[N-COUNT 可数名词](通常指大学或学院里的)演讲,讲座,讲课 A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college.
...a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson...
埃里克·鲁宾逊教授的系列讲座
In his lecture Riemann covered an enormous variety of topics.
里曼的演讲涵盖了各种各样的主题。
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[VERB 动词](就…)作演讲(或讲座) If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it.
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She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art...
她于是邀请他去亚特兰大讲艺术史。
She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world...
她到过世界各地跳舞、编舞、演讲和教学。
Wendy Rigby was recently invited to lecture a group of doctors on the benefits of aromatherapy.
温迪·里格比最近应邀给一帮医生讲芳香疗法的疗效。
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[VERB 动词]训诫;教训 If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave.
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He used to lecture me about getting too much sun...
他以前常唠叨我太阳晒得太多。
Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut...
查克就会数落我,让我去理一下发。
She was no longer interrogating but lecturing.
她已经不是在审问而是在教训人了。
Lecture is also a noun.
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
船长就安全问题严厉地训斥了我们一顿。
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lec·ture★AWL/ˈlektʃə(r); NAmEˈlektʃər/
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lecturelectureslecturedlecturingnoun★lecture(to sb) (on/about sth) 1★a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course (通常指大学里的)讲座,讲课,演讲◆to deliver/give a lectureto first-year students 给一年级学生讲课◆to attend a series of lectureson Jane Austen 听关于简 · 奥斯汀的系列讲座◆a lecture room/hall演讲室╱厅☞synonyms at
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2a long angry talk that sb gives to one person or a group of people because they have done sth wrong (冗长的)教训,训斥,谴责◆I know I should stop smoking—don't give me a lecture about it.我知道我该戒烟,别再教训我了。verb1[intransitive ]lecture(in/on sth) to give a talk or a series of talks to a group of people on a subject, especially as a way of teaching in a university or college (尤指在大学里)开讲座,讲授,讲课◆She lectures in Russian literature.她讲授俄罗斯文学。2[transitive ]lecturesb (about/on sth) |lecturesb (about doing sth) to criticize sb or tell them how you think they should behave, especially when it is done in an annoying way (尤指恼人地)指责,训斥,告诫◆He's always lecturing me about the way I dress.他对我的衣着总是指手画脚的。lec·ture/ˈlektʃə(r); NAmEˈlektʃər/
1a long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university → speechlecture on He regularly gives lectures on modern French literature.► see thesaurus at
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2an act of criticizing someone or warning them about something in a long serious talk, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessarylecture on/about My father caught me and gave me a long lecture about the dangers of drink.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive a lecture (also deliver a lecture formal)· She gave a fascinating lecture on crime in the 1800s.· He delivered the lecture at the London School of Economics.do a lecture informal:· He’s doing a lecture on modern poetry.go to a lecture (also attend a lecture formal)· Have you been to any of Professor MacPherson’s lectures?· I recently attended a lecture by a noted historian.listen to a lecture· Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures.lecture + NOUNa lecture hall/room (also a lecture theatre British English)· The lecture hall was packed.lecture notes· Can I borrow your lecture notes?a lecture tour (=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture)· He’s on a lecture tour of the US.phrasesa series of lectures (also a course of lectures British English)· a series of lectures on the history of artadjectivesa public lecture (=a lecture which the general public are allowed to go to)· He’s going to deliver a public lecture on politics in the Middle East.an illustrated lecture (=a lecture with pictures such as slides)· Mrs Robinson gave a fascinating illustrated lecture on Spanish history.
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1[transitive] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary: I wish you’d stop lecturing me!lecture somebody about/on something He began to lecture us about making too much noise.2[intransitive] to talk to a group of people on a particular subject, especially to students in a universitylecture on He lectures on European art at Manchester University.► see thesaurus at
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