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instruct sb to do sth
表示命令或指示。
The manager instructed the staff to complete the report.
经理指示员工完成报告。
命令；指示；吩咐
instructed — past of instruct
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命令；指示；吩咐
to give someone an official order or direction to do something
The manager instructed the staff to complete the report.
经理指示员工完成报告。
通过指导进行教学
To teach by giving instructions.
告诉(某人)他们必须或应该做什么
To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
向律师下达法律指示以正式委托代理
To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.
instruct
Base
原形
instructs
3rd person
第三人称单数
instructing
-ing
现在分词
instructed
Past
过去式
instructed
Past participle
过去分词
I instruct my students daily.
我每天指导我的学生。
He instructed them yesterday.
他昨天指示了他们。
She is instructing the team.
她正在指导团队。
They have instructed us well.
他们很好地指导了我们。
We will instruct you later.
我们稍后会指示你。
及物动词，后接宾语。
The coach instructed the players to warm up before the match.
教练指示球员们在比赛前热身。
My boss instructed me to finish the report by Friday.
我的老板吩咐我在周五之前完成报告。
The teacher instructed the class to open their books to page 20.
老师让全班同学把书翻到第20页。
表示命令或指示。
The manager instructed the staff to complete the report.
经理指示员工完成报告。
表示教导或传授知识技能。
She instructed the students in basic math.
她教学生基础数学。
较正式用法，后接虚拟语气。
The judge instructed that the witness remain silent.
法官指示证人保持沉默。
Not this
She instructs English at the university.
Use this
She teaches English at the university.
instruct 通常用于指导具体任务或技能，而不用于学科教学，学科教学应用 teach。
Not this
He instructed me about the new software.
Use this
He instructed me on the new software.
instruct 后接介词 on 表示‘就…给予指导’，而 about 用法不自然。
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指示某人做某事
The manager instructed the staff to complete the report by Friday.
经理指示员工在周五前完成报告。
教导某人某事
She instructed the children in basic safety rules.
她教导孩子们基本的安全规则。
就某事指导某人
The trainer instructed participants on the new software.
培训师指导参与者使用新软件。
指示...
The doctor instructed that the patient should rest.
医生指示病人应该休息。
详细指导
The manual thoroughly instructs users on how to operate the machine.
手册详细指导用户如何操作机器。
正确指导
It is important to properly instruct new employees.
正确指导新员工很重要。
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in（进入）+ struct（建造）→ 往脑袋里建造知识 → 教导、指示
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如教学、培训、指令等。在日常口语中较少使用，更常用'teach'或'tell'。
All three words share the same rhyming ending -struct pronounced /strʌkt/.
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