"preach to" in Chinese (Traditional)
對……說教
Definition
以說教的方式對某人講道德、宗教或應該怎麼做,常常讓人覺得強勢或令人反感。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常帶有負面含義,形容對方說教或發號施令。常見說法「preach to the choir」意為對已同意的人說教。可用於宗教或其他語境。
Examples
My mother likes to preach to me about studying every day.
我媽媽喜歡每天**對我說教**,要我學習。
The teacher began to preach to the class about honesty.
老師開始**對全班說教**誠實的重要性。
Don’t preach to your friends if they make a mistake.
如果朋友犯錯,不要**對他們說教**。
He tends to preach to everyone about healthy eating, even though he doesn’t always follow his own advice.
他總是**對每個人說教**健康飲食,雖然自己並不總是聽從自己的建議。
You don’t need to preach to me—I already know smoking is bad.
你不用**對我說教**,我已經知道吸煙有害。
Sometimes it feels like politicians just want to preach to us instead of listening.
有時候感覺政治人物只是想**對我們說教**,而不是聆聽我們的想法。