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object

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ob·ject1 /ˈɒbdʒɪkt $ ˈɑːb-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
1  thing 東西 [countableC]THING a solid thing that you can hold, touch, or see but that is not alive 實物，物體
an everyday object such as a spoon
調羹之類的日常用品
a small metal object
一個小金屬物件
scientists studying plants, animals, or inanimate objects (=things that are not alive)
研究植物、動物或無生命物體的科學家
→ UFO► see thesaurus at thing
2  aim 目標 [singular]PURPOSE the purpose of a plan, action, or activity 目的，目標；宗旨 → goal, aim
object of
The object of the game is to improve children’s math skills.
這項遊戲旨在提高兒童的數學技能。
My object was to explain the decision simply.
我的目的是要簡單明了地解釋這一決定。
The customer will benefit most, and that is the object of the exercise (=the purpose of what you are doing).
客戶將是最大的受益者，這正是此舉的目的。
3  an object of pity/desire/ridicule etc GETsomeone or something that is pitied, wanted etc 憐憫/渴望/嘲弄等的對象
She feared becoming an object of ridicule.
她害怕成爲人們嘲笑的對象。
sports cars and other objects of desire
跑車及其他人們渴望擁有的東西
an object of study
研究的對象
→ sex object
Examples from the Corpus
object of study• For such a theory has at its heart an object of study completely different to that which theory treats in other genres.• Science does not deal with its objects of study in their full concreteness.• It is only by concentrating on the differential element that literary studies can maintain its specific object of study.• But he is teaching something which is the object of study of linguistics, and is described by linguistic methods.• While we agree with this, we would add another major obstacle, namely problems of definition of the object of study.• Some natural sciences, confident of the uniformity of their objects of study, have adopted the intensive design.
4  money/expense is no object SPEND MONEYused to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money to get something 錢/費用不成問題
Money’s no object; I want the best.
錢不成問題，我要最好的。
5  object lesson TEACHan event or story that shows you the right or wrong way of doing something 可資借鑒的事例
object lesson in
The way ants work is an object lesson in order and organization.
螞蟻的工作方式在條理性和組織性方面提供了可資借鑒的實例。
Examples from the Corpus
object in• The regimented society of social insects such as ants and bees is an object lesson in order and organization.• Its history is an object lesson in natural selection.• And the ride is an object lesson in suppleness and elimination of vibration.• The series is an object lesson in, among many other qualities, the differences of gaze.• The highly sophisticated broadcasting industry offers an object lesson in the inadequacy of current standards of measuring public behavior.• It was an object lesson in how to protect a lead.• The parched remnants were, for Roosevelt, a stark object lesson in the need for animal protection.• She was spared the trauma of dinner, the object lesson in human dignity, and the smoke of Revolution.
6  grammar 語法 [countableC]
a) SLGa noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that something is done to, for example ‘the house’ in ‘We built the house.’ 直接賓語〔如 We built the house 中的 the house〕 SYN direct object
b) SLGa noun or pronoun representing the person or thing that is joined by a preposition to another word or phrase, for example ‘the table’ in ‘He sat on the table.’ 介詞賓語〔如 He sat on the table 中的 the table〕
c) SLGthe person who is involved in the result of an action, for example ‘her’ in ‘I gave her the book.’ 間接賓語〔如 I gave her the book 中的 her〕 SYN indirect object, → subject
7  computer 計算機 [countableC] a combination of written information on a computer and instructions that act on the information, for example in the form of a document or a picture 對象〔計算機中編寫的信息和有關指令的組合體，形式爲文檔或圖像〕
multimedia data objects
多媒體數據對象
Examples from the Corpus
object• But we also brought food, stones found along the way, wild flowers, and objects from our personal belongings.• An art object is especially difficult for the critic, as there are many ways in which its description can be approached.• Children should be able to point to each object as they count it.• The sculpture is made from objects he found on beaches in Mexico.• After his stroke, he was able to name inanimate objects like saws and shovels, but unable to name most living things.• It is these muscles which make it possible to stand up straight and bend over to lift objects.• The best approach is therefore for a document processing system to allow the user to define and use logical objects.• It examines some respects in which software is both like and unlike traditional museum objects.• The infant has no concept of objects.• Deferred imitation is the imitation of objects and events that have not been present for some time.• This enables messages sent from the object database to access information stored in the Sybase system.• In this game the object is to score as many points as you can in the time given.• The object of the exercise is to keep kids in school, rather than leaving without graduating.• The object of the search was to find a small plane that has been missing for two days.
inanimate objects• The Minoans also regarded certain inanimate objects as incarnations of a deity.• His world was filled with copulating inanimate objects and people getting their faces ripped off.• Frankly, I never used to feel guilty about disappointing inanimate objects.• It forces them to tease out information from inanimate objects.• This makes the study of human beings different from that of animals and of inanimate objects.• Only the inanimate objects in view were registered on the plates.• If either of these inanimate objects knows you are going to dump it, it will turn on you.• The distinction applies to nouns which refer to animate beings as well as those which refer to inanimate objects.
the object of the exercise• Pupils will benefit, and that must be the object of the exercise.• The changes will benefit the customer most, and that is, of course, the object of the exercise.• Hollows attract water, which obviously defeats the object of the exercise: to create a waterproof hat.• This defeats the object of the exercise.• We are not convinced that the object of the exercise is to make yet more people to become like ourselves!• Usually the object of the exercise is to shock, disgust or humiliate the unwilling audience, rather than injure.
ob·ject2 /əbˈdʒekt/ ●●○ W3 verb
1  [intransitiveI]PROTESTAGAINST/OPPOSE to feel or say that you oppose or disapprove of something 反對，不贊成
If no one objects, I would like Mrs Harrison to be present.
如果沒人反對的話，我想請哈裏森夫人出席。
object to (doing) something
Robson strongly objected to the terms of the contract.
羅伯森強烈反對合同中的條款。
I objected to having to rewrite the article.
我反對重寫這篇文章。
I object (=used in formal arguments, for example in a court of law) 我反對〔用於法庭等正式辯論中〕
Mr Chairman, I object. That is an unfair allegation.
主席先生，我反對。這項指控不公正。
► see thesaurus at complain
n Grammar
You object to something:
She objected to my suggestion.
✗Don’t say: She objected my suggestion.
2  [transitiveT]COMPLAIN to state a fact or opinion as a reason for opposing or disapproving of something 提出…作爲反對的理由；反對說
object that
The group objected that the policy would prevent patients from receiving the best treatment.
該團體反對說，這一政策會使病人得不到最佳的治療。
‘My name’s not Sonny, ’ the child objected.
“我的名字不叫小家夥。”那孩子反駁道。
→ objector
Examples from the Corpus
object• His supporters will certainly object if he is fired.• Will she object if I use her laptop?• Rebecca objects to being told what to do.• By July they were objecting to overseas service at all.• But I have met many who objected to the kind of society it has created because of its injustice and inhumanity.• Britain also objected to the new directive on maternity leave.• Human rights groups object to the proposed 50 percent reduction in the number of refugees who could be admitted to the country.• The committee strongly objected to the report's recommendations.• Does anyone object to these proposals?• Local plans on the other hand can be objected to.
I object• If demand is higher than expected, can I object if the manufacturer asks another producer also to make the same product?• I have never smoked and I object to being poisoned by other people's indulgence.• What I object to is the craze for machinery, not machinery as such.• But what I objected to most was the all too often blanket opposition to change.• That is why I objected to the assurance with which the hon. Member for Ryedale was arguing that this would happen.• Secondly, I object to the marching.• It was not that I objected to the public baths.• It was not so much the right hon. Gentleman's arrogance to which I objected - we are accustomed to that.
object that• Second, everything you draw is an object that can be selected, moved, reshaped or deleted independently of the rest.• What was similar about the objects that floated?• But the objects that physicists study are still basically simple objects.• In his left hand he held a red object that Quinn could not identify.• This makes a composite object that results from subtracting the area that the two shapes overlap.• The Government may object that the figures will never be perfect.• A delegate rose to object that the vote was meaningless.• Some one will object that this worry is illusory because the Federal Reserve can always rescue us with easier monetary policy.• A die and a template are both markers used for forming objects that will ultimately disintegrate.
From Longman Business Dictionary
objectob·ject1 /əbˈdʒekt/ verb [intransitiveI]
to complain or protest about something, or to feel that you oppose it or disapprove of it
The mayor considered contracting out garbage collection, but the unions objected.
object to
The banks objected to the proposal fiercely.
—objection noun [countableC, uncountableU]
The creditors raised no objection to the deadline extension.
—objector noun [countableC]
There are few objectors to the proposal amongst private investors.
objectob·ject2 /ˈɒbdʒektˈɑːb-/ noun [countableC]
1a solid thing, especially something you can hold or touch
The firms sell products ranging from art objects to vintage cars.
2the intended result of a plan, action, activity, or documentSYN AIM, OBJECTIVE
Our object is to keep costs down.
object of
The object of a contract of sale is to transfer the property from the seller to the buyer.
Applying for extra amounts in loans defeats the object (=does not have the intended result), because the students then get themselves further into debt.
3objects [plural]COMMERCE the things that a company has been formed to do and the types of goods or services that it has been formed to deal in
The objects of a business dictate what sort of organisation structure it needs.
4money/expense is no object used to say that you do not care how much money is spent on something
It would appear that money is no object for the people behind this offer.
5COMPUTING a combination of DATA (=written information) and instructions acting on the data, for example in the form of a document or a picture
multimedia data objects
Origin object1
(1300-1400) Medieval Latin objectum, from Latin obicere; → OBJECT2
 object2
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of obicere “to throw in the way, prevent, object”, from jacere “to throw”

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