"For all the anxiety the essay causes," says Bill McClintick of Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, "it's a very small piece of the puzzle.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
专科院校;学院;(美国的)私立中学
Academy is sometimes used in the names of schools and colleges, especially those specializing in particular subjects or skills, or private high schools in the United States.
例句
...the Royal Academy of Music.皇家音乐学院...her experience as a police academy instructor.她在警校当教官的经历
N-IN-NAMES
(某一领域的)学会,研究院
Academy appears in the names of some societies formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
例句
...the American Academy of Psychotherapists...美国心理治疗师学会The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.英国电影和电视艺术学院
英汉词典释义
n.
专科学校
This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
研究院, 学会
I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a secondary school (usually private)
2. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
3. a school for special training
4. a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge