新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

subject

英  [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1(可能)受…影响的 , 易遭受…的

    To be subject to something means to be affected by it or to be likely to be affected by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Prices may be subject to alteration.

    价格可能会有所变动。

    2受…支配的

    If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws.

    双语例句

    例:

    The tribunal is unique because Mr Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.

    这个审判很特别,因为琼斯先生不受一般的警务纪律约束。

    NOUN. 名词
  • subjects

    1[C 可数名词] 话题 , 主题

    The subject of something such as a conversation, letter, or book is the thing that is being discussed or written about.

    近义词

    topic

    双语例句

    例:

    It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.

    是我首先提起了整形手术这个话题。

    例:

    the president's own views on the subject.

    总统对此问题的个人观点。

    例:

    non-fiction books which covered subjects like handicrafts and leisure pursuits.

    涵盖如手工艺品和休闲爱好的非小说类书籍。

    2[C 可数名词] (批评、研究或调查的)对象

    Someone or something that is the subject of criticism, study, or an investigation is being criticized, studied, or investigated.

    双语例句

    例:

    Over the past few years, some of the positions Mr. Meredith has adopted have made him the subject of criticism.

    在过去的几年里,梅雷迪思先生所采取的一些立场已使他成为了被批评的对象。

    例:

    the argument that only observable behaviour is a proper subject of psychological investigation.

    只有可见的行为才是心理学研究的合适对象。

    3[C 可数名词] (尤指在学校学习的)科目

    A subject is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.

    双语例句

    例:

    Surprisingly, maths was voted their favourite subject.

    令人吃惊的是,数学被选为他们最喜爱的科目。

    例:

    a tutor in maths and science subjects.

    一位数学和理科课程的家庭教师。

    例:

    Students must study six academic subjects over two years.

    学生必须在两年的时间中学习六门课程。

    4[C 可数名词] 实验对象 , 研究对象

    In an experiment or piece of research, the subject is the person or animal that is being tested or studied.

    近义词

    participant

    双语例句

    例:

    'White noise' was played into the subject's ears through headphones.

    实验对象通过耳机听“白色噪音”。

    例:

    Subjects in the study were asked to follow a modified diet.

    要求研究对象按改进后的菜谱用餐。

    5[C 可数名词] (绘画、摄影等的)题材 , 表现对象

    An artist's subjects are the people, animals, or objects that he or she paints, models, or photographs.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sailboats and fish are popular subjects for local artists.

    帆船和鱼是当地艺术家们喜爱的题材。

    6[C 可数名词] 主语

    In grammar, the subject of a clause is the noun group that refers to the person or thing that is doing the action expressed by the verb. For example, in 'My cat keeps catching birds', 'my cat' is the subject.

    7[C 可数名词] (常指君主制国家的)臣民

    The people who live in or belong to a particular country, usually one ruled by a monarch, are the subjects of that monarch or country.

    双语例句

    例:

    His subjects regarded him as a great and wise monarch.

    他的臣民把他视为伟大而英明的君主。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • change the subject

    1转换话题

    When someone involved in a conversation changes the subject, they start talking about something else, often because the previous subject was embarrassing.

    双语例句

    例:

    He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.

    他试图转换话题,但她不愿被打断。

  • subject to something

    1取决于

    If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.

    双语例句

    例:

    They denied a report that Egypt had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions.

    他们否认了关于埃及已同意在特定条件下参加峰会的报道。

    VERB. 动词
  • subjects , subjecting , subjected

    1[T 及物动词] 使遭受

    If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse.

    那个使她遭受了4年殴打和辱骂的男人。