1.lecture作“讲演,讲课”解时,是不及物动词。说“讲授某课程”时常与介词on连用,说“在某地讲演”时常与介词at〔in〕连用。
2.lecture也可用作及物动词,意思是“向…讲演,给…讲课”,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.lecture还可作“责备”“教训”“训斥”解,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。“因…而受到训斥”可说lecture sb for n./v-ing。

lecture about〔on〕(v.+prep.)
就(某题目)作报告,办讲座 give a serious and often long talk about (a subject), as when teaching in a college or university
▲lecture about〔on〕 sth
Tom has been invited to lecture about his method of writing to a class of English students.汤姆已应邀去给一个英语班作报告,谈他的写作方法。
He lectured on public hygiene.他作了场关于公共卫生的讲演。
The explorer lectured on life in the Arctic.那位探险家演讲北极的生活。
What's he lecturing on tomorrow?他明天讲授什么?
▲lecture sb about〔on〕 sth
He lectured the children on good manners.他向孩子们作关于礼貌行为举止的演讲。

lecture at(v.+prep.)
对(某人)进行说教,教训(某人) scold or warn (sb), often at length
▲lecture at sb
Don't lecture at me,I don't have to do what you say!别教训我,我可不是非听你的不可。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Older children don't like being lectured at.大点的孩子不喜欢听人说教。

lecture for(v.+prep.)
因…教训(某人) scold (sb) at length for (a fault of doing sth wrong)
▲lecture sb for sth/v-ing
She lectured us for coming home late every night.我们由于每天晚上回家太晚而受到她的训斥。
The director is always lecturing Jim for being late.主任老为吉姆迟到训斥他。
The teacher lectured John for being lazy.老师责备约翰懒惰。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Peter was severely lectured for lack of consideration for his mother.彼得因毫不体贴母亲而受到严厉训斥。
The new secretary was being lectured for the poor quality of her work.新来的秘书因工作质量差而遭训斥。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
He was asked to lecture in America.他被邀请到美国讲学。
After you have been lecturing for an hour, you would get thirsty and tired.作一个小时报告之后,你会又渴又累的。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He's lecturing a group of tourists.他在向一群观光者作报告。
Don't lecture the child.不要责备孩子。

lecture about, lecture on
这两个短语都表示“就…作讲演”。其区别在于:接about时内容比较广泛,接on时,内容较集中、专一;另外,接about时,内容较为普及;而接on专业性较强。
lecture, declaim, deliver, speak
参见speak条。

［同义词］ n.  address, lesson, rebuke, reproof, scolding, speech, talk  v.  address, admonish, rate, reprove, scold, speak, talk, teach, tell of
［词源］  ＜中古拉丁语lecture＜legere(读,选择)

1.lecture主要指教育性或学术性“演讲”,引申可指“冗长的训斥或谴责”。
2.lecture是可数名词,其后接介词on或about,意为“关于…的演讲”“就…做演讲”“因…训斥或谴责某人”。

Be punctual for the lecture.要准时来听课。
I anticipate deriving much instruction from the lecture.我期望从这演讲中获得很多收效。
I should have attended the lecture yesterday, but I was not fit.昨天我本应去听讲座,但身体不好没有去。
His lecture was not relevant to the topic.他的讲座与题目无关。
He adapted his lecture to his audience.他使自己的演讲适合听众的口味。
I take it as a pleasure to attend your lecture.我很愿意听你讲课。
The professor's lecture excited our interest.那个教授的讲课引起了我们的兴趣。
Our teacher's lecture aroused the interest of us all.老师的讲课引起了大家的兴趣
The agriculturist is going to give a lecture to the students in the agricultural college.这位农学家将要给农学院的学生们讲学。
It was requested that a lecture should be given.请求举行一次讲座。
Professor Wang is sure to give us a lecture this afternoon.王教授今天下午一定会给我们作报告。
He is giving a lecture at a school on Irish Fairy Tales.他正在一所学校里作爱尔兰神话故事方面的讲座。
Books and lectures may have value in answering specific questions and doubts.书和讲座在解答专门问题与释疑方面可能是有价值的。
It is difficult to understand his books, much more his lectures.他的书很难理解,他的讲演更难理解。
He gave the child a lecture on the importance of punctuality.他教训孩子们严守时间的重要性。
My father gave me a lecture for smoking.我父亲因我吸烟而训斥我。
The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.老师因孩子们在走廊里奔跑而训斥他们。

lecture, address, oration, report, speech, talk
参见address条。

他给学生作一次讲演。
［误］  He made a lecture to the students.
［正］  He delivered〔gave〕 a lecture to the students.
［析］  表示“作讲演”时,动词不能用make,而用deliver〔give〕。