American English uses the form learned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either learned or learnt. 美国英语用learned作过去式和过去分词,英国英语则用learned或learnt。
1 VERB 学;学习 If you
learn something, you obtain knowledge or a skill through studying or training.
学;学习 [Also V + about] -
Their children were going to learn English. [VERB noun]
他们的小孩会学英语。
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He is learning to play the piano. [VERB to-infinitive]
他在学钢琴。
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...learning how to use new computer systems. [VERB wh]
学习如何使用新的电脑系统
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Experienced teachers help you learn quickly. [VERB]
经验丰富的老师可助你学习快速有成。
2 VERB 获悉;得知 If you
learn of something, you find out about it.
获悉;得知 -
It was only after his death that she learned of his affair with Betty. [VERB + of]
一直到他死后她才知道他和贝蒂有染。
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It didn't come as a shock to learn that the fuel and cooling systems are the most common causes of breakdown. [VERB that]
燃油和冷却系统是造成故障的最常见的原因,这一点不奇怪。
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...the Admiral, who, on learning who I was, wanted to meet me. [VERB wh]
得知我是谁后想和我结识的海军上将
3 VERB 学会(以某种方式行事或反应) If people
learn to behave or react in a particular way, they gradually start to behave in that way as a result of a change in attitudes.
学会(以某种方式行事或反应) 4 VERB (从…中)吸取(教训) If you
learn from an unpleasant experience, you change the way you behave so that it does not happen again or so that, if it happens again, you can deal with it better.
(从…中)吸取(教训) 5 VERB 熟记;记住;背下 If you
learn something such as a poem or a role in a play, you study or repeat the words so that you can remember them.
熟记;记住;背下 SYN memorize,
commit to memory,
learn by heart,
learn by rote 7 to
learn something
the hard way→see: hard to learn the ropes
→see: rope UsageThesaurusWord Partnership
Usage | learn and teach |
Learn means 'to get information or knowledge about something': Kim can read English well but hasn't learned to speak it. Teach means 'to give someone information or knowledge about something': Michael enjoys teaching his friends how to drive. |
Thesaurus | learn Also look up: |
VERB. | master, pick up, study 1 discover, find out, understand 2 |
Word Partnership | Use learn with: |
VERB. | learn to drive, learn to read, learn to speak, learn to swim, learn to use something, learn to write 1 have to learn, must learn, need to learn, try to learn, want to learn 1 2 3 4 5 learn to cope with someone/something 3 |
N. | learn a language, learn a secret, learn a skill, learn things, learn the truth 1 children learn, learn from experience, learn a lesson, learn from mistakes, opportunity to learn, people learn, learn in school, students learn 1 3 4 |
ADJ. | eager to learn 1 2 3 shocked to learn 2 4 |
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