learn
verb
lɜːn verb
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SUBJECT/SKILL
科目/技艺
to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught Do not say that you ‘learn someone something’ or ‘learn someone how to do something’. Use . 不要说 learn someone something 或 learn someone how to do something’。 要用 teach I,T
What’s the best way to learn a language?
学习语言的最佳方法是什么？
learn (how) to do sth
I learnt to drive when I was 17.
我 17 岁那年学会了开车。
Hector spent the winter learning how to cope with his blindness.
那个冬天赫克托都在学习如何适应失明的生活。
The teacher’s task is to help the pupil learn.
老师的任务是帮助学生学习。
learn (sth) from sb
I learned a lot from my father.
我从父亲那里学到了很多。
[+ about ]
Kids can have fun and learn about music at the same time.
小孩子可以寓学于乐，在学习音乐的同时又能得到乐趣。
learn what
Youngsters must learn what is dangerous and what is not to be feared.
小孩子必须要知道什么有危险，什么不要害怕。
The student will learn from experience about the importance of planning.
学生将从经验中学到制订计划的重要性。
I taught him how to send an e-mail.
我教他怎么发送电子邮件。
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FIND OUT
发现
to find out information or news by hearing it from someone else or reading it [正式] 获悉，得知，听到; I,T | formal
I didn’t tell her the truth. She would learn it for herself soon enough.
我没有告诉她真相，很快她自己就会知道的。
[+ of/about ]
He learned about his appointment by telephone yesterday.
昨天他从电话里得知自己被任命的消息。
learn (that)
Last week I learned that I was pregnant.
上个星期我得知自己怀孕了。
She was surprised to learn that he was a lot older than she had thought.
她惊讶地发现，他比她想象的要年长很多。
learn whether/who/why
I waited to learn whether I’d secured a college place.
我在等待大学录取的消息。
We have yet to learn who will be the new manager.
我们还不知道谁将是新的经理。
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REMEMBER
记住
to get to know something so well that you can easily remember it 背熟，熟记，记住; T
The actors hardly had time to learn their lines before filming started.
演员们在电影开始拍摄之前几乎没有时间记台词。
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CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOUR
改变行为
to gradually understand a situation and start behaving in the way that you should 〔逐渐〕领悟，认识到，意识到 I,T
learn (that)
They have to learn that they can’t just do whatever they like.
他们必须明白做事不能随心所欲。
learn to do sth
Young hairdressers must learn to treat the client as a person, not a head of hair.
年轻的发型师必须认识到要把顾客看作是人，而不是只把他们当作一头头发来处理。
I’ve told him a hundred times not to bully people, but he never learns .
我都跟他说了一百次不能欺负别人，可他从来都不明白。
[+ from ]
You have to learn from your mistakes (=understand why what you did was wrong) .
你一定要从自己的错误中吸取教训。
the lessons learned in the Gulf War
从海湾战争中吸取的教训
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sb has learned their lesson
used to say that someone will not do something wrong or stupid again, because they suffered as a result 某人已经得到教训
I’ve learned my lesson; I’ve now got a burglar alarm and a guard dog.
我有过教训，现在装了一个防盗警报器，还有一条看门狗。
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learn (sth) the hard way
to understand a situation or develop a skill by learning from your mistakes and bad experiences 历经挫折才明白 （学会 ）（某事）
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that’ll learn sb!
used when something bad has just happened to someone as a result of their actions, especially when they ignored a warning [口] 这可以给某人一个教训！ spoken