lesson
Word family nounlessonlessoning
les·son /ˈlesən/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC] → lessen1 learning a skill 学习技能CLASS/LESSON a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill, for example how to play a musical instrument or drive a car 课;课程have/take lessons She’s started taking driving lessons. 她已开始上驾驶课了。
lesson in/on lessons in road safety 道路安全课程
2 in school 在学校 British EnglishBrECLASS/LESSON a period of time in which school students are taught a particular subject 一堂课,一节课 SYN American English class Lessons start at 9 o'clock. 九点钟开始上课。
French/physics/art etc lesson I’ve got a double maths lesson next. 我接下去要连上两堂数学课。
lesson in/on Andrew gives private lessons in Spanish. 安德鲁教授私人西班牙语课程。
3 experience 经验PUNISH something that provides experience or information that you can learn from and use 经验,教训learn a lesson (=gain useful experience or information) 吸取教训 There were important lessons to be learned from these discoveries. 从这些发现中可以获取重要的教训。
The government has failed to learn the lessons of history. 政府没有吸取历史的教训。
lesson to The men’s courage and faith is a lesson to us all. 那些人的勇气和信心是我们大家学习的榜样。
Now let that be a lesson to you all (=be careful to avoid having the same bad experience again). 现在你们大家就从中吸取教训吧。
Her fate should be a salutary lesson (=one that teaches or warns you about something). 她的命运应该是一个有益的教训。
4 book 书SE a part of a book that is used for learning a particular subject, especially in school 〔课本中的〕课 Turn to lesson 25. 请翻到第25课。
→ somebody has learned their lesson at learn(5), → teach somebody a lesson at teach(6)n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbstake lessonsHe started taking piano lessons at age four.
have lessonsI have swimming lessons on Friday.
go to a lesson (also attend a lesson formal)I have to go to my French lesson now.
give lessons (=teach lessons)She made a living giving private lessons in English.
prepare a lessonThe teachers spend a long time preparing their lessons.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lesson a history/physics/maths etc lessonI've got a history lesson this afternoon.
a driving/swimming etc lessonDad said he'd pay for driving lessons as my birthday present.
a piano/guitar etc lessonI'd just started classical guitar lessons.
a private lesson (=a lesson specially for one person rather than for a class)He gave private lessons in mathematics at the weekends.
French/physics/art etc lesson• His hobby is playing golf and he designed his entry during art lessons at school.• Did anyone know of some one who gave art lessons?• It must have shown up in art lessons first.• I did have one moment of triumph during that year of art lessons.• But these boys do not have swim team or baseball or sports camp or art lessons or a list of lawn-mowing clients.• A teacher in the art lesson with children is rather like a conductor with his orchestra.• I could see these art lessons were not going to be any fun.• So that was why I had all those art lessons! Origin lesson (1100-1200) Old French leçon, from
Latin lectio “act of reading”, from
legere;
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