teach/tiːtʃ/ (taught, taught)

vt

1. 讲授

• teach sb. English (或teach English to sb.) 教某人英语

2. 训练；驯化

• teach a bear to perform 训练狗熊表演

3. 教导；教育

• Experience teaches me not to trust people at sight in a hurry. 经验告诉我不要一见面就轻易相信别人。

4. 非正式 教训；告诫…不要

• I taught him to stay away. 我告诉他不要靠近。

vi

1. 教书；当教师

• He teaches in a middle school. 他在一所中学教书。

2. 讲解起来

• The text teaches easily. 这篇课文容易讲解。

词组teach sb. a lesson 非正式 教训某人 teach your grandmother (to suck eggs) 英 班门弄斧 That'll teach you! 口 [用于责备] 你该吸取教训了! You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不了新把戏；不能指望年老守旧的人接受新事物