learn
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they learn | |
| he / she / it learns | |
| past simple learned | |
| past participle learned | |
| (especially British English) past simple learnt | |
| (especially British English) past participle learnt | |
| -ing form learning |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, from being taught, etc. 学；学习；学到；学会 - learn something
to learn a language/skill/trade 学习语言/技能/行业 He had the opportunity to learn English in Australia. 他有机会在澳大利亚学习英语。 - learn (something) from somebody/something
I learned a lot from my father. 我从父亲那里学到了许多东西。 Everyone in the class had the opportunity to learn from each other. 班上的每个人都有机会互相学习。 - learn (something) from doing something
You can learn a great deal just from watching other players. 你只要注意看其他运动员怎么做就能学到许多东西。 - learn (about something)
She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. 她热衷于学习日本文化。 The book is about how children learn. 这本书是有关小孩怎样学习的。 She received no training but quickly learnt on the job (= while doing the job). 她没有受过训练，但很快就学会了工作。 - learn to do something
He's learning to play the trumpet. 他正在学吹小号。 Most people learn to read as children. 大多数人从小就学习阅读。 - learn how to do something
Today we learnt how to use the new software. 今天我们学习了怎样使用这个新软件。 - learn what, where, etc…
Students need to learn what to do in an emergency. 学生需要学习在紧急情况下该做什么。
Vocabulary BuildingLearning 表示学习、练习的词 Learning 学习 - learn
学；学习： He’s learning Spanish/to swim. 他在学西班牙语／游泳。
- study
学习；研究： She studied chemistry for three years. 她学了三年化学。
- revise (British English) (North American English review)
复习；温习： In this class we’ll revise/review what we did last week. 本节课我们将复习上周所学的内容。
- practise (British English) (North American English practice)
练习；实习： If you practise speaking English, you’ll soon improve. 只要你练习说英语，很快就会进步。
- rehearse
排练： We only had two weeks to rehearse the play. 我们只有两周时间排练此剧。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesTopics Educationa1He's learning to dance. 他在学跳舞。 He’s still learning how to dance. 他还在学习如何跳舞。 Children learn very quickly. 小孩子学得非常快。 He was eager to learn all she could teach him. 他急于学到所有她能教的东西。 She learned from watching others. 她通过观察别人来学习。 The children learn about art by painting. 那些孩子通过绘画学习艺术。 Did you ever learn any languages? 你学过语言吗？ Everyone learns in a slightly different way. 每个人学习的方式略有不同。 He learned to ride when he was about three years old. 他大约三岁时就学会了骑马。 I've forgotten most of what I learned at school. 上学时学的东西我大部分都忘记了。 It's a bit overwhelming at first but don't worry, you'll soon learn. 一开始有点难以承受，但别担心，你很快就会学会的。 Most of the kids here are eager to learn. 这里的大多数孩子都很好学。 She's very interested in learning more about Japanese culture. 她很想多了解日本文化。 I've got a lot to learn, haven't I? 我有很多东西要学，不是吗？ You still have a lot to learn. 你还有很多东西要学。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- quickly
- soon
- …
- need to
- be eager to
- want to
- …
- about
- from
- through
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- learn something
- [transitive] learn something
to study and repeat something in order to be able to remember it 记住；背熟；熟记 I learnt the poem by heart. 我背诵了这首诗。 We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow. 我们明天上学得背诵一段哈姆雷特的台词。 You'll have to learn your lines by next week. 你下周前必须把台词背熟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- quickly
- soon
- …
- need to
- be eager to
- want to
- …
- about
- from
- through
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- [intransitive, transitive]
to gradually change your attitudes about something so that you behave in a different way 认识到；意识到；（从…）吸取教训 Some people never learn, do they? 有些人从来不学习，是不是？ - learn from something
I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. 我肯定她会从错误中吸取教训。 Why do people so often fail to learn from experience? 为什么人们经常不能从经验中学习？ - learn (that)…
He’ll just have to learn (that) he can’t always have his own way. 他一定要明白不能老是随心所欲。 They soon learn that bad behaviour is a sure-fire way of getting attention. 他们很快了解到行为恶劣一定能引起别人的注意。 - learn to do something
They soon learned to love living in the countryside. 他们很快学会了热爱农村生活。 I soon learned not to ask too many questions. 我很快就意识到不能问太多的问题。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become aware of something by hearing about it from somebody else 听到；得知；获悉 - learn of something
I first learnt of his death many years later. 许多年后，我第一次得知他的死讯。 - learn about something
We only learned about the problems in May of this year. 我们是今年5月才知道问题的。 - learn (that)…
We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. 我们听说她又结婚了，感到很惊讶。 - learn who, what, etc…
We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago. 我们几天前才得知新教师是谁。 - learn something
How did they react when they learned the news? 他们听到这个消息有什么反应？ - it is learned that…
It has been learned that 500 jobs are to be lost at the factory. 据悉工厂将要裁减 500 个工作岗位。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + learn- be astonished to
- be astounded to
- be intrigued to
- …
- of
- learn of something
Word OriginOld English leornian ‘learn’ (in Middle English also ‘teach’), of West Germanic origin; related to German lernen, also to lore.
Idioms
know/learn/find something to your cost
learn (something) the hard way
to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told 历经挫折才懂得
learn your lesson
to learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past 吸取教训
show somebody/know/learn the ropes
- (informal)
to show somebody/know/learn how a particular job should be done 向某人演示／知道／学会如何做某事
you live and learn
used to express surprise at something new or unexpected you have been told （对得知的事物感到惊讶或意外）真是得活到老学到老，真想不到