preaches

英 [ˈpriːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈpriːtʃɪz]

v.  布道，讲道(尤指教堂中礼拜时); 宣传，宣扬，宣讲(教义、生活方式、体制等); 说教
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 讲道；布道；传教
  When a member of the clergypreachesa sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service.
  1. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil...
     牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
  2. The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people...
     主教向当地聚集的数百人布道。
  3. He denounced the decision to invite his fellow archbishop to preach.
     他痛斥了邀请其他大主教同仁布道的决定。
• VERB 宣传；鼓吹
  When peoplepreacha belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action.
  1. 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传和平和宽容。
  2. Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all...
     现在健康专家都在宣扬，即使是少量的运动也远比根本不运动好得多。
  3. For many years I have preached against war.
     我多年来都在进行反战宣传。
• VERB 说教；唠叨；不胜其烦地劝诫
  If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that theyare preaching atyou.
  1. 'Don't preach at me,' he shouted.
     他大喊道：“不要对我说教。”
• PHRASE 以身作则；身体力行；躬行己说
  If you say that someonepractises whattheypreach, you mean that they behave in the way that they encourage other people to behave in.
  1. He ought to practise what he preaches.
     他应该以身作则。
• 向教徒传道（表示向已经接受某种思想的人宣传这种思想）
  If you say that someoneis 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.

双语例句

• And, perhaps most important, a culture that preaches opportunity and celebrates the risk-taker, the pioneer.
  也许最重要的是，它还有一种宣扬机会，为冒险者、开拓者喝彩的文化。
• It is time for the west to practice what it preaches about the value of market incentives.
  西方曾宣扬市场激励的价值，现在是时候身体力行了。
• He preaches the same sermon every Christmas.
  他每逢圣诞节都宣讲同一教旨。
• Their strategy of development finance emphasizes the important role of entrepreneurship and markets over a staid aid-system of development that preaches hand-outs.
  它们的经济发展战略强调企业和市场的重要地位，而不是僵化的发展援助系统，只会不断索取。
• He practises what he preaches, which is more than you do.
  他处处以身作则，这点就比你强。
• John is our minister and he often preaches honesty to us.
  约翰是我们的牧师，他经常劝道我们为人要诚实。
• Mr Obama needs to practise the multilateralism he so fervently preaches.
  奥巴马必须贯彻自己热心鼓吹的多边主义。
• He's such a hypocrite! He never practises what he preaches.
  他是个伪君子！他从来不躬行己说。
• The chaplain came and preaches to a packed church.
  牧师来了，向济济一堂的教友们布了道。
• My father always preaches at me.
  我爸爸老跟我唠叨。