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teach

UK //tiːtʃ//US //tiːtʃ//

词源

源自古英语 'tǣcan',意为展示或指导,与德语 'zeigen'(展示)同源。

verb

❶ 向某人传授知识或技能,通常在学校或其他教育环境中进行,目的是帮助学习者掌握新内容。

“She teaches mathematics at the local high school.”

(她在当地高中教数学。)

“He taught me how to swim when I was a child.”

(我小时候是他教我游泳的。)

同义词:instruct, educate, train

常见短语

teach someone a lesson — 通过某种方式让某人从错误中吸取教训,通常带有惩罚或警示的意味。

“The strict punishment taught him a lesson about honesty.”

(严厉的惩罚让他明白了诚实的重要性。)