| 单词 | subject |
| 释义 | noun | adjective | verb subjectsubject1 /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] 1THING TALKED ABOUT the thing you are talking about or considering in a conversation, discussion, book, movie, etc.: subject of She brought up the subject of food (=started talking about it).on a subject While we are on the subject of money, do you have the $10 you owe me? Stop changing the subject (=starting to talk about something different)! Kennedy’s death continues to be a subject of debate.THESAURUStopic – a subject that people talk or write about: The course covers topics such as interview techniques and giving presentations.matter formal – an important subject that you have to deal with: We still need to discuss the matter of how to pay for the trip.issue – an important subject or problem that is being discussed: Dealing with climate change is one of the biggest issues facing the world today.question – a difficult issue that has often been discussed but still needs to be solved: What is the best way to help less developed countries? That is the really important question.theme – an important idea that appears several times in a book, movie, talk, etc.: Man’s relationship with nature is a common theme in his work.2AT SCHOOL an area of knowledge that you study at a school or college: History was my favorite subject in school.3OF A TEST medicine, science a person or animal that is used in a test or experiment, especially a medical or psychological one: Half of the subjects were given caffeine.4IN ART eng. lang. arts the thing you are dealing with when you paint a picture, take a photograph, etc.: Monet loved to use gardens as his subjects.5GRAMMAR eng. lang. arts a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that usually comes before a main verb and represents the person or thing that performs the action of the verb, or about which something is stated. For example, in the sentence “She hit John” the subject is “she,” and in “Elephants are big” the subject is “elephants.”: subject of Underline the subject of the sentence and circle the main verb.6CITIZEN someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, or someone who has a right to live there: He had lived abroad for years, but always remained a British subject.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin subjectus, from subicere to put under your control]COLLOCATIONSverbsdiscuss a subject (also talk about a subject) Have you discussed the subject with your husband?address the subject formal (=talk about a subject) She never addressed the subject directly.change the subject (=start talking about something different) When I mentioned my pay, she tried to change the subject.mention a subject The subject of her divorce was not mentioned again.deal with a subject (also cover a subject) (=speak or write about it) His previous book deals with the subject of his childhood.touch on a subject (=say or write a little about it) In his speech, he touched on the subject of death.tackle a subject (=deal with a difficult subject) Her book tackles the extremely difficult subject of rape.bring up a subject (also raise a subject formal) (=deliberately start talking about it) When someone’s loved one has just died, it is difficult to raise the subject of donating an organ such as a kidney or liver.get onto a subject (=happen to start talking about it) We somehow got onto the subject of detective stories.broach a subject formal (=start talking about a sensitive subject) She hesitated, wondering exactly how to broach the subject of where he would sleep.get back to a subject Somehow I just knew we would get back to the subject of money.drop a subject (also get off a subject informal) (=stop talking about it) To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.avoid a subject (also keep off/stay off a subject) (=not talk about it) I had the feeling he was trying to avoid the subject of his job.get somebody off a subject (=make them talk about something else) It was difficult to get him off the subject of cars.a subject comes up (=people start talking about it) The subject of payment never came up.subjects range (=include a variety of different things) The candidate spoke about subjects ranging from health care reform to space exploration.adjectivesan interesting/fascinating subject Fame is a fascinating subject.a difficult/complex subject (=very complicated) Immigration is a complex subject.a controversial subject The content of the curriculum has become a controversial subject.a sensitive/touchy subject (=one that people may get upset about) Race and religion can be sensitive subjects.a delicate subject (=one that may be embarrassing) She carefully avoided discussing the delicate subject of money.a sore subject (=a subject that upsets or angers someone) He’s the shortest in his family, and it’s a little bit of a sore subject.various/different subjects He has wide interests and likes to talk about many different subjects.a taboo subject (=one that it is not acceptable to mention) For them, death was not a taboo subject.subject + nounsa subject area (=a group of related subjects) He has written a lot in this subject area.the subject matter (=what is being talked about or written about) Love is the subject matter of many poems. noun | adjective | verb subjectsubject2 ●○○ adjective 1subject to something a)possibly or likely to be affected by something, especially something bad: Several highways are subject to closing due to snow. Prices are subject to change at any time. b)dependent on something else: The agreement is subject to approval by teachers. c)if you are subject to a set of rules or laws, you must obey them: When you are in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. d)if something is subject to a tax, charge, etc., that amount of money must be paid in connection to it2[only before noun] social studies, politics formal a subject country, state, people, etc. is strictly governed by another country or group of people noun | adjective | verb subjectsubject3 /səbˈdʒɛkt/ ●○○ verb subject to phrasal verb1subject somebody to something to force someone to experience something very bad, upsetting, or difficult, especially over a long time: Police subjected him to hours of questioning.2subject something to something to make something be treated in a particular way or experience something: The vaccine has been subjected to extensive laboratory tests. |
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