stud·y
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈstʌdi/
/ˈstʌdi/
(plural studies)
Idioms - [uncountable] the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world
学习；研究 - a room set aside for private study
单留出来的书房 - academic/literary/scientific study
学术／文学／科学研究 - It is important to develop good study skills.
培养良好的学习方法很重要。 - Physiology is the study of how living things work.
生理学是研究生物机能的学科。
Wordfinder- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
Extra Examples- Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again.
现在孩子们都上学了，她打算重拾课本进行全日制学习。 - Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study.
学生们在开始所选专业的学习之前，先进行一年的基础学习。 - The course integrates academic study and practical training.
这门课程将理论学习和实践融为一体。 - This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study.
这本语法书既适合课堂使用，也适合自学。 - The scientific study of American dialects began in 1889.
对美国方言的科学研究始于1889年。 - The company allows its staff to take paid study leave.
这家公司允许员工带薪脱产进修。 - A study group meets every Sunday at the church.
一个学习小组每周日都在教堂会面。 - This work is the result of decades of study and research.
这项工作是数十年学习和研究的成果。 - Students have great opportunities through study abroad and internship programs.
学生通过出国留学和实习项目有很好的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full-time
- part-time
- graduate
- …
- course
- programme/program
- take up
- group
- programme/program
- leave
- …
- study for
- an area of study
- a field of study
- a room set aside for private study
- studies[plural] (often used with a possessive) (formal) a particular person’s learning activities, for example at a college or university
功课；课业；学业 - to continue your studies
继续学业 - Many undertake further studies after college.
很多人在大学毕业后继续深造。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1- She returned to her studies when her children reached school age.
孩子们到了入学年龄后，她又重新开始学习。 - When he has completed his studies, he'll travel around the world.
完成学业后，他要周游世界。 - He needed more leisure to pursue his studies.
他需要更多的空闲时间来继续学业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- further
- begin
- undertake
- continue
- …
- to continue your studies
- studies[uncountable + singular or plural verb] used in the names of some academic subjects
（用于某些学科名称） - business/media/American studies
商学；传媒学；美国研究
Extra Examples- He lectures in management studies.
他教授管理学。 - She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University.
她在利物浦大学从事女性研究。 - the university's cultural studies course
这所大学的文化研究课程
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- area
- business
- cultural
- …
- do
- lecture in
- teach
- …
- department
- course
- programme/program
- …
- business/media/American studies
- [countable] a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail
（专题）研究，调查 - to conduct/undertake a study
进行研究 - Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory.
在意大利进行的调查研究证实了这个理论。 - study on something He has recently done a study on the effects of traffic and aircraft noise.
他最近做了一项关于交通和飞机噪音影响的研究。 - study of something a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment
关于动物如何适应环境的细致研究 - scientific studies of fishing grounds and methods of fishing
渔场和捕捞方法的科学研究 - This study shows/finds/suggests that…
这研究证明／发现／显示… - the purpose/aim of a study
研究的目的/目标 - the results/findings of a study
研究结果／发现 - in a study the methods used in the present study
当前研究使用的方法 - in previous/earlier studies
在以前/早期的研究中 - according to a study According to a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research…
据《睡眠研究》刊登的一篇新近研究报告…
Wordfinder- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheorysee also case study, time-and-motion study- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb1- A new study shows that fewer students are studying science.
一项新的研究显示，学理科的学生减少了。 - A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular.
初步的调研显示该产品将会受欢迎。 - An independent study was commissioned by the department.
一项独立研究由该部门委托进行。 - He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate with one another.
他就鸟类之间的沟通进行了专门研究。 - In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed.
最近一项研究发现，40% 的学校师资不足。 - The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system.
采用新系统之前，该公司进行了广泛的可行性研究。 - The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city centre.
目前的研究表明市中心的空气污染已到了不可接受的地步。 - The study aims to examine bias in television news coverage.
这项研究旨在调查电视新闻报道中的偏向。 - The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women.
该研究比较了男性和女性骨癌的患病率。 - The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population.
研究小组是从社会各界挑选出来的。 - The study highlighted three problem areas.
该研究强调了 3 个问题领域。 - The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease.
该研究对这种疾病的发病过程提出了有价值的见解。 - The ten-year study covered 13 000 people aged 15-25.
这项长达 10 年的研究涵盖了 1.3 万名 15 至 25 岁的人。 - This phenomenon has been observed in both laboratory and field studies.
在实验室和实地研究中均观察到该现象。 - A comparative study was carried out into the environmental costs of different energy sources.
对不同能源的环境成本进行了一项比较研究。 - They undertook a study of a sample of 992 first year students in 13 secondary schools.
他们对 13 所中学的 992 名一年级学生进行了研究。 - Most previous studies have focused on the elderly.
之前的大多数研究都集中在老年人身上。 - Clinical studies show that adding calcium to your diet can help people lose weight.
临床研究表明，在饮食中添加钙可以帮助人们减肥。 - Animal studies have linked the chemical to certain cancers.
动物研究已将这种化学物质与某些癌症联系起来。 - According to the study, respondents preferred the strawberry-flavoured drink.
根据这项研究，受访者更喜欢草莓味饮料。 - Studies conducted in Iowa have produced similar results.
在爱荷华州进行的研究也得出了类似的结果。 - In a study of 400 patients, half of those given the medication saw the number of their headaches halved.
在一项针对 400 名患者的研究中，服用药物的患者中有一半的头痛次数减少了一半。 - Study participants developed no major side effects.
研究参与者没有出现重大副作用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- new
- present
- …
- commission
- fund
- support
- …
- take place
- aim at something
- aim to do something
- …
- group
- session
- according to a/the study
- in a/the study
- under study
- …
- an area of study
- a field of study
- the author of a/the study
- …
- to conduct/undertake a study
- [countable] an academic book or article on a particular topic
（某一主题的）学术著作，论文 - a study of Jane Austen's novels
关于简·奥斯丁小说的一篇论文 - Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan.
莎士比亚是安东尼·布莱恩一项新研究的对象。
- a study of Jane Austen's novels
- [uncountable] the act of considering or examining something in detail
细致考虑；仔细检查；审视 - These proposals deserve careful study.
这些建议值得认真研究。 - under study the biochemical process under study
研究中的生化过程
- These proposals deserve careful study.
- [countable] a room, especially in somebody’s home, used for reading and writing
书房 - She crossed the hallway and opened the door to her private study.
她穿过门厅，打开了通往她私人书房的门。
- She crossed the hallway and opened the door to her private study.
- [countable] a drawing or painting of something, especially one done for practice or before doing a larger picture
习作；试作；试画 - a study of Chartres Cathedral
一幅沙特尔大教堂的习作 - a nude study
裸体画习作
- a study of Chartres Cathedral
- [countable] the act of showing or describing somebody/something in literature or another art form, especially a character or an aspect of behaviour
（通过文学作品或其他艺术形式的）描绘，刻画 - The novel is a character study of a city and its people.
小说描绘了一座城市及其居民的性格。
- The novel is a character study of a city and its people.
- (also étude)[countable] a piece of music designed to give a player practice in technical skills
练习曲 - [singular] study (in something) (formal) a perfect example of something
典型；范例 - His face was a study in concentration.
他脸上完全是一副全神贯注的表情。
- His face was a study in concentration.
activity of learning
academic subject
research
room
art
character
music
perfect example
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estudie (noun), estudier (verb), both based on Latin studium ‘zeal, painstaking application’.
Idioms
in a brown study
- (old-fashioned, British English) thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you
出神；沉思默想（以致没注意到周围情况）