plural objects
plural objects
Learner's definition of OBJECT
1
[count] : a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive物體;東西 -
There were three objects in the box: a comb, a pen, and a button.盒子裏有三樣東西:一把梳子、一支鋼筆和一顆紐扣。
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an inanimate object [=a thing that is not alive, such as a rock, a chair, a book, etc.]無生命物體
2 [count]
a : someone or something that makes you feel a specified emotion(引起某種情感的)對象 —
+ of -
The book's lead character is both an object of desire and an object of pity. [=the lead character is both desired and pitied by other characters in the book]這本書的主角是一個既讓人渴望又讓人同情的人物。
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She is the object of his affection.她是他愛慕的對象。
b : someone or something that your attention or interest is directed toward(關注或感興趣的)對象,客體 —
often + of — see also sex object 3
[singular] : the goal or aim of a plan or action : the reason or purpose for an activity(計劃、行動的)目標,目的 —
usually + of 4
[count] grammar : a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or completes the meaning of a preposition賓語 — compare subject; see also direct object, indirect object
no object
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used to say that something is not important or worth worrying about不成問題;不在話下 -
When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they don't worry about how much something costs] They always stay at the most expensive places.他們度假時,錢不是問題。他們總是住最貴的地方。
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If cost was/were no object [=if cost did not matter; if we had enough money] we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.如果錢不是問題,我們就會買新車而不是修舊車了。
objects; objected; objecting
objects; objected; objecting
Learner's definition of OBJECT
1
[no object] : to disagree with something or oppose something不同意;不贊成;反對 -
No one objected when the paintings were removed.這些畫被移走時,沒有人反對。
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(law) “Your honor, I object. That question is misleading.”“法官大人,我反對。那個問題是在誤導。”
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often + to 2
[+ object] : to say (something that explains why you oppose something or disagree)反對說;抗辯說;反對的理由是 —
often + that — objector
/əbˈʤɛktɚ/ noun, plural objectors [count]