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the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art （演讲、文章或艺术作品的）题目，主题，主题思想 the central/main/key/major theme 中心/主要/关键/主要主题 Births are a recurring theme in Leigh's work. 出生是利作品中反复出现的主题。 Hot temperatures were a common theme over the past couple of weeks. 在过去的几周里，高温是一个常见的主题。 - theme of something
The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage. 这些故事讲来讲去无非是这样那样的不幸婚姻。 North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. 北美文学是今年艺术节的主题。 The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. 总统强调了最受人欢迎的竞选主题——更加重视教育。 The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art. 男性裸体雕像总是希腊艺术的中心主题。 Through sculptures Chen explored themes of illness, exile and cultural difference. 陈通过雕塑探索疾病、放逐和文化差异等主题。
Collocations LiteratureLiterature 文学 Being a writer 当作家 - write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 - become a writer/novelist/playwright
成为作家／小说家／剧作家 - find/have a publisher/an agent
找到／有出版商／代理人 - have a new book out
出版一部新书 - edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 - dedicate a book/poem to…
把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围 - construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 - advance/drive the plot
推进故事情节的发展 - introduce/present the protagonist/a character
介绍主人公／一个人物 - describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 - create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 - build/heighten the suspense/tension
制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 - evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
唤起对这种状况的同情 - convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 - engage the reader
吸引读者 - seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
抓住（读者的）想象力 - arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
唤起（读者的）情感／同情 - lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言 - use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 - use/adopt/develop a style/technique
使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 - be rich in/be full of symbolism
富含象征意义 - evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
唤起…的形象／感觉 - create/achieve an effect
创造／取得效果 - maintain/lighten the tone
维持／缓和基调 - introduce/develop an idea/a theme
引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 - inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论 - read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 - review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 - give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
给予／得到好评／恶评 - be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
被誉为一部杰作 - quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 - provoke/spark discussion/criticism
引发讨论／评论 - study/interpret/understand a text/passage
研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 - translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb1He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment. 他就青少年失业这个主题发表了谈话。 His later novels develop the theme of alienation. 他后期的小说发展了异化这一主题。 Several familiar themes emerged from the discussion. 讨论中出现了几个熟悉的主题。 The same themes run through all her novels. 同样的主题贯穿于她所有的小说。 universal themes of love and loneliness 爱情和孤独之类的普适主题 The play touches on universal themes of loss and grief. 这出戏触及了普遍的主题:失去和悲伤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
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- continue
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- run through something
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music 音乐 a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music （乐曲的）主题，主旋律 The trumpets' theme is then taken up by the rest of orchestra. 接着由乐队其他人员演奏小号主旋律。
- (also theme song, theme tune)[countable](also theme music [uncountable])
music that is played at the beginning and end and/or is often repeated in a film, television programme, etc. （电影、电视节目的）主题音乐 the theme from ‘The Godfather’ 《教父》的主题音乐
The film's haunting musical theme stayed in my head for days. 那部电影挥之不去的主题旋律多日来萦绕于我的脑际。 He wrote and sang the theme to the hit TV series, ‘Minder’. 他创作并演唱风靡一时的电视系列剧《保镖》的主题歌。 His theme is played each time he appears on screen. 他每次出现在屏幕上都会播放他的主题。
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a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school （学生的）作文 - (
linguistics 语言学 the part of a sentence or clause that contains information that is not new to the reader or audience （句子的）主位；词干；主题
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin thema, from Greek, literally ‘proposition’; related to tithenai ‘to set or place’.