*coach¹/kotʃ; kəʊtʃ/ n [C] 1 someone who trains a person or team in a sport 〔体育〕教练: a basketball coach 篮球教练 2BrE a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys 【英】 长途公共汽车; bus AmE 【美】: a coach tour of Europe 乘长途汽车的欧洲之旅 3 a closed vehicle with four wheels pulled by horses that people in past times travelled in 四轮大马车: a coach and horses 一辆由马拉的四轮大车