lecture

noun

OPAL S

/ˈlektʃə(r)/

/ˈlektʃər/

a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course（通常指大学里的）讲座，讲课，演讲
- to go to/attend a lecture去听讲座
- to give/deliver a lecture发表演讲
- I have a lecture at nine tomorrow.我明天 9 点有课。
- lecture on something a series of lectures on Jane Austen关于简·奥斯汀的系列讲座
- a course of lectures on art history艺术史讲座课程
- lecture about something an illustrated lecture about the planet Mars关于火星的插图讲座
- lecture to somebody a book based on her lectures to students根据她给学生讲课写成的书
- a lecture to the Darwin Society为达尔文学会举行的演讲
- lecture by somebody a lecture by Professor Snow斯诺教授的讲座
- in a lecture She spoke about the environmental problems of the future in a lecture at Georgetown University.她在乔治敦大学的一次演讲中谈到了未来的环境问题。
- at a lecture There were very few students at his lecture that morning.那天早上他讲课的学生很少。
Synonyms speech
speech
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:
  Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
  a lecture on the Roman army关于罗马军队的讲座
  a course/series of lectures讲座课程；系列讲座
- address a formal speech given to an audience:
  a televised presidential address总统的电视演讲
speech or address?用 speech 还是 address？A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
- talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
  She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
  to preach a sermon布道
Patterns
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Wordfinder
- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
Collocations Education
Education教育Learning学习
- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition得到／给某人提供培训／指导
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus制订课程方案／教学大纲
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop办班；举办研讨会／讲习班
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons报名参加／修读课程
School学校
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所
- be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)在读一年级、二年级等
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
Problems at school在学校遇到的问题
- be the victim/target of bullying成为被欺负的受害者／对象
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校
- be expelled from/be suspended from school被学校开除／暂时停学
Work and exams功课和考试
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam参加考试
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格
University大学
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university申请／上／开始上大学
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位）
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy主修／辅修生物学／哲学
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位
- Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
- She referred to Professor Jones's work in her lecture on Shakespeare's imagery.她在莎士比亚的意象运用讲座中谈及了琼斯教授的研究。
- She wasn't at the lecture.她没来听讲座。
- The fire alarm went during his lecture.他演讲时火警铃响了。
- The society is putting on a series of lectures on the subject next term.这个社团下学期要举办有关该主题的系列演讲。
- a familiar figure on the international lecture circuit经常进行国际巡回讲学的人物
- a lecture entitled ‘How to Prevent Food Poisoning’题为“怎样防止食物中毒”的演讲
- He gave a very interesting and informative lecture on the Roman army.他以古罗马军队为题作了一次既饶有趣味又能长见识的讲座。
- a lecture room/hall演讲室；演讲厅
Topics Educationa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fascinating
- interesting
- boring
- …
… of lectures
- course
- programme/program
- series
- …
verb + lecture
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
lecture + noun
- course
- programme/program
- series
- …
preposition
- at a/the lecture
- during a/the lecture
- in a/the lecture
- …
phrases
- a lecture entitled something
- a lecture titled something
- a lecture on the subject of something
- …
a long, angry talk that somebody gives to one person or a group of people because they have done something wrong（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责
- I know I should stop smoking—don't give me a lecture about it.我知道我该戒烟，别再教训我了。
- I don't need any lectures from you on responsibility.用不着你来教育我要担当责任。
- I don't take lectures from anyone on how to behave.不管谁来教训我该如何有礼貌，我都不会听。
- I got a lecture from Dad about coming home on time.我没有按时回家，受到爸爸的训斥。
- She gave me a stern lecture on ingratitude.她严厉地数落我如何忘恩负义。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- long
- stern
- …
verb + lecture
- give somebody
- get
- need
- …
preposition
- lecture about
- lecture on
- lecture from
- …

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘reading, a text to read’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- ‘read, chosen’, from the verb legere.