educate
verb- [transitive, often passive]
to teach somebody over a period of time at a school, university, etc. （在学校）教育 - be educated
She was educated in the US. 她是在美国受的教育。 All their children have been educated privately. 他们的孩子都是私教的。 He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford. 他先在地方综合学校上学，然后在牛津大学接受教育。
- be educated
- [transitive, intransitive]
to teach somebody about something or how to do something 教导；教养；训练 He believed the BBC's purpose was ‘to inform, educate and entertain’. 他认为英国广播公司的目的是“提供信息、教育和娱乐”。 - educate somebody
The industry wants to educate the public, but not cause undue concern. 该行业希望教育公众，但不要引起过度关注。 - educate somebody on something
Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking. 有必要教导儿童吸毒的危害。 - educate somebody about something
an effort to educate consumers about the importance of long-term saving from an early age 努力教育消费者从小长期储蓄的重要性 - educate somebody to do something
The campaign is intended to educate people to respect the environment. 这场运动旨在教育人们尊重环境。
Extra ExamplesWe must educate people into recycling more of their rubbish. 我们必须教育人们回收更多的垃圾。 We recognize the need to educate doctors on how to deal with these patients. 我们认识到有必要教育医生如何对待这些病人。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin educat- ‘led out’, from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + ducere ‘to lead’.