lecturing

lecturing — 動詞

  • lecturingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • lecturings3rd person singular
  • lecturinging-ing form
  • lecturingedpast simple

1. to teach or explain a subject by speaking to a class or other audience in a plan

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

講課；授課

向一群人正式講解或教學

to teach or explain a subject by speaking to a class or other audience in a planned way.

例句

Professor Haddad was lecturing on river safety when the fire alarm rang.

Haddad 教授正在講授河川安全時，火警警報響了。

pattern: lecture on a topic

Liang spent the morning lecturing first-year students about lab safety.

Liang 花了一整個上午向一年級學生講課，主題是實驗室安全。

pattern: lecture someone about something

同義詞
  • teach

    broader and can include discussion, practice, or one-to-one help, not only formal speaking

  • present

    often used for sharing information to an audience, with less emphasis on instruction

  • speak

    much broader and does not necessarily imply a planned educational talk

文法句型

lecture on/about something

lecture someone on/about something

be lecturing to a class

用法筆記

Often followed by on or about before the subject being explained. This sense is about addressing a group to teach or present information, not criticizing one person.

常見錯誤

❌She was lecturing the class about volcanoes all morning.
✅She was lecturing the class on volcanoes all morning.
💡English usually uses 'on' or 'about' before the topic.
❌He lectured to chemistry yesterday.
✅He lectured on chemistry yesterday.
💡'To' introduces the audience, while the subject comes after 'on' or 'about'.

2. to talk to someone for a long time in a strict way because you think they behave

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

訓斥；數落

嚴厲地長篇責備別人

to talk to someone for a long time in a strict way because you think they behaved badly.

例句

Christopher kept lecturing his son about leaving muddy shoes by the door.

Christopher 一直在數落兒子把沾滿泥巴的鞋子留在門邊。

pattern: lecture someone about behaviour

After the late return, Nora lectured Mia on household rules all weekend.

因為晚回家，Nora 整個週末都在訓斥 Mia 關於家規的事。

同義詞
  • scold

    more direct and often shorter, without the idea of a long serious talk

  • reprimand

    more formal and often used in workplace or official settings

  • preach

    suggests moral advice delivered in an annoying way, not always direct blame

文法句型

lecture someone about something

lecture someone on something

用法筆記

The object is the person being criticized, and the reason often follows with about or on. Compared with verb/1, this sense is personal and disapproving rather than educational.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle lectured about me for staying out late.
✅My uncle lectured me for staying out late.
💡The person receiving the criticism is the direct object.
❌The teacher lectured him to cleaning his room.
✅The teacher lectured him about cleaning his room.
💡This sense normally takes 'about' or 'on', not an infinitive.

lecturing — 名詞