"preach to" in Chinese (Simplified)

对……说教

Definition

以说教的方式对某人讲道德、宗教或应该怎么做，常常让人觉得强势或令人反感。

常带有负面含义，形容对方说教或者发号施令。常见说法“preach to the choir”指的是对已经同意的人说教。既可以指宗教，也可以泛指其他场合。

My mother likes to preach to me about studying every day.

我妈妈喜欢每天**对我说教**，要我学习。

The teacher began to preach to the class about honesty.

老师开始**对全班说教**诚实的重要性。

Don’t preach to your friends if they make a mistake.

如果朋友犯错，不要**对他们说教**。

He tends to preach to everyone about healthy eating, even though he doesn’t always follow his own advice.

他总是**对每个人说教**健康饮食，虽然自己并不总是听从自己的建议。

You don’t need to preach to me—I already know smoking is bad.

你不用**对我说教**，我已经知道吸烟有害。

Sometimes it feels like politicians just want to preach to us instead of listening.

有时候感觉政客只是想**对我们说教**，而不是倾听我们的想法。