pupil
noun /ˈpjuːpl/
  /ˈpjuːpl/
- (especially British English, becoming old-fashioned) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school学生;(尤指)小学生 - school pupils小学生 
- a former/past pupil以前/过去的学生 
- How many pupils does the school have?这所小学有多少学生? 
- She now teaches only private pupils.她现在只当私人教师。 
- Spending per pupil will rise.每个学生的花费将会增加。 
 Synonyms studentstudentsee also day pupil- pupil
- schoolboy/schoolchild/schoolgirl
 - student a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child:- Students are required to be in school by 8.30.学生须在 8:30 以前到校。 
- Any high school student could tell you the answer.随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。 
 
- Students are required to be in school by 8.30.
- pupil (British English) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school:指学生,尤指小学生: - The school has over 850 pupils.这所小学有 850 多名学生。 
 
- The school has over 850 pupils.
- schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school:- Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage.自从上学以来她就一直梦想着成为演员。 
 
- Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage.
 - a(n) good/bright/able/brilliant/star/outstanding student/pupil
- a naughty schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
- a disruptive student/pupil
- a(n) ex-/former student/pupil
- a school student/pupil
- to teach students/pupils/schoolboys/schoolgirls/schoolchildren
 Topics Educationb2- Daniel is the star pupil at school.丹尼尔是学校的明星学生。 
- secondary school pupils中学生 
- Ex-pupils try to have a reunion every five years.以前的学生试图每五年重聚一次。 
- Pupils at Meadow School have raised £1 500 for charity.梅多学校的学生为慈善事业筹集了1 500英镑。 
- The school has over 850 pupils.这所小学有 850 多名学生。 
- What measures can we take to deal with disruptive pupils?我们可以采取什么措施来处理捣乱的学生? 
- We expect pupil numbers to increase next year.我们预计明年学生人数会增加。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- able
- bright
- good
- …
 - teach
- exclude
- expel
- …
 - attendance
- numbers
- assessment
- …
 
- school pupils
- a person who is taught artistic, musical, etc. skills by an expert弟子;门生;门徒 - Charpentier took pupils and taught them composition and accompanying.Charpentier带着学生,教他们作曲和伴奏。 
-  pupil of somebody The painting is by a pupil of Rembrandt.这幅画为伦勃朗的一位弟子所作。 
 
- Charpentier took pupils and taught them composition and accompanying.
- enlarge imagethe small round black area at the centre of the eye瞳孔;眸子;瞳仁 - Her pupils were dilated.她的瞳孔扩大了。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dilated
 - dilate
- enlarge
 - dilate
- enlarge
 
- Her pupils were dilated.
词源senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (in the sense ‘orphan, ward’): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus ‘boy’) and pupilla (diminutive of pupa ‘girl’).sense 3 late Middle English: from Old French pupille or Latin pupilla, diminutive of pupa ‘doll’ (so named from the tiny reflected images visible in the eye).



