university/͵junəˋvɝsətI; ˌjuːnəˈvɜːsəti◄ or ˌjuːnIˈvɜːsIti◄/n [C,U] plural universities a place where students study a subject at a high level in order to get a DEGREE 大学: Do you want to go to university when you leave school? 你毕业后想上大学吗?at university He's studying geography at university. 他在大学里攻读地理。a university professor 一位大学教授TOPIC 主题People who go to university BrE /go to a university AmE to study a subject are called students . They study an arts subject BrE /liberal arts subject AmE (=English, History etc) or a science subject . During their 3 or 4-year course , students go to/attend lectures/classes AmE /tutorials BrE and seminars . They are taught by professors and lecturers . They are asked to do regular essays or assignments . At the end of their course , they sit BrE /take examinations called finals . If they pass, they get a degree (=document showing that they have graduated). ☆ 上大学(go to university【英】/go to a university【美】)攻读一门学科(study a subject)的人称为学生(student)。 他们有的学习文科(arts subject【英】/liberal arts subject【美】)﹐有的学习理科(science subject)。 在三年或四年的课程(course)学习过程中﹐学生要去上课﹑导师辅导课(go to/attend lectures/classes【美】/tutorials【英】)和参加研讨班(seminar)﹐由教授(professor)和讲师(lecturer)给他们上课。 他们经常要写论文(essay)或做作业(assignment)﹐课程结束时要参加毕业考试(sit【英】/take finals)﹐考试通过就可以取得学位(get a degree)。SCHOOLGRAMMAR 语法In British English, do not use ‘a’ or ‘the’ before university when you are talking about the time when someone is studying there ☆ 英国英语中表示上大学这段时期﹐ university 之前不用 a 或 the: His daughter is away at university. 他的女儿去上大学了。