〈美〉毕业生的，研究所的　postgraduate

　She is a graduate nurse.　她是护士学院的毕业生。
　The teacher is taking a graduate course in mathematics.　这位老师正在修一门研究生的数学课程。
　Tom is a graduate student in physics.　汤姆是个物理学研究生。

1. C 〈英〉大学毕业生　a person who has completed a university degree course
2. C 〈美〉毕业生　 a person who has completed a course at a college, school

　graduate　在美式英语中可指任何学校的毕业生，在英式英语中只指大学毕业生，尤指学士学位获得者。

　turn out ～s　培养出毕业生
　brilliant ～　出色的毕业生
　college ～　大学毕业生
　law ～　法律系毕业生
　a ～ in　…专业的毕业生
　a ～ of　…大学的毕业生

　He was a college graduate.　他是个大学毕业生。
　He is a graduate in medical science.　他是医学系毕业生。
　Graduates from our school are working all over the island.　我们学校的毕业生在全岛各地工作。
　80 percent of Negro high school graduates are unemployed.　黑人高中毕业生中的80%都失业。

1. vt. & vi.（从…)大学毕业，获得（学士）学位　obtain a degree, especially a first degree, at a university
2. vt. & vi.〈美〉（使）毕业　(cause to) complete an educational course
3. vt.划分级别　divide into levels or grades

　～ at　毕业
　～ in law　法律系毕业
　～ in the class of　…届的毕业生
　～ into　逐渐变为

　He graduated at Oxford.　他毕业于牛津大学。
　It is three years since he graduated.　他毕业三年了。
　She graduated with honors.　她以优异成绩毕业。
　She graduated in Japanese.　她日文系毕业了。
　She graduated as MA in philosophy in 1980.　她1980年毕业，获哲学硕士学位。
　The university graduated 1500 students last year.　该大学去年有1500位学生毕业。

 ♣ graduate from　(v.+prep.)
1. 从…毕业complete an educational course from
　He graduated from Taipei University.　他毕业于台北大学。
　He was graduated from a normal college.　他是一个师范学院的毕业生。
2. 进步，进展make progress; move on (from sth easy or basic) to sth more difficult or important
　Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle.　我们的儿子刚刚从骑三轮车过渡到骑普通自行车了。

　［同义词］ adj. postgraduate n. holder of a degree v. complete one's studies, receive a degree
　［反义词］ adj. undergraduate n. dropout v. drop out of
　［词源］中古拉丁语graduari（获得学位）