| 单词 | study |
| 释义 | study —studiable, adj. —studier, n. /stud"ee/, n. , pl. studies, v. , studied, studying. n. 1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study. 2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law. 3. Often, studies. a personal effort to gain knowledge: to pursue one's studies. 4. something studied or to be studied: Balzac's study was human nature. 5. research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject, phenomenon, etc.: She made a study of the transistor market for her firm. 6. a written account of such research, examination, or analysis: He published a study of Milton's poetry. 7. a well-defined, organized branch of learning or knowledge. 8. zealous endeavor or assiduous effort. 9. the object of such endeavor or effort. 10. deep thought, reverie, or a state of abstraction: He was lost in study and did not hear us come in. 11. a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like. 12. Also called étude. Music. a composition that combines exercise in technique with a greater or lesser amount of artistic value. 13. Literature. a. a literary composition executed for exercise or as an experiment in a particular method of treatment. b. such a composition dealing in detail with a particular subject, as a single main character. 14. Art. something produced as an educational exercise, as a memorandum or record of observations or effects, or as a guide for a finished production: She made a quick pencil sketch of his hands as a study for the full portrait in oils. 15. a person, as an actor, considered in terms of his or her quickness or slowness in memorizing lines: a quick study. v.i. 16. to apply oneself to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or practice. 17. to apply oneself; endeavor. 18. to think deeply, reflect, or consider. 19. to take a course of study, as at a college. v.t. 20. to apply oneself to acquiring a knowledge of (a subject). 21. to examine or investigate carefully and in detail: to study the political situation. 22. to observe attentively; scrutinize: to study a person's face. 23. to read carefully or intently: to study a book. 24. to endeavor to learn or memorize, as a part in a play. 25. to consider, as something to be achieved or devised. 26. to think out, as the result of careful consideration or devising. [1250-1300; (n.) ME studie < OF estudie < L studium, equiv. to stud(ere) to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on + -ium -IUM; (v.) ME studien < OF estudier < ML studiare, deriv. of studium] Syn. 1. inquiry, research, reading, thought, consideration. 7. subject, field, area. 11. library, den. 21. STUDY, CONSIDER, REFLECT, WEIGH imply fixing the mind upon something, generally doing so with a view to some decision or action. STUDY implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought: to study a problem. TO CONSIDER is to fix the thought upon something and give it close attention before making a decision concerning it, or beginning an action connected with it: to consider ways and means. REFLECT implies looking back quietly over past experience and giving it consideration: to reflect on similar cases in the past. WEIGH implies a deliberate and judicial estimate, as by a balance: to weigh a decision. |
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