teach

1. V-T If you teach someone something, you give them instructions so that they know about it or how to do it. 教

She taught me fractions and counting. 他教我分?jǐn)?shù)和計(jì)算。

George had taught him how to ride a horse. 喬治曾教過(guò)他騎馬。

2. V-T To teach someone something means to make them think, feel, or act in a new or different way. 教導(dǎo)

Their daughter's death had taught him humility. 他們女兒的死使他懂得了做人要謙遜。

He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God. 他教導(dǎo)他的信徒說(shuō)他們都會(huì)成為天國(guó)的成員。

3. V-T/V-I If you teach or teach a subject, you help students to learn about it by explaining it or showing them how to do it, usually as a job at a school or college. 教 (某一科目); 教書

Ingrid is currently teaching mathematics at the high school. 英格麗德目前在那所中學(xué)教數(shù)學(xué)。

She taught English to Japanese business people. 她教日本商人英語(yǔ)。

She has taught for 34 years. 她教書已有34年。

4. →see also teaching

5. to teach someone a lesson→see lesson