tudent teaching

2008

association of students at a particular university or college, concerned with students’ rights, living con­ditions, etc. ( A 4^ )

.student 'teaching noun [u] (US) = teaching prac­tice

Stud-ied /'stAdid/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) delib­erate and carefully planned M M 64;     7 W 64: She

introduced herself with studied casualness. Ml$Ctk$£l&:flfe

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Stu dio 0"»/'stjuidiao; NAmE'stuidiou/ noun [pi. -os)

1 a room where radio or television programmes are recorded and broadcast from, or where music is recorded CHS,    mm,  M

a television studio

0 a studio audience (= one in a studio, that can be seen or heard as a programme is broadcast)

64 M ( °fr ) $K 0 a recording studio 7 ef ff 2 a place where films/movies are made or produced tfef 3 a company that makes films/movies $!| ft r: She works for a major Hollywood studio. Mi A JXf^o o a studio executive

^lii4a room where an artist works ( £A.?&64 ) X jfM : a sculptor’s studio lllfillf f 5 a place where dancing is taught or where dancers practise ( If Si ) ^M : a dance studio     6 [BrE also

studio flat) (NAmE also studio apartment) a small flat/apartment with one main room for living and sleeping in and usually a kitchen and bathroom #. |u]

n ()

stu di ous /'stjurdias; NAmE 'stu:-/ adj. spending a lot of time studying or reading H&64; #F4^64; 183464 BlEI scholarly: a studious young man Uj ^6474^7

stu di ous ly /'stjuidiasli; NAmE 'stu:-/ adv. in a way that is carefully planned and deliberate          He

studiously avoided answering the question. ftfe^J;E7A 0

stud-muffin /'stAdmAfin/ noun [informal, especially NAmE) a man who is considered sexually attractive ii

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Study 0-n /■ stAdi/ noun, verb

■ noun [pi. -ies)

►                 ACTIVITY OF LEARNING >) 1 [u] the activity of learning

or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things ip the world # >); : a room set

aside for private study #• {i di 45 64 4$ J&. o academic/ literary/scientific, etc. study 7:A\    o

It is important to develop good study skills, {§. jtf 64 X 7 A fAill 16 lc <, 0 Physiology is the study of how living things work. ^S#ll®f^Xtl44t&64X44o 2 studies [pi.] [formal) a particular person’s learning activities, for example at a college or university Jftijf; if #.; :

to continue your studies

►                 ACADEMIC SUBJECT /'If 3 studies [U+sing./pl. v.] used in the names of some academic subjects X ^ ^ ^ f4 ^ f/jx: business/media/American studies iff] ^ ; fA ££ X;

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►                 DETAILED EXAMINATION (f Ml .ft ft 4 [U] the act of

considering or examining sth in detail ijtj gc % j,f; ff ftfi;       These proposals deserve careful study.

It $ ft % iA M W o 5 [C] a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail ( A IS )

T$ft: to make/carry out/conduct a study Mff Iff Ml If — 4ft iff A 0 This study shows/confirms/suggests that... jjc—fflfZvERfi / uE^ / &X- - o a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment jSJf^64£BSfc®l;;ft — see also case study

►                 ROOM M,|uJ 6 [C] a room, especially in sb’s home, used for reading and writing ftJp,

►                 ART // [ii 7 [C] a drawing or painting of sth, especially one done for practice or before doing a larger picture

>l tk; iitfk; 7 ill: a study of Chartres Cathedral £!? # 0 a nude study

►                 MUSIC i V' f. 8 (BrE) (also etude NAmE, BrE) [C] a piece of music designed to give a player practice in technical skills 7ft

PERFECT EXAMPLE jfc M 9 [sing.] ~ (in sth) (formal) a perfect example of sth H M ; • ?£ ffl: His face was a

study in concentration, fife Jj& ± % ^ 41 — SI] it # Wft64

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IR71 see brown adj.

m verb (stud ies, study-ing, stud ied, stud-ied)

►                 LEARN 7 >J 1 ~ (sth) (at ..;) | ~ (for sth) to spend time

learning about a subject by reading, going to college, etc. X 7 ; Aij7 [VN] How long have you been studying English?         T ? O [V] Don’t disturb Jane, she’s

studying for her exams. X ^ ft Jfc fgj. jttfe IE £ li. 41 iS,

o My brother studied at the Royal College of Art. ffeiflff        o a composer who

studied under Nadia Boulanger (= was taught by Nadia Boulanger)   M 0 [V to inf]

Nina is studying to be an architect.    „

►                 EXAMINE CAREFULLY          2 [VN] to watch, or look at

sb/sth carefully in order to find out sth 4? M;

#: Scientists are studying photographs of the planet for signs of life. , X&Xifiito

0 He studied her face thoughtfully, fife —  Ml ,

0 Fran was studying the menu. # -/Ejt/fflftfe 3 to examine sth carefully in order to under­stand it % ; ii S : [VN] We will study the report carefully before making a decision. 4k ll i 41 iA J4 "ft & (ft 4R o', $JfrO [V wh-] The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs. iiX

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'study bedroom noun (BrE) a student’s room con­taining a bed and a desk (

'study hall noun [U] (NAmE) a period of time during the school day when students study quietly on their own, usually with a teacher present [|

Stuff 0-w/stAf/ noun, verb

mnoun [U] 1 (informal, sometimes disapproving) used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about (

Rjfffj' ) &'M, #Jpo, M) L: What’s all that sticky stuff on the carpet? Afe^X^lfe^0 The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. MXtPiS, 7—#M44J0to o This wine is good stuff.     o

(disapproving) I don’t know how you can eat that stuff! 4k 0 They sell stationery and stuff (like that), ftfeff] X ll XM-2.4!64 % ®» o Where’s all my stuff (= my possessions)? 4k5ft^XMIWJHT ? 0 (disapproving) Could you move all that stuff off the table?

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foodstuff o note at thing 2 (informal) used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc. (          ) JSJL, i$,    X®: I’ve got loads of

stuff to do today. 4k 7 X X 4F ^ 7 JL ® 0 0 I like reading and stuff. 4k # Ifc # 4$ fk X 64 0 0 The band did some great stuff on their first album.

7f/l^t4I#64 ft 7o 0 This is all good stuff. Well done!

0 What’s all this‘Mrs Smith’ stuff? Call me Anna. ISP^64ft* ^

Pt| Ik Xc MP f o 0 I don’t believe in all that stuff about ghosts. 4k-X ff fk A % Pf ife Pf 64 o 3 ~ (of sth) (formal or literary) the most important feature of sth; something that sth else is based on or is made from S ; # M; fSA; IS Mi; .1X44: The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made, ffifk , HbUty

0 o Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region. -Jffelx X.?g641E

X |4l ^ o o Let’s see what stuff you’re made of (= what sort of person you are). 4k fl X # If fX jj X ff ' X A 0 — see also hot stuff m?71 do your 'stuff (informal) to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do jrfeM § B 644^; Sf “X: Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should). PAX/l£g B64X ^ 0 o (figurative) The medicine has clearly done its stuff.

7„ no* give a 'stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth --/jCXfeX .stuff and 'nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true       #14# Ait —more at kid n., know v., stern

adj., strut v., sweat v.