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  • Conjugation : past  learned, learnt ; pp  learned, learnt ; ing  learning ; pl  learns
  • Derivatives : n  learner ; adj  learnable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

learn [ləːn]
  1. 1. vt. [+skill] (study) 学
    Children learn foreign languages very easily.
    孩子学外语非常容易。
  2. 2. vt. [+poem, song] 背
    We have to learn the whole poem by heart.
    我们得把整首诗背下来。
  3. 3. vt. [+news, fact] (find out) 得知
    I remember when I learned the terrible news.
    我还记得什么时候得知这条坏消息的。
  4. 4. vi. 学
    Experienced teachers help you learn quickly.
    经验丰富的老师帮你学得快。
    to learn about sth
    学到某物
    to learn to do sth/how to do sth
    学做某事/怎样做某事
    He is learning to play the piano.
    他在学弹钢琴。
  5. 5. vi. (through experience) 学做某事/学习如何做某事
    He learned to conceal his views.
    他学会了隐瞒观点。
    to learn of sth
    获悉某事
    to learn that...
    获悉...
    to learn from one's mistakes
    从错误中吸取教训

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

learn [lɝn] [ləːn]
  1. 1. vt. 学习；学
  2. 2. vt. 得知；获悉
    to learn what happened
    得知发生了什么事情
  3. 3. vt. 学会
    to learn to swim
    学游泳
    I learned to drive at the age of 15.
    我十五岁时学的开车。
  4. 4. vt. 记住
    The teacher told us we have to learn the poem by heart.
    老师告诉我们要把这首诗背下来。
  5. 5. vt. 获得；养成（习惯等）
    to learn humility
    养成谦逊习惯
  6. 6. vt. [formal] [dialect] 教[现作标准语言或方言]
  7. 7. vi. 学习；学
  8. 8. vi. 得知；获悉（与of或about连用）
    She was shocked when she learned about his accident.
    得知他出了意外，她大为震惊。

Collins English-English Dictionary

learn [l3ːn]
  1. 1. vb [when tr, may take a clause as object] to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to commit to memory
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to gain by experience, example, etc
  4. 4. vi. [intr; often foll by of or about] to become informed; know
  5. 5. vi. [not standard] to teach
  6. 6. vi. [Etymology] Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnen
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Examples

She's dying to learn the secret.
她极想获悉秘密。 → die
to go to learn
去学习 → go
to learn what happened
得知发生了什么事情 → learn
to learn to swim
学游泳 → learn
to learn humility
养成谦逊习惯 → learn
learn to use the typewriter
学习使用打字机 → the
learn to think
学会思考 → think
to learn the tricks of the trade
学这门行当的秘诀 → trick
to learn the ways of other people
学习别人的风格 → way
Whenever will he learn?
他究竟什么时候学习? → whenever
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nciku Note

learn to walk before you run 先学走，再学跑

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learn to walk before you run Why can't I be a starter on the basketball team? You need to learn to walk before you run! “learn to walk before you run”即先学走，再学跑，喻指须循序渐进。 The term "learn to walk before you run" means don't rush into doing something until you know how to do it.

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