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
preach的第三人称单数

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

• He always tells me to be diligent but he himself doesn't practice what he preaches.
  他总是叫我们勤奋学习，但他自己却没有身体力行。
• A ranter preaches there between the services-an excellent, fiery, Christian man, they say.
  晨祷和晚祷之间，有一个卫理公会牧师在那儿讲道&他们说他是一个杰出的、火热的基督徒。
• A final boost should come from the structural reforms Berlin preaches abroad but has recently ducked at home.
  最后一项刺激应来自结构改革。德国在国外鼓吹结构改革，但最近在国内却三缄其口。
• 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 preaches love and brotherhood.
  他教导爱与情意。
• 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。
• The SCO preaches absolute respect for national sovereignty and has sought to limit American influence in Central Asia.
  上合组织宣扬对国家主权的绝对尊重，并尝试限制美国在中亚的影响力。
• John Piper is transfixed and intoxicated by Jonathan Edwards and he channels him every time he preaches.
  约翰•派博被约拿单•爱德华兹牢牢吸引，陶醉其中，他每次讲道都向人介绍他。
• He preaches again there, he has the same kind of things happen, he rents a hall where he again conducts classes and conducts sermons, and that sort of thing.
  他在那里讲道，又做了同样的事，他租了房子，然后又可以布道，讲道之类的。
• 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。