LEARN1 to learn how to do something, or learn about something2 to learn something so that you can remember it exactly3 someone who is learning something4 to learn about things by experiencing them in your lifeRELATED WORDSsee alsoTEACHSTUDYSUBJECTCAN/CAN'T1 to learn how to do something, or learn about something 学习如何做某事；了解某事learn /lɜːʳn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]tolearn how to do something, or tolearn about a subject, especially by being taught or trained 〔尤指经过教导或训练〕学习；学会 How long have you been learning German? 你学德语多久了？ The CD is specially designed to let children learn at their own pace. 这张CD唱片特别设计成可以让孩子按照自己的进度学习。learn to do something His daughter's learning to drive. 他的女儿正在学开车。 William learned to read when he was four. 威廉四岁学会认字。learn how to do somethinglearn a method or skill 学会如何做某事 On this course, you will learn how to deal with communication problems. 这门课让你学习如何处理沟通问题。 How long did it take you to learn how to do this? 学会这个要多长时间？learn about Before you sail, you need to learn about basic boat controls. 驾驶帆船之前需要学一学基本的驾船知识。 Our children attend the group twice a week to learn about Sikhism. 我们的孩子一个星期参加两次这个小组，学习锡克教方面的知识。study /ˈstʌdi/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to learn about a subject by reading books and going to classes at a school or university 〔指在学校或大学里〕学习，攻读study English/Biology/Music etc Less than 10% of girls choose to study Science at school. 不到10%的女生选修理科。 She's studying Music at Berkeley College in Boston. 她在波士顿的伯克利大学学音乐。 My parents first met when dad was studying in England. 我爸爸是在英格兰读书时认识妈妈的。study to be a doctor/lawyer/accountant etc He's studying to be a lawyer. 他在学习法律准备当律师。 Dad thinks I should study to be a doctor, but I'm not interested in medicine. 爸爸认为我应该学医，但是我对医学不感兴趣。study for a test/diploma/an examination ‘Is Ian coming with us?’ ‘He can't - he's studying for his exams.’ “伊恩和我们一起去吗？”“他不行—他在准备考试呢。” Alan hardly studied for the test, but he still passed. 艾伦几乎不温习就去考试，但他还是通过了。train /treɪn/ [intransitive verb]to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a job 〔受〕训练，〔受〕培训 Chris trained at an airbase in Honduras. 克里斯在洪都拉斯的一个空军基地受过训练。train to be a hairdresser/teacher/pilot/nurse etc Julie is training to be a nurse. 朱莉正在接受培训准备当护士。 Her husband trained to be an auto mechanic, but he can't find a job. 她丈夫受过汽车机修工培训，但找不到工作。train for a job/career/occupation Melanie trained for a career in music, but switched to photography in her early thirties. 梅拉妮受过音乐方面的专门训练，但三十出头的时候改行干摄影了。 We want to encourage people who left school early to train for better jobs. 我们想鼓励辍学早的人接受培训，争取找到更好的工作。pick up /ˌpɪk ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]informalto learn something easily, without making much effort or having lessons 【非正式】轻松地学会pick up something I picked up a few words of Turkish when I was in Istanbul. 我在伊斯坦布尔的时候学会了一些土耳其语。pick something up The rules are really easy - you'll pick them up. 规则很简单——你一学就会。 Roy's a bright little boy, and he picks things up really quickly. 罗伊是个聪明的小男孩，学东西很快。get the hang of /ˌget ðə ˈhæŋ ɒv/ [verb phrase]spokento learn how to do something that is fairly complicated 【口】开始掌握…的技巧，开始学会〔颇复杂的东西〕 Using the software isn't difficult once you get the hang of it. 这个软件你一旦学会了就不难使用。 It took me ages to get the hang of using chopsticks. 我花了很长时间才学会用筷子。 That's it. You're getting the hang of it now. 对，就这样，你现在开始会了。master /ˈmɑːstəʳǁˈmæ-/ [transitive verb]to learn a skill or a language completely so that you have no difficulty with it 掌握；精通〔技术或语言〕 It takes years to master the art of weaving. 精通编织艺术得花上几年时间。 She soon got to know the local customs and eventually mastered the language. 她很快就了解了当地的风俗习惯，最后还学会了那里的语言。 Children have usually mastered the concepts of weight and length by the age of 8. 儿童一般到八岁的时候可以掌握重量和长度的概念。familiarize yourself withalsofamiliariseBritish /fəˈmɪliəraɪz jɔːʳself wɪð/ [verb phrase]to learn about a subject, or how to do something, especially by reading books, notices, instructions etc, because you know you are going to need this knowledge in the future 〔尤指通过阅读书本、通告、说明书等〕熟悉，了解〔某问题或如何做某事〕 She prepared for the interview by familiarizing herself with all aspects of the company's work. 她从各方面熟悉该公司的情况，为面试作准备。 You must familiarize yourself with the evacuation procedure in case of a fire. 你必须了解遇火警时疏散人员的程序。2 to learn something so that you can remember it exactly 记住某事物learn /lɜːʳn/ [transitive verb]tolearn facts, words, or numbers, especially at school, so that you can remember them exactly 熟记，记住 What songs have you learnt at school, then? 那么你在学校里学会了什么歌呢？ I'm going to try to learn 12 new words each week. 我打算每个星期背12个新词。 Do you think you can learn this tune for Friday's performance? 你觉得你能熟记这首曲子在星期五演出时用吗？learn something (off) by heartlearn something so that you can repeat it exactly without reading it 背诵某事物 We had to learn a lot of poetry by heart when we were children. 我们小时候要背很多诗歌。 Dad taught us a Sanskrit prayer, and we had to learn it off by heart and say it every day. 爸爸教了我们一段梵文的祷告词，我们必须背下来，每天做祷告都说。learn your lineslearn the words that you have to say in a play 背台词 I've been trying to learn my lines, but I haven't gotten very far. 我一直在背台词，但是没有背下多少。learn something by roteto learn something by repeating it without having to understand it, especially in a class 死记硬背地学习某事物 The guide sounded as if he had learnt his speech by rote. 那导游的话听上去好像是背熟的。 If you have a good memory you can learn things by rote, but can you apply it in practice? 如果你记性好，学东西可以死记硬背，但是死记硬背的东西可以在实际中应用吗？memorizealsomemoriseBritish /ˈmeməraɪz/ [transitive verb]to learn numbers or words so well that you can remember them exactly 记住，熟记，背熟 Don't write your password down, memorize it. 不要把密码写下来，要记在心里。 He was only four when he memorized Martin Luther King's ‘I have a dream’ speech. 他只有四岁的时候就能背马丁·路德·金的《我有一个梦想》这篇演说了。 I recited the poem she had asked me to memorize. 我背了她叫我背的那首诗。commit something to memory /kəˌmɪt something tə ˈmeməri/ [verb phrase]formalto learn something, especially something long, so that you remember every word or detail of it 【正式】牢记某事〔尤指长篇的东西〕 Some really dedicated fans have committed entire passages of the movie to memory. 一些非常忠实的影迷把这部电影的台词整段整段地背了下来。 Sometimes, conductors have to commit complete scores to memory. 有时候，指挥得把整个乐谱全都牢记在心里。3 someone who is learning something 在学习某事物的人student /ˈstjuːdəntǁˈstuː-/ [countable noun]someone who is studying at a school, college, or university 学生 She's a student at Cornell University. 她是康奈尔大学的学生。 extra help for disabled students 为残障学生提供的额外帮助 He was accused of attacking a fellow student. 他被控袭击一名同学。 a farewell party for the overseas students 为留学生举行的欢送会law/medical/engineering etc student Law students always have a lot of work to do. 学法律的学生总是有很多事情要做。student nurse/teachersomeone who is studying to be a nurse or a teacher 实习护士/教师 What was the social life like when you were a student nurse? 你当实习护士的时候社交生活如何？mature studentBritisha student who is over the age of 25, and who has worked before coming to university or college 【英】成年学生〔年龄超过25岁，入学前曾工作的大学生〕 We have a large number of mature students here, some with small children. 我们这里有许多成年学生，有的还有年幼的孩子。trainee /ˌtreɪˈniː◂/ [countable noun]someone who is learning a skill while working in a company or organization 受训者；实习生 The new class of trainees was highly motivated. 这班新的受训者非常积极。 I started out as a trainee on the trading floor, earning around $25,000 a year. 我从证交所交易场的实习生开始做起，当时一年能挣25,000美元左右。trainee accountant/reporter/salesman etc I got a job as a trainee reporter on the ‘Daily Star’. 我在《每日星报》找到一份当见习记者的工作。 He spent three years as a trainee manager before getting his present position. 他在得到现在这个职位之前当了三年的见习经理。beginner /bɪˈgɪnəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who has recently started to learn something 初学者；入门者 Japanese classes for beginners 初级日语班 The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players. 本网球俱乐部欢迎初学者加入，也欢迎水平较高的球员加入。 As a beginner, she needs quite a lot of encouragement. 作为初学者，她需要大量的鼓励。apprentice /əˈprentɪs, əˈprentəs/ [countable noun]someone who is learning all the skills that they need in order to do a job, especially a job that they do with their hands 学徒〔尤指用手工操作的工作〕 When I finish classes, I'm hoping to land a summer job as a chef's apprentice. 我上完这些培训班之后，希望能谋得一份给厨师当学徒的暑期工。apprentice electrician/bricklayer/hairdresser etc I worked as an apprentice electrician for 18 months. 我当了18个月的电工学徒。apprenticeship []the period of time when you are an apprentice 学徒期serve an apprenticeship A ‘Meister’ in Germany serves a nine-year apprenticeship before he can run his own shop. 在德国，一位“师傅”要当九年的学徒才能自己开店。apprentice to John recalled his apprenticeship to a blacksmith in the early years of the Second World War. 约翰回忆起了第二次世界大战头几年的时候，他跟着一名铁匠当学徒。learner /ˈlɜːʳnəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who is learning a particular subject or skill, especially a foreign language and usually in a school 学习者；学生〔尤指学习外语者〕 A good teacher holds the learner's interest and stimulates them to find out more. 好的老师能吸引学生的兴趣，激励学生去探索更多的东西。slow/fast/quick learner James was a fast learner, and was soon better at tennis than his coach. 詹姆斯学得很快，他的网球技术很快超过了他的教练。 You're a quick learner! It took me ages to get the hang of it. 你学得真快！我花了很长时间才学会。4 to learn about things by experiencing them in your life 通过生活中的经历而学会某事物learn /lɜːʳn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]tolearn how you should behave or how to deal with situations, because of experiences you have had in your life 吸取教训；认识到；领悟learn (that) I soon learned that it was best to keep quiet. 不久我就明白到，最好保持沉默。 I had learnt that as a woman, if your talents are ignored at work, you must be assertive. 我认识到，作为一名女性，如果在工作的地方你的才能得不到承认，那你必须要有自信。learn to do something Gradually, I learned to trust her. 我渐渐地学会了信任她。 By sharing their problems, sufferers of the disease learn to cope with the symptoms. 这种疾病的患者通过互相交流各自的问题，学会了如何对付那些症状。learn something from something Have you learned anything from the experience? 从这次经历中你是否学到了什么？learn from your mistakesremember mistakes you have made, and be careful not to make them again 从错误中学习 What is important is to learn from our mistakes, so that we don't repeat them. 重要的是要从我们所犯的错误中学习，免得再犯。learn your lessonto learn from a bad experience not to do the same thing again 吸取教训 She'd been stupid, but she'd learned her lesson. 她做过蠢事，但是她吸取了教训。 He felt that his son needed to learn some hard lessons about life. 他感到儿子在生活上需要吸取一些残酷的教训。 There are important lessons to be learned from this election defeat. 通过这次败选可以吸取一些重要的教训。learn something the hard waylearn something by having an unpleasant experience 从挫折中学会某事 Never lend money to your friends - that's something I learnt the hard way. 千万不要借钱给朋友—这是我得到的教训。 There are no shortcuts in this industry. I learned that the hard way this week. 这个行业没有捷径可走，这是我这个星期学到的教训。