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单词 educate
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educate

verb
 
/ˈedʒukeɪt/
/ˈedʒukeɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they educate
/ˈedʒukeɪt/
/ˈedʒukeɪt/
he / she / it educates
/ˈedʒukeɪts/
/ˈedʒukeɪts/
past simple educated
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
past participle educated
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
-ing form educating
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪŋ/
/ˈedʒukeɪtɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [transitive, often passive] to teach somebody over a period of time at a school, university, etc.
    • be educated She was educated in the US.
    • All their children have been educated privately.
    • He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford.
    Topics Educationb1
  2.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to teach somebody about something or how to do something
    • He believed the BBC's purpose was ‘to inform, educate and entertain’.
    • educate somebody The industry wants to educate the public, but not cause undue concern.
    • educate somebody on something Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
    • educate somebody about something an effort to educate consumers about the importance of long-term saving from an early age
    • educate somebody to do something The campaign is intended to educate people to respect the environment.
    see also re-educate
    Extra Examples
    • We must educate people into recycling more of their rubbish.
    • We recognize the need to educate doctors on how to deal with these patients.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin educat- ‘led out’, from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
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