| 单词 | preach |
| 释义 | Related topics: Religionpreach /priːtʃ/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]RRTALK TO somebody to talk about a religious subject in a public place, especially in a church during a service （向…）布道，讲道；宣讲〔教义〕preach to Christ began preaching to large crowds. 基督开始向众人布道。preach on/about The vicar preached a sermon about the prodigal son. 教区牧师布道讲了浪子回头的故事。 He traveled the southern states, preaching the gospel. 他游历南方各州宣讲福音。2 [transitive]PERSUADE to talk about how good or important something is and try to persuade other people about this 宣扬，鼓吹 Alexander has been preaching patience. 亚历山大一直宣扬要坚忍。preach the virtues/merits/benefits of something a politician preaching the virtues of a free market 宣扬自由市场优点的政治家3 [intransitive]ADVISE to give someone advice, especially about their behaviour, in a way that they think is boring or annoying 唠叨地劝诫，令人烦厌地说教preach about grown-ups preaching about the evils of drugs 不断说教毒品害处的成年人4. preach to the converted/choir EXPLAINto talk about what you think is right or important to people who already have the same opinions as you 向教徒传道/向唱诗班传教〔表示向已有同样观点的人作宣传〕 → practise what you preach at practise(5)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspreach• After completing his studies, in which he excelled in philosophy and theology, he was ordained and was assigned to preaching.• His jailers realized that his ransom would exceed those of the other prisoners, so Raymond was continuously tortured for preaching.• Campaigns that have merely preached abstinence have always failed.• He also preached at Blackfriars on Sundays and a mid-week lecture in Milk Street.• You're always preaching honesty, and then you lie to me.• Mom, stop preaching - I'm old enough to take care of myself.• In those days there was little opportunity to hear Gospel preaching in Shropshire.• How couldst thou preach of heaven and hell in such a careless, sleepy manner?• Renaissance humanism preached respect for the greatness of the human being as an individual: it stressed personal intelligence and ability.• Gordon was preaching the morality of scholarship.preaching the gospel• It was only a few minutes into Sunday when Vice President Gore started preaching the gospel.• He would tour the world quietly preaching the gospel of surfing.preach the virtues/merits/benefits of something• He may preach the virtues of an empty bank account, but Damon is fairly obsessed with filling his own.• By preaching the merits of downsizing, they have provided bosses with arguments for measures that tough economic times have required anyway.Origin preach (1200-1300) Old French prechier, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin dicare “to say publicly”preach verbChinese religious to a Corpus talk in about subject |
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