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*course¹ /kɔrs; kɔːs/
n
1 of course
a) spoken used to answer "yes" when you want to emphasize your answer, or when you are surprised or annoyed 【口】 当然〔用于强调肯定的回答或表示吃惊或生气〕:
"Can I borrow your notes?" "Of course you can." “我能借你的笔记吗？”“当然可以。”
"Are you going to invite Phil to the party?" "Of course I am." “你准备邀请菲尔参加聚会吗？” “当然。”
b) used when you are mentioning something that you think most people know 当然〔用于表示某事是众所周知的〕:
The insurance has to be renewed every year, of course. 当然，必须每年续保。
2 of course not spoken used to answer "no" when you want to emphasize your answer, or when you are surprised or annoyed 【口】 当然不〔用于强调否定的回答或表示吃惊或生气〕:
"Do you mind if I'm a bit late?" "Of course not." “如果我迟到一会儿，你会介意吗？”“当然不会。”
3 [C] a series of lessons about a subject 课程:
a three-day training course 三天的培训课程
+ in/on a course in computing 电脑课程
4 [C] one of the parts of a meal 一道菜:
a three-course meal 三道菜的一餐
the main course 主菜
5 a course of tablets/injections/treatment etc especially BrE medicine or medical treatment that someone has regularly for a period of time 【尤英】 一个疗程的药片/注射/治疗等
6 [C] an area where races happen or GOLF is played 赛场; 高尔夫球场:
a race course 赛场
7 [C,U] the direction in which something moves 〔某物运动的〕方向:
The plane changed course and headed for Rome. 飞机改变航向，朝罗马飞去。
on/off course (=going in the right or wrong direction) 航向正确/错误: Larsen's ship had been blown off course. 拉森的船被风吹离了航道。
8 [singular 单数] the way in which events develop 〔事件发展的〕进程:
in the course of time (=gradually over a period of time) 总有一天: The situation will improve in the course of time. 总有一天，情况会得到改善。
+ of events that changed the course of history 改变历史进程的事件
run/take its course (=develop in the usual way) 自然发展: You'll just have to let things take their course. 你只能让事情顺其自然发展下去。
9 [C] something that you can do to deal with a situation 〔应对某种情况的〕行动; 做法:
course of action The best course of action would be to speak to her privately. 最好的做法是和她私下谈谈。
10 in/during the course of during a process or period of time 在…的过程［进程］中:
During the course of our conversation, I found out that he had worked in France. 在我们谈话的过程中，我发现他曾在法国工作过。
11 be on course for sth/to do sth to be likely to achieve something 很可能获得某物/做某事:
Hodson is on course to break the world record. 霍德森很可能会打破世界纪录。
→ see also 另见 in due course (DUE¹), as a matter of course (MATTER¹)
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