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| 1 | I/T to talk about a religious subject at a religious meeting , especially in church （尤指在教堂里）布道，讲道 |
| preach a sermon The Reverend Hugh McKeag preached the sermon. 休·麦基格牧师作了布道。 |
| +to That afternoon he preached to three thousand people. 那天下午，他对3000人宣教布道。 |
| +about/against People flocked to hear him preach about Jesus. 人们聚集在一起听他宣讲耶稣的事迹。 |
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| 2 | I to give people advice or tell them how to behave , in a way that annoys them 说教；训诫 |
| I don’ t mean to preach, but I think it’ s time to get serious about your relationship. 我不是要说教，但我觉得是认真对待你们关系的时候了。 |
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| 3 | T to express a strong opinion and try to persuade other people to accept it 灌输；竭力劝导 |
| Both my parents have always preached tolerance and moderation. 我父母一直都竭力劝导我要做到宽容和节制。 |
| preach the values/virtues/evils of sth He preaches the virtues of hard work. 他宣扬努力工作的好处。 |
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| - | preach the gospel
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| 1 | to tell people about Jesus 宣讲福音 |
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| 2 | to try to persuade people to accept something that you believe in very strongly 宣扬；宣传 | They preach the gospel that inequality is neither right nor inevitable. 他们宣传说，不平等既不正确也非在所难免。 | |
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| - | preach to the converted
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| to try to persuade people to accept opinions and beliefs that they already have |
| 对皈依者宣教布道 |
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