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preach to sb
He preached to a large crowd in the square.
他在广场上向一大群人讲道。
讲道；布道；宣讲
preached — past of preach
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讲道；布道；宣讲
To give a sermon, especially as part of a religious service; to proclaim or teach in a formal religious speech.
He preached to a large crowd in the square.
他在广场上向一大群人讲道。
讲道；布道。
To give a sermon.
以公开宣讲宣告；在布道或正式宗教演讲中说出。
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
恳切地劝告或推荐。
To advise or recommend earnestly.
通过布道教导或指导；通过布道告知。
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
preach
Base
原形
preaches
3rd person
第三人称单数
preaching
-ing
现在分词
preached
Past
过去式
preached
Past participle
过去分词
He preaches every Sunday.
他每个星期天讲道。
She is preaching about kindness.
她正在宣讲善良。
They preached peace yesterday.
他们昨天宣扬和平。
规则动词
My grandmother used to preach kindness to everyone she met.
我的祖母过去常常向遇到的每个人宣讲善良。
The priest preached a powerful sermon last Sunday.
上周日，牧师做了一场有力的布道。
She always preaches about the importance of honesty.
她总是宣扬诚实的重要性。
He preached to a large crowd in the square.
他在广场上向一大群人讲道。
She always preaches the importance of honesty.
她总是宣扬诚实的重要性。
Stop preaching about the dangers of smoking; we already know.
别再宣讲吸烟的危害了；我们已经知道了。
Not this
He preached me the importance of honesty.
Use this
He preached to me the importance of honesty.
动词 'preach' 后接间接宾语时需加介词 'to'，不能像 'teach' 那样直接跟双宾语。
Not this
She preached English at the school.
Use this
She taught English at the school.
'preach' 指布道或宣扬道德，教学应用 'teach'。中文中“讲”的泛化导致混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
讲道
The pastor preached a powerful sermon on forgiveness.
牧师就宽恕讲了一篇有力的道。
传播福音
Missionaries went to Africa to preach the gospel.
传教士去非洲传播福音。
对已经信服的人说教
You're preaching to the converted; we already support the plan.
你是在对已经信服的人说教；我们已经支持这个计划了。
宣扬和平
The leader preached peace and unity in his speech.
领导人在演讲中宣扬和平与团结。
就…说教
He's always preaching about the dangers of smoking.
他总在说教吸烟的危害。
向己信者传道；多此一举
When you tell everyone to recycle, you're preaching to the choir—they already do it.
当你告诉每个人要回收时，你是在多此一举——他们已经在做了。
向已皈依者传道；白费口舌
Trying to convince him to support the plan is preaching to the converted.
试图说服他支持这个计划是白费口舌。
以身作则；言行一致
If you tell your kids not to lie, you should practice what you preach.
如果你告诉孩子不要撒谎，你就应该以身作则。
随时传福音；必要时才用言语。
He believes in practicing what he preaches.
他相信言行一致。
讲得好，姐妹！
The choir began to preach the good news.
唱诗班开始传讲好消息。
Use preached naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象牧师在传道（preach）时既祈祷（pray）又教导（teach），preach 就是这两个词的融合。
通常用于宗教布道（如教堂讲道）或日常说教（如批评他人行为），语域偏正式或带有批评意味。
All listed words share the -each spelling and rhyme with /iːtʃ/, same as preach.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.