lecture
n
1 ~ (to sb) (on sth) talk giving information about a subject to an audience or a class, often as part of a teaching programme 演讲; 讲课
give/deliver/read a lecture 讲课[上课/讲学]
a course of lectures on Greek philosophy 希腊哲学系列讲演
[attrib 作定语]
a lecture tour 巡回讲演.
2 long reproach or scolding 冗长的训斥或谴责
The policeman let me off with a lecture about speeding. 那警察给我讲了一大顿注意车速的道理之後才让我走.
give sb a lecture, ie scold sb 训斥某人. lecture, v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) give a lecture or series of lectures 作演讲; 讲课
Professor Jones is not lecturing this term. 琼斯教授这学期没课.
He is lecturing on Russian literature. 他正讲俄罗斯文学.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for/about sth) scold or warn sb (about sth) (就某事)斥责或告诫某人
Do stop lecturing me! 别教训我了!
lecture one's children for being untidy/about the virtues of tidiness 训斥子女不讲整洁[训示子女注意整洁的美德].
If you do not let me have it, that will be a sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more.
要是您不准许我得到它,那将是一种软弱的表现,人们将不再信你们的法律了。
The fire service began to wonder whether a gas might have caused the fire.
消防部门开始怀疑有一种气体可能会导致火灾。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As