单词 | preach |
释义 | preachpreach /pritʃ/ ●●○ verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to give a talk in public about a religious subject, especially about the correct moral way for people to behave: preach to somebody He preached to thousands of people.preach (something) on/about something Pastor Young preached a sermon on forgiveness.2[transitive] to talk about how good or important something is and try to persuade other people about this: You’re always preaching honesty, and then you lie to me.3[intransitive] to give someone advice in a way that he or she thinks is boring or annoying: Mom, please stop preaching – I know what I’m doing.4preach to the choir/converted to talk about what you think is right or important to people who already have the same opinions as you5preach the gospel a)to tell people about Jesus Christ and try to persuade them to follow Christianity b)to try to persuade people to accept something that you believe in very strongly: As he travels he preaches the gospel of creative healthy cooking. → see also practice what you preach at practice2 (5) |
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