object
noun
uk/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/objectnoun(THING)
B1[C]
a thing that you canseeortouchbut that is not usually alivinganimal,plant, orperson:
(可看见或可触摸到的)实物,物体asolid/material/physicalobject固体的/有形的/有形的实物
acollectionofpreciousobjects收藏的珍品
Severalpeoplereportedseeingastrangeobject in thesky.好几个人报告说看见空中有一个奇怪的物体。
- A newbabywillautomaticallycurlitsfingersround any object ittouches.
- Look, there's astrangeobject in thesky!
- Makesureyoubendyourkneeswhen you'repickingupheavyobjects.
- Boxwood is used for makingsmallcarvedobjects andtoolhandles.
- I like objects to be bothfunctionalandaestheticallypleasing.
Objects - general words
- affair
- Americana
- artefact
- blank
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- entity
- ephemera
- extrusion
- forensics
- gewgaw
- non-abstract
- phenomenon
- piece
- shape
- snow globe
- such and such
- tchotchke
- thing
objectnoun(GRAMMAR)
B1[C]languagespecialized(written abbreviationobj)
anounornounphrase that isaffectedby theactionof averbor thatfollowsapreposition:
宾语In thesentence"I likeicecream", "icecream" is the objectoftheverb"like".在句子 I like ice cream 中,ice cream 是动词 like 的宾语。
- Theverb"give" can take two objects.
- Atransitiveverbneedsto have an object.
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- appositive
- appositively
- attributively
- concord
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominal
- nominative
- predicatively
- premodifier
- quantifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntax
- uncountable
objectnoun(PURPOSE)
C1[Cusually singular]
areasonfor doing something, or theresultyouwishtoachieveby doing it:
目的,目标Theobjectoftheirexpeditionwas todiscoverthesourceof the River Nile.他们探险的目的是找到尼罗河的源头。
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
ambition
aspiration(HOPE)
dream(HOPE)
goal(AIM)
hope
intentformalorspecialized
intention
objective
target(AIM)
the object of the exercise
theresultthat iswantedfrom anactivity:
活动的目的In today'ssession, the object of theexerciseis toimproveyourinterpersonalskills.今天课上这部分练习的目的是提高你们的人际交往技巧。
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target
- target setting
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
objectnoun(CAUSE)
[Cusually singular]
someone or something thatcausesparticularfeelingsin oractionsbyothers:
(引发某种情感或行为的)对象Hebecamean objectofridiculeamong the otherworkers.他成为其他工人嘲笑的对象。
Motives and reasons
- cause
- causeless
- drive
- first principles
- from a place ofidiom
- ground
- hidden agenda
- impulse
- in the name ofsomethingidiom
- inclination
- mainspring
- motivation
- motive
- name
- peg
- place
- rationale
- should
- why
Grammar
Objects
An object is one of the five major elements of clause structure. The other four are subject, verb, adjunct and complement.…Direct objects
A direct object shows who or what the action of the verb affects:…Indirect objects
An indirect object is usually a person or an animal. The indirect object (underlined) receives or is affected by the direct object (in bold). An indirect object always needs a direct object with it and always comes before the direct object:…Verbs and objects
Some verbs (often called transitive verbs) need an object to complete their meaning. Some verbs (often called intransitive verbs) do not take an object. Some verbs need both a direct object and an indirect object. Some verbs can take a wh-clause or a that-clause as an object.…Verb patterns: with and without objects
Some verbs always need an object. These are called transitive verbs. Some verbs never have an object. These are called intransitive verbs. Some verbs can be used with or without an object. These are called transitive (with an object) and intransitive (without an object) uses of the verbs.…Verbs: transitive and intransitive uses
Some verbs always need an object. These are called transitive verbs. Some verbs never have an object. These are called intransitive verbs. Some verbs can be used with or without an object. These are called transitive (with an object) and intransitive (without an object) uses of the verbs.…Verbs with direct and indirect objects
Some verbs take two objects, a direct object and an indirect object. The indirect object is the person or thing that receives the direct object. The indirect object (underlined in the examples) comes before the direct object (in bold):…Verbs followed by a direct object and a prepositional phrase of time or place
Some verbs take a direct object and a prepositional phrase of time or place:…Verbs followed by a direct object and an-edclause
Some verbs can be followed by a direct object (underlined) and a clause containing the -ed form of a verb:…Verbs followed by awh-clause as direct object
Many verbs which can be followed by a that-clause can also be used with a clause beginning with who, what, when, where, which, whose, why or how as the direct object. We call these wh-clauses (underlined in the examples below):…Indirect object versus prepositional complement
When we talk about someone receiving something, we can express it using the typical word order: indirect object (io) + direct object (do).…Idiom
be no object
object
verb[I]
uk/əbˈdʒekt/us/əbˈdʒekt/B2
tofeelorexpressoppositionto ordislikeof something or someone:
反对,不赞成;有异议Would anyone objectifwestartedthemeetingnow?如果我们现在开始开会,有人反对吗?
He objectstothelabel"magician".他反对人们称他为“魔术师”。
No one objected when thebosssaid it wastimeto gohome.老板说该是回家的时候了,这时没有人反对。
to disagree with something by speaking or fighting against it
- opposeVillagers opposed plans to widen the carriageway.
- objectNo one objected to the decision.
- defyA few workers defied the decision to strike and went in to work.
- speak out againstMore and more people are speaking out against this unpopular law.
- stand out againstMore people are standing out against the corruption of the local government.
- declare againstUKShe declared against the new airport.
- Acoupleofpeopleobjected to theproposal, but thevastmajorityapprovedof it.
- Religioustraditionalistsobjected totheoriesofevolutionbeingtaughtinschools.
- Localtradesmenare objecting toplansforbignewout-of-townshoppingcentre.
- He objected to thefactthat thedocumentsweren'tavailablebefore themeeting.
- She objects to being called hisassistant.
Opposing & against
- ad hominem
- alienate
- alienated
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- anti-boycott
- antithetical
- converse
- insurgent
- nimby
- nimbyism
- non-confidence
- oppositional
- outcry
- protest
- raise
- resistant
- sail against the windidiom
- versus
- virulent