lecture
UK ['lek.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a formal talk on a serious or specialist subject given to a group of people, especially students （尤指面向学生的）讲座，课•We went to a lecture on Italian art.我们去参加了一个关于义大利艺术的讲座。 •Who's giving the lecture this afternoon?今天下午的讲座由谁来讲？ Compare seminar an angry or serious talk given to someone in order to criticize their behaviour 教训，训斥，斥责•My dad gave me a lecture on the evils of alcohol last night.昨天晚上爸爸教训了我一顿，给我讲了酒的危害。
UK ['lek.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] verb
intransitive
■to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a university （常指在大学里）讲课，讲授•For ten years she lectured in law.她教了十年的法律课。 •She travelled widely in North America, lecturing on women's rights.她到北美各地宣讲妇女的权利。 transitive
■to talk angrily to someone in order to criticize their behaviour 教训，训斥，斥责•His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.以前他的父母经常批评他的餐桌礼仪。 |