learn:<1>学习,学会 <2>听到,得知,获悉 <3>记住,背熟 <4>认识到,意识到,从…中吸取教训 而learn about只有得知的意思。以上解释均来自牛津第七版。
learn about 学习,了解
learn vi. 学习,听到,获悉 vt. 学习,学会,认识到
learn [lə:n]
vi.,vt.
larn1的变形
vi.
learned /lə:nt,lə:nd/或learnt /lə:nt/,learning
学习,学:
His son learns fast and well.
他的儿子学得又快又好。
学会:
They have learned to struggle against adversity.
他们已经学会同逆境做斗争。
得知,获悉;听到;了解到(与of或about连用):
I learned about the present acute situation in Iraq in the newspapers.
我从报上得知伊拉克目前的严重局势。
vt.
1. 学习,学:
Our students are required to learn two foreign languages.
我们的学生必须学习两门外语。
2. 学会,学到:
We learned a lot of things from holiday courses.
我们从假期开设的课程中学到了许多东西。
3. 得知,获悉;认识的;了解到:
Have you learned the particulars of the accident?
你了解了事故的详细情况了吗?
We have learnt what happened.
我们已得知发生了什么。
4. 记住:
H spent three hours learning Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg by heart.
他花了三小时把林肯的《葛底斯堡讲话》背了下来。
5. 获得;养成(习惯、规矩等):
He learned honesty from his mother.
他从母亲那里学会诚实。
6. [古语、方言、非规范用语]教导;教训:
Before lunch he learned the foreigner how to use chopsticks.
午饭前他教那个外国人怎样使筷子。
learn about (或 of)
1. 学到(知识等);了解:
He read a lot so as to learn about the intellectual history of Europe.
他大量阅读以便了解欧洲思想史。
2. 获悉;听说:
I have learned of your promotion from your manager.
我已经从你的经理那儿听说你升职了。
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learn about:听说
learn:学习