1a lecture (on/about sth) a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, especially as part of a university course (尤指作为大学课程一部份的)演讲,讲课,讲座:
The college has asked a journalist to come and give a lecture on the media.学院请了一位记者来开个关于新闻媒介的讲座。a course of lectures系列讲座
2 a serious talk to sb that explains what he/she has done wrong or how he/she should behave 训斥:
We got a lecture from a policeman about playing near the railway.我们在铁路旁边玩耍,结果给警察训斥了一顿。
lectureverb [I,T]
Alex lectures in European studies at London University.亚历克斯在伦敦大学讲授欧洲研究。The policeman lectured the boys about playing ball games in the road.那名警察告诫那些小男孩在马路上打球很危险。
lecture1/ˋlɛktʃɚ; ˈlektʃə/n [C] 1 a long talk about a subject, especially a talk given by a teacher to college students〔尤指大学里的〕讲座﹐讲课﹐演讲: +on/about He gave a series of lectures on French literature. 他作了有关法国文学的系列讲座。go to/attend a lecture 去听讲座lecture hall/theatre/room 演讲厅/礼堂/演讲室see box at见 UNIVERSITY 方框2 a long serious talk that criticizes someone or warns them about something〔长篇的〕训斥﹐训导: on/about Dad gave me a long lecture about school. 爸爸对我长篇说教﹐要我好好上学。
lecture2v 1 [T] to talk angrily to someone for a long time, criticizing them or warning them about something〔长时间地〕训斥﹔告诫: lecture sb about/on sth He was lecturing us about making too much noise. 他训斥我们声音太吵。2 [I] to teach a group of people about a subject, especially at a college〔尤指在大学〕讲课﹐讲授﹔作演讲 —lecturer n [C]see box at见 TEACHER and 和 UNIVERSITY 方框
lecturelecturelectureslecturedlecturingnouna talk to a group of people to teach them about something: She gave a fascinating lecture on Spanish history.▶ lectureverb (lectures, lecturing, lectured): Professor Sims lectures in Modern Art.