theme

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n.  (演讲、文章或艺术作品的)题目，主题，主题思想; (乐曲的)主题，主旋律; (学生的)作文
adj.  (反映某主题或历史时期的)主题酒馆(或酒吧、餐馆等)

复数：themes　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1703 / COCA.1655

牛津词典

noun

• （演讲、文章或艺术作品的）题目，主题，主题思想
  the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art
  1. 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。
  2. The President stressed a favourite campaign theme─greater emphasis on education.
     总统强调了最喜欢的竞选主题——加大教育投入。
  3. The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art.
     男性裸体人像总是希腊艺术的中心主题。
  4. 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。
• （乐曲的）主题，主旋律
  a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music
  1. the theme from ‘The Godfather’
     《教父》的主题音乐
• （乐曲的）主题，主旋律
  a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music
  1. the theme from ‘The Godfather’
     《教父》的主题音乐
• （学生的）作文
  a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school
• （句子的）主位；词干；主题
  the part of a sentence or clause that contains information that is not new to the reader or audience

adj.

• （反映某主题或历史时期的）主题酒馆（或酒吧、餐馆等）
  a pub, bar, etc. that is designed to reflect a particular subject or period of history
  1. an Irish theme pub
     爱尔兰主题酒馆

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (作品、谈话、讨论的)主题，题目
  Athemein a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it.
  1. The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe...
     大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
  2. 'That's another element in choosing a style of writing, you see,' he says, returning to his main theme...
     “瞧，那是选择写作风格时要考虑的又一个因素，”他又回到了主题上。
  3. The need to strengthen the family has been a recurrent theme for the Prime Minister.
     巩固家庭关系是首相屡次谈到的话题。
• N-COUNT (艺术品、文学作品的)主题，中心思想
  Athemein an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats.
  1. The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women...
     小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。
  2. This painting points to another recurring theme in Munch's work.
     这幅画体现了蒙克作品中另一个常见的主题。
• N-COUNT (音乐的)主旋律
  Athemeis a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based.
  1. ...variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
     莫扎特的《魔笛》中主旋律的变奏曲
• N-COUNT (电影、电视节目、广播节目的)主题音乐，主题曲
  Thememusic or athemesong is a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a film or of a television or radio programme.
  1. ...the theme from Dr Zhivago...
     电影《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲
  2. The BBC used Vangelis's Chariots of Fire as its Olympic theme tune in 1984.
     BBC 选用了范吉利斯的《火战车》作为其 1984 年奥运节目的主题音乐。

英英释义

noun

• a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
  1. it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
  Synonym:motif
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  1. thematic vowels are part of the stem
  Synonym:rootroot wordbasestemradical
• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
  1. he got an A on his composition
  Synonym:compositionpaperreport
• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  1. he didn't want to discuss that subject
  2. it was a very sensitive topic
  3. his letters were always on the theme of love
  Synonym:subjecttopic
• (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
  1. the theme is announced in the first measures
  2. the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
  Synonym:melodic thememusical themeidea

verb

• provide with a particular theme or motive
  1. the restaurant often themes its menus

双语例句

• There is a theme of tragedy that runs through it: I'm thinking in particular of the story of Tom Howard.
  贯穿始终的是一个悲剧主题，特别是汤姆·霍华德的故事。
• Elizabeth warmed to her theme as the letter continued with her favourite lament.
  随着这封信接下来进入到伊丽莎白最喜欢抱怨的内容，她开始奔向主题。
• The need to strengthen the family has been a recurrent theme for the Prime Minister.
  巩固家庭关系是首相屡次谈到的话题。
• The theme of the play is the life of migrant workers.
  这个剧本以民工生活为题材。
• This poem marries theme and style well.
  这首诗的主题和风格结合得很好。
• The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women
  小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。
• The theme of the play stands out even more clearly after it was revised.
  经过改编，戏的主题更加突出了。
• The theme which the author has intended to express in the book does not stand out.
  在这部作品中，作者企图表现的主题并不突出。
• The first violins introduced the first theme, a soft and beautiful melody.
  第一小提琴奏出第一主题，旋律轻柔动听。
• 'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' — 'Not very many.'
  “有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢？”“并不很多。”