This flashcard defines "learn" as gaining knowledge or skills through study, training, or experience. It notes the different past tense/participle forms (learned/learnt) in American vs. British English and covers uses related to discovering information and understanding through experience.
This flashcard defines the word "learn" as acquiring knowledge or skills through study, training, or experience. It also includes variations in past tense and past participle usage between American and British English (learned/learnt). Additionally, it covers meanings related to finding out information and understanding through experience.
American English uses the form learned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either learned or learnt. 美国英语用learned作过去式和过去分词，英国英语则用learned或learnt。
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[VERB 动词]学；学习 If you learn something, you obtain knowledge or a skill through studying or training.
[V n]
[V to-inf]
[V wh]
[V]
[Also V about n]
Their children were going to learn English...
他们的小孩会学英语。
He is learning to play the piano.
他在学钢琴。
...learning how to use new computer systems...
学习如何使用新的电脑系统
Experienced teachers help you learn quickly.
经验丰富的老师可助你学习快速有成。
learning
...a bilingual approach to the learning of English.
学习英语的双语方法
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[VERB 动词]获悉；得知 If you learn of something, you find out about it.
[V of n]
[V that]
[V wh]
It was only after his death that she learned of his affair with Betty...
一直到他死后她才知道他和贝蒂有染。
It didn't come as a shock to learn that the fuel and cooling systems are the most common causes of breakdown...
燃油和冷却系统是造成故障的最常见的原因，这一点不奇怪。
...the Admiral, who, on learning who I was, wanted to meet me.
得知我是谁后想和我结识的海军上将
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[VERB 动词]学会（以某种方式行事或反应） If people learn to behave or react in a particular way, they gradually start to behave in that way as a result of a change in attitudes.
[V to-inf]
[V wh-to-inf]
You have to learn to face your problem...
你要学会面对自己的问题。
We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.
我们在学习如何直面死亡，而非回避死亡这一现实。
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[VERB 动词]（从…中）吸取（教训） If you learn from an unpleasant experience, you change the way you behave so that it does not happen again or so that, if it happens again, you can deal with it better.
[V from n]
[V n from n]
I am convinced that he has learned from his mistakes...
我深信他已从错误中吸取了教训。
The company failed to learn any lessons from this experience.
公司未能从这次经历中吸取任何教训。
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[VERB 动词]熟记；记住；背下 If you learn something such as a poem or a role in a play, you study or repeat the words so that you can remember them.
[V n]
He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
他在得克萨斯监狱服刑时学会了这首歌。
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See also:
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to learn something the hard way→see:
hard
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rope
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learn★/lɜːn; NAmElɜːrn/verb(learnt,learnt/lɜːnt; NAmElɜːrnt/orlearned,learned)1★[transitive , intransitive ]to gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, from being taught, etc. 学；学习；学到；学会learnsth ◆to learn a language/a musical instrument/a skill学一种语言╱乐器╱技能learnsth from sb/sth ◆I learned a lot from my father.我从父亲那里学到了许多东西。learnsth from doing sth ◆You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.你只要注意看其他运动员怎么做就能学到许多东西。learn(about sth) ◆She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture.她热衷于学习日本文化。◆The book is about how children learn.这本书是有关小孩怎样学习的。learnto do sth ◆He's learning to dance.他在学跳舞。learnhow, what, etc… ◆Today we learnt how to use the new software.今天我们学习了怎样使用这个新软件。2★[intransitive , transitive ]to become aware of sth by hearing about it from sb else 听到；得知；获悉SYN
discover
learnof/about sth ◆I learnt of her arrival from a close friend.我从一位好友那里听说她到了。learn(that)… ◆We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again.我们听说她又结婚了，感到很惊讶。learnwho, what, etc… ◆We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago.我们几天前才得知新教师是谁。learnsth ◆How did they react when they learned the news?他们听到这个消息有什么反应？it is learned that…◆It has been learned that 500 jobs are to be lost at the factory.据悉工厂将要裁减 500 个工作岗位。3★[transitive ]learnsth to study and repeat sth in order to be able to remember it 记住；背熟；熟记SYN
memorize
◆We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow.我们明天上学得背诵一段哈姆雷特的台词。4★[intransitive , transitive ]to gradually change your attitudes about sth so that you behave in a different way 认识到；意识到；（从…）吸取教训learn(from sth) ◆I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes.我肯定她会从错误中吸取教训。learn(that)… ◆He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way.他一定要明白不能老是随心所欲。learnto do sth ◆I soon learned not to ask too many questions.我很快就意识到不能问太多的问题。IDIOMSˌlearn (sth) the ˈhard wayto find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told 历经挫折才懂得learn your ˈlessonto learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past 吸取教训☞more at
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n.VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充Learning■learn学；学习:◆He’s learning Spanish/to swim.他在学西班牙语／游泳。■study学习；研究:◆She studied chemistry for three years.她学了三年化学。■revise( BrE) ( NAmEreview) 复习；温习:◆In this class we’ll revise/review what we did last week.本节课我们将复习上周所学的内容。■practise( BrE) ( NAmEpractice) 练习；实习:◆If you practise speaking English, you’ll soon improve.只要你练习说英语，很快就会进步。■rehearse排练:◆We only had two weeks to rehearse the play.我们只有两周时间排练此剧。learnlearnslearnedlearntlearninglearn/lɜːn; NAmElɜːrn/learnt/lɜːnt; NAmElɜːrnt/
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learnlearn /lɜːn $ lɜːrn/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tense and past participle learned or learnt /lɜːnt $ lɜːrnt/ especially British English)
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1subject/skill [intransitive, transitive] to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught → teach: What’s the best way to learn a language?learn (how) to do something I learnt to drive when I was 17. Hector spent the winter learning how to cope with his blindness. The teacher’s task is to help the pupil learn.learn (something) from somebody I learned a lot from my father.learn about Kids can have fun and learn about music at the same time.learn what Youngsters must learn what is dangerous and what is not to be feared. The student will learn from experience about the importance of planning.GRAMMAR: Patterns with learn• You learn to do something: · She’s learning to play the piano.• You learn how to do something: · She is learning how to play the piano.✗Don’t say: She is learning playing the piano.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS2find out [intransitive, transitive] formal to find out information or news by hearing it from someone else or reading itSYN discover: I didn’t tell her the truth. She would learn it for herself soon enough.learn of/about He learned about his appointment by telephone yesterday.learn (that) Last week I learned that I was pregnant. She was surprised to learn that he was a lot older than she had thought.learn whether/who/why I waited to learn whether I’d secured a college place. We have yet to learn who will be the new manager.3remember [transitive] to get to know something so well that you can easily remember itSYN memorize: The actors hardly had time to learn their lines before filming started.4change your behaviour [intransitive, transitive] to gradually understand a situation and start behaving in the way that you shouldlearn (that) They have to learn that they can’t just do whatever they like.learn to do something Young hairdressers must learn to treat the client as a person, not a head of hair. I’ve told him a hundred times not to bully people, but he never learns.learn from You have to learn from your mistakes (=understand why what you did was wrong). the lessons learned in the Gulf War5somebody has learned their lesson used to say that someone will not do something wrong or stupid again, because they suffered as a result: I’ve learned my lesson; I’ve now got a burglar alarm and a guard dog.6learn (something) the hard way to understand a situation or develop a skill by learning from your mistakes and bad experiences7that’ll learn somebody! spoken used when something bad has just happened to someone as a result of their actions, especially when they ignored a warning → live and learn
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THESAURUSlearn to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, especially by being taught or trained: · How long have you been learning Italian?· At what age can you learn to drive in America?study to learn about a subject by reading books, going to classes etc, especially at school or university: · She’s studying music at Berkeley College in California.train to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a particular job: · Julie’s training to be a nurse.pick something up to learn something without much effort, by watching or listening to other people: · It’s easy to pick up a language when you’re living in a country.· The rules of the game are easy – you’ll soon pick them up.get the hang of something informal to learn how to do or use something that is fairly complicated, especially with practice: · It took me a while to get the hang of all the features on my new camera.revise British English, review American English to study facts again, especially on your own, in order to learn them before an examination: · Jenny’s upstairs revising for her Maths exam tomorrow.master to learn something so well that you have no difficulty with it, especially a skill or a language: · She gave me a book called ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’.· I learnt Spanish for years but I never really mastered it.