object
/ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäb-jikt -(ˌ)jekt/ (ame, mw) · /əbˈdʒekt/ (bre, ipa) · /əbˈdʒekt/ (ame, ipa)
object — 名詞
1. a solid item, usually small enough to hold or move, that you can look at and tou
物體；物品
可以看見、觸摸的具體東西
a solid item, usually small enough to hold or move, that you can look at and touch — for example a cup, a key, or a book — and that is not a person, animal, or plant.
Sara emptied her bag and laid each object on the kitchen table.
莎拉把包包倒空，將每樣物品都擺在廚房桌上。
concrete countable noun in object position
The museum keeps small ancient objects inside locked glass cases.
博物館把小型古代文物放在上鎖的玻璃櫃裡。
plural with descriptive adjectives
Please do not leave sharp objects within reach of young children.
請不要把尖銳物品放在幼童伸手可及的地方。
A strange shiny object was floating in the swimming pool.
一個閃亮的奇怪物體漂浮在游泳池裡。
Customs officers asked Mr Lin to declare any metal objects in his luggage.
海關人員請林先生申報行李中所有金屬物品。
用法筆記
Often modified by an adjective of size, shape, or material (small / round / metal / wooden). Use 'thing' in casual speech; 'object' sounds more careful or technical.
常見錯誤
2. in a sentence, the word or phrase that names whoever or whatever a verb acts on,
受詞；賓語
句中接收動作的名詞或片語
in a sentence, the word or phrase that names whoever or whatever a verb acts on, or that sits right after a preposition; for example 'apple' in 'I ate an apple'.
In the sentence 'Mia broke the vase', the word 'vase' is the direct object.
在「米雅打破了花瓶」這句中，「花瓶」是直接受詞。
direct object terminology
An indirect object often names the person who receives something, like 'her' in 'I gave her a letter'.
間接受詞通常是收到東西的人，例如「我給她一封信」中的「她」。
indirect object terminology
Ms Choi told Daniel that 'park' is the object of the preposition 'to' in 'We walked to the park'.
崔老師告訴丹尼爾，在「We walked to the park」中，「park」就是介系詞「to」的受詞。
Mr Park asked the class to underline the verb and circle the object in each sentence.
朴老師請全班在每個句子中把動詞畫底線、把受詞圈起來。
- complement
wider grammatical term; not always equal to object
- patient
linguistics jargon for the affected role
- subject
the doer of the action, not the receiver
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (a physical thing) by context — this sense appears almost only in grammar lessons or linguistics, alongside terms like 'subject', 'verb', 'direct', 'indirect'.
常見錯誤
3. what someone hopes to reach or bring about by doing something — the result they
目的；宗旨
做某件事所希望達成的結果
what someone hopes to reach or bring about by doing something — the result they have in mind when they take action; close in meaning to 'aim' or 'goal'.
The object of the workshop is to help new teachers plan a balanced lesson.
這場工作坊的目的是幫助新進老師規劃一堂均衡的課。
the object of [activity] + to-infinitive
Mr Daley travelled to Geneva with the object of meeting two old clients.
戴利先生此行赴日內瓦的目的，是要去拜訪兩位老客戶。
with the object of + -ing
In chess, the object of the game is to trap the opponent's king.
下棋的目的，就是要把對手的國王逼到無路可走。
Saving fuel was the main object of every change the airline made last year.
去年那家航空公司每一項變動，主要的目的都是為了省油。
文法句型
the object of [activity]
with the object of doing sth
用法筆記
Slightly formal; in everyday speech, 'aim', 'goal' or 'point' is more common. Often used in fixed phrases such as 'the object of the exercise' meaning the real reason behind doing something.
常見錯誤
4. the outcome that is meant to come out of an activity — the success people are wo
預期成果
活動所要達到的具體結果
the outcome that is meant to come out of an activity — the success people are working towards rather than the broader reason for trying.
A clean kitchen, not a fancy meal, was the object of Saturday's cooking class.
週六烹飪課的預期成果，是一間乾淨的廚房，而不是一頓豪華大餐。
names the desired outcome of an activity
The object of the rescue drill is a safe evacuation in under three minutes.
這次救援演練的目標成果，是在三分鐘內完成安全疏散。
Quick replies to customers are the object of every shift at the help desk.
客服中心每一個班次的成果目標，就是快速回覆客戶。
Beating last year's total was the clear object of this charity run.
打破去年的總額，顯然就是這次慈善路跑想達成的成果。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3 by focus: sense 3 (AIM) names the reason for acting; this sense names the concrete result an activity is meant to produce. The two often overlap and can be hard to tell apart.
5. whoever or whatever others aim a strong feeling, attention, or action at — for e
對象
情感、注意或行動所指向的人或事物
whoever or whatever others aim a strong feeling, attention, or action at — for example, the person someone is in love with, or the topic a piece of research is centred on.
After her speech, Lin became the object of admiration in the whole faculty.
演講之後，琳成了全系師生欽佩的對象。
the object of admiration
Old coins from the Tang dynasty were the object of Professor Hsu's research for many years.
唐代古錢幣多年來都是徐教授研究的對象。
the object of [academic] research
The new tax law quickly became the object of heavy criticism from small business owners.
新的稅法很快成為小型業者強烈批評的對象。
Marco swore that Elena would always be the only object of his love.
馬可發誓艾蓮娜永遠是他唯一愛戀的對象。
The young actor was the object of much teasing from his older brothers.
那位年輕演員常常是哥哥們捉弄的對象。
文法句型
the object of [emotion / attention]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or thing that does NOT act, but instead receives the feeling or attention. Frequent in the frame 'the object of [emotion noun]' — admiration, desire, pity, ridicule, study.
常見錯誤
object — 動詞
1. to say or show that you do not agree with something, or that you do not like it,
反對；不贊成
對某事表示不同意或不喜歡
to say or show that you do not agree with something, or that you do not like it, often because you think it is wrong, unfair, or unpleasant.
Several parents objected to the new dress code at the school meeting.
在學校的家長會上，好幾位家長都反對新的服裝規定。
object to sth
Carla objected that the deadline was far too short for any team to meet.
卡拉提出反對，認為這個截止期限對任何團隊來說都太短。
object that + clause
Nobody objected when Mr Reyes suggested moving the picnic to next Saturday.
雷耶斯先生提議把野餐改到下週六時，沒有人反對。
Local farmers strongly objected to building a new highway across their fields.
當地農民強烈反對在他們的田地上興建新的高速公路。
The defence lawyer rose at once and objected to the witness's last answer.
辯護律師立刻起身，反對證人剛才的回答。
- oppose
stronger; often longer-term resistance
- protest
often public and visible; can be a noun too
- disagree
milder; suggests difference of opinion, not active resistance
- disapprove
expresses moral or personal dislike, less about open argument
文法句型
object to sth/sb
object that + clause
object to doing sth
用法筆記
Note the stress shift: noun /ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/ but verb /əbˈdʒekt/. Almost always followed by 'to' + noun or -ing form, or by 'that' + clause; rarely takes a direct object outside legal contexts ('Counsel objected the question').
常見錯誤
object — 形容詞
1. relating to object code — the low-level instructions, in a form a computer can r
目的碼的
與編譯後的目的碼相關的
relating to object code — the low-level instructions, in a form a computer can run, that a compiler produces from a programmer's source code.
The compiler turned Mei's C source files into a single object file ready to link.
編譯器把美的 C 原始檔轉換成一個可以連結的目的檔。
object file
Engineers ship the object library to clients without sharing the original source code.
工程師將目的碼程式庫交付給客戶，但不分享原始程式碼。
object library
Each tiny change in the program produces fresh object code on the build server.
程式中每一點小改動，都會在編譯伺服器上產生新的目的碼。
The old object module no longer matches the latest version of our header files.
舊的目的碼模組已經和我們最新版的標頭檔對不上了。
- source
the human-readable form of the program
文法句型
object + noun (code, file, library)
用法筆記
Always attributive (used directly before a noun like 'code', 'file', 'library', 'module'). Never used after a linking verb — you cannot say 'this code is object'.