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单词 theme
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theme
(θm )
Word forms: themes
1. countable noun B2
A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it.
The theme of the summit was women as 'agents of change'. [+ of]
One of Chomsky's main themes is that the appearance of open debate is illusion.
The need to strengthen the family has been a recurrent theme for the Prime Minister.
Synonyms: motif, leitmotif, recurrent image, unifying idea  
2. countable noun B2
A theme in an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats.
The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.
This painting points to another recurring theme in Munch's work.
Synonyms: subject, idea, topic, matter  
3. countable noun
A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based.
...variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
4. countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Theme music or a theme song is a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a film or of a television or radio programme.
...the theme from Dr Zhivago. [+ from]
The programme has an appallingly catchy theme tune.
Collocations:
broad theme
He will stick to broad themes of social justice, political reform, international affairs, and the environment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Each chapter in this book considers the impact of a different aspect of human resource management on these three broad themes.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions
As you move through the exhibition, a series of broad themes is explored.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
common theme
Dreams are rich in metaphor and two common themes are being naked and flying.
The Sun (2012)
Despite the diversity, there are common themes in their modern economies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The Eurozone crisis has many causes but a common theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
consistent theme
He was something of a pioneer in the nascent green movement and it has been a consistent theme in his work since.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A consistent theme is the interplay between individual and collective composition and reception.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
It is a consistent theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
constant theme
Bad weather was a constant theme over the last 12 months.
The Sun (2013)
Snow is the constant theme of Christmas.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Due process and proper procedure are constant themes.
Christianity Today (2000)
dominant theme
No matter what the style of music, there needs to be a dominant theme.
Christianity Today (2000)
That becomes the dominant theme.
Christianity Today (2000)
Regulation is a dominant theme in the financial services industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
familiar theme
A lot of the familiar themes and situations recur, but there is an attempt here to represent something more optimistic.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The low value placed on writers in Hollywood is a familiar theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Loving the wrong person is a familiar theme in fiction.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
key theme
What were the key lyrical themes you explored?
The Sun (2012)
Floral and other designs are a key theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Research and polling for British Future found a broad public consensus on what the key themes of the centenary should be.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
major theme
Cultural relativism played no part in the defence arguments, but it is one of the two major themes of the book.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The more controversial claim is the one about poets testing implications, and it is a major theme of the book.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
This is a time in which disenchantment with politics is a major theme of public life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
recurrent theme
Across all records on what it is like to go into orbit, there is the recurrent theme of humility, and perspective.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
No wonder, too, that her dreams have a recurrent theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As in any structured composition, a recurrent theme emerges.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
unifying theme
But there was one unifying theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme.
The Sun (2012)
The most powerful unifying theme is that as a society, we need to work.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In some ways she does not need a new idea or a cause or a unifying theme to campaign on.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
universal theme
This universal theme is so rarely tackled, or so beautifully choreographed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The surroundings might be different but there are universal themes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These are universal themes that speak to the heart.
The Sun (2012)
Translations:
Chinese: 主题
Japanese: テーマ
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