preach
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I When a member of the clergy preaches a sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service. 布 (道); 布道
At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil. 在大彌撒儀式上，牧師布了一次有關魔鬼的道。
The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people. 主教向一群幾百名當地人布道。
2. V-T/V-I When people preach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action. 宣揚
He said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people. 他說他正試圖向他的人民宣揚和平與寬容。
Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all. 如今，健康專家宣揚說，即使少量的運動也比一點不運動要好得多。
3. V-I If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that they are preaching at you. 說教[表不滿]
"Don't preach at me," he shouted. “不要對我說教，”他喊道。
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preach /pri?t?/ (preaching,preached,preaches)
劍橋詞典
preach verb (IN CHURCH)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ](especially of a priest or minister in a church ) to give a religious speech
（尤指牧師在教堂中）講道，布道
Father Martin preached to the assembled mourners . 馬丁神父向聚集的哀悼者們布道。
During the sermon , he preached about the need for forgiveness . 在布道中，他宣講了寬恕的必要性。
preach verb (PERSUADE)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]to try to persuade other people to believe in a particular belief or follow a particular way of life
竭力勸說，竭力鼓吹
They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them. 他們竭力鼓吹廢除現行體制，但沒有提出取代方案。
preach verb (ADVISE)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ] disapprovingto give unwanted advice , especially about moral matters , in a boring way
告誡；（尤指道德）說教
He's such a pain - he's always preaching about the virtues of working hard and getting up early. 他很煩人——老在宣講努力工作和早起的美德。
My mother's always preaching at/to me about keeping my room tidy . 我母親老是告誡我保持房間整潔。