preach

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• ① 讲(道),传(道),宣讲
  • preach the Gospel宣讲福音
  • He preaches the same sermon every Christmas.每逢耶诞节他都讲同一篇道。
  • He preached them the word of God.=He preached the word of God to them.他向他们传福音。
  • The priest preached that Christ would come again soon.牧师向我们讲道,说耶稣即将再度来临。

• ② 倡导,鼓吹,宣扬(德行、主义等)
  • preach peace倡导和平
  • She preached cooperation as the best means of solving the problem.她鼓吹合作,以作为解决该问题的最好方法。

• ③ 教训,劝导
  • Don't preach me a lesson about efficiency.=Don't preach a lesson about efficiency to me.别跟我讲有关效率的大道理。