1. | [i][t] 教（课程）；讲授；教授to give lessons to students in a school, college, university, etc.; to help sb learn sth by giving information about it |
She teaches at our local school. 她在我们当地的学校任教。 | |
He taught for several years before becoming a writer. 他教了几年书之后成为作家。 | |
I'll be teaching history and sociology next term. 下学期我教历史和社会学。 | |
to teach school(= teach in a school) 当学校教师 | |
He teaches English to advanced students. 他教高年级学生英语。 | |
He teaches them English. 他教他们英语。 |
2. | [t] 教；训练to show sb how to do sth so that they will be able to do it themselves |
Could you teach me to do that? 你能教我干那活儿吗？ | |
My father taught me how to ride a bike. 我父亲教会了我骑自行车。 |
3. | [t] 教育；教导；使懂得（情理）to make sb feel or think in a different way |
She taught me to be less critical of other people. 她教育我不要太苛求于人。 | |
My parents taught me that honesty was always the best policy. 我父母教导我，诚实永远是处世的最佳原则。 | |
Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. 我们流亡的经历给了我们许多宝贵的教训。 |
4. | [t][nopass] (informal) 使引以为戒；惩戒to persuade sb not to do sth again by making them suffer so much that they are afraid to do it |
Lost all your money? That'll teach you to gamble. 你把钱都输光了？这是赌博给你的教训。 | |
I'll teach you to call(= punish you for calling) me a liar! 你要说我撒谎，我就对你不客气！ | |
The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget. 这次事故给了我一个终生难忘的教训。 |
