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subject noun 1topic or person under consideration 主题;对象ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUBJECT | SUBJECT + VERB | SUBJECT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, complex, complicated, vast 大话题;复杂的主题;庞大的主题simple 简单的主题excellent, fascinating, good, interesting 绝妙的/吸引人的/不错的/有趣的主题serious 严肃的主题◆This chapter deals with a very serious subject.本章涉及的是一个极为严肃的主题。controversial, delicate, difficult, embarrassing, sensitive, touchy 有争议的话题;敏感的话题;棘手的问题;尴尬的话题taboo 禁忌话题◆Work is a taboo subject when we go out for dinner.出去吃饭时我们禁谈工作。closed 已经谈完的话题◆I don't wish to discuss it any further-the subject is closed.我不想再讨论了,这个话题已经结束了。different, diverse, various 不同的主题;多样的话题◆I read books on different subjects.我读的书各种题材都有。◆books on such diverse subjects as trains and ancient sculpture火车、古代雕塑等不同题材的书籍chosen 选定的主题◆Each candidate has to speak for three minutes on her chosen subject.每位候选人必须就自己选择的主题作 3 分钟演讲。favourite/favorite, pet (especially BrE) 喜爱的话题◆Once he gets onto his pet subject there's no stopping him.一旦谈起自己喜爱的话题,他就滔滔不绝。control, healthy, human, normal, research, study, test (all science 科学) 对照实验对象;健康的实验对象;人类受试者;正常受试者;研究对象;测试对象◆research on human subjects对人类受试者的研究◆None of the study subjects altered his or her diet in any other way.研究对象均未以任何其他方式改变饮食。VERB + SUBJECTcover, debate, discuss, talk about, touch (especially NAmE) , touch on 涵盖主题;讨论主题;谈论话题;提及主题◆We touched briefly on the subject.我们略提了一下这个话题。address, deal with, tackle, treat 处理话题;探讨主题◆I wasn't sure how to deal with the delicate subject of money.对于怎样处理金钱这种敏感话题,我那时心里没底。examine, explore, have a look at, investigate, look at, look into, pursue 调查问题;探讨话题;考虑问题;探究问题◆We want to have a fresh look at the difficult subject of corporate fraud.我们想从新的角度探讨一下公司欺诈这个棘手的话题。approach, bring up, broach, get onto, raise 开始讨论话题;提出话题drop 放下话题◆Let's drop the subject since we don't seem to be able to agree.既然看来难以达成一致,咱们还是停止谈论这个话题吧。stick to 紧扣主题◆I wish he'd stick to the subject.我希望他紧扣主题。get off, wander off 离题;跑题◆She was supposed to be speaking about sales figures, but she kept wandering off the subject.她本该谈论销售数字,但她老是跑题。bring sb back to, get back to, return to 使某人回到主题;回到话题上◆Getting back to the subject of lighting, does anyone have any suggestions for improvements?回到照明这个话题上,谁有什么改进的建议吗?avoid 避开话题change, switch (NAmE) 改变/转换话题◆Don't change the subject.别转移话题。SUBJECT + VERBarise, come up 话题出现◆The subject of gambling has come up several times recently.赌博这个话题最近出现了好几次。range from sth to sth 话题从⋯到⋯◆an open forum on subjects ranging from entertainmnet to religion从娱乐到宗教等多种不同主题的公开论坛 SUBJECT + NOUNmatter 主题内容◆I like the way she writes, although I'm not interested in her subject matter.虽然我对她写的内容不感兴趣,但我喜欢她的文风。PREPOSITIONon a/the subject 在⋯话题上◆While we're on the subject of books, has anyone read 'The Corrections'?说到书籍,有人读过《纠正》吗?subject of ⋯的主题◆the subject of the new painting这幅新油画的主题PHRASESa range of subjects 一系列话题◆We discussed a wide range of subjects.我们讨论了一系列广泛的话题。a variety of subjects 各种各样的话题◆She touches on a wide variety of subjects.她对各种各样的话题都有所涉及。 |