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subjects

/noun, adjective suhb-jikt; verb suhb-jekt/US // noun, adjective ˈsʌb dʒɪkt; verb səbˈdʒɛkt //

科目,科目名称,科目设置

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
    • : a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college.
    • : a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint.
    • : the theme of a sermon, book, story, etc.
    • : the principal melodic motif or phrase in a musical composition, especially in a fugue.
    • : an object, scene, incident, etc., chosen by an artist for representation, or as represented in art.
    • : a person who is under the dominion or rule of a sovereign.
    • : a person who owes allegiance to a government and lives under its protection: four subjects of Sweden.
    • : Grammar. a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the predicate, and that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate, as He in He gave notice.
    • : a person or thing that undergoes or may undergo some action: As a dissenter, he found himself the subject of the group's animosity.
    • : a person or thing under the control or influence of another.
    • : a person as an object of medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment.
    • : a cadaver used for dissection.
    • : Logic. that term of a proposition concerning which the predicate is affirmed or denied.
    • : Philosophy. that which thinks, feels, perceives, intends, etc., as contrasted with the objects of thought, feeling, etc.the self or ego.
    • : Metaphysics. that in which qualities or attributes inhere; substance.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being under domination, control, or influence.
    • : being under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a sovereign, state, or some governing power; owing allegiance or obedience.
    • : open or exposed: subject to ridicule.
    • : being dependent or conditional upon something: His consent is subject to your approval.
    • : being under the necessity of undergoing something: All beings are subject to death.
    • : liable; prone: subject to headaches.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bring under domination, control, or influence.
    • : to bring under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a conqueror or a governing power.
    • : to cause to undergo the action of something specified; expose: to subject metal to intense heat.
    • : to make liable or vulnerable; lay open; expose: to subject oneself to ridicule.
    • : Obsolete. to place beneath something; make subjacent.

Phrases

  • subject to, be
  • change the subject

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounissue, matter

Examples

  • To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.

  • They wrote about subjects that they knew intimately, or that troubled or fascinated them, which is what all novelists do.

  • Klaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.

  • Poolaw spent most of his life (1906—84) documenting Indian subjects.

  • But records uncovered by the Senate Intelligence Committee suggest there may have been more than three subjects.

  • Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.

  • All the ordinary subjects in schools have been taught over and over again millions and millions of times.

  • She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.

  • Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.

  • Flowers, fruits, and insects were her favorite subjects, and were painted with rare delicacy.