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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɡɑːtn/ noun (from German) 1. (especially North American English) a school or class to prepare children aged five for school 学前班 his first day at kindergarten Extra Examples James is in kindergarten now, but he's moving up to infant school this autumn. She teaches reading to students in kindergarten. She was still attending kindergarten at Assumption School. their plans for Hannah to start all-day kindergarten 2. (British English, Australian English, New Zealand English) nursery school (= a school for children between the ages of about two and five)
nursery school /ˈnɜːsəri skuːl/
noun
a school for children between the ages of about two and five
幼儿园
SYNONYM preschool
She works as an assistant in a nursery school.
preschool /ˈpriːskuːl/ noun a school for children between the ages of about two and five 幼儿园 SYNONYM nursery school
Word List
prepare /prɪˈpeə(r)/
verb
[transitive, intransitive] to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something
使做好准备；把……预备好
present simple I / you / we / they prepare /prɪˈpeə(r)/ he / she / it prepares /prɪˈpeəz/ past simple prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ past participle prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ -ing form preparing /prɪˈpeərɪŋ/
aged /eɪdʒd/
adjective
[not before noun] of the age of
……岁
infant /ˈɪnfənt/
noun
(in England and Wales) a child at school between the ages of four and seven
四到七岁之间的学童
autumn /ˈɔːtəm/
noun
(especially British English)
(North American English usually fall)
[uncountable, countable]
the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder
秋天；秋季
attend /əˈtend/
verb
[transitive, intransitive] attend something (formal) to go regularly to a place
经常去，定期去（某处）
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they attend /əˈtend/ he / she / it attends /əˈtendz/ past simple attended /əˈtendɪd/ past participle attended /əˈtendɪd/ -ing form attending /əˈtendɪŋ/
assumption /əˈsʌmpʃn/
noun
[countable] a belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen, although there is no proof
假定；假设
plan /plæn/
noun
something that you intend to do or achieve
计划；打算
Hannah /ˈhænə/
a first name for girls
女子名
all-day /ˈɔːl deɪ/
adjective
[only before noun]
continuing or available for the whole day
整整一天的；全天的
单词kindergarten来源于德语，该词在美式英语和英式英语中分别表示不同含义，在美式英语中，其表示为年满5岁儿童所上的“学前班”，而在英式英语中则表示2-5岁儿童所上的“幼儿园”。单词nursery school与preschool互为同义词，都是表示2-5岁儿童所上的学校，即“幼儿园”。(#696969 Dim Gray)