school 的音标为 /skuːl/，英式与美式发音一致，以清辅音 /sk/ 开头，后接长元音 /uː/ 和清晰的 /l/ 音 。作为英语核心词汇，它既能表示教育场景，也可描述生物群体，用法灵活且搭配丰富。
核心含义与用法
名词（最常用）：指“学校”（教育机构）、“上学时间”或“全校师生”。例如：“Even the good students say homework is what they most dislike about school.”（就连好学生也说家庭作业是他们最讨厌学校的一点）。
动词：意为“教育”“训练”，多用于正式语境。例如：“She bought him as a £1,000 colt of six months and schooled him.”（她以1000英镑买下这匹6个月大的小马驹并训练它）。
特殊含义：还可表示“学派”（如“the Chicago school of economists”芝加哥经济学派）或“鱼群”，后者源于中古荷兰语“schole”（群集）。
常用短语搭配
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| high school | 高中 | “She graduated from high school last year.” |
| private school | 私立学校 | “They sent their children to a private school.” |
| after school | 放学后 | “We often play basketball after school.” |
| elementary school | 小学 | “He started elementary school at age six.” |
| school of thought | 思想流派 | “This theory belongs to the Keynesian school of thought.” |
实用例句
“Can you give me some information about the school?”（你能介绍一下这所学校吗？）
“Deirdre, the whole school's going to hate you.”（迪尔德丽，全校师生都会恨你的）。
“School hours were much longer in my grandfather's day.”（我祖父那个年代，上课时间长得多）。
“The snow delayed the opening of the school for two hours.”（大雪使学校开课时间推迟了两小时）。
“Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority.”（许多母亲用男尊女卑的错误观念教育女儿）。
“A school of dolphins swam past the boat.”（一群海豚游过船边）。
“He studies at the school of veterinary medicine.”（他在兽医学院学习）。
“The Barbizon school was a 19th-century art movement.”（巴比松画派是19世纪的艺术流派）。
“She was absent from school due to illness.”（她因病缺课）。
“The school district announced new safety measures.”（学区宣布了新的安全措施）。
从“教育场所”到“思想流派”，school 的多义性反映了语言的演变——最初源于希腊语“闲暇”（skhole），后演变为“学习的场所”，最终成为跨越教育、艺术、生物等领域的基础词汇。下次使用时，不妨留意它在不同语境中的巧妙转换。