subject

noun

1. something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

e.g. a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject

Synonym: contentdepicted object

2. some situation or event that is thought about

e.g. he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
it is a matter for the police

Synonym: topicissuematter

3. a branch of knowledge

e.g. in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings

Synonym: disciplinesubject areasubject fieldfieldfield of studystudybailiwick

4. (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence
the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

5. (logic) the first term of a proposition

6. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

e.g. he didn't want to discuss that subject
it was a very sensitive topic
his letters were always on the theme of love

Synonym: topictheme

7. a person who owes allegiance to that nation

e.g. a monarch has a duty to his subjects

Synonym: national

8. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
someone who is an object of investigation

e.g. the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities

Synonym: caseguinea pig

verb

1. refer for judgment or consideration

e.g. The lawyers submitted the material to the court

Synonym: submit

2. make accountable for

e.g. He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors

3. cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

e.g. He subjected me to his awful poetry
The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation

4. make subservient
force to submit or subdue

Synonym: subjugate

subject的解释

adj

1. likely to be affected by something

e.g. the bond is subject to taxation
he is subject to fits of depression

2. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

e.g. subject peoples
a dependent prince

Synonym: dependent

3. possibly accepting or permitting

e.g. a passage capable of misinterpretation
open to interpretation
an issue open to question
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation

Synonym: capableopen

1. 主题;题目;话题;题材;问题
The subject of something such as a conversation, letter, or book is the thing that is being discussed or written about.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...the president's own views on the subject.
总统在此问题上的个人观点

2. (批评、学习、调查的)对象
Someone or something that is the subject of criticism, study, or an investigation is being criticized, studied, or investigated.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He's now the subject of an official inquiry.
他现在是官方调查的对象。

3. (知识、研究)领域;(尤指)学科，科目，课程
A subject is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a tutor in maths and science subjects.
辅导数学和理科课程的家教

4. 研究对象;实验对象
In an experiment or piece of research, the subject is the person or animal that is being tested or studied.

subject

e.g. 'White noise' was played into the subject's ears through headphones...
让受试者通过耳机听“白噪声”。
e.g. 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。

5. (艺术的)表现对象;绘画(或拍摄)题材
An artist's subjects are the people, animals, or objects that he or she paints, models, or photographs.

e.g. 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。

6. (语法中的)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. 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.

subject的近义词

e.g. Prices may be subject to alteration...
价格可能会有所变动。
e.g. 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。

8. 受…支配的;服从于…的
If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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

9. 使经受;使遭受
If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it.

e.g. ...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
e.g. 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。

10. (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 the subjects of that monarch or country.

subject在线翻译

e.g. ...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
e.g. Roughly half of them are British subjects.
他们中大约有一半是英国国民。

11. 臣服的;受他国统治的
Subject peoples and countries are ruled or controlled by the government of another country.

subject的翻译

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...colonies and other subject territories.
殖民地和其他臣服的属地

12. (通常因为谈论的话题令人尴尬而)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.

e.g. 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。

13. 取决于;视…而定
If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.

subject的反义词

e.g. 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。