preached

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  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 词典例句

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。

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

    主教向当地聚集的数百人布道。

  • 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. 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。

  • 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。

  • For many years I have preached against war.

    我多年来都在进行反战宣传。

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. 
1. All the churchmen have preached against immorality.
所有牧师都讲道反对不道德的行为。

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2. Christ preached that we should love each other.
基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

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3. He felt very tired, for he preached for a long time.
由于讲道太久,他感觉非常疲劳。

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4. He preached toleration for all religions.
他宣扬要容许所有的宗教信仰。

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5. I don't mind listening to advice that I've asked for, but I refuse to be preached at.
我不介意听取我要求得到的忠告,但就是不乐意听人说教。

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6. She preached economy as the best means of solving the crisis.
她倡导说节约是解决危机的最佳方法。

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7. Sometimes the rector came up and preached a sermon.
有时候教区牧师来布道。

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8. The Dictator preached war as a means of making the country great.
独裁者鼓吹战争是强国的一种手段。

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9. The clergyman preached to crowds.
牧师向人群布道。

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10. The clergyman preached to people.
牧师向人们讲道。

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11. The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.
口是心非。

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12. The minister preached against evil.
牧师规戒人们勿起邪念。

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13. The old man preached temperance to young people.
那位老人劝年轻人戒酒。

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14. They preached down war and violence.
他们公开宣讲,谴责战争与暴力。

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