pupil

🇬🇧 UK/'pju:pl/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A student in school; the contractile dark opening in the center of the eye's iris.

学生;瞳孔

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
pupilother
=pupil

Common Collocations

  • 1.bright pupil聪明的学生
  • 2.pupil dilation瞳孔扩张
  • 3.former pupil昔日学生
  • 4.gifted pupil有天赋的学生

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher praised her brightest pupil for solving the math problem.

  • 2.

    The doctor shone a light into his eye to check if the pupil was responding normally.

  • 3.

    In dim light, the pupil dilates to allow more light into the eye.

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