lecture

lec·ture

L0097700 (lĕk′chər)n.1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.v. lec·tured, lec·tur·ing, lec·tures v.intr. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.v.tr.1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or audience).2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners.

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[Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

lecture

(ˈlɛktʃə) n1. (Education) a discourse on a particular subject given or read to an audience2. (Education) the text of such a discourse3. (Education) a method of teaching by formal discourse4. a lengthy reprimand or scoldingvb5. (Education) to give or read a lecture (to an audience or class)6. (tr) to reprimand at length[C14: from Medieval Latin lectūra reading, from legere to read]

lec•ture

(ˈlɛk tʃər)

n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n. 1. a discourse read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction: a lecture on modern art. 2. a long speech of warning or reproof as to conduct. v.i. 3. to give a lecture or series of lectures: She spent the year lecturing to student groups. v.t. 4. to deliver a lecture to or before. 5. to rebuke or reprimand at some length. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin lēctūra a reading] lec′tur•er, n.

lecture

Past participle: lectured
Gerund: lecturing

Imperative
lecture
lecture

Present
I lecture
you lecture
he/she/it lectures
we lecture
you lecture
they lecture

Preterite
I lectured
you lectured
he/she/it lectured
we lectured
you lectured
they lectured

Present Continuous
I am lecturing
you are lecturing
he/she/it is lecturing
we are lecturing
you are lecturing
they are lecturing

Present Perfect
I have lectured
you have lectured
he/she/it has lectured
we have lectured
you have lectured
they have lectured

Past Continuous
I was lecturing
you were lecturing
he/she/it was lecturing
we were lecturing
you were lecturing
they were lecturing

Past Perfect
I had lectured
you had lectured
he/she/it had lectured
we had lectured
you had lectured
they had lectured

Future
I will lecture
you will lecture
he/she/it will lecture
we will lecture
you will lecture
they will lecture

Future Perfect
I will have lectured
you will have lectured
he/she/it will have lectured
we will have lectured
you will have lectured
they will have lectured

Future Continuous
I will be lecturing
you will be lecturing
he/she/it will be lecturing
we will be lecturing
you will be lecturing
they will be lecturing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lecturing
you have been lecturing
he/she/it has been lecturing
we have been lecturing
you have been lecturing
they have been lecturing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lecturing
you will have been lecturing
he/she/it will have been lecturing
we will have been lecturing
you will have been lecturing
they will have been lecturing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lecturing
you had been lecturing
he/she/it had been lecturing
we had been lecturing
you had been lecturing
they had been lecturing

Conditional
I would lecture
you would lecture
he/she/it would lecture
we would lecture
you would lecture
they would lecture

Past Conditional
I would have lectured
you would have lectured
he/she/it would have lectured
we would have lectured
you would have lectured
they would have lectured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lecture - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"public lecture, talkspeech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	2.	lecture - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"talking to, speechrebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"preaching, sermon - a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"curtain lecture - a private lecture to a husband by his wife
	3.	lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)lecturingcourse, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing abouttalk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Verb	1.	lecture - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"talkpreach, prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
	2.	lecture - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, rebuke, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, ragcastigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

lecture

noun1. talk, address, speech, lesson, instruction, presentation, discourse, sermon, exposition, harangue, oration, disquisition In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.2. telling-off (informal), rebuke, reprimand, talking-to (informal), heat (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), going-over (informal), wigging (Brit. slang), censure, scolding, chiding, dressing-down (informal), reproof, castigation Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.verb1. talk, speak, teach, address, discourse, spout, expound, harangue, give a talk, hold forth, expatiate She has lectured and taught all over the world.2. tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.

lecture

nounA usually formal oral communication to an audience:address, allocution, declamation, oration, prelection, speech, talk.verbTo talk to an audience formally:address, prelect, speak.Archaic: bespeak.

Translations

讲课长篇大论的教训训斥讲授

lecture

(ˈlektʃə) noun1. a formal talk given to students or other audiences. a history lecture. 講課 讲课2. a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding. The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor. 教訓，訓斥 长篇大论的教训，训斥 verb to give a lecture. He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour. 講課 讲课，讲授 ˈlecturer noun a person who lectures, especially to students. He is a lecturer in the English department. 講師 讲师

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