| 词汇 | theme |
| 释义 | themeWord family noun theme thematheme parkadjective thematic themedthemelessadverb thematically Music, School, Literature, Film theme /θiːm/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun [countableC] 1 SUBJECTsubject 主题 the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film etc 主题 The book’s theme is the conflict between love and duty. 本书的主题是爱与责任之间的冲突。 main/central/major etc theme Campbell has made health care a central theme in his campaign. 坎贝尔在竞选活动中把医疗保健作为中心主题。 Nature is a recurrent theme (=a theme that appears repeatedly) in Frost’s poetry. 大自然是弗罗斯特诗作中反复出现的一个主题。 Most of Kurt’s other pictures were variations on the same theme. 库尔特的其他大部分画作都是同一主题的变奏。 2 theme music/song/tune music or a song that is often played during a film or musical play, or at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme 主题音乐/主题歌/主题曲 the theme song from ‘The Brady Bunch’ 《欢乐家庭》的主题曲 Examples from the Corpus theme music/song/tune• Sometimes the cartoon theme song is better than some of the episodes themselves.• Tampons that play the Hollyoaks theme tune when inserted?• Gowie Corby, Gowie Corby, the theme tune for all that's wrong in this school.• I know she liked the theme music.• I worked on the theme song with Ziggy Marley.• The theme music for the show starts up.• The theme music starts and I immediately find something more interesting to do.• The theme tune from Titanic was played at their wedding. 3 APMrepeated tune 重复的曲调 a short simple tune that is repeated and developed in a piece of music 主调；主旋律 Freia’s theme in Wagner’s opera 瓦格纳歌剧中的弗莱雅主旋律 4 style 风格 a particular style 特定的风格 Her bedroom is decorated in a Victorian theme. 她的卧室是维多利亚时代风格装饰。 5 piece of writing 作文 American EnglishAmESES old-fashioned a short piece of writing on a particular subject that you do for school 〔以某一特定题目写作的〕作文，短论文 SYN essay theme on Your homework is to write a two-page theme on pollution. 你们的家庭作业是就污染问题写一篇两页的作文。 n COLLOCATIONS adjectives the main/central/dominant theme The main theme of the book is the importance of honesty. a major theme Cultural change is the second major theme of his work. a common theme Death and rebirth is a common theme in Eliot’s poetry. a recurrent/recurring theme (=one that appears several times) Returning to traditional values was a major theme of the president’s speech. an underlying theme (=one that is important but not very noticeable) One of the book’s underlying themes is the struggle for human rights. a universal theme (=subjects that affect people of all races and cultures) phrasesReaders everywhere can relate to the universal themes in his work. variations on a theme (=things with a similar basic subject, style etc) Most of her short stories are variations on the theme of tragedy. Examples from the Corpus theme• The first is the ability to communicate: to find a theme, to focus on an agenda.• The play's central theme is greed and its corrupting effects.• The supple interplay of major themes will furnish it with the exhilarating sense of a mind meticulous but free.• George Eliot shows real concern for religious and moral themes.• a two-page theme on pollution• The conference's theme is education and training.• But before I take up that theme let me try to get closer to the ground.• She asks the host to describe the theme of the meeting and the desired length of the speech.• And not only do the themes recur, but they overlap.• I really like the theme song to the "Mary Tyler Moore Show."• One of the themes of the book is the relationship between people and nature.• Tartan patterns and plaids are applications of this theme.• The master bedroom is decorated in a Victorian theme. variations on ... theme• There are many variations on this theme.• Many variations on the combination theme can be put into practice.• There are numerous variations on these basic themes to suit soil, climate, and the main farming enterprises.• All kinds of variations on this theme can occur.• The aim should be flexibility within a structure; variations on a theme.• For me, it was the most teasing of all things, variations on a theme, slight changes.• The dealers themselves started working variations on the theme. (1200-1300) Latin thema, from Greek, “something laid down, theme”, from tithenai “to put” |
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