coach/kəʊtʃ $ koʊtʃ/

n.

➊ a person who trains people in sport

➋ a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances

n. [C]

➊ 教练：a basketball coach 篮球教练

➋ 长途客车：We're going to Oxford by coach（或on a coach）. 我们乘长途客车去牛津。

◇a coach trip 乘长途客车的旅行

音组-oach/-əʊtʃ $ -oʊtʃ/

approach; coach

用法by coach表达抽象概念，coach前无冠词，可以用on a coach来替换。参见辨析by car; in a car