a school for higher education
Thick as the college of the bees in May.
出自: Dryden
误 The boy scared up enough money to go to the college.
正 The boy scared up enough money to go to college.
误 The most promising students will go to the college.
正 The most promising students will go to college.
误 She went to college to look for her boyfriend.
正 She went to the college to look for her boyfriend.
析 正如go to school一样,上大学应是go to college, college前不加定冠词the; 而如果表示“去大学办某事(不是上学)”,其前则须加定冠词the。