subject
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/us/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/subjectnoun[C](AREA OF DISCUSSION)
B1
the thing that is beingdiscussed,considered, orstudied:
（讨论、考虑或研究的）主题，话题；问题；题目Our subject fordiscussionishomelessness.我们讨论的话题是无家可归问题。
She has made aseriesofdocumentarieson thesubjectoffamilyrelationships.她拍摄了一系列以家庭关系为题材的纪录片。
Theguestlecturertook asher subject(=decidedtospeakabout)"punishmentandimprisonmentinmodernsociety".特邀演讲人演讲的题目是“现代社会的刑罚与监禁”。
Thenumberofplanesflyingover thetownhas beenthesubjectof(= hascaused)concernsince lastsummer.自去年夏天开始，从小镇上空飞过的飞机数量一直让人们忐忑不安。
- Bookson everyconceivablesubjectlinedonewall.
- Severalexpertsare to giveevidenceon the subject.
- Theschoolofferscoursesin every subjectimaginable.
- She's got some veryinterestingthings to say on the subject.
- Food, likesex, is a subject ofalmostuniversalinterest.
Topics & areas of interest
- angle
- backyard
- bailiwick
- cause célèbre
- centrism
- con
- convention
- demesne
- front
- issue
- kingdom
- leitmotiv
- province
- scene
- score
- specialism
- talk
- thematic
- theme
- topically
subjectnoun[C](AREA OF STUDY)
A1
anareaofknowledgethat isstudiedinschool,college, oruniversity:
（中小学或大学的）学科；科目；专业Myfavouritesubjects atschoolwerehistoryandEnglish.上学时我最喜欢的科目是历史和地理。
mainlyUKHer subject(=specialareaofstudy)is low-temperaturephysics.她的专业是低温物理学。
change the subject
B2
tostarttalkingabout a different subject:
改变话题，换个话题I'dtriedtoexplainthesituation, but he justchangedthe subject.我想把情况解释清楚，他却岔开了话题。
Subjects & disciplines
- Afrocentrism
- andragogy
- AP
- applicative
- applied
- functional skills
- glaciology
- hard science
- historiography
- home economics
- ology
- ontology
- oology
- orientalist
- PE
- stem
- subscience
- suicidology
- technical
- technically
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Creating a distraction
subjectnoun[C](STORY/PAINTING)
C2
aperson, thing, orsituationthat is written about in abook,article, etc. orshownin apicture, etc.:
（书、文章或画作的）主题，题目Themillby thebridgewas the subject of anunfinishedpaintingby J. M. W. Turner.桥边磨坊是特纳一副未完成油画的主题。
Topics & areas of interest
- angle
- backyard
- bailiwick
- cause célèbre
- centrism
- con
- convention
- demesne
- front
- issue
- kingdom
- leitmotiv
- province
- scene
- score
- specialism
- talk
- thematic
- theme
- topically
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Painting, drawing & printing
Literature
subjectnoun[C](GRAMMAR)
B1languagespecialized
thepersonor thing thatperformstheactionof averb, or isjoinedto adescriptionby averb:
主语"Bob" is the subject of thesentence"Bobthrewtheball."Bob 是句子 Bob threw the ball 的主语。
Compare
objectnoun(GRAMMAR)specialized
- 'Clare' is the subject of thesentence'Claredrankall themilk'.
- 'He' is the subject of thesentence'Helosthisjob'.
Linguistic terms & linguistic style
- affricate
- allophone
- allophony
- anaphor
- anaphora
- chatty
- colloquial
- distributive
- double entendre
- downtoner
- emphatic
- entailment
- etymological
- oxymoron
- parallelism
- philological
- philology
- polysemy
- portmanteau word
- prescriptivism
subjectnoun[C](PERSON)
apersonwholivesin or who has therighttolivein aparticularcountry,especiallyacountrywith akingorqueen:
（尤指君主制国家的）臣民，国民He is a British subject.他是英国臣民。
Compare
citizen
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- birthright citizenship
- body politic
- BRICS
- citizen
- coast
- countrywide
- cross-border
- domestic
- domestically
- dual
- dual citizen
- motherland
- non-domestic
- non-indigenous
- non-national
- noncitizen
- nuclear power
- statehood
- stateless
- superpower
Grammar
Dummy subjects
English clauses which are not imperatives must have a subject. Sometimes we need to use a ‘dummy’ or ‘empty’ or ‘artificial’ subject when there is no subject attached to the verb, and where the real subject is somewhere else in the clause. It and there are the two dummy subjects used in English:…Itas a dummy subject
We often use it as a dummy subject with adjectives and their complements:…Thereas a dummy subject
There operates as a dummy subject in the construction there is or there are. There is/are indicates that something or someone exists or is in a particular place or situation:…Subjects
A subject is one of the five major elements of clause structure. The other four are: verb, object, complement and adjunct. Subjects are essential in declarative, negative and interrogative clauses.…Subject position
In statements (declarative clauses), the subject comes before the verb:…Dummy subjects
The subject is an essential part of a clause. Sometimes we need to use a ‘dummy’ subject where there is no other subject to put in the subject position. We use it or there as subjects:…No subject
In very informal speaking we can leave out the pronoun in declarative clauses (statements), particularly I with verbs like hope and know:…Subjects: typical errors
We don’t omit the subject in declarative and interrogative clauses:…Subject–verb agreement
The person and number of the subject of the clause determine the person and number of the verb of the clause. This is called subject–verb agreement or concord:…Subject complements
A subject complement gives us more information about the subject. It usually comes after linking verbs and sense verbs (including be, seem, smell, taste), and after change of state verbs (including go, get, become).…Subject complements: parts of speech
Subject complements can be adjective phrases, noun phrases, adverb phrases or prepositional phrases:…Pronouns as subject complements
When we use a pronoun as a subject complement after be, we usually use an object pronoun (e.g. me, him, us):…subject
verb[T]
uk/səbˈdʒekt/us/səbˈdʒekt/todefeatpeopleor acountryand thencontrolthem againsttheirwishesandlimittheirfreedom:
使臣服，征服，压服Theinvadersquicklysubjected thelocaltribes.入侵者很快就征服了当地的部落。
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- subjugate
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
Phrasal verb
subjectsomeone/somethingtosomething
subject
adjective
uk/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/us/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/subjectadjective(HAVING)
be subject tosomething
C1
to have orexperienceaparticularthing,especiallysomethingunpleasant:
有；遭受，承受Cars are subject to a highdomestictax.买汽车要交很高的国内税。
Inrecentyears, she has been subject toattacksofdepression.近年来，她一直饱受抑郁症的折磨。
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- practical
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- taste
subjectadjective(DEPEND)
subject tosomething
C2
onlyabletohappenif somethingelsehappens:
取决于，视…而定Weplanto go onWednesday, subject toyourapproval.如果你同意，我们打算周三走。
Moving all thebooksshould not takelong, subject to there being(= if there are)enoughhelpers.如果有足够的人手，把所有的书都搬走花不了多少时间。
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- dependent
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- rest withsomeone
- result fromsomething
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- understanding
- wake
subjectadjective(GOVERN)
[before noun]
under thepoliticalcontrolof anothercountryorstate:
臣服的，被征服的subjectpeoples/states被征服的民族／国家
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- subjugate
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot