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. (作品、谈话、讨论的)主题，题目
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The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe. [+ of]
大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
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'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。
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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。
SYN motif, leitmotif, recurrent image, unifying idea
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. (艺术品、文学作品的)主题，中心思想
SYN subject, idea, topic, matter
3 N-COUNT (音乐的)主旋律 A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based. (音乐的)主旋律
4 N-COUNT [usually NOUN n] (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. (电影、电视节目、广播节目的)主题音乐，主题曲
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...the theme from Dr Zhivago. [+ from]
电影《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲
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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。
| Word Partnership | Use theme with: |
| N. | campaign theme 1 theme of a book/movie/story 2 theme and variations 3 theme music, theme song 4 |
| ADJ. | central theme, common theme, dominant theme, main theme, major theme, new theme, recurring theme 1 2 |
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