grad·u·ate

noun

/ˈɡrædʒuət/

(also informal grad especially in North American English)

a person who has a university degree大学毕业生；学士学位获得者
- job prospects for graduates毕业生就业前景
- a university/college graduate大学毕业生
- a recent graduate from Coventry University刚从考文垂大学毕业
- an Oxford/a Yale graduate牛津大学／耶鲁大学毕业生
- graduate of something a graduate of Oxford/Yale牛津大学／耶鲁大学毕业生
- engineering/science graduates工科／理科毕业生
- graduate in something a graduate in history历史学学士
- a graduate student研究生
- (North American English) graduate programs/degrees/studies研究生课程／学位／学业
In British English postgraduate is usually used in these phrases: postgraduate courses/degrees/studies
Extra Examples
- She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.她本科生和研究生都教过。
- The company places great importance on graduate recruitment and training.这个公司对招聘和培训大学毕业生非常重视。
- a graduate in sociology社会学毕业生
- job opportunities for university graduates大学毕业生的就业机会
- graduate courses研究生的课程
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- business-school
- law-school
- college
- …
graduate + noun
- course
- degree
- program
- …
preposition
- graduate in
(North American English) a person who has completed their school studies毕业生
- a high school graduate中学毕业生
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- business-school
- law-school
- college
- …
graduate + noun
- course
- degree
- program
- …
preposition
- graduate in

Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.

More About studentsstudents

A student is a person who is studying at a school, college, university, etc.
An undergraduate is a student who is studying for their first degree at a university or college.
In British English, a graduate is a person who has completed a first degree at a university or college. In North American English graduate is usually used with another noun and can also apply to a person who has finished high school:
- a high school graduate中学毕业生
- a graduate student.研究生
A postgraduate is a person who has finished a first degree and is doing advanced study or research. This is the usual term in British English, but it is formal in North American English and graduate student is usually used instead.

grad·u·ate

verb

/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they graduate	/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
he / she / it graduates	/ˈɡrædʒueɪts/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪts/
past simple graduated	/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/
past participle graduated	/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/
-ing form graduating	/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college获得学位（尤指学士）；大学毕业
- She taught in France after she graduated.她大学毕业后在法国任教。
- graduate in something Only three students graduated in Czech studies last year.去年只有三名学生获得捷克研究学士学位。
- graduate from something She graduated from Harvard this year.她今年毕业于哈佛大学。
- graduate with something He graduated with a BA in English in 2018.他于 2018 年毕业，获得英语学士学位。
- He graduated from York with a degree in Psychology.他毕业于约克大学，获心理学学士学位。
- graduate something (North American English) She graduated college last year.她去年大学毕业。
Wordfinder
- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
Wordfinder
- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
Extra Examples
- He graduated with first-class honours in History.他以历史学一等荣誉毕业。
- Only thirty students graduated in Chinese last year.去年只有三十名学生获得汉语学士学位。
- She graduated from Bristol University in 2005.她于2005年毕业于布里斯托大学。
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[intransitive, transitive] (North American English) to complete a course in education, especially at high school毕业（尤指中学）
- He flunked math and never graduated.他数学不及格，中学没毕业。
- graduate from something Martha graduated from high school two years ago.玛莎两年前高中毕业。
- graduate something Martha graduated high school two years ago.玛莎两年前高中毕业。
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[transitive] graduate somebody (from something) (North American English) to give a degree, diploma, etc. to somebody授予（某人）学位（或毕业文凭等）
- The college graduated 50 students last year.去年这所学院有 50 名毕业生。
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[intransitive] graduate (from something) to something to start doing something more difficult or important than what you were doing before逐渐发展（或变化、进展、上升）
- She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie.她最近从一个舞蹈演员逐步过渡到在电影里扮演小角色。

Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.

Collocations EducationEducationLearning

acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons

School

go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
(British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
(North American English) graduate high school/college

Problems at school

be the victim/target of bullying
(British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
(British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing something)
be expelled from/be suspended from school

Work and exams

do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
(especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
(British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject

University

apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
(both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics

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