单词 | subscribe |
释义 | subscribe (once / 176 pages) v If you subscribe to something, you sign up to receive it regularly. If you subscribe to the New York Times, it's delivered to your door every morning or you get online access. When you subscribe to a belief, you adopt it as your own. You might subscribe to the notion that children should be seen and not heard, or you might wholeheartedly subscribe to your town's proposal to save the wetlands. A less common use of subscribe is to sign your name on something, reflecting the origin of the word, which comes from the Latin subscribere, "to write below," that is, to sign at the bottom of a document. WORD FAMILYsubscribe: subscribed, subscriber, subscribes, subscribing, subscription+/subscribed: oversubscribed/subscriber: subscribers/subscription: subscriptions USAGE EXAMPLESReports at the time cited Inada as saying she was unaware of his status and did not subscribe to neo-Nazi ideology. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) More than two dozen newly subscribed customers will receive boxes containing sample personal care and beauty products. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Even some of Trump's campaign advisers — including Larry Kudlow, a potential pick to lead the Council of Economic Advisers — subscribe to more traditional GOP views. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1v pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals Syn|Hyper pledge donate give to a charity or good cause 2v mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) Syn|Hypo|Hyper sign rubricate sign with a mark instead of a name write communicate or express by writing 3v offer to buy, as of stocks and shares The broker subscribed 500 shares Hyper bid, offer, tender propose a payment 4v receive or obtain regularly Syn|Hyper subscribe to, take buy, purchase obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 5v adopt as a belief I subscribe to your view on abortion Syn|Hyper support agree, concord, concur, hold be in accord; be in agreement |
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