teach vt. 1.(向某人)教、讲授(某课程);使某人学会做某事 (to do sth.)。 2.(以某事或某经验教训)教育、教导某人 (that)。 3.〔口语〕(如对方做某事则予以)教训;告诫某人别做某事。 4.使…学习;做…的教师。 teach a child to read 教孩子识字[阅读]。 teach physics to the students 教学生物理。 I taught him how to swim. 我曾教他游泳。 T- your granny to suck eggs! =T- a dog to bark! 〔谚语〕班门弄斧。 This will teach you to speak the truth. 这就是给你的教训,教你别再撒谎。 The practice of science teaches us that knowledge is power. 科学的实践使我们认识到知识就是力量。 teach oneself 自学。 teach school 当教员。 vi. 1.(进行)教书、教学、讲授(活动)。 2.(学科)可以讲授;(课程)教起来(如何如何)。 She teaches at a primary school. 她在小学教书。 I've been teaching four periods this morning. 今天上午我已教了四节课。 a course that teaches easily 一门容易教的课。 I will teachyou to meddle in my affairs. 你再管我的事我就要教训你了。
learn vt. (learned , learnt) 1.学,学到,学会;习得。 2.记住。 3.听到,知道,弄清楚,了解到。 4.〔俚语〕教。 learn English 学英语。 learn (how to) ride 学骑马。 learn the lines of a play 背台词。 I learn it from [of] him. 我是从他那里听来的。 learn the news of ...接到…的消息。 This will learn you to keep out of mischief. 这将教训你不要再捣蛋了。 vi. 1.学,学会。 2.听到,知道,认识到。 learn fast 学得快。 learn like a parrot 鹦鹉学舌般地背诵。 I learned of his death only yesterday. 我昨天才听说他去世。 I am [have] yet to learn the truth. 我还不知道真相呢〔带怀疑对方的口气〕。 It is learned that ... 据悉。 learn by [from] experience = learn to one's cost 学乖。 learn by heart 记住。 learn by rote 死记,机械地学会。 Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 〔谚语〕学得快,忘得快〔强记容易忘却〕。 We regret to learn that .... (函电等习用语)惊悉…。 adj. -able