subject

英 [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt , səbˈdʒekt]

美 [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt , səbˈdʒekt]

n.  主题; 题目; 话题; 题材; 问题; 学科; 科目; 课程; 表现对象; 绘画(或拍摄)题材
adj.  可能受…影响的; 易遭受…的; 取决于; 视…而定; 受…支配; 服从于
v.  使臣服; 使顺从; (尤指)压服

复数：subjects　过去分词：subjected　现在分词：subjecting　过去式：subjected　第三人称单数：subjects　

高考IELTSGRECET6考研TEM8计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.358 / COCA.670

短语用例

subject sb/sth to sth

• 使经受；使遭受
  to make sb/sth experience, suffer or be affected by sth, usually sth unpleasant

牛津词典

noun

谈话；书籍 of conversation/book
• 主题；题目；话题；题材；问题
  a thing or person that is being discussed, described or dealt with
  1. an unpleasant subject of conversation
     不愉快的话题
  2. books on many different subjects
     题材广泛的各种书籍
  3. a magazine article on the subject of space travel
     一篇谈航天旅行的杂志文章
  4. I have nothing more to say on the subject.
     关于这个问题，我再没有要说的了。
  5. I wish you'd change the subject (= talk about sth else) .
     我希望你换个话题。
  6. How did we get onto the subject of marriage?
     我们怎么谈到婚姻问题上了？
  7. We seem to have got off the subject we're meant to be discussing.
     我们似乎偏离了应当讨论的题目。
  8. Nelson Mandela is the subject of a new biography.
     纳尔逊∙曼德拉是一本新传记的传主。
  9. Climate change is still very much a subject for debate .
     气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。
学校 at school/college
• 学科；科目；课程
  an area of knowledge studied in a school, college, etc.
  1. Biology is my favourite subject.
     生物是我最喜欢的学科。
绘画；摄影 of picture/photograph
• 表现对象；绘画（或拍摄）题材
  a person or thing that is the main feature of a picture or photograph, or that a work of art is based on
  1. Focus the camera on the subject.
     把相机的焦距调到被拍对象上。
  2. Classical landscapes were a popular subject with many 18th century painters.
     古典风景画是18世纪许多画家所喜欢用的题材。
实验 of experiment
• 接受试验者；实验对象
  a person or thing being used to study sth, especially in an experiment
  1. We need male subjects between the ages of 18 and 25 for the experiment.
     我们需要18至25岁之间的男性来接受试验。
语法 grammar
• 主语
  a noun, noun phrase or pronoun representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb ( I in I sat down. ), about which sth is stated ( the house in the house is very old ) or, in a passive sentence, that is affected by the action of the verb ( the tree in the tree was blown down in the storm )
国家 of country
• （尤指君主制国家的）国民，臣民
  a person who has the right to belong to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen
  1. a British subject
     英国国民

adj.

• 可能受…影响的；易遭受…的
  likely to be affected by sth, especially sth bad
  1. Flights are subject to delay because of the fog.
     由于有雾，航班可能延误。
• 取决于；视…而定
  depending on sth in order to be completed or agreed
  1. The article is ready to publish, subject to your approval.
     那篇文章准备好了，可以发表，就等你批准了。
  2. All the holidays on offer are subject to availability.
     现行所有的节假日只有在情况允许时才可放假。
• 受…支配；服从于
  under the authority of sth/sb
  1. All nuclear installations are subject to international safeguards.
     一切核设施均须执行国际防护措施。
• 受异族统治的；臣服的
  controlled by the government of another country
  1. subject peoples
     被他国统治的民族

verb

• 使臣服；使顺从；（尤指）压服
  to bring a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force
  1. The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.
     罗马帝国把欧洲多数地区置于自己的统治之下。

柯林斯词典

The noun and adjective are pronounced /'sʌbdʒɪkt/. The verb is pronounced /səb'dʒekt/. 名词和形容词读作 /'sʌbdʒɪkt/，动词读作 /səb'dʒekt/。


• N-COUNT 主题;题目;话题;题材;问题
  Thesubjectof something such as a conversation, letter, or book is the thing that is being discussed or written about.
  1. It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.
     是我第一个提到整形手术这个话题的。
  2. ...the president's own views on the subject.
     总统在此问题上的个人观点
  3. ...steering the conversation round to his favourite subject.
     把谈话引到他最感兴趣的话题上
• N-COUNT (批评、学习、调查的)对象
  Someone or something that is thesubject ofcriticism, study, or an investigation is being criticized, studied, or investigated.
  1. 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某些立场使他成为了批评的对象。
  2. He's now the subject of an official inquiry.
     他现在是官方调查的对象。
• N-COUNT (知识、研究)领域;(尤指)学科，科目，课程
  Asubjectis an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.
  1. Surprisingly, mathematics was voted their favourite subject.
     令人惊讶的是，数学课被选为他们最喜欢的科目。
  2. ...a tutor in maths and science subjects.
     辅导数学和理科课程的家教
• N-COUNT 研究对象;实验对象
  In an experiment or piece of research, thesubjectis the person or animal that is being tested or studied.
  1. 'White noise' was played into the subject's ears through headphones...
     让受试者通过耳机听“白噪声”。
  2. Subjects in the study were asked to follow a modified diet.
     要求研究对象按改进的食谱进食。
• N-COUNT (艺术的)表现对象;绘画(或拍摄)题材
  An artist'ssubjectsare the people, animals, or objects that he or she paints, models, or photographs.
  1. Her favourite subjects are shells spotted on beach walks.
     她最喜爱的题材是那些在海边散步时发现的贝壳。
• (语法中的)主语
  In grammar, thesubjectof 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.
• ADJ 可能受…影响的;易遭受…的
  To besubject tosomething means to be affected by it or to be likely to be affected by it.
  1. Prices may be subject to alteration...
     价格可能会有所变动。
  2. In addition, interest on Treasury issues isn't subject to state and local income taxes.
     另外，国债利息不需缴纳政府和地方所得税。
  3. ...a disorder in which the person's mood is subject to wild swings from mania to depression.
     患者情绪在狂热和抑郁之间疯狂起伏的紊乱状态
• ADJ 受…支配的;服从于…的
  If someone issubject toa particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws.
  1. The tribunal is unique because Mr Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.
     因为琼斯先生不受一般的治安条例法规约束，所以专门设立了特别法庭。
  2. ...arguing that as a sovereign state it could not be subject to another country's laws.
     争论说作为一个主权国家其不受其他国家法律的约束
• VERB 使经受;使遭受
  If yousubjectsomeonetosomething unpleasant, you make them experience it.
  1. ...the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse...
     使她遭受了 4 年毒打和辱骂的男人
  2. Innocent civilians are being arrested and subjected to inhumane treatment.
     无辜的平民正被逮捕并遭受非人的虐待。
• N-COUNT (通常指君主制国家的)国民，臣民
  The people who live in or belong to a particular country, usually one ruled by a monarch, are thesubjectsof that monarch or country.
  1. ...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
  2. Roughly half of them are British subjects.
     他们中大约有一半是英国国民。
• ADJ 臣服的;受他国统治的
  Subjectpeoples and countries are ruled or controlled by the government of another country.
  1. The subject peoples of her empire were anxious for their own independence.
     她的帝国中被迫向她臣服的民族迫切渴望自身的独立。
  2. ...colonies and other subject territories.
     殖民地和其他臣服的属地
• PHRASE (通常因为谈论的话题令人尴尬而)转换话题
  When someone involved in a conversationchanges the subject, they start talking about something else, often because the previous subject was embarrassing.
  1. He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.
     他努力想换个话题，但她却兴趣正浓。
• PREP-PHRASE 取决于;视…而定
  If an event will take placesubject toa condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
  1. They denied a report that Egypt had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions.
     他们否认了宣称埃及已同意在特定条件下参加峰会的报道。

英英释义

noun

• something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
  1. a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
  Synonym:contentdepicted object
• some situation or event that is thought about
  1. he kept drifting off the topic
  2. he had been thinking about the subject for several years
  3. it is a matter for the police
  Synonym:topicissuematter
• a branch of knowledge
  1. in what discipline is his doctorate?
  2. teachers should be well trained in their subject
  3. anthropology is the study of human beings
  Synonym:disciplinesubject areasubject fieldfieldfield of studystudybailiwick
• (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence
• (logic) the first term of a proposition
• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  1. he didn't want to discuss that subject
  2. it was a very sensitive topic
  3. his letters were always on the theme of love
  Synonym:topictheme
• a person who owes allegiance to that nation
  1. a monarch has a duty to his subjects
  Synonym:national
• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
  1. the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
  2. the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
  Synonym:caseguinea pig

verb

• refer for judgment or consideration
  1. The lawyers submitted the material to the court
  Synonym:submit
• make accountable for
  1. He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
• cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
  1. He subjected me to his awful poetry
  2. The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
  3. People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
• make subservient
  Synonym:subjugate

adj

• likely to be affected by something
  1. the bond is subject to taxation
  2. he is subject to fits of depression
• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
  1. subject peoples
  2. a dependent prince
  Synonym:dependent
• possibly accepting or permitting
  1. a passage capable of misinterpretation
  2. open to interpretation
  3. an issue open to question
  4. the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
  Synonym:capableopen

双语例句

• Roughly half of them are British subjects.
  他们中大约有一半是英国国民。
• He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.
  他努力想换个话题，但她却兴趣正浓。
• The question of local government finance has been the subject of debate for some years
  地方政府的财政问题已经争论了好些年。
• They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
  他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。
• It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.
  是我第一个提到整形手术这个话题的。
• This subject has no interest for [ to] me.
  这题目对我来说没有什么味道。
• I have slight knowledge on the new subject.
  我对这门新学科粗通一二。
• Their story is the subject of a new book titled 'The Golden Thirteen'.
  一本题为《金色十三》的新书讲述了他们的故事。
• Neither the subject nor the title of this lecture is of my own choice.
  这次讲演的主题与题目都不是我自己选定的。
• 'White noise' was played into the subject's ears through headphones
  让受试者通过耳机听“白噪声”。