lecture

1. N-COUNT A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college. 講座

...a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson. …埃里克·魯濱遜教授的系列講座。

2. V-I If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it. 講授

She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art. 她于是邀請(qǐng)他去亞特蘭大講授藝術(shù)史。

3. V-T If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave. 批評(píng); 責(zé)備

He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. 他過(guò)去經(jīng)常批評(píng)我太陽(yáng)曬得過(guò)多。

Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut. 查克會(huì)責(zé)備我，叫我去理發(fā)。

4. N-COUNT Lecture is also a noun. 批評(píng); 責(zé)備

Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety. 我們的船長(zhǎng)在安全問(wèn)題上給了我們嚴(yán)厲的批評(píng)。