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the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world 学习；研究 a room set aside for private study 单留出来的书房 academic/literary/scientific study 学术/文学/科学研究 It is important to develop good study skills. 培养良好的学习方法很重要。 Physiology is the study of how living things work. 生理学是研究生物机能的学科。
WordfinderExtra ExamplesNow that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again. 现在孩子们都上学了，她打算重拾课本进行全日制学习。 Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study. 学生们在开始所选专业的学习之前，先进行一年的基础学习。 The course integrates academic study and practical training. 这门课程将理论学习和实践融为一体。 This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study. 这本语法书既适合课堂使用，也适合自学。 The scientific study of American dialects began in 1889. 对美国方言的科学研究始于1889年。 The company allows its staff to take paid study leave. 这家公司允许员工带薪脱产进修。 A study group meets every Sunday at the church. 一个学习小组每周日都在教堂会面。 This work is the result of decades of study and research. 这项工作是几十年研究的结果。 Students have great opportunities through study abroad and internship programs. 通过留学和实习项目，学生有很大的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full-time
- part-time
- graduate
- …
- course
- programme/program
- take up
- group
- programme/program
- leave
- …
- study for
- an area of study
- a field of study
- studies[plural] (often used with a possessive) (formal)
a particular person’s learning activities, for example at a college or university 功课；课业；学业 to continue your studies 继续学业 Many undertake further studies after college. 很多人在大学毕业后继续深造。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1She returned to her studies when her children reached school age. 孩子们到了入学年龄后，她又重新开始学习。 When he has completed his studies, he'll travel around the world. 完成学业后，他要周游世界。 He needed more leisure to pursue his studies. 他需要更多的闲暇来继续学习。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- further
- begin
- undertake
- continue
- …
- studies[uncountable + singular or plural verb]
used in the names of some academic subjects （用于某些学科名称） business/media/American studies 商学；传媒学；美国研究
Extra ExamplesHe lectures in management studies. 他教授管理学。 She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University. 她在利物浦大学从事女性研究。 the university's cultural studies course 这所大学的文化研究课程
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- area
- business
- cultural
- …
- do
- lecture in
- teach
- …
- department
- course
- programme/program
- …
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a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail （专题）研究，调查 to conduct/undertake a study 进行研究 Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory. 在意大利进行的调查研究证实了这个理论。 - study on something
He has recently done a study on the effects of traffic and aircraft noise. 他最近做了一项关于交通和飞机噪音影响的研究。 - study of something
a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment 关于动物如何适应环境的细致研究 scientific studies of fishing grounds and methods of fishing 渔场和捕鱼方法的科学研究 This study shows/finds/suggests that… 这项研究表明/发现/表明… the purpose/aim of a study 研究的目的/目的 the results/findings of a study 研究的结果/发现 - in a study
the methods used in the present study 本研究中使用的方法 in previous/earlier studies 在以前的研究中 - according to a study
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research… 根据最近发表在睡眠研究杂志上的一项研究…
Collocations Scientific researchsee also case study, time-and-motion studyScientific research 科学研究 Theory 理论 - formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
创立理论；提出假设 - build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
创立一个简单／理论／数学模型 - develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
创立／建立／提供／使用理论／概念框架 - advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
提出／论证／详尽阐述…的论题 - explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
探讨一个想法／概念／假设 - make a prediction/an inference
预测；推断 - base a prediction/your calculations on something
基于…做出预测／估算 - investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
研究／评估／接受／质疑／拒绝接受一个理论／假设／模型
Experiment 实验 - design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
设计一项实验／问卷／研究／测试 - do research/an experiment/an analysis
做研究／实验／分析 - make observations/measurements/calculations
观察；测量；计算 - carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
进行实验／测试／纵向研究／观察／临床试验 - run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
进行实验／模拟／临床试验 - repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
重做实验／测试／分析 - replicate a study/the results/the findings
做相同的研究；得出同样的结果／调查结果 - observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
资助／支持研究／项目／专题研究 - seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
寻求／提供／得到／争取到研究资金
Results 结果 - collect/gather/extract data/information
收集／提取数据／信息 - yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
得到数据／证据／类似调查结果／相同结果 - analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
分析／考查数据／土壤样本／样本 - consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
思考／比较／解释结果／调查结果 - fit the data/model
与数据／模型相符合 - confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
证实／支持／核实预测／假设／结果／调查结果 - prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
证明猜测／假设／定理 - draw/make/reach the same conclusions
得出同样的结论 - read/review the records/literature
阅读／评论记录／文献 - describe/report an experiment/a study
描述／报告一项实验／研究 - present/publish/summarize the results/findings
提交／公布／总结结果／调查结果 - present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读／评论／引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb1A new study shows that fewer students are studying science. 一项新的研究显示，学理科的学生减少了。 A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular. 初步的调研显示该产品将会受欢迎。 An independent study was commissioned by the department. 一项独立研究由该部门委托进行。 He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate with one another. 他就鸟类之间的沟通进行了专门研究。 In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed. 最近一项研究发现，40% 的学校师资不足。 The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system. 采用新系统之前，该公司进行了广泛的可行性研究。 The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city centre. 目前的研究表明市中心的空气污染已到了不可接受的地步。 The study aims to examine bias in television news coverage. 这项研究旨在调查电视新闻报道中的偏向。 The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women. 该研究比较了男性和女性骨癌的患病率。 The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population. 研究小组是从社会各界挑选出来的。 The study highlighted three problem areas. 该研究强调了 3 个问题领域。 The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease. 该研究对这种疾病的发病过程提出了有价值的见解。 The ten-year study covered 13 000 people aged 15-25. 这项长达 10 年的研究涵盖了 1.3 万名 15 至 25 岁的人。 This phenomenon has been observed in both laboratory and field studies. 在实验室和实地研究中均观察到该现象。 A comparative study was carried out into the environmental costs of different energy sources. 对不同能源的环境成本进行了一项比较研究。 They undertook a study of a sample of 992 first year students in 13 secondary schools. 他们对13所中学的992名一年级学生进行了抽样调查。 Most previous studies have focused on the elderly. 以往的研究大多集中在老年人身上。 Clinical studies show that adding calcium to your diet can help people lose weight. 临床研究表明，在饮食中添加钙可以帮助人们减肥。 Animal studies have linked the chemical to certain cancers. 动物研究已经将这种化学物质与某些癌症联系起来。 According to the study, respondents preferred the strawberry-flavoured drink. 根据这项研究，受访者更喜欢草莓口味的饮料。 Studies conducted in Iowa have produced similar results. 在爱荷华州进行的研究也产生了类似的结果。 In a study of 400 patients, half of those given the medication saw the number of their headaches halved. 在一项对400名患者的研究中，一半接受药物治疗的患者的头痛次数减半。 Study participants developed no major side effects. 研究参与者没有出现重大副作用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- new
- present
- …
- commission
- fund
- support
- …
- take place
- aim at something
- aim to do something
- …
- group
- session
- according to a/the study
- in a/the study
- under study
- …
- an area of study
- a field of study
- the author of a/the study
- …
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an academic book or article on a particular topic 研究： 有关特定主题的学术书籍或文章a study of Jane Austen's novels 简 • 奥斯丁小说的研究专著 Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan. 莎士比亚是安东尼·布莱恩一项新研究的对象。
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the act of considering or examining something in detail 细致考虑；仔细检查；审视 - [countable]
a room, especially in somebody’s home, used for reading and writing 书房 She crossed the hallway and opened the door to her private study. 她穿过门厅，打开了通往她私人书房的门。
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a drawing or painting of something, especially one done for practice or before doing a larger picture 习作；试作；试画 a study of Chartres Cathedral 沙特尔大教堂试画 a nude study 裸体画习作
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the act of showing or describing somebody/something in literature or another art form, especially a character or an aspect of behaviour 细致考虑；仔细检查；审视 The novel is a character study of a city and its people. 这部小说是对一个城市及其人民的性格研究。
- (also étude)[countable]
a piece of music designed to give a player practice in technical skills 练习曲 - [singular] study (in something) (formal)
a perfect example of something 典型；范例
activity of learning学习
academic subject学科
research
room房间
art绘画
character性质
music音乐
perfect example典型
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estudie (noun), estudier (verb), both based on Latin studium ‘zeal, painstaking application’.
Idioms
in a brown study
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thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you 出神；沉思默想（以致没注意到周围情况）