preach
vt.& vi. 佈道,講道; 宣揚; 說教; 講(道)
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.
At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil...
牧師在大彌撒上佈道驅邪。
The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people...
主教向當地聚集的數百人佈道。
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.
The Prime Minister said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people...
首相表示他在竭力向他的人民宣傳和平和寬容。
Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all...
現在健康專家都在宣揚,即使是少量的運動也遠比根本不運動好得多。
If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that they are preaching at you.
'Don't preach at me,' he shouted.
他大喊道:“不要對我說教。”
If you say that someone practises what they preach, you mean that they behave in the way that they encourage other people to behave in.
He ought to practise what he preaches.
他應該以身作則。
If you say that someone is preaching to the converted, you mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in.
1. deliver a sermon;
2. speak, plead, or argue in favour of;
preach up
吹捧, 讚揚
preach down
譴責; 當眾折服
preach to the converted
向皈依者佈道(對已經有信念者做宣傳)
After the resurrection and judgement, those who are saved will help Jesus preach to the nations.
在復活和審判後, 那些得救的人將幫助耶穌向全世界各國傳道.
Do not preach up such boys so much.
不要把這樣一些孩子捧得太高了.
The words preach, preacher, and evangelist are never used of women in the New Testament.
“傳道” 、 “傳道人”和“傳福音者”這些詞在新約中從未用於女人身上.
They do not practice what they preach.
他們能說不能行.
Preachers can talk but never teach , Unless they practise what they preach.
說教的人不身體力行,就只能空談,不能起教育作用.