牛津剑桥考试。 yeeyan The UK government has suffered from an image of being dominated by public school educated, Oxbridge graduates who were able to attain their position thanks to the wealth that they were born in to. 英国政府给人们一种受公立学校教育所支配的映像,剑桥大学和牛津大学的毕业生能够得到好的职位全有赖于他们生在了有钱人家。 yeeyan The world's great business schools have replaced Oxbridge as the nurseries of the global elite. 世界上大量的商学院已取代牛津剑桥成为培养全球精英的摇篮。 ecocn We will be returning to the days when some schools encouraged pupils back after A-levels for the so-called“ seventh term” entrance exam for Oxbridge. 我们将倒退回过去:一些学校鼓励学生毕业考试后再返回学校,参加所谓的牛津剑桥考试“七年级”培训班。 yeeyan |