1.educate的基本意思是“促使学得知识或技能”。指把“教”和“育”作为手段和先决条件,对受教育者进行品质和能力的造就和培养。educate较少用于“学科”教育,更多的是指全面的教育,尤指能力的提高和品质的养成。educate引申可指“负担某人的教育费用”。
2.educate既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,一般接人作宾语,也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
3.educate在表示“培养某人从事某职业”时,职业前介词多用for,且常用于be ～ed结构; 在表示“在某方面训练某人”时,常用介词in。
4.educate可用于被动结构。

educate for(v.+prep.)
学(某学科) major in (some subject)
▲for sthbe educated
He was educated for the law.他是学法律的。

educate in(v.+prep.)
在(某方面)教育〔训练〕(某人) make sure that (sb) learns (sth not a subject)
▲educate in sth
The government often needs educating in the actual wishes of the people.政府常常需要学会了解人民的真正愿望。
▲educate sb/sth in sth
She tried to educate her son's taste in music.她试图培养她儿子对音乐的爱好。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He was educated in law.他受过法律教育。
Young men were once educated in good manners, and how to treat a lady.过去青年人要受礼貌方面的教育和如何对待妇女的教育。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
In my eyes the question is not what to teach, but how to educate.在我看来,问题不是教什么书,而是如何育人。
The television program is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的。
▲S+～+n./pron.
Now many more schools are needed to educate the young.现在需要更多的学校用于年轻一代的教育。
I have educated my children at the best schools.我让孩子们在第一流的学校里接受教育。
The poor boy had to educate himself in the evening after finishing his work.这个贫穷的孩子不得不在晚上干完活后自修。
He had paid out money to educate her.他拿钱负担她的教育费用。
She educated her brother after their father's death.自从父亲去世后,她担负着弟弟的教育费用。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
She was educated in France.她是在法国受的教育。
He was educated at a very good school.他在一所极好的学校受教育。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+to-v
We must educate the students to become useful people for our motherland.我们必须把学生培养成为祖国的有用之材。
You should educate your children to behave well.你应教育你的孩子们守规矩。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The public should be educated to use resources more effectively.应该教育大众更有效地使用资源。

educate, bring up
参见bring条。

educate, coach, instruct, school, teach, train, tutor
参见teach条。

“受教育”可说be educated,也可说have education。例如:
Kehr was educated at Harrow University.
凯尔是在哈罗大学受的教育。
Kehr has had a college education.
凯尔受过大学教育。