aims and objectives for yourself, fail
nJfrlHj
§ (HjfP @ feo 0 The
main objective of this meeting is to give more information on our plans. z^£Kl± m @ W)&M
—& ft <&&$]&) if o note at target
2
(also objective 'lens) (technical Atlf) the lens in a
telescope or microscope that is nearest to the
object being looked at ( ) tlft —
picture o
LABORATORY
a adj. 1 not influenced by
personal feelings or opinions; considering only facts A A A A
jjg'tftft Pm unbiased an objective analysis/assess- ment/report / if Of / A 0 objective criteria
f lit 0 Ifind it difficult to be objective
where he’s concerned. Rg&Rm, ft
Wt M U #
M ft & % M „ Pma subjective 2 {philosophy jg) existing outside the
mind; based on facts that can be proved 'jfMff&tt)', objective reality EGQ subjective
3
[only before noun] (grammar t2f$r) the objective case is the one which is used
for the object of a sentence
ftfj ► ob-ject-ively adv.: Looked at objectively, the situation
is not too bad. HiMA'AIi;i0 0 Can
these effects be objectively measured?
ob-ject-iv-ity /,Dbd3ek’tivati; NAmE ,a:b-/ noun [U] : There was a lack of objectivity in
the way the candidates were judged. ^ A £KJ if M„ 0
scientific objectivity EQ2 subjectivity
'object language noun 1 [c] (linguistics gj
= target
language(I) 2 [U] (computing if) = object code
'object lesson noun [usually sing.] a practical example of
what you should or should not do in a particular situation^;
ob ject or /ab'd3ekta(r)/ noun ~ (to sth) a person who objects
to sth RM fi
: There were no
objectors to the plan. &WAix)fti£Ai+#J o — see also conscientious
objector
'object program noun (computing if) a program into which another
program is translated by a compiler
or an assembler (
objet
cPart /,nb3ei 'da:; NAmE ,o:bd3ei 'da:r/ noun (pi. objets d’art /,ub3ei 'da:; NAmE ,o:bd3ei 'da:r/) (from French) a small artistic
object, used for decoration (
ttW )■*£*&,
ob li gated /'nbhgeitid; NAmE 'a:b-/ adj. ~ (to do sth) (NAmE or formal, BrE) having a moral or legal duty to do
sth Mm aci
obliged: He felt obligated to help,
ob li ga tion /.Dbli'geijn; NAmE ,a:b-/ noun 1 [U] the state of
being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc. X ; IRA; A \i: You are under no obligation to
buy anything. ffcA'iMf If A pJo 0 She did not feel under any obligation to
tell him the truth. M %
% '& W X $r A if ffe &
'If» o I don’t want people coming to see me
out of a sense of obligation. AitXA^^frffc„ 0 We will send you
an estimate for the work without obligation (= you do not have to
accept it). Jt.X'gffiif,’
2 [C] something which you must do because
you have promised, because of a law, etc. ( B$ci§
) X£, AX PiTTI commitment to fulfil your legal/professional/financial obligations M fj X W- / IR ik / M # A X 0 They reminded him of his
contractual obligations. M l tl KlffllXit
A PI , 0 We have
a moral obligation to protect the environment. f\] ff
obligato = OBBLIGATO
obligatory /a'bligatri; NAmE -to:ri/ adj. 1 ~ (for sb) (to do sth) (formal) that you must do
because of the law, rules, etc. ( &&#, ) M4.®, «#]# 333
compulsory . It is
obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing. FJi ff &.XXM o H23
optional 2 (often humorous) that you do
because you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it fitAiSft; In the mid
60s
he took the almost obligatory trip to
ash,
ob lige /a'blaid3/
verb 1 [VN to inf] [usually passive] to force sb to do sth,
by law, because it is a duty, etc. ( \lk W. A## MS it, ilM Parents are obliged by law to
send their children to school. A
o I felt obliged to ask them
to dinner. A# A if
Ilk in tS o o
He suffered a
serious injury that obliged him to give up work, AttBR^f/^XXo
2
~ sb (by doing
sth) | ~ sb (with sth) to help sb by doing what
they ask or what you know they want ( If IS ) Wfc,. M Call
me if you need any
help—I’d be happy to oblige. MIf, & & 3$ fT 4
ig-0 Xkif 0 [VN] (formal) Would you oblige me
with some information? '/I
S X nRr ?
ob
liged /a‘blaid3d/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth) (formal) used when you are
expressing thanks or asking politely for sth, to show that you are grateful to
sb I’m much obliged to you for
helping us. ^A^fllio
0 I’d be obliged if
you would keep this to yourself.
ob li
ging /a'blaid3irj/ adj. very willing to help
AXfitl A If (ft H73 helpful : They were very obliging and offered to wait for us. jMl A #$Vlf, XSHil A mna > ob-li-ging-ly adv.
ob lique /a'bli:k/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 not expressed or done
in a direct way in] ^ tf];
333 INDIRECT: an oblique
reference/approach/comment HtXf il R; fo] ® ^ @;
2
(of a line ^) sloping at an angle £f#j; ii £4$J 3 - angle an angle that is not an
angle of 90°
►
ob-lique-ly adv.: He referred only obliquely to
their recent problems, fife R M Ml iR M 0 0
Always
cut stems obliquely to enable flowers to absorb more water. —
m noun (BrE) = slash n.(3)
ob lit er ate /a'blitareit/ verb [VN] [often passive] to
remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely §£ ;
MM; ^ : The building
was
completely obliterated by the bomb.
4
The snow had obliterated their footprints. Sfll T MD o O Everything that happened
that night was obliterated from his memory. SP X W - fcj m )k 4& M ia H A ffi 2c T*o ►
ob-lit-eration /a.blrta’reijn/ noun [U]
ob
liv ion /a'blivian/
noun [U] 1 a state in which you are
not aware of what is happening around you, usually because you are unconscious
or asleep M
Bj§; He often drinks himself into oblivion, life##
HiM^^A^A^r,
0 Sam longed
for the oblivion of sleep. jpjWHRA#-^® A®, 2
the state in
which sb/sth has been
forgotten and is no longer famous or important M it S iP; M H33
obscurity : An unexpected victory saved him
from political oblivion.
0 Most of his inventions have been
consigned to oblivion, ftilftfj A^^A T. 3 a state in
which sth has been completely
destroyed A ; MAX: Hundreds of homes were bombed into
oblivion during the first weeks of the war. HAJ
ob livi ous /a'blivias/ adj. [not usually before
noun] ~ (of/ to
sth) not
aware of sth A He
drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused. ftkXA
fT, <> You eventually
become oblivious to the noise. ^ItkN
► ob
livi ous ly adv.
ob-long
/'nblorj;
NAmE 'a:blo:r)/ adj. 1 an oblong shape has four straight
sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°
2 (NAmE) used to describe any
shape that is longer than it is wide ffij0 ffr#J; -feAfM: an oblong
melon ► ob-long noun : a tiny oblong of
glass in the roo/^^MM±W——
see also rectangle
ob-lo-quy /'Dblakwi;
NAmE 'a:b-/ noun [U] (formal)
5
strong public criticism
6
loss of respect and honour ; A^jf
ob nox ious /ab'nnkjas; NAmE -’na:k-/ adj. extremely unpleasant,
especially in a way that offends people ^Af^nE^ 333 offensive: