1 a person who trains people to compete in certain sports (体育运动的)教练:
a tennis coach网球教练
2 (Brit 英) a comfortable bus used for long journeys 长途客车:
It's cheaper to travel by coach than by train.乘长途客车旅行要比乘火车便宜。☞picture at bus 见bus插图
3 = CARRIAGE(1)
4 a large vehicle with four wheels pulled by horses, used in the past for carrying passengers 四轮大马车(尤指旧时用的)
☞Look at carriage and car. 参看carriage及car。
coach²
/kəʊtʃ ||; kotʃ/verb
[I,T] coach sb (in/for sth) to train or teach sb, especially to compete in a sport or pass an exam 训练(旨在参加体育比赛、考试等) ·
She is being coached for the Olympics by a former champion.她正接受一位前冠军的训练,为参加奥运会作准备。
coach1/kotʃ; kəʊtʃ/n [C] 1 someone who trains a person or team in a sport(体育)教练: basketball/football/tennis etc coach 篮球/足球/网球等教练see box at见 TEACHER 方框2 BrE a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys [ bus AmE 【美】] 【英】长途公共汽车: by coach We went to Paris by coach. 我们坐长途汽车去巴黎。on a coach They came on a coach. 他们乘坐长途汽车来的。coach trip/tour 坐长途汽车旅行3 BrE one of the parts of a train in which passengers sit [ car AmE 【美】] 【英】〔火车的〕旅客车厢4 a vehicle pulled by horses 四轮大马车
coach2v [I,T] 1 to train a person or team in a sport〔在体育方面〕当教练﹐训练: He coaches the local football team. 他执教当地足球队。2 to give someone extra private lessons 为…补习﹐辅导 —coaching n [U]
coachcoachcoaches1noun (pluralcoaches)1a person who trains a person or team in a sport: a baseball coach2 (British) a comfortable bus for taking people on long journeys: It's cheaper to travel by coach than by train.3(British) one of the parts of a train where people sitsame meaningcarriage4a vehicle with four wheels that is pulled by horsessame meaningcarriage: The Queen travelled to the wedding in the royal coach.coachcoachcoachescoachedcoaching2verb (coaches, coaching, coached)to teach somebody to play a sport or do something better: She is coaching the team for the Olympics.