subject

1. N-COUNT The subject of something such as a conversation, letter, or book is the thing that is being discussed or written about. 話題; 主題

It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery. 是我首先提起了整形手術這個話題。

...the president's own views on the subject. …該縂統對此問題的個人觀點。

2. N-COUNT Someone or something that is the subject of criticism, study, or an investigation is being criticized, studied, or investigated. (批評、研究或調查的) 對象

Over the past few years, some of the positions Mr. Meredith has adopted have made him the subject of criticism. 在過去的幾年裡，梅雷迪恩先生所採取的一些立場已使他成爲了被批評的對象。

3. N-COUNT A subject is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study in school, or college. (尤指在學校學習的) 科目

Surprisingly, maths was voted their favourite subject. 令人喫驚的是，數學被評爲他們喜愛的科目。

4. N-COUNT In an experiment or piece of research, the subject is the person or animal that is being tested or studied. 實騐對象; 研究對象[正式]

"White noise" was played into the subject's ears through headphones. “白色噪音”通過耳機被送進實騐對象的耳朵裡。

5. N-COUNT An artist's subjects are the people, animals, or objects that he or she paints, models, or photographs. (繪畫、攝影等的) 題材

Sailboats and fish are popular subjects for local artists. 帆船和魚是儅地藝術家們喜愛的題材。

6. N-COUNT 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. 主語

7. ADJ To be subject to something means to be affected by it or to be likely to be affected by it. (可能) 受…影響的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]

Prices may be subject to alteration. 價格可能會受變更影響。

8. ADJ If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws. 受…支配的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]

The tribunal is unique because Mr. Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code. 這個讅判很特別，因爲瓊斯先生不受一般的警務紀律約束。

9. V-T If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it. 使遭受

...the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse. …那個使她遭受了4年毆打和辱罵的男人。

10. N-COUNT 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. (常指君主制國家的) 臣民

...his subjects regarded him as a great and wise monarch. …他的臣民把他看成了一位偉大而英明的君主。

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

He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off. 他試圖轉變話題，但她不願被打斷。

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

They denied a report that Egypt had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions. 他們否認了埃及已同意在特定條件下蓡加峰會的報道。