lecture
noun [ C ] uk/ˈlek.tʃər/ us/ˈlek.tʃɚ/
B1 （尤指面向学生的）讲座，课
a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students
We went to a lecture on Italian art. 我们去参加了一个关于意大利艺术的讲座。
Who's giving the lecture this afternoon? 今天下午的课由谁来讲？
Compare: seminar
教训，训斥，斥责
an angry or serious talk given to someone in order to criticize their behaviour
My dad gave me a lecture on the evils of alcohol last night. 昨天晚上爸爸教训了我一顿，给我讲了酒的危害。
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- At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups.
- I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring!
- I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture.
- His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow.
- I didn't gather much from his lecture.
lecture
verb uk/ˈlek.tʃər/ us/ˈlek.tʃɚ/
C2 [ I ]（常指在大学里）讲课，讲授
to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a college or university
For ten years she lectured in law. 她教了10年的法律课。
She travelled widely in North America, lecturing on women's rights. 她到北美各地宣讲妇女的权利。
[ T ]教训，训斥，斥责
to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour
His parents used to lecture him on his table manners. 以前他的父母经常批评他的餐桌礼仪。