instruct多接指人的名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ),作“通知”解時(shí)還可接雙賓語(yǔ),其直接賓語(yǔ)可由that從句充當(dāng)。instruct還可接以帶或不帶疑問(wèn)詞的動(dòng)詞不定式或wh-從句充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　例句：

　　His uncle instructed him in French.

　　他的叔叔教他法語(yǔ)。

　　Don't instruct your secretary to say you are out when you are in.

　　不要教你的秘書(shū)在你在的時(shí)候說(shuō)不在。

　　It does not pertain to the young to instruct their elders.

　　年輕人不應(yīng)該對(duì)老年人發(fā)號(hào)施令。