"The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
1.讲道；布道；传教
When a member of the clergypreaches a sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service.
e.g. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil...
牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
e.g. The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people...
主教向当地聚集的数百人布道。
2.宣传；鼓吹
When peoplepreach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action.
e.g. The Prime Minister said he was trying topreach peace and tolerance to his people...
首相表示他在竭力向他的人民宣传和平和宽容。
e.g. Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all...
现在健康专家都在宣扬，即使是少量的运动也远比根本不运动好得多。
3.说教；唠叨；不胜其烦地劝诫
If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that theyare preaching at you.
e.g. 'Don'tpreach at me,' he shouted.
他大喊道：“不要对我说教。”
4.以身作则；身体力行；躬行己说
If you say that someonepractises what theypreach, you mean that they behave in the way that they encourage other people to behave in.
e.g. He ought to practise what he preaches.
他应该以身作则。
5.向教徒传道（表示向已经接受某种思想的人宣传这种思想）
If you say that someoneis preaching to the converted, you mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in.
1. 鼓吹：不过,虽然人们不想承认(acknowledge),但是现在形势发生的逆转(turn),西方国家继续鼓吹(preach)自由贸易,实践者却寥寥无几. 与此同时,亚洲继续诉求(plead)特殊保护政策,却越来越多的实行自由贸易.
2. 传道：<>的道与<>里传道(preach)和传道者(apostle)的道,是不是同一个东西?至少可以认为它们有相似的内涵. 库仑(CharlesAugustindeCoulomb)法国物理学、军事工程师. 1736年6月14日生于昂古莱姆.
