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pupil

noun
 
🔊/ˈpjuːpl/
🔊/ˈpjuːpl/
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  1.  
     (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在校学生
    • a former/past pupil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.每个学生的支出将增加。
    Synonyms studentstudent
    • pupil
    • schoolboy/​schoolchild/​schoolgirl
    These are all words for a child who attends school.
    • 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。
    • 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。
      Pupil is used only in British Englishand is starting to become old-fashioned. Student is often preferred, especially by teachers and other people involved in education, and especially when talking about older children.
    • 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。
      These words emphasize the age of the children or this period in their lives; they are less often used to talk about teaching and learning: an able schoolboy/​schoolgirl/​schoolchild
    Patterns
    • 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
    see also day pupil
    Extra Examples
    • 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.前学生试图每五年聚会一次。
    • 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1500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应对破坏性学生？
    • We expect pupil numbers to increase next year.我们预计明年学生人数会增加。
    Topics Educationb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • able
    • bright
    • good
    • …
    verb + pupil
    • teach
    • exclude
    • expel
    • …
    pupil + noun
    • attendance
    • numbers
    • assessment
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     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.克洛伊来自得克萨斯州。
    • 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。🔊🔊
  3. the 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。🔊🔊
    compare irisTopics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dilated
    verb + pupil
    • dilate
    • enlarge
    pupil + verb
    • dilate
    • enlarge
    See full entry
    4. Word Originsenses 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).