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单词 Ivy League
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Definition of Ivy League in English:

Ivy League

noun
  • A group of long-established universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia.

    常春藤联合会(美国东部一些历史悠久大学的联合组织,以她们杰出的学术成就以及显要的社会威望而著称,包括哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、哥伦比亚大学等)

    as modifier an Ivy League school
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yale University set an Ivy League record by accepting only 8.6 percent of its 21,099 applicants.
    • According to the survey, more than half of all Americans view good grades and test scores as the most important qualifications for gaining admission to an Ivy League university.
    • The financial reward for academic activities is enormous, as children who get into the ‘right’ preschool can go on to top-class primary and secondary schools, and hopefully an Ivy League university.
    • A lot of Koreans dream about sending their kids to an Ivy League University, so what better preparation, they think, is there than a North American high school?
    • I have a BA from a top-ten university and an Ivy League MBA.

Origin

1930s: with reference to the ivy traditionally growing over the walls of the university buildings.

Definition of Ivy League in US English:

Ivy League

nounˈˌīvē ˈlēɡˈˌaɪvi ˈliɡ
  • A group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania.

    常春藤联合会(美国东部一些历史悠久大学的联合组织,以她们杰出的学术成就以及显要的社会威望而著称,包括哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、哥伦比亚大学等)

    as modifier an Ivy League school
    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to the survey, more than half of all Americans view good grades and test scores as the most important qualifications for gaining admission to an Ivy League university.
    • A lot of Koreans dream about sending their kids to an Ivy League University, so what better preparation, they think, is there than a North American high school?
    • Yale University set an Ivy League record by accepting only 8.6 percent of its 21,099 applicants.
    • The financial reward for academic activities is enormous, as children who get into the ‘right’ preschool can go on to top-class primary and secondary schools, and hopefully an Ivy League university.
    • I have a BA from a top-ten university and an Ivy League MBA.

Origin

1930s: with reference to the ivy traditionally growing over the walls of the university buildings.

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