instruct
verb- (formal)
to tell somebody to do something, especially in a formal or official way 指示；命令；吩咐 - instruct somebody to do something
The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. 那封信指示他立即向总部汇报。 - instruct somebody where, what, etc…
You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready. 飞机一准备好就会通知你去何处。 - instruct somebody
She arrived at 10 o'clock as instructed. 她依照指示于 10 点钟到达。 - instruct that…
He instructed that a wall be built around the city. 他下令在城的周围筑一道城墙。 - (British English also)
He instructed that a wall should be built around the city. 他下令在城的周围筑一道城墙。 - instruct (somebody) + speech
‘Put it there,’ she instructed (them). “把它放在那儿。” 她吩咐（他们）道。
Synonyms orderorder- tell
- instruct
- direct
- command
- order to use your position of authority to tell somebody to do something:
The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employee. 公司被勒令向以前的员工作出补偿。 ‘Come here at once!’ she ordered. “马上过来！”她命令道。
- tell to say to somebody that they must or should do something:
He was told to sit down and wait. 有人吩咐他坐下等着。 Don’t tell me what to do! 别对我指手画脚的！
- instruct (rather formal
) to tell somebody to do something, especially in a formal or official way: 尤指以正式或官方的方式指示、命令、吩咐： The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. 那封信指示他立即向总部汇报。
- direct (formal
) to give an official order: 指正式发出指示、命令： The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. 法官指示陪审团作出无罪裁决。
- command to use your position of authority to tell somebody to do something:
He commanded his men to retreat. 他命令手下撤退。
order or command? 用 order 还是 command？ - to order/tell/instruct/direct/command somebody to do something
- to order/instruct/direct/command that…
- to do something as ordered/told/instructed/directed/commanded
Extra ExamplesI took the pills as instructed. 我按照说明服药。 You were explicitly instructed to wait here. 已明确告诉你就在此等候。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- explicitly
- specifically
- …
- as instructed
- instruct somebody to do something
- instruct somebody (in something) (formal)
to teach somebody something, especially a practical skill 教授，传授（技能等） - [usually passive] (formal)
to give somebody information about something 告知；通知 - instruct somebody (to do something) (
law 法律 to employ somebody to represent you in a legal situation, especially as a lawyer 委托（律师）；托办
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin instruct- ‘constructed, equipped, taught’, from the verb instruere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + struere ‘pile up’.