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go to preschool
不加冠词，泛指接受学前教育，强调去学前班这一日常活动。
She goes to preschool every weekday.
她每个工作日都去上学前班。
学前班
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
学前班
an educational institution for young children before elementary school
She goes to preschool every weekday.
她每个工作日都去上学前班。
幼儿园。
A nursery school.
为未达到小学入学年龄的儿童设立的教育机构。
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
My daughter starts preschool next Monday.
我女儿下周一要开始上学前班了。
The preschool is just around the corner from our house.
那所学前班就在我们家拐角处。
She teaches art at a local preschool.
她在一所当地的学前班教美术。
不加冠词，泛指接受学前教育，强调去学前班这一日常活动。
She goes to preschool every weekday.
她每个工作日都去上学前班。
加冠词，特指某所具体的学前教育机构，正式用语。
The children attend a preschool in the city center.
孩子们就读于市中心的一所学前班。
不加冠词，表示当前处于接受学前教育阶段的状态。
His daughter is in preschool this year.
他女儿今年在上学前班。
Not this
My son is in the preschool.
Use this
My son is in preschool.
表示“正在上学前班”这一一般意义时，preschool 前用零冠词，不加 the；加 the 会变成特指某一所学前班，与想表达的意思不符。
Not this
There are two preschool in this town.
Use this
There are two preschools in this town.
preschool 是可数名词，复数形式为 preschools。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
学前班老师
She works as a preschool teacher in a small town.
她在一个小镇当学前班老师。
学前教育
Preschool education helps children build social skills.
学前教育帮助孩子培养社交能力。
幼儿教育项目
The city offers a free preschool program for low-income families.
该市为低收入家庭提供免费的幼儿教育项目。
学龄前儿童
Every preschool child in the district receives free books.
该学区的每个学龄前儿童都能免费获得图书。
开始上学前班
My daughter starts preschool in September.
我女儿九月份开始上学前班。
学前班教室
The preschool classroom is bright and full of toys.
学前班教室很明亮，而且满是玩具。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use preschool naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：pre是“前”，school是“学校”，上学前的学校就是学前班。
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、childcare、parenting 名词“preschool”指学前班或幼儿教育机构，属于标准的教育类用语，通常用于正式和非正式场合。日常谈论孩子入学、选校或教育安排时比较常见。
All six words rhyme with the stressed final syllable of preschool (/priˈskul/): school, cool, fool, pool, tool, rule. Note the spelling: school has the exact suffix -school; cool, fool, pool, and tool share the -ool ending; rule is spelled -ule but still rhymes with the same /ul/ sound.
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