instruct

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vt. 教, 教育, 命令, 通知 [法] 托办, 指导, 指示

发音

UK /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/
US /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/
AU /ɪnˈstɹakt/

词形变化

instructs 复数 instructed instructest instructeth instructing instructs 三单 instructs instructing 现在分词 instructed 过去式 instructed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

指导；通知；命令；教授

to officially tell someone what to do

Eva went straight to the hotel, as instructed (= as she had been told ).

伊娃按照指示径直去了宾馆。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Instruction.

    废旧
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To teach by giving instructions.

    教

    教育

    指示

    及物

    Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.

    1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, No. 156, 14 September, 1751, in Volume 5, London: J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752, p. 177, […] the design of tragedy is to instruct by moving the passions,

  2. 2.

    To tell (someone) what they must or should do.

    指令

    聘请

    及物

    Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise"

    The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy.

  3. 3.

    To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.

    及物

    If you're not careful, I'm going to instruct a solicitor over this.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Arranged; furnished; provided.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Instructed; taught; enlightened.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

learn teach apprise apprize

上位词 5

tell say order inform enjoin

下位词 10

talk train ground charge coach condition prepare direct reward drill

词源

From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”).

来源：wiktionary