Definition of lecture in English:

lecture

noun ˈlɛktʃəˈlɛk(t)ʃər

1An educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university.
（尤指大学的）讲座，讲课
in each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials
as modifier a lecture hall
Example sentencesExamples
- His employer recognised his talent and encouraged him to attend public lectures on science.
- And he explained that the college lecture circuit was full of speakers peddling this propaganda.
- His topic will be an illustrated lecture on the restoration of the City Towers and Walls now in progress.
- His lectures to his students at Oxford were models of clear thinking and style.
- The festival will include introductory lectures as well as screenings of major Spanish films.
- There are many concerns with providing a classroom lecture on academic integrity and plagiarism.
- After taking attendance, Mrs. Turner immediately began her long lecture to the class.
- He is currently compiling his lecture notes into a second book on the topic.
- Things like exams, homework, and boring lectures are frequently the cause of much student trepidation.
- A guest lecture on ' translation theories' gave the event an academic touch.
- Some sites even include disclaimers indicating that the postings are not official lecture notes.
- For a moment, it feels like I'm back in a university lecture theatre.
- Hundreds of pages of lecture notes were strewn across the living room and bedroom.
- The topic uses approximately three 50-minute didactic lectures and an hour of student presentation on a case history.
- Such exploration in drawing was also evident in lectures to students.
- I sit in my class now, half listening to the teacher's lecture.
- My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism.
- He gave a wonderful illustrated lecture on how to video a wedding.
- The lyceum lecture circuit, of which Emerson was a leading light, eventually spread throughout much of the nation.
- Five or six evening lectures are held each winter at monthly intervals.
Synonyms
speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson, recitation, monologue, sermon, homily
2A long serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand.
冗长、严肃的讲话；（尤指）训词
the usual lecture on table manners
关于餐桌礼仪的听惯了的训词。
Example sentencesExamples
- We both ended up hearing a stern lecture from the police chief.
- When his highness finally graced me with his presence I was forced to listen to the usual lecture about respect.
- And besides, I'm not really in the mood for her usual lecture on me needing to try harder in school.
- Minister, I don't need a lecture from you on the merits of freedom of speech…
- Mel showed up, apologized, was given the usual lecture.
- The lecture seemed even longer than usual and our convo seemed to go on forever.
- He gave me a long lecture about the absurdity of somebody claiming an interest in serious music who didn't own a stereophonic gramophone.
- Her character gets a lecture from a minicab driver about how lonely her frosty singledom has made her.
- But this isn't your usual hell-in-a-handcart lecture.
- Nearly an hour and a half of lectures about his character and how it had to be improved later, she was still going strong.
- If mom heard it, she could expect a serious lecture on ‘not calling your eldest sister nicknames’.
- And spare us the usual lectures about American unilateralism.
- Each of the main characters faces a lecture from a relatively minor character who enlightens him about how society should function under the law.
- For my own part I had only been on the end of a few less serious lectures and not once had she hit me.
- This was the most serious that I've ever seen Darius, even more serious then the lecture on birds and bees.
- But I knew if I didn't get back in Rebecca's room by the time my dad woke up - or at least out of my bed - I would probably be in for a serious lecture.
- They will no doubt receive a stern lecture on the wickedness of their ways.
- I suspect Lord Fyre to come and give Christine the usual lecture of ‘How dare you storm off like that?’
- Mr. Turner did not have them play as he did in orchestra, but instead gave them the usual lecture.
- It was a good arrangement but it meant she had to go through her mother's usual lectures about working all the time or working at all.
Synonyms
scolding, chiding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, remonstration, upbraiding, berating, castigation, tirade, diatribe, harangue, admonition, admonishment, lambasting, obloquy
informal dressing-down, telling-off, talking-to, tongue-lashing
British informal rocket, wigging

verb ˈlɛktʃəˈlɛk(t)ʃər

1no object Deliver an educational lecture or lectures.
讲课，做讲座
he was lecturing at the University of Birmingham
他在伯明翰大学讲课。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was recognised nationally as an expert in this field and lectured widely.
- Heidegger continued to write and lecture extensively on this subject for the following eight years.
- Our pharmacology professor lecturing in 1940 stated that 10 drugs in use were probably effective.
- Hilder taught at Goldsmiths' from 1929 to 1941 and also lectured at other colleges.
- He often lectured on the history of mathematical ideas, a topic which greatly fascinated him.
- He is considered a pioneer in the field of conservation biology and has written and lectured widely on the subject.
- In a traditional classroom, the teacher lectures to the students and fills them with knowledge.
- In his spare time, he likes to write code and lecture on security topics.
- Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world.
- He has also lectured at historical societies and at other venues throughout Northern Ireland.
- Our tour guide could have lectured on mediaeval Scottish history at any seat of learning you care to mention.
- Up to that point he has held himself aloof, the professor lecturing on abstractions.
- Teachers who lecture send the message that they are an expert source of information.
- My father was fond of relating a story about a professor lecturing on geography.
- At one point, we see the chip's inventor lecturing on the mathematics behind its design.
- He lectured all over the world and his books on running were translated into several languages.
- In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy.
- Before that, in 1936, he had lectured at the University of Moscow.
- He quickly became proficient in this study, and lectured widely on them thereafter.
- She has also lectured extensively to students, to staff and multi-disciplinary groups throughout the region and east coast.
Synonyms
give a lecture, give a talk, talk, give a speech, make a speech, speak, give an address, discourse, expound, hold forth, declaim, expatiate, give a sermon, sermonize, pontificate
informal speechify, preachify, spout, jaw, sound off, spiel, drone on
1. 1.1with object Give a lecture to (a class or other audience)
  给（学生或其他听众）做讲座
  he was lecturing future generations of health-service professionals
  他在给未来的公共医疗专业工作者作讲座。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the front of the large university classroom, a teacher was still lecturing the class, completely unaware that two of the many students were no longer paying attention.
  She logged off of whatever it was that she was doing on her computer and stood to lecture the class on Hamlet, which was the play we were studying for the time being.
  He lectured his London School of Economics audience in December last year, while the prime minister bit his lip with jealousy.
  A linguistics professor was lecturing his class one day.
  At the beginning of the decade men in blazers lectured viewers on the finer points of swimming, show jumping and cycling and the viewers listened attentively.
  He attempted to lecture the class about stoichiometry.
  Most of these classes are lectured by one individual.
  He was lecturing his Economics 303 class about time preferences in March last year.
  He wanders into pointless asides, conspiracy theories and even presumes to lecture the audience about its loyalty to Canada.
  She had taken three doses over 24 hours when she had to stop lecturing her college class because her voice gave out and became a mere whisper.
  The teacher gave no reply, and simply went back to lecturing the class.
  A schoolteacher was routinely lecturing his Grade 3 pupils on the times table, when fire broke out in the building (due to faulty wiring).
  I just can't do it this weekend as I am lecturing a class on Tuesday and I'm not prepared yet.
  He lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story.
  I walked over to Chad as the professor began to lecture the class.
  Synonyms
  teach, tutor in, instruct in, give instruction in, give lessons in
2with object Talk seriously or reprovingly to (someone)
告诫，责备
I do not wish to be lectured about smoking
我不想听有关吸烟的训话。
Example sentencesExamples
- An assistant principal and a guidance counselor went around to each class to lecture them on the dangers of choosing the wrong wardrobe.
- I found him intractable, dominating and intent on lecturing everyone about the way to do things, which in his case meant only the way they'd done things in the fifties.
- We do not know how much he made lecturing the rest of us heathens on morality.
- Why on earth should we presume to lecture the rest of the world on conflict resolution?
- Then she spins on her heel, and starts lecturing the class about following school rules.
- Was he seriously going to lecture me on how much I had to drink?
- The Government is always lecturing farmers about the importance of biosecurity.
- While in Sacramento she paused in the middle of her performance and lectured the audience on their poor manners.
- So he would never, ever lecture the president about his conduct or anything of the sort.
- The teacher of the special class was lectured on the danger of peanuts and given an extensive list of food items that should not only be kept out of the classroom when he was in it, but out of the classroom at all times.
- It was striking how many of them, presumably without any direct orders from the owners of their publications, started lecturing the French in the tones of nineteenth-century Masters of Capital.
- It also explores the self-indulgence of the literary society and the day-to-day shallowness of middle-class life, without ever lecturing its audience.
- Nevertheless, in the week in which he was once again lecturing the country on the need to leave its money safely in his care, the significance of the affair is, on one level, almost too obvious to state.
- Without ever resorting to lecturing his audience, he shows how these otherwise invisible folk are in fact the beating heart of the the big city.
- I guess I was surprised that he was lecturing the press about its - what he felt was the undue attention that the press in this town has been paying to his private life.
- When that is done, he can lecture the rest of racing about the lack of competitiveness.
- Before he lectures the poor on their shortcomings, he might want to lecture his peers and the middle class on theirs.
- Does it have any right, in future, to lecture others on how they should run their affairs?
- If there is a discussion between parents and children, it generally follows that the parents lecture the children on proper patterns of thought and behaviour.
- I have a hard time believing that he was calmly lecturing others on his lifestyle choice, and it was probably causing the distractions that the school claimed.
Synonyms
scold, chide, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, berate, castigate, chastise, admonish, lambaste, nag, haul over the coals, take to task, read someone the Riot Act
informal give someone a dressing-down, give someone a talking-to, tell off
British informal tick off, carpet
North American informal bawl out

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'reading, a text to read'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- 'read, chosen', from the verb legere.

Rhymes

conjecture

Definition of lecture in US English:

lecture

nounˈlɛk(t)ʃərˈlek(t)SHər

1An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college.
（尤指大学的）讲座，讲课
Example sentencesExamples
- His topic will be an illustrated lecture on the restoration of the City Towers and Walls now in progress.
- The topic uses approximately three 50-minute didactic lectures and an hour of student presentation on a case history.
- Hundreds of pages of lecture notes were strewn across the living room and bedroom.
- He gave a wonderful illustrated lecture on how to video a wedding.
- His employer recognised his talent and encouraged him to attend public lectures on science.
- A guest lecture on ' translation theories' gave the event an academic touch.
- Five or six evening lectures are held each winter at monthly intervals.
- Such exploration in drawing was also evident in lectures to students.
- Some sites even include disclaimers indicating that the postings are not official lecture notes.
- I sit in my class now, half listening to the teacher's lecture.
- He is currently compiling his lecture notes into a second book on the topic.
- The festival will include introductory lectures as well as screenings of major Spanish films.
- His lectures to his students at Oxford were models of clear thinking and style.
- Things like exams, homework, and boring lectures are frequently the cause of much student trepidation.
- And he explained that the college lecture circuit was full of speakers peddling this propaganda.
- For a moment, it feels like I'm back in a university lecture theatre.
- After taking attendance, Mrs. Turner immediately began her long lecture to the class.
- My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism.
- The lyceum lecture circuit, of which Emerson was a leading light, eventually spread throughout much of the nation.
- There are many concerns with providing a classroom lecture on academic integrity and plagiarism.
Synonyms
speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson, recitation, monologue, sermon, homily
1. 1.1 A long, serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand.
  冗长、严肃的讲话；（尤指）训词
  the usual lecture on table manners
  关于餐桌礼仪的听惯了的训词。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But I knew if I didn't get back in Rebecca's room by the time my dad woke up - or at least out of my bed - I would probably be in for a serious lecture.
  The lecture seemed even longer than usual and our convo seemed to go on forever.
  For my own part I had only been on the end of a few less serious lectures and not once had she hit me.
  I suspect Lord Fyre to come and give Christine the usual lecture of ‘How dare you storm off like that?’
  Minister, I don't need a lecture from you on the merits of freedom of speech…
  If mom heard it, she could expect a serious lecture on ‘not calling your eldest sister nicknames’.
  This was the most serious that I've ever seen Darius, even more serious then the lecture on birds and bees.
  Each of the main characters faces a lecture from a relatively minor character who enlightens him about how society should function under the law.
  And besides, I'm not really in the mood for her usual lecture on me needing to try harder in school.
  We both ended up hearing a stern lecture from the police chief.
  When his highness finally graced me with his presence I was forced to listen to the usual lecture about respect.
  Mel showed up, apologized, was given the usual lecture.
  But this isn't your usual hell-in-a-handcart lecture.
  He gave me a long lecture about the absurdity of somebody claiming an interest in serious music who didn't own a stereophonic gramophone.
  Mr. Turner did not have them play as he did in orchestra, but instead gave them the usual lecture.
  Nearly an hour and a half of lectures about his character and how it had to be improved later, she was still going strong.
  It was a good arrangement but it meant she had to go through her mother's usual lectures about working all the time or working at all.
  And spare us the usual lectures about American unilateralism.
  They will no doubt receive a stern lecture on the wickedness of their ways.
  Her character gets a lecture from a minicab driver about how lonely her frosty singledom has made her.
  Synonyms
  scolding, chiding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, remonstration, upbraiding, berating, castigation, tirade, diatribe, harangue, admonition, admonishment, lambasting, obloquy

verbˈlɛk(t)ʃərˈlek(t)SHər

[no object]

1Deliver an educational lecture or lectures.
讲课，做讲座
she was lecturing to her class of eighty students
Example sentencesExamples
- My father was fond of relating a story about a professor lecturing on geography.
- Our tour guide could have lectured on mediaeval Scottish history at any seat of learning you care to mention.
- He lectured all over the world and his books on running were translated into several languages.
- He has also lectured at historical societies and at other venues throughout Northern Ireland.
- He is considered a pioneer in the field of conservation biology and has written and lectured widely on the subject.
- At one point, we see the chip's inventor lecturing on the mathematics behind its design.
- In a traditional classroom, the teacher lectures to the students and fills them with knowledge.
- Teachers who lecture send the message that they are an expert source of information.
- Up to that point he has held himself aloof, the professor lecturing on abstractions.
- In his spare time, he likes to write code and lecture on security topics.
- He was recognised nationally as an expert in this field and lectured widely.
- Heidegger continued to write and lecture extensively on this subject for the following eight years.
- Before that, in 1936, he had lectured at the University of Moscow.
- She has also lectured extensively to students, to staff and multi-disciplinary groups throughout the region and east coast.
- He often lectured on the history of mathematical ideas, a topic which greatly fascinated him.
- In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy.
- He quickly became proficient in this study, and lectured widely on them thereafter.
- Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world.
- Our pharmacology professor lecturing in 1940 stated that 10 drugs in use were probably effective.
- Hilder taught at Goldsmiths' from 1929 to 1941 and also lectured at other colleges.
Synonyms
give a lecture, give a talk, talk, give a speech, make a speech, speak, give an address, discourse, expound, hold forth, declaim, expatiate, give a sermon, sermonize, pontificate
1. 1.1with object Give a lecture to (a class or other audience)
  给（学生或其他听众）做讲座
  he was lecturing future generations of health-service professionals
  他在给未来的公共医疗专业工作者作讲座。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most of these classes are lectured by one individual.
  A schoolteacher was routinely lecturing his Grade 3 pupils on the times table, when fire broke out in the building (due to faulty wiring).
  She logged off of whatever it was that she was doing on her computer and stood to lecture the class on Hamlet, which was the play we were studying for the time being.
  At the beginning of the decade men in blazers lectured viewers on the finer points of swimming, show jumping and cycling and the viewers listened attentively.
  At the front of the large university classroom, a teacher was still lecturing the class, completely unaware that two of the many students were no longer paying attention.
  He lectured his London School of Economics audience in December last year, while the prime minister bit his lip with jealousy.
  She had taken three doses over 24 hours when she had to stop lecturing her college class because her voice gave out and became a mere whisper.
  I just can't do it this weekend as I am lecturing a class on Tuesday and I'm not prepared yet.
  The teacher gave no reply, and simply went back to lecturing the class.
  He wanders into pointless asides, conspiracy theories and even presumes to lecture the audience about its loyalty to Canada.
  He attempted to lecture the class about stoichiometry.
  I walked over to Chad as the professor began to lecture the class.
  He was lecturing his Economics 303 class about time preferences in March last year.
  A linguistics professor was lecturing his class one day.
  He lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story.
  Synonyms
  teach, tutor in, instruct in, give instruction in, give lessons in
2. 1.2with object Talk seriously or reprovingly to (someone)
  告诫，责备
  don't lecture me!
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nevertheless, in the week in which he was once again lecturing the country on the need to leave its money safely in his care, the significance of the affair is, on one level, almost too obvious to state.
  Why on earth should we presume to lecture the rest of the world on conflict resolution?
  The teacher of the special class was lectured on the danger of peanuts and given an extensive list of food items that should not only be kept out of the classroom when he was in it, but out of the classroom at all times.
  When that is done, he can lecture the rest of racing about the lack of competitiveness.
  Does it have any right, in future, to lecture others on how they should run their affairs?
  Before he lectures the poor on their shortcomings, he might want to lecture his peers and the middle class on theirs.
  The Government is always lecturing farmers about the importance of biosecurity.
  Was he seriously going to lecture me on how much I had to drink?
  We do not know how much he made lecturing the rest of us heathens on morality.
  It also explores the self-indulgence of the literary society and the day-to-day shallowness of middle-class life, without ever lecturing its audience.
  Without ever resorting to lecturing his audience, he shows how these otherwise invisible folk are in fact the beating heart of the the big city.
  Then she spins on her heel, and starts lecturing the class about following school rules.
  It was striking how many of them, presumably without any direct orders from the owners of their publications, started lecturing the French in the tones of nineteenth-century Masters of Capital.
  I guess I was surprised that he was lecturing the press about its - what he felt was the undue attention that the press in this town has been paying to his private life.
  While in Sacramento she paused in the middle of her performance and lectured the audience on their poor manners.
  I have a hard time believing that he was calmly lecturing others on his lifestyle choice, and it was probably causing the distractions that the school claimed.
  I found him intractable, dominating and intent on lecturing everyone about the way to do things, which in his case meant only the way they'd done things in the fifties.
  So he would never, ever lecture the president about his conduct or anything of the sort.
  An assistant principal and a guidance counselor went around to each class to lecture them on the dangers of choosing the wrong wardrobe.
  If there is a discussion between parents and children, it generally follows that the parents lecture the children on proper patterns of thought and behaviour.
  Synonyms
  scold, chide, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, berate, castigate, chastise, admonish, lambaste, nag, haul over the coals, take to task, read someone the riot act

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘reading, a text to read’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- ‘read, chosen’, from the verb legere.

单词	lecture
释义	Definition of lecture in English: lecture noun ˈlɛktʃəˈlɛk(t)ʃər 1An educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university. （尤指大学的）讲座，讲课 in each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials as modifier a lecture hall Example sentencesExamples His employer recognised his talent and encouraged him to attend public lectures on science. And he explained that the college lecture circuit was full of speakers peddling this propaganda. His topic will be an illustrated lecture on the restoration of the City Towers and Walls now in progress. His lectures to his students at Oxford were models of clear thinking and style. The festival will include introductory lectures as well as screenings of major Spanish films. There are many concerns with providing a classroom lecture on academic integrity and plagiarism. After taking attendance, Mrs. Turner immediately began her long lecture to the class. He is currently compiling his lecture notes into a second book on the topic. Things like exams, homework, and boring lectures are frequently the cause of much student trepidation. A guest lecture on ' translation theories' gave the event an academic touch. Some sites even include disclaimers indicating that the postings are not official lecture notes. For a moment, it feels like I'm back in a university lecture theatre. Hundreds of pages of lecture notes were strewn across the living room and bedroom. The topic uses approximately three 50-minute didactic lectures and an hour of student presentation on a case history. Such exploration in drawing was also evident in lectures to students. I sit in my class now, half listening to the teacher's lecture. My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism. He gave a wonderful illustrated lecture on how to video a wedding. The lyceum lecture circuit, of which Emerson was a leading light, eventually spread throughout much of the nation. Five or six evening lectures are held each winter at monthly intervals. Synonyms speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson, recitation, monologue, sermon, homily 2A long serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand. 冗长、严肃的讲话；（尤指）训词 the usual lecture on table manners 关于餐桌礼仪的听惯了的训词。 Example sentencesExamples We both ended up hearing a stern lecture from the police chief. When his highness finally graced me with his presence I was forced to listen to the usual lecture about respect. And besides, I'm not really in the mood for her usual lecture on me needing to try harder in school. Minister, I don't need a lecture from you on the merits of freedom of speech… Mel showed up, apologized, was given the usual lecture. The lecture seemed even longer than usual and our convo seemed to go on forever. He gave me a long lecture about the absurdity of somebody claiming an interest in serious music who didn't own a stereophonic gramophone. Her character gets a lecture from a minicab driver about how lonely her frosty singledom has made her. But this isn't your usual hell-in-a-handcart lecture. Nearly an hour and a half of lectures about his character and how it had to be improved later, she was still going strong. If mom heard it, she could expect a serious lecture on ‘not calling your eldest sister nicknames’. And spare us the usual lectures about American unilateralism. Each of the main characters faces a lecture from a relatively minor character who enlightens him about how society should function under the law. For my own part I had only been on the end of a few less serious lectures and not once had she hit me. This was the most serious that I've ever seen Darius, even more serious then the lecture on birds and bees. But I knew if I didn't get back in Rebecca's room by the time my dad woke up - or at least out of my bed - I would probably be in for a serious lecture. They will no doubt receive a stern lecture on the wickedness of their ways. I suspect Lord Fyre to come and give Christine the usual lecture of ‘How dare you storm off like that?’ Mr. Turner did not have them play as he did in orchestra, but instead gave them the usual lecture. It was a good arrangement but it meant she had to go through her mother's usual lectures about working all the time or working at all. Synonyms scolding, chiding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, remonstration, upbraiding, berating, castigation, tirade, diatribe, harangue, admonition, admonishment, lambasting, obloquy informal dressing-down, telling-off, talking-to, tongue-lashing British informal rocket, wigging verb ˈlɛktʃəˈlɛk(t)ʃər 1no object Deliver an educational lecture or lectures. 讲课，做讲座 he was lecturing at the University of Birmingham 他在伯明翰大学讲课。 Example sentencesExamples He was recognised nationally as an expert in this field and lectured widely. Heidegger continued to write and lecture extensively on this subject for the following eight years. Our pharmacology professor lecturing in 1940 stated that 10 drugs in use were probably effective. Hilder taught at Goldsmiths' from 1929 to 1941 and also lectured at other colleges. He often lectured on the history of mathematical ideas, a topic which greatly fascinated him. He is considered a pioneer in the field of conservation biology and has written and lectured widely on the subject. In a traditional classroom, the teacher lectures to the students and fills them with knowledge. In his spare time, he likes to write code and lecture on security topics. Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world. He has also lectured at historical societies and at other venues throughout Northern Ireland. Our tour guide could have lectured on mediaeval Scottish history at any seat of learning you care to mention. Up to that point he has held himself aloof, the professor lecturing on abstractions. Teachers who lecture send the message that they are an expert source of information. My father was fond of relating a story about a professor lecturing on geography. At one point, we see the chip's inventor lecturing on the mathematics behind its design. He lectured all over the world and his books on running were translated into several languages. In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy. Before that, in 1936, he had lectured at the University of Moscow. He quickly became proficient in this study, and lectured widely on them thereafter. She has also lectured extensively to students, to staff and multi-disciplinary groups throughout the region and east coast. Synonyms give a lecture, give a talk, talk, give a speech, make a speech, speak, give an address, discourse, expound, hold forth, declaim, expatiate, give a sermon, sermonize, pontificate informal speechify, preachify, spout, jaw, sound off, spiel, drone on 1.1with object Give a lecture to (a class or other audience) 给（学生或其他听众）做讲座 he was lecturing future generations of health-service professionals 他在给未来的公共医疗专业工作者作讲座。 Example sentencesExamples At the front of the large university classroom, a teacher was still lecturing the class, completely unaware that two of the many students were no longer paying attention. She logged off of whatever it was that she was doing on her computer and stood to lecture the class on Hamlet, which was the play we were studying for the time being. He lectured his London School of Economics audience in December last year, while the prime minister bit his lip with jealousy. A linguistics professor was lecturing his class one day. At the beginning of the decade men in blazers lectured viewers on the finer points of swimming, show jumping and cycling and the viewers listened attentively. He attempted to lecture the class about stoichiometry. Most of these classes are lectured by one individual. He was lecturing his Economics 303 class about time preferences in March last year. He wanders into pointless asides, conspiracy theories and even presumes to lecture the audience about its loyalty to Canada. She had taken three doses over 24 hours when she had to stop lecturing her college class because her voice gave out and became a mere whisper. The teacher gave no reply, and simply went back to lecturing the class. A schoolteacher was routinely lecturing his Grade 3 pupils on the times table, when fire broke out in the building (due to faulty wiring). I just can't do it this weekend as I am lecturing a class on Tuesday and I'm not prepared yet. He lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story. I walked over to Chad as the professor began to lecture the class. Synonyms teach, tutor in, instruct in, give instruction in, give lessons in 2with object Talk seriously or reprovingly to (someone) 告诫，责备 I do not wish to be lectured about smoking 我不想听有关吸烟的训话。 Example sentencesExamples An assistant principal and a guidance counselor went around to each class to lecture them on the dangers of choosing the wrong wardrobe. I found him intractable, dominating and intent on lecturing everyone about the way to do things, which in his case meant only the way they'd done things in the fifties. We do not know how much he made lecturing the rest of us heathens on morality. Why on earth should we presume to lecture the rest of the world on conflict resolution? Then she spins on her heel, and starts lecturing the class about following school rules. Was he seriously going to lecture me on how much I had to drink? The Government is always lecturing farmers about the importance of biosecurity. While in Sacramento she paused in the middle of her performance and lectured the audience on their poor manners. So he would never, ever lecture the president about his conduct or anything of the sort. The teacher of the special class was lectured on the danger of peanuts and given an extensive list of food items that should not only be kept out of the classroom when he was in it, but out of the classroom at all times. It was striking how many of them, presumably without any direct orders from the owners of their publications, started lecturing the French in the tones of nineteenth-century Masters of Capital. It also explores the self-indulgence of the literary society and the day-to-day shallowness of middle-class life, without ever lecturing its audience. Nevertheless, in the week in which he was once again lecturing the country on the need to leave its money safely in his care, the significance of the affair is, on one level, almost too obvious to state. Without ever resorting to lecturing his audience, he shows how these otherwise invisible folk are in fact the beating heart of the the big city. I guess I was surprised that he was lecturing the press about its - what he felt was the undue attention that the press in this town has been paying to his private life. When that is done, he can lecture the rest of racing about the lack of competitiveness. Before he lectures the poor on their shortcomings, he might want to lecture his peers and the middle class on theirs. Does it have any right, in future, to lecture others on how they should run their affairs? If there is a discussion between parents and children, it generally follows that the parents lecture the children on proper patterns of thought and behaviour. I have a hard time believing that he was calmly lecturing others on his lifestyle choice, and it was probably causing the distractions that the school claimed. Synonyms scold, chide, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, berate, castigate, chastise, admonish, lambaste, nag, haul over the coals, take to task, read someone the Riot Act informal give someone a dressing-down, give someone a talking-to, tell off British informal tick off, carpet North American informal bawl out Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'reading, a text to read'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- 'read, chosen', from the verb legere. Rhymes conjecture Definition of lecture in US English: lecture nounˈlɛk(t)ʃərˈlek(t)SHər 1An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college. （尤指大学的）讲座，讲课 Example sentencesExamples His topic will be an illustrated lecture on the restoration of the City Towers and Walls now in progress. The topic uses approximately three 50-minute didactic lectures and an hour of student presentation on a case history. Hundreds of pages of lecture notes were strewn across the living room and bedroom. He gave a wonderful illustrated lecture on how to video a wedding. His employer recognised his talent and encouraged him to attend public lectures on science. A guest lecture on ' translation theories' gave the event an academic touch. Five or six evening lectures are held each winter at monthly intervals. Such exploration in drawing was also evident in lectures to students. Some sites even include disclaimers indicating that the postings are not official lecture notes. I sit in my class now, half listening to the teacher's lecture. He is currently compiling his lecture notes into a second book on the topic. The festival will include introductory lectures as well as screenings of major Spanish films. His lectures to his students at Oxford were models of clear thinking and style. Things like exams, homework, and boring lectures are frequently the cause of much student trepidation. And he explained that the college lecture circuit was full of speakers peddling this propaganda. For a moment, it feels like I'm back in a university lecture theatre. After taking attendance, Mrs. Turner immediately began her long lecture to the class. My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism. The lyceum lecture circuit, of which Emerson was a leading light, eventually spread throughout much of the nation. There are many concerns with providing a classroom lecture on academic integrity and plagiarism. Synonyms speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson, recitation, monologue, sermon, homily 1.1 A long, serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand. 冗长、严肃的讲话；（尤指）训词 the usual lecture on table manners 关于餐桌礼仪的听惯了的训词。 Example sentencesExamples But I knew if I didn't get back in Rebecca's room by the time my dad woke up - or at least out of my bed - I would probably be in for a serious lecture. The lecture seemed even longer than usual and our convo seemed to go on forever. For my own part I had only been on the end of a few less serious lectures and not once had she hit me. I suspect Lord Fyre to come and give Christine the usual lecture of ‘How dare you storm off like that?’ Minister, I don't need a lecture from you on the merits of freedom of speech… If mom heard it, she could expect a serious lecture on ‘not calling your eldest sister nicknames’. This was the most serious that I've ever seen Darius, even more serious then the lecture on birds and bees. Each of the main characters faces a lecture from a relatively minor character who enlightens him about how society should function under the law. And besides, I'm not really in the mood for her usual lecture on me needing to try harder in school. We both ended up hearing a stern lecture from the police chief. When his highness finally graced me with his presence I was forced to listen to the usual lecture about respect. Mel showed up, apologized, was given the usual lecture. But this isn't your usual hell-in-a-handcart lecture. He gave me a long lecture about the absurdity of somebody claiming an interest in serious music who didn't own a stereophonic gramophone. Mr. Turner did not have them play as he did in orchestra, but instead gave them the usual lecture. Nearly an hour and a half of lectures about his character and how it had to be improved later, she was still going strong. It was a good arrangement but it meant she had to go through her mother's usual lectures about working all the time or working at all. And spare us the usual lectures about American unilateralism. They will no doubt receive a stern lecture on the wickedness of their ways. Her character gets a lecture from a minicab driver about how lonely her frosty singledom has made her. Synonyms scolding, chiding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, remonstration, upbraiding, berating, castigation, tirade, diatribe, harangue, admonition, admonishment, lambasting, obloquy verbˈlɛk(t)ʃərˈlek(t)SHər [no object] 1Deliver an educational lecture or lectures. 讲课，做讲座 she was lecturing to her class of eighty students Example sentencesExamples My father was fond of relating a story about a professor lecturing on geography. Our tour guide could have lectured on mediaeval Scottish history at any seat of learning you care to mention. He lectured all over the world and his books on running were translated into several languages. He has also lectured at historical societies and at other venues throughout Northern Ireland. He is considered a pioneer in the field of conservation biology and has written and lectured widely on the subject. At one point, we see the chip's inventor lecturing on the mathematics behind its design. In a traditional classroom, the teacher lectures to the students and fills them with knowledge. Teachers who lecture send the message that they are an expert source of information. Up to that point he has held himself aloof, the professor lecturing on abstractions. In his spare time, he likes to write code and lecture on security topics. He was recognised nationally as an expert in this field and lectured widely. Heidegger continued to write and lecture extensively on this subject for the following eight years. Before that, in 1936, he had lectured at the University of Moscow. She has also lectured extensively to students, to staff and multi-disciplinary groups throughout the region and east coast. He often lectured on the history of mathematical ideas, a topic which greatly fascinated him. In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy. He quickly became proficient in this study, and lectured widely on them thereafter. Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world. Our pharmacology professor lecturing in 1940 stated that 10 drugs in use were probably effective. Hilder taught at Goldsmiths' from 1929 to 1941 and also lectured at other colleges. Synonyms give a lecture, give a talk, talk, give a speech, make a speech, speak, give an address, discourse, expound, hold forth, declaim, expatiate, give a sermon, sermonize, pontificate 1.1with object Give a lecture to (a class or other audience) 给（学生或其他听众）做讲座 he was lecturing future generations of health-service professionals 他在给未来的公共医疗专业工作者作讲座。 Example sentencesExamples Most of these classes are lectured by one individual. A schoolteacher was routinely lecturing his Grade 3 pupils on the times table, when fire broke out in the building (due to faulty wiring). She logged off of whatever it was that she was doing on her computer and stood to lecture the class on Hamlet, which was the play we were studying for the time being. At the beginning of the decade men in blazers lectured viewers on the finer points of swimming, show jumping and cycling and the viewers listened attentively. At the front of the large university classroom, a teacher was still lecturing the class, completely unaware that two of the many students were no longer paying attention. He lectured his London School of Economics audience in December last year, while the prime minister bit his lip with jealousy. She had taken three doses over 24 hours when she had to stop lecturing her college class because her voice gave out and became a mere whisper. I just can't do it this weekend as I am lecturing a class on Tuesday and I'm not prepared yet. The teacher gave no reply, and simply went back to lecturing the class. He wanders into pointless asides, conspiracy theories and even presumes to lecture the audience about its loyalty to Canada. He attempted to lecture the class about stoichiometry. I walked over to Chad as the professor began to lecture the class. He was lecturing his Economics 303 class about time preferences in March last year. A linguistics professor was lecturing his class one day. He lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story. Synonyms teach, tutor in, instruct in, give instruction in, give lessons in 1.2with object Talk seriously or reprovingly to (someone) 告诫，责备 don't lecture me! Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, in the week in which he was once again lecturing the country on the need to leave its money safely in his care, the significance of the affair is, on one level, almost too obvious to state. Why on earth should we presume to lecture the rest of the world on conflict resolution? The teacher of the special class was lectured on the danger of peanuts and given an extensive list of food items that should not only be kept out of the classroom when he was in it, but out of the classroom at all times. When that is done, he can lecture the rest of racing about the lack of competitiveness. Does it have any right, in future, to lecture others on how they should run their affairs? Before he lectures the poor on their shortcomings, he might want to lecture his peers and the middle class on theirs. The Government is always lecturing farmers about the importance of biosecurity. Was he seriously going to lecture me on how much I had to drink? We do not know how much he made lecturing the rest of us heathens on morality. It also explores the self-indulgence of the literary society and the day-to-day shallowness of middle-class life, without ever lecturing its audience. Without ever resorting to lecturing his audience, he shows how these otherwise invisible folk are in fact the beating heart of the the big city. Then she spins on her heel, and starts lecturing the class about following school rules. It was striking how many of them, presumably without any direct orders from the owners of their publications, started lecturing the French in the tones of nineteenth-century Masters of Capital. I guess I was surprised that he was lecturing the press about its - what he felt was the undue attention that the press in this town has been paying to his private life. While in Sacramento she paused in the middle of her performance and lectured the audience on their poor manners. I have a hard time believing that he was calmly lecturing others on his lifestyle choice, and it was probably causing the distractions that the school claimed. I found him intractable, dominating and intent on lecturing everyone about the way to do things, which in his case meant only the way they'd done things in the fifties. So he would never, ever lecture the president about his conduct or anything of the sort. An assistant principal and a guidance counselor went around to each class to lecture them on the dangers of choosing the wrong wardrobe. If there is a discussion between parents and children, it generally follows that the parents lecture the children on proper patterns of thought and behaviour. Synonyms scold, chide, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, berate, castigate, chastise, admonish, lambaste, nag, haul over the coals, take to task, read someone the riot act Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘reading, a text to read’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- ‘read, chosen’, from the verb legere.
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