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► PART OF MEAL MM ⁷ [C] any of the separate parts of a meal — if H: a four-course dinner 4fP9itl£l$iElt<> The main course was roast duck.

► FOR GOLF A*|c 8 [C] = golf course: He set a new course record.

► FOR RACES It A 9 [C] an area of land or water where races are held tb MM; £6it; MAil; M: She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course.

—AIlIIA MIS Mo — see also assault course, racecourse

► OF RIVER £LM 10 [C, usually sing.] the direction a river moves in il'MAi fn]_: The path follows the course of the river.

► MEDICAL TREATMENT |&ff 11 [C] ~ (of sth) a series of medical treatments, pills, etc. ( E£ ff, Jjg &j ^ (ft ) f?

to prescribe a course of antibiotics

► IN WALL J,t*v 12 [C] a continuous layer of bricks, stone,

etc. in a wall (fit, ) tg: A new damp-proof

course could cost £1 000 or more.

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rm in course of sth (formal) going through a particular process & M^S A: The new textbook is in course of preparation, fr Pc 45riE & M & Z A₀ in/over the course of ... (used with expressions for periods of time during & ■ • ■ fal; % ■ ■ •

He’s seen many changes in the course of his long life. M£tt4clft-£A@llt7i4i4^£ltt£fl:₀ o The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years. AM AA#ffilt£l£A#J#ki^l&o in

the course of 'time when enough time has passed & W — ft; it M; A H771 EVENTUALLY: It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found, feff Ai6$PJo in the ordinary,

normal, etc. course of events, things, etc. as things usually happen gcil#'If il# BESS

normally : In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious, 'If $2.

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course 1 (also course) (informal) used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or correct ( jjM ilf ift ‘Don’t you like my mother?’ ‘Of course I do!’ ”, 0

‘Will you be there?’ ‘Course I will. ’ “ # A HP M ? ”

” 2 (also course) (informal) used as a polite way of giving sb permission to do sth (

(ft) ^ M: ‘Can I come, too?’ ‘Course you can.’ ”, ” o‘Can I have one of

those pens?’ ‘Of course—help yourself. ’ “ IS^ A

” 3 (informal) used as a polite way of agreeing with what sb has just said ( A.t&MP^&AWmiftM ) ‘I did all I could to

help. ’ ‘Of course, ’ he murmured gently. fjjfttt

To/ 4 used to show that

what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted ( ^A#ri£^#A^A1Wi£;^#^:t iit'IA ) ft : Ben, of course, was the last to arrive.

M M M — A III (ft o 0 Of course, there are other ways of doing this. S ^ M A & f & & fA ♦ ₀ of 'course not (also 'course not) used to emphasize the fact that you are saying W ( ® ill] A ju] M ) ii A: ‘Are you going?’ ‘Of course not. ’ “ ^ A

Ao ” 0 ‘Do you mind?’ ‘No, of course not.’ “ifojYM n%? ” “A, ^£SAAiL ” on course for sth/to do sth likely to achieve or do sth because you have already started to do it ( HABATp fulfil ) ® nTtlttJSft ( ^cfi& ) : The American economy is on course for higher inflation than Britain by the end of the year.

run/take

its 'course to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end fijf A;Hf; ft : When her tears had run their course, she felt calmer and more in control.

o With minor

ailments the best thing is often to let nature take its course, —more at

COLLISION, DUE adj., HORSE n., MATTER /?., MIDDLE adj., PAR, PERVERT V., STAY V.

verb [V +adv./prep.} (literary) (of liquid ffc) to move or flow quickly l&ilMwiL^; fik

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► Of course is often used to show that what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted. For this reason, and because it can be difficult to get the right intonation, you may not sound polite if you use of course or of course not when you answer a request for information or permission. It can be safer to use a different word or phrase. * of course #ffllMA0n£^¥A£A £i

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ii, of course WL of course not 0 ^ifij |«]ale i# A M vSffiii#AIL^o Silt,

► 7s this the right room for the English class?’ ‘Yes, it is. ’

“i**-±£ii«W«*>9? ” “Jtlfto ” o*)f course.’ or gfe ‘Of course it is.’ m ‘Can I borrow your dictionary?’ ‘Certainly. ’ (formal)

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A ) o‘Sure.’(informal) ” ( AAA )

► ‘Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?’ ‘Not at all. ’

” “tftlnjfi, "o‘Go ahead.’(informal) “#nE₀ ”_t ( )

► If you say of course/of course not it may sound as

though you think the answer to the question is obvious and that the person should not ask. In the same way, of course should not be used as a reply to a statement of fact or when someone expresses an opinion. of course/of course not o/f^

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course ASIf@S)i< A/t$^»ill,t m$L iA_: ‘It’s a lovely day.’‘It certainly is.’/'Yes it is.’ “A HMIfto ” ^umt<Jtifo-A o ‘-of course it is.- o 7 think you’ll enjoy that play. ’ ‘I’m sure I will,’/‘Yes, it sounds really good.’

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course-book /'koisbuk; NAmE 'kairs-/ noun (BrE) a book for studying from, used regularly in class |S[f445; if A .course of 'action noun (pi. .courses of 'action) = course(5)

course-ware /'ko:swea(r); NAmE 'koirswer/ noun [U] (computing if) computer programs that are designed to be used to teach a subject if f4; course-work /'ko:sw3:k; NAmE 'ka:rsw3:rk/ noun [u] work that students do during a course of study, not in exams, that is included in their final mark/grade ( if ) if Coursework accounts for 40%

of the final marks. iflifA'Ik 40%_o

cours ing /'koisirj; NAmE 'ka:r-/ noun [U] the sport of hunting animals with dogs, using sight rather than smeii ) ■.

hare coursing

COlirt /ka:t; NAmEkoirt/ noun, verb a noun

► LAW fij# 1 [c, U] the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged A ; felbi ; A f ij M : the civil/criminal courts K ^ / IfJ ^ & U 0 Her lawyer made a statement outside the court. (ft # iffp ^ ffi A ^ T “ {ft r o 0 She will appear in court

tomorrow, ffe A ih M» o They took their landlord to court for breaking the contract. ® A S5 ^tl, ftfeilH US , ftfe o'-A Tfelo 0 The case took five years to come to court (= to be heard by the court). AM

iiiii'stMo 0 There wasn’t enough evidence to bring the case to court (= start a trial).

H ₀ o He won the court case and was awarded damages. jtfell£ijff#f!j 7 o She can’t pay her tax

and is facing court action, iife & A & , # ffi Itw ft M

i^i^o 0 The case was settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial). & M if 6 M A fo ft? „ — see