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主題;題目;話題;題材;問題
The subject of something such as a conversation, letter, or book is the thing that is being discussed or written about.
例句
It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.
是我第一個提到整形手術這個話題的。
...the president's own views on the subject.
總統在此問題上的個人觀點
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(批評、學習、調查的)對象
Someone or something that is the subject of criticism, study, or an investigation is being criticized, studied, or investigated.
例句
Over the past few years, some of the positions Mr. Meredith has adopted have made him the subject of criticism...
在過去的幾年里，梅雷迪思先生所采取的某些立場使他成為了批評的對象。
He's now the subject of an official inquiry.
他現在是官方調查的對象。
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(知識、研究)領域;(尤指)學科，科目，課程
A subject is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.
例句
Surprisingly, mathematics was voted their favourite subject.
令人驚訝的是，數學課被選為他們最喜歡的科目。
...a tutor in maths and science subjects.
輔導數學和理科課程的家教
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研究對象;實驗對象
In an experiment or piece of research, the subject is the person or animal that is being tested or studied.
例句
'White noise' was played into the subject's ears through headphones...
讓受試者通過耳機聽“白噪聲”。
Subjects in the study were asked to follow a modified diet.
要求研究對象按改進的食譜進食。
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(藝術的)表現對象;繪畫(或拍攝)題材
An artist's subjects are the people, animals, or objects that he or she paints, models, or photographs.
例句
Her favourite subjects are shells spotted on beach walks.
她最喜愛的題材是那些在海邊散步時發現的貝殼。
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(語法中的)主語
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.
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ADJ
可能受…影響的;易遭受…的
To be subject to something means to be affected by it or to be likely to be affected by it.
例句
Prices may be subject to alteration...
價格可能會有所變動。
In addition, interest on Treasury issues isn't subject to state and local income taxes.
另外，國債利息不需繳納政府和地方所得稅。
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ADJ
受…支配的;服從于…的
If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws.
例句
The tribunal is unique because Mr Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.
因為瓊斯先生不受一般的治安條例法規約束，所以專門設立了特別法庭。
...arguing that as a sovereign state it could not be subject to another country's laws.
爭論說作為一個主權國家其不受其他國家法律的約束
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VERB
使經受;使遭受
If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it.
例句
...the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse...
使她遭受了 4 年毒打和辱罵的男人
Innocent civilians are being arrested and subjected to inhumane treatment.
無辜的平民正被逮捕并遭受非人的虐待。
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(通常指君主制國家的)國民，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.
例句
...his subjects regarded him as a great and wise monarch...
他的臣民把他視為偉大而英明的君主
Roughly half of them are British subjects.
他們中大約有一半是英國國民。
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ADJ
臣服的;受他國統治的
Subject peoples and countries are ruled or controlled by the government of another country.
例句
The subject peoples of her empire were anxious for their own independence.
她的帝國中被迫向她臣服的民族迫切渴望自身的獨立。
...colonies and other subject territories.
殖民地和其他臣服的屬地
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PHRASE
(通常因為談論的話題令人尷尬而)轉換話題
When someone involved in a conversation changes the subject, they start talking about something else, often because the previous subject was embarrassing.
例句
He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.
他努力想換個話題，但她卻興趣正濃。
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PREP-PHRASE
取決于;視…而定
If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
例句
They denied a report that Egypt had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions.
他們否認了宣稱埃及已同意在特定條件下參加峰會的報道。