1 subject /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/ noun plural subjects
plural subjects
Learner's definition of SUBJECT
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1
: the person or thing that is being discussed or described : topic主题;题材;话题 -
The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.新博物馆是今天报纸上一篇文章的主题。
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Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.死亡是几乎无人愿意谈论的难题。
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I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject.我需要告诉她这个消息,但不知道该如何提起话题。
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If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the/that subject.如果你对语言学感兴趣,我知道有一本极好的关于这个主题的书。
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an excellent book on the subject of linguistics关于语言学的佳作
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While we're on the subject of [=talking about] work, have you met the new boss?既然我们谈到了工作的事,你见过新老板了吗?
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Every time I talk to her, we seem to get on/onto the subject of work. [=we start talking about work]每次我和她说话,似乎都会谈到工作。
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These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject.要是我们能使他不跑题,这些会议就会短得多。
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I didn't want to talk about work, so I changed the subject. [=started a new topic of conversation]我不想谈工作,所以就换了个话题。
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When he started getting upset, I dropped the subject. [=stopped talking about that topic]当他开始感觉不安时,我不再谈这个话题了。
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The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of/for debate.死刑的道德性是常见的辩论话题。
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: an area of knowledge that is studied in school学科;科目 -
Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.化学是我上高中时最喜欢的学科。
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The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English.课程涵盖多种科目,包括数学和英语。
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: a person or thing that is being dealt with in a particular way(涉及的)对象 —
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: someone or something that is shown in a photograph, painting, etc.(拍摄、绘画等的)主题,题材,表现对象 -
Love between a mother and child is the subject of many of her paintings.母亲和孩子之间的爱是她很多画作的主题。
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The photographer's principal subjects were poor immigrant workers.这位摄影师的主要拍摄对象是贫穷的移民工人。
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What kind of exposure should I use for a dark subject on a light background?我该采用哪种曝光模式来拍摄浅色背景下的深色物体?
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: a person or animal that is used in an experiment, study, etc.(实验、研究等的)对象 6
grammar : a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that performs the action of a verb in a sentence主语 -
In English, the subject goes before the verb and the object comes after.英语中,主语放在动词前,宾语跟在动词后。
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“He” is the subject (of the verb “kissed”) in the sentence “He kissed me.”在He kissed me句中,he是(动词kissed的)主语。
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: a person who lives in a country that is ruled by a king or queen : a citizen of a monarchy(君主制国家的)国民,臣民 2 subject /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/ adjective Learner's definition of SUBJECT
: under the control of a ruler被统治的 —
often + to
subject to
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: affected by or possibly affected by (something)受…影响的;可能受…影响的 -
Clothing purchases over $200 are subject to tax. [=tax must be paid on clothing purchases over $200]购买服装达200美元以上要交税。
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Anyone caught trespassing is subject to a $500 fine. [=anyone caught trespassing will have to pay a $500 fine]擅自进入者一经发现就要交纳500美元的罚款。
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The firm is subject to state law.公司必须遵守州的法律。
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The schedule is tentative and subject to change. [=the schedule may be changed at a later date]日程安排暂定如此,可能更改。
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: likely to do, have, or suffer from (something) : prone可能会遭受到… 3
: dependent on something else to happen or be true取决于;视…而定 -
The sale of the property is subject to approval by the city council. [=the property cannot be sold unless the city council approves the sale]出售这块地产要经市议会批准。
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All rooms are just $100 a night, subject to availability.只要有空客房,所有房间都是每晚只收100美元。
3 subject /səbˈʤɛkt/ verb subjects; subjected; subjecting
subjects; subjected; subjecting
Learner's definition of SUBJECT
subject to
[phrasal verb] 1 subject (someone or something) to (something)
: to cause or force (someone or something) to experience (something harmful, unpleasant, etc.)使经受;使遭受 —
often used as (be) subjected to常用作(be) subjected to -
The prisoners were subjected to torture.囚犯们遭受了折磨。
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During the hurricane, many buildings were subjected to [=many buildings experienced] 100 mile-per-hour winds.飓风来时,很多建筑得经受时速100英里的大风的冲击。
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No one should have to be subjected to my uncle's bad jokes.没有人必须得忍受我叔叔的那些烂笑话。
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His argument was subjected to careful analysis. [=was carefully analyzed]他的论据经过了仔细分析。
2
: to bring (someone or something) under (your control or rule)使臣服;使顺从;征服 — subjection
/səbˈʤɛkʃən/ noun, formal [noncount]