object

object
noun
  1. a material thing that can be seen and touched
    (可见或可触摸的)物体,东西
    he was dragging a large object.
    他在拖一个大东西。
    small objects such as shells.
    贝壳之类的小东西。
    ■(Philosophy)a thing external to the thinking mind or subject
    (哲)客体
  2. a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
    对象;目标
    disease became the object of investigation.
    疾病成为调查的对象。
    ■a goal or purpose
    目的,宗旨
    the Institute was opened with the object of promoting scientific study.
    那所学院开办的目的是为了促进科学研究。
    ■(Grammar)a noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition
    (语法)宾语
    ■(Computing)a data construct that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer (such as a processor, a peripheral, a document, or a piece of code) and defines its status, its method of operation, and how it interacts with other objects
    (计算机)对象
verb
  1. [reporting verb]say something to express one's disapproval of or disagreement with something
    口头表示反对(或不同意)
    [no obj.]residents object to the volume of traffic.
    居民们对这样的车流量啧有烦言。
    [with clause]the boy's father objected that the police had arrested him unlawfully.
    男孩的父亲表示反对,说警察逮捕他是非法的。
    ■[with obj.](archaic)adduce as a reason against something
    (古)提出反对理由;引证反对
    Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad.
    布赖恩特以这种情况为证不同意《伊利亚特》的真实性。
常用词组
no object
  1. not influencing or restricting choices or decisions
    不影响(或不妨碍)作选择(或决定);不成问题
    a tycoon for whom money is no object.
    一个可以随意支配金钱的大亨。
the object of the exercise
  1. the main point or purpose of an activity
    做某事(或采取某一行动)的目的
object of virtu
  1. 见 virtu
派生
objectless
adjective
objector
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum 'thing presented to the mind', neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- 'in the way of' + jacere 'to throw'; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare
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