science
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(a) [U] organized knowledge, esp when obtained by observation and testing of facts, about the physical world, natural laws and society; study leading to such knowledge 科學(xué); 科學(xué)研究
an interest in science 對科學(xué)的愛好
a man of science 科學(xué)家
Science is an exact discipline. 研究科學(xué)可以鍛煉人思維嚴(yán)謹(jǐn).
(b) [C, U] branch of such knowledge 某一門科學(xué); 學(xué)科
the natural sciences, eg biology and geology 自然科學(xué)(如生物學(xué)和地質(zhì)學(xué))
the physical sciences, eg physics, chemistry 自然科學(xué)(如物理學(xué)、 化學(xué))
the study of social science 對社會科學(xué)的研究.
(c) [U] these sciences taken as a whole 自然科學(xué)(統(tǒng)稱); 理科
I prefer science to the humanities. 我喜愛自然科學(xué), 不喜歡人文科學(xué).
more funding for science in the universities, ie for the work of those studying it 為大學(xué)的理科多提供些經(jīng)費(fèi)
[attrib 作定語]
a science teacher, textbook, subject 理科教師、 教科書、 科目. Cf 參看 art1 3.
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(a) [U] skill of an expert 專門技術(shù)或技巧
In this game, you need more science than strength. 在這項比賽中, 技巧比力氣更重要.
(b) [sing] activity needing this 需運(yùn)用技巧的活動
Getting these children to do what you want is a science, I can tell you! 我敢說, 要做到讓這些孩子百依百順那可是一門藝術(shù)!
3 (idm 習(xí)語) blind sb with science =>blind2.