lec·ture1 /ˈlektʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC] 1 CLASS/LESSONa long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university 〔尤指大学里的〕讲座,讲课,演讲 → speechlecture on He regularly gives lectures on modern French literature. 他经常讲授法国现代文学课程。
► see thesaurus at speech 2 TELL somebody OFFan act of criticizing someone or warning them about something in a long serious talk, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary 训斥;说教lecture on/about My father caught me and gave me a long lecture about the dangers of drink. 父亲拉住我,长篇大论地告诫我喝酒的种种危害。
COLLOCATIONSverbsgive a lecture (also deliver a lecture formal) 作演讲,作讲座She gave a fascinating lecture on crime in the 1800s. 她作了一个关于19世纪犯罪活动的精彩讲座。
nHe delivered the lecture at the London School of Economics.
do a lecture informal: 作讲座He’s doing a lecture on modern poetry. 他正在作一个关于现代诗歌的讲座。
go to a lecture (also attend a lecture formal) 出席讲座Have you been to any of Professor MacPherson’s lectures? 你有没有去听过麦克弗森教授的讲座?
nI recently attended a lecture by a noted historian.
listen to a lecture 听讲座Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures. 大多数学生把四分之一的时间用在听讲座上。
lecture + NOUNa lecture hall/room (also a lecture theatre British EnglishBrE) 演讲厅,大讲堂The lecture hall was packed. 演讲厅内座无虚席。
lecture notes 听课笔记Can I borrow your lecture notes? 我能不能借你的听课笔记看看?
a lecture tour (=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture) 巡回演讲He’s on a lecture tour of the US. 他在美国作巡回演讲。
phrasesa series of lectures (also a course of lectures British EnglishBrE) 一系列讲座a series of lectures on the history of art 一个关于艺术史的系列讲座
nadjectivesa public lecture (=a lecture which the general public are allowed to go to)He’s going to deliver a public lecture on politics in the Middle East.
an illustrated lecture (=a lecture with pictures such as slides)Mrs Robinson gave a fascinating illustrated lecture on Spanish history.
lecture on/about• The journey culminated in a Friday night debate where Patten gave a lecture on proper posture.• Twenty years later, a lecture on the Copernican system was given in Rome to the pope, who approved.• He might well be, especially in a public manifestation, lecturing on Cosmopolis, an old bore.• He enters the system ingenuously contemplating the awesome responsibility that underlies lectures on the appropriate use of deadly force.• Peter of Corbeil was a theologian who lectured on scripture and was famous as a preacher.