theme

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  • n.主题;(乐曲的)主旋律;(演讲、文章或艺术作品的)题目;(句子的)主位;主题思想;(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

themetheme

noun

1

(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

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.

总统强调了最喜欢的竞选主题——加大教育投入。

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。

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。

2

(乐曲的)主题,主旋律
a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music

3


the theme from ‘The Godfather’

《教父》的主题音乐

4

(学生的)作文
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school

5

(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

an Irish theme pub

爱尔兰主题酒馆

theme

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (作品、谈话、讨论的)主题,题目
    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 conference is renaissance Europe...

    大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (艺术品、文学作品的)主题,中心思想
    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...

    小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (音乐的)主旋律
    A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based.

    ...variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.

    莫扎特的《魔笛》中主旋律的变奏曲

  • 4
    N-COUNT (电影、电视节目、广播节目的)主题音乐,主题曲
    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...

    电影《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲

noun

1
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
Synonym: motif
2
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
thematic vowels are part of the stem
Synonym: root root word base stem radical
3
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
he got an A on his composition
Synonym: composition paper report
4
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
he didn't want to discuss that subject
it was a very sensitive topic
his letters were always on the theme of love
Synonym: subject topic
5
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
the theme is announced in the first measures
the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
Synonym: melodic theme musical theme idea

verb

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

数据来源:WordNet

  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. It 's the biggest theme park outside the United States .

    这是美国以外最大的主题游乐园。

  3. She develops the theme more fully in her later books .

    她在后来写的书中更详尽地阐明了这个主题。

  4. The exhibition is structured around the themes of work and leisure .

    展览是围绕工作与休闲的主题来布置的。

  5. The new theme park will be Britain 's answer to Disneyland .

    英国新的主题乐园可与迪斯尼乐园媲美。

  6. 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。

  7. The theme park attracts 2.5 million visitors a year .

    这个主题乐园每年吸引250万游客。

  8. She makes a simple story resonate with complex themes and emotions .

    她使一部情节简单的小说充满了复杂的主题和情感。

  9. The poem encapsulates many of the central themes of her writing .

    这首诗是对她许多著作的核心主题的概括。

  10. 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。

  11. This theme recurs several times throughout the book .

    这一主题在整部书里出现了好几次。

  12. The opera twins the themes of love and death .

    这出歌剧把爱与死的主题紧密结合在一起。

  13. 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。

  14. Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels .

    贫穷是她的小说中惯有的主题。

  15. His numerous complaints are all variations on a theme .

    他的满腹牢骚说来道去都是为了一件事。

  16. We seem to be straying from the main theme of the debate .

    我们似乎是偏离了辩论的主题。

  17. The speaker was now warming to her theme .

    演讲者就她的主题越讲越起劲。

  18. Wallerstein 's work can be separated into three main component themes

    沃勒斯坦的作品可以细分成3个主要的主题。

  19. The power of the Church is one theme all these writers return to .

    所有这些作家都回归到了教会权力这个主题上。

  20. Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite

    新近发生的事情使得他的中心主题显得更加有的放矢。

  21. 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。

  22. Race is a recurrent theme in the work .

    种族问题是该作品里多次出现的主题。

  23. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity

    贯穿这许多提案的主线是个人权力和机遇这一主题。

  24. One of the main themes of TQM is employee involvement

    全面质量管理的主题之一是员工参与。

  25. Many theories on punishment exist , all of which are variations on a theme .

    关于惩罚的理论有很多,虽形式略有不同,但其主旨都是一样的。

  26. 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。

  27. Recent advertising campaigns from the industry have hammered at these themes .

    该行业最近的广告宣传活动一直在反复强调这些主题。

  28. 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。

  29. Movie music can be made memorable because its themes are repeated throughout the film .

    电影音乐要想让人记住不难,因为它的主旋律贯穿影片始终。

  30. She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes .

    她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。

  • 词语搭配

theme与以下词性连用

n.

campaign theme

运动主题

theme of a book/movie/story

书/电影/故事的主题

theme and variations

主旋律和变奏曲

theme music

主题音乐

theme song

主题曲

adj.

central theme

主要主题

common theme

常见主题

dominant theme

主流主题

main theme

重大主题

major theme

中心主题

new theme

新主题

recurring theme

反复出现的主题