lecture
n
1 ~ (to sb) (on sth) talk giving information about a subject to an audience or a class, often as part of a teaching programme 演講; 講課
give/deliver/read a lecture 講課[上課/講學]
a course of lectures on Greek philosophy 希臘哲學系列講演
[attrib 作定語]
a lecture tour 巡回講演.
2 long reproach or scolding 冗長的訓斥或譴責
The policeman let me off with a lecture about speeding. 那警察給我講了一大頓注意車速的道理之後才讓我走.
give sb a lecture, ie scold sb 訓斥某人. lecture, v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) give a lecture or series of lectures 作演講; 講課
Professor Jones is not lecturing this term. 瓊斯教授這學期沒課.
He is lecturing on Russian literature. 他正講俄羅斯文學.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for/about sth) scold or warn sb (about sth) (就某事)斥責或告誡某人
Do stop lecturing me! 別教訓我了!
lecture one's children for being untidy/about the virtues of tidiness 訓斥子女不講整潔[訓示子女注意整潔的美德].
Yes, I'm sorry about that. I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out. So I got angry and started shouting at you.