preach

美 [priːtʃ]英 [priːtʃ]
  • v.宣传,宣扬,宣讲(教义、生活方式、体制等);布道,讲道(尤指教堂中礼拜时);说教
  • n.说教;训诫

过去式: preached 现在分词: preaching 过去分词: preached 第三人称单数: preaches

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verb

1

布道,讲道(尤指教堂中礼拜时)
to give a religious talk in a public place, especially in a church during a service

She preached to the congregation about forgiveness.

她向会众宣讲宽恕的道理。

The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.

牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

2

宣传,宣扬,宣讲(教义、生活方式、体制等)
to tell people about a particular religion, way of life, system, etc. in order to persuade them to accept it

to preach the word of God

传布上帝的道

He preached the virtues of capitalism to us.

他向我们宣扬资本主义的优点。

She preached about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

她宣扬了健康生活的好处。

3

说教
to give sb advice on moral standards, behaviour, etc., especially in a way that they find annoying or boring

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to preach.

很抱歉,我并没有说教的意思。

You're preaching at me again!

你又在对我说教了!

习语

to speak to people in support of views that they already hold

to do the things yourself that you tell other people to do

preach

频次

  • 1
    VERB 讲道;布道;传教
    When a member of the clergy preaches a sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service.

    At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil...

    牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。

  • 2
    VERB 宣传;鼓吹
    When people preach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action.

    The Prime Minister said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people...

    首相表示他在竭力向他的人民宣传和平和宽容。

  • 3
    VERB 说教;唠叨;不胜其烦地劝诫
    If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that they are preaching at you.

    'Don't preach at me,' he shouted.

    他大喊道:“不要对我说教。”

  • 4
    PHRASE 以身作则;身体力行;躬行己说
    If you say that someone practises what they preach, you mean that they behave in the way that they encourage other people to behave in.

    He ought to practise what he preaches.

    他应该以身作则。

  • 5
    PHRASE 向教徒传道(表示向已经接受某种思想的人宣传这种思想)
    If you say that someone is preaching to the converted, you mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in.

verb

1
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
Synonym: advocate
2
deliver a sermon
The minister is not preaching this Sunday
Synonym: prophesy

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  1. He denounced the decision to invite his fellow archbishop to preach .

    他痛斥了邀请其他大主教同仁布道的决定。

  2. The minister announced that he would preach on the subject of liars1 next Sunday .

    牧师宣布下个礼拜天他布道时要讲说谎者的问题。

  3. I 'm sorry , I didn 't mean to preach .

    很抱歉,我并没有说教的意思。

  4. She preached about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle .

    她宣扬了健康生活的好处。

  5. The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep .

    牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

  6. He preached to the assembled multitude .

    他向聚集在那里的民众布道。

  7. She preached to the congregation about forgiveness .

    她向会众宣讲宽恕的道理。

  8. You 're preaching at me again !

    你又在对我说教了!

  9. For many years I have preached against war .

    我多年来都在进行反战宣传。

  10. The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people

    主教向当地聚集的数百人布道。

  11. The Prime Minister said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people

    首相表示他在竭力向他的人民宣传和平和宽容。

  12. Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all

    现在健康专家都在宣扬,即使是少量的运动也远比根本不运动好得多。

  13. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil

    牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。

  14. He was a pastor who trusted in the Lord who lived to preach .

    作为一名牧师,他相信上帝是用一生去传教的。

  15. ' Don 't preach at me , ' he shouted .

    他大喊道:“不要对我说教。”

  16. He preached the Gospel to the heathen locals from this spot .

    他曾在这里向不信教的当地人宣讲《福音书》。

  17. He ought to practise what he preaches .

    他应该以身作则。

  18. I didn 't shirk my duties . I visited the sick and I preached the gospel .

    我没有逃避职责,我探望病人,也宣讲福音。

  19. Mellors was preaching heresy and had to be immediately defrocked .

    梅勒斯宣扬异端邪说,不得不立即免去其圣职。

  20. He would not listen to a conqueror preaching to the conquered .

    他不愿听一个征服者对被征服者说教。

  21. The minister preached against evil .

    牧师规戒人们勿起邪念。

  22. They preach the abolition of established systems but prose nothing to replace them .

    他们竭力主张废除固有的制度,但没有提出代替这些制度的任何建议。

  23. Christ preached that we should love each other .

    基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

  24. He preached a gospel of military strength .

    他鼓吹军事实力主义。

  25. The man was preaching the gospel .

    此人在传布福音。

  26. The vicar began to preach to the crowd .

    牧师向众人讲道。

  27. Sometimes the rector came up and preached a sermon .

    有时候教区牧师来布道。

  28. Their strategy of development finance emphasizes the important role of entrepreneurship and markets over a staid aid-system of development that preaches hand-outs .

    它们的经济发展战略强调企业和市场的重要地位,而不是僵化的发展援助系统,只会不断索取。

  29. These misguided people go around preaching up violence .

    这些误入歧途的人到处鼓吹暴力

  30. Two sermons were preached last Sunday .

    上星期日布道了两次。

  • 习语

v.

preach to the converted

向教徒宣教;教读书人写大字
to speak to people in support of views that they already hold

practise what you preach

身体力行;躬行所言;言行一致
to do the things yourself that you tell other people to do