teach
[ti:tʃ] (taught, taught)
verb intransitive or transitive
ESSENTIAL
■to give someone knowledge or to train someone; to instruct 教；教授；传授•She taught English to foreign students.她给外国学生讲授英语。 •[+ to infinitive] Who taught you to cook?谁教你做饭的？ teach school US
■to be a teacher in a school 在学校教书•Ever since she was a child her dream has been to teach school.从童年时起，去学校教书便一直是她的梦想。
[ti:tʃ] (taught, taught)
verb intransitive or transitive
teach sb a lesson
■A person or experience that teaches you a lesson improves your future behaviour by making you experience the bad effects of your actions 教训（某人）；使吸取教训•Having my car stolen really taught me a lesson - I'll never leave it unlocked again.我的车被盗的确给了我一个教训——我再也不会不锁车了。 •She decided to teach the boy a lesson.她决定教训那个男孩一顿。
[ti:tʃ] (taught, taught)
verb intransitive or transitive
that'll teach sb
■If someone says that they or an unpleasant experience will teach someone (not) to do something, they mean that they will stop that person from doing it in future by making them experience the bad effects of their action 这下（某人）该知道（做某事的）后果了，这下（某人）该知道（不应做某事了）•So Roger spent the night in a freezing garage, did he? That'll teach him to (= show him that he should not) go out without his house keys!这么说罗杰在冷冰冰的车库里过了一夜是吗？这下他该知道出去不带房门锁匙的后果了吧！
[ti:tʃ] (taught, taught)
verb intransitive or transitive
Common Learner Errors teachWarning: Check your verb endings!Many learners make mistakes when using teach in the past tense.The past simple and past participle are taught. Don't write 'teached', write taught. |