(past and past participle taught)with obj. and infinitive or clause
1- show or explain to (someone) how to do something教：
she taught him to read
她教他读书
he taught me how to ride a bike.
他教我骑自行车。
1.1
- with obj. give information about or instruction in (a subject or skill)教, 讲授：
he came one day each week to teach painting
他每周来一天教绘画
with two objs she teaches me French.她教我法语。
1.2
- no obj. give such instruction professionally教书, 当教师：
she teaches at the local high school.
她在当地中学当老师。
1.3
- with obj. encourage someone to accept (something) as a fact or principle宣扬; 提倡：
the philosophy teaches self-control.
这种哲学提倡自我控制。
1.4
- with obj. and clause cause (someone) to learn or understand something教会, 使明白：
she'd been taught that it paid to be passive.
教训告诉她, 顺从人是划算的。
1.5
- induce (someone) by example or punishment to do or not to do something诱导, 训导：
my upbringing taught me never to be disrespectful to elders.
尊老敬老是我从小所受的教育。
1.6
- informal make (someone) less inclined to do something〈非正式〉（教训）告诫（某人）不要：
'I'll teach you to forget my tea', he said, and gave me six with his cane.
“看你还敢忘了我的茶,"说完, 他打了我六杖。
- informal a teacher〈非正式〉教师
USAGE
The verbs teach and learn do not have the same meaning and should not be used interchangeably: see usage at LEARN.
短语
teach someone a lesson
- 见LESSON.
teach school
- US be a schoolteacher〈美〉教书, 当老师。
词源
Old English tǣcan 'show, present, point out', of Germanic origin; related to TOKEN, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek deiknunai'show', deigma 'sample'.