/lɜ:n ||; lɝn/verb (
past tense past participle learnt /lɜ:nt
||; lɝnt/
or learned /ˈlɜ:nd
||; ˈlɝnd/)
1 [I,T] learn (sth) (from sb/sth) to get knowledge, a skill, etc (from sb/sth) 学习: I'm not very good at driving yet -- I'm still learning. 我还不大会开车─我还在学习。We're learning about China at school. 我们正在学校里学习中国的事情。Debbie is learning to play the piano. 戴比正在学弹钢琴。 [T] to learn a foreign language/a musical instrument 学一种外语╱一样乐器Where did you learn how to swim? 你在哪儿学会游泳的？
2 [I] learn (of/about) sth to get some information about sth; to find out 获悉；得知: I was sorry to learn about your father's death. 听说你爸爸过世了，我心里很难过。
3 [T] to study sth so that you can repeat it from memory 背诵
4 [I] to understand or realize 明白: We should have learned by now that we can't rely on her. 现在我们应该明白她这个人靠不住。It's important to learn from your mistakes. 从错误中汲取教训是很重要的。
learn the hard way to understand or realize sth by having an unpleasant experience rather than by being told 从自身的惨痛经验学会
learn your lesson to understand what you must do/not do in the future because you have had an unpleasant experience 汲取教训