vt.讲道；说教
vi.传道；训诫
The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity. 牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
Those people go around preaching revolution. 那些人到处宣扬革命。
Christ preached that we should love each other. 基督在布道中说人们应该互敬互爱。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)The priest preached to the congregation about the Sermon on the Mount. 那位祭司就山中圣训向会众说教。
Our teacher always preaches at me about being late for school. 我们老师经常就上学迟到之事谆谆劝诫我。
preach的基本意思是牧师为宣扬自己而“讲道”。引申可作“劝诫”解。
preach可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时可接名词、代词或that从句作宾语,也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。用作不及物动词时常与介词at, against或to连用。
preach有时还可接以“as/to be+ n./adj. ”结构充当补足语的复合宾语。
