1.a message describing how something is to be done;
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
2.the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;
he received no formal education
3.the profession of a teacher;
he prepared for teaching while still in college
4.(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
字典解釋 動詞:instruct 講授, 教導[育]; 教誨 [pl. ]指令[示]; 命令; 通知, 程序, 說明書, 細則, 規程 The doctor's instructions must be fulfilled exactly. 醫生的指示必須嚴格遵行。 The boss gave me so many instructions at one time that I got muddled up. "老板一下子給了我那么多指示,把我弄得糊里糊涂。" (常用復數instructions )說明 Read the instructions on the pocket. 看一下袋子上的說明