pays to receive a service
消费者.；用户..：subscribers to cable
television !
sub-scrip-tion
/sab'skripXn/
noun [C, U] 1 ~ (to/for sth) an
amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive regular copies of a
newspaper or magazine, etc.; the act of paying this money (报刊等的 > 订阅 费，订购款，订阅，订购：an annud subscription -年 期订阅◊ to tafce out
a subscription to ‘JVewsweefc’ 订阅 《f薄j 周刊》to ca/icel/renew a
subscription 退订； 续订,◊ Copies are avai[abZe
by subscription.此刊物供订 购。2 (8r£) a sum of
money that you pay regularly to a charity, or to be a member of a club or to
receive a service; the act of paying this money (.向慈善机构的） 定期捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；（服务的）用户费；会
M费（或服务费）的交纳HITf
donation： a monthly subscription to 0讲爪每月给乐施会的捐款3 the
act of people paying money for sth to be done 集体资助；集
体捐助：A stotue in his
memory was erected puWic subscription•由公众捐资建起一座纪念他的裔像。
〇 note
at payment
sub'scription concert noun (6r£) any of the
conceits in a series for which the tickets are sold in advance 联票音乐会（预售票系列音乐会中的一场） sub-sec-tion /'SAbsek^n/ noun a part of a section,
espe- cially of a legal document分部;分段；_(尤指法律文件
的）分款，分项
sub-se-quent /'SAbsikwant/ adj. (formal) happening or coming
after sth else随后Ai的；i后的；接后的
PUa
previous ： subsequent
generations 后■代◊ Subsequent
events con_/iirmed our doubts•后来发生的事证实 T 我们的怀疑。DeveZopments on this
issue wHi be deaZt with in a subsequent report•这个何题的发展将在以居的
报道中予以说明。
sub-se-quent-ly /'SAbsikwantli/ adv. (formal) after- wards; later;
after sth else has happened 随后；后来；
之'后；接着：The original
interview notes were subsequently 〖ost. 采访记录原稿后来丢失了。 ◊ SubsequentZy， new guideZfnes were issued to aZZ
employees•随后，.新的 准则发给了所有雇员。
subsequent to prep,
(formal) after; following 后；继…之后：77iere have been _/ixrt7ier developments
subsequent to our meeting.在我们的会议之后*又有新
发展。
sub-ser-vi-ent /sab's3：viant; NAmE -'S3：rv-/ adj. 1 ~ (to sb/sth) {disapproving) too willing to obey
other people ^ 顺的；驯服的；谄媚的；卑躬屈膝的：The press was accused of being
subservient to the government W A^b m 新闻界一味迎合政府的旨意。2 ~ (to sth) (fowjfl/) less
important than sth else 次要；从属于：The needs of
individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whoie.个人的需要服从于整个集体的需要。►sub_ser-vi- ence /-ans/ noun [U]
sub-set /'SAbset/
noun
{technical a smaller group of people or things formed
from the members of a larger group分组；小组；子集
sub-side /sab'said/
verb [V] 1 to become calmer
or quieter趋于平静：平息；减弱；消退：She waited nervousZy/or his
anger to subside.她提心吊胆地’等他的怒
气平息T杂。toofc an aspi'rfn and the
pafn graduaHy subsided.我服了一片阿司匹林，疼痛逐渐缓解了。2 (of water 水）to go back to a normal level 回落；减退：The /Zood wafers gmduaHy
subsided.洪水缓—回备。3 (of land or a building 地面或建筑物）to sink to a
lower level; to sink lower into the ground 下沉；沉降；’下陷： Weak/oundations caused the house to
subside.由于地基
不实，房子出现下陷。
sub-sid-ence
/seb'saidns;
'SAbsidns/ noun [U] the process by
which an area of land sinks to a lower level than normal, or by which a
building sinks into the ground (地面或建筑物的）下沉，沉降，下陷
sub-sidi-ar-ity
/sab.sidi'aeriti;
.sAbsidi-; NAmE -'enti/ noun [U] the principle
that a central authority should not be very powerful, and should only control
things which cannot be controlled by local organizations .辅助 原则，辅从原则（中央权力机关只应控制地方上无法操控
的事务）
sub-sid-iary /sab'sidiari;
NAmE-dieril
adj., noun * adj/. 1 〜(to sth) connected with sth
but less important
2015 substantial
than it辅助的；附带的；次要的HT1 additional ： subsidiary in/ormation 辅助资料◊ a subsidiary
matter 附 带问题◊ J’m taking
/fisfory as a subsidiary subject (=one that is not studied in as great depth as
a main subject).我把历史课作为辅修科目。2 (of a business company 公司）owned or
controlled by another company 附属的； 隶属的
• noun {pi. -ies) a business company that
is owned or controlled by another larger company 附属公司；.子公司
sub-sid-ize
[BrE also -ise) /'SAbsidaiz/ verb [VN] to give money to
sb or an organization to help pay for sth; to give a subsidy资助；补助；给…发津贴033 fund: The housing projects are subsidized by the
government. 这些住房项目得到政府的补贴。◊ She’s not prepared
to subsidize his gaming any 〖onger.她再不愿意拿钱供他 去赌博.了► sub.sid.iza.tion，-isa.tion AsAbsidai’zeiJn; NAmE-d^'z-/ noun [U]
sub-sidy /'SAbsadi/ noun
{pi. -ies) [C, U] money that is paid by
a government or an
organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods .so that their prices can be kept low补貼；补助金；津貼： ogricuitumZ subsidies 农业补貼◊ to reduce the ZeveZ 〇/ subsidy降低补贴标准
sub.sist /sab'sist/ [V] 1 〜(on sth) to manage to stay alive,
especially with limited food or money (尤指靠看 限的i•物或钱）维持生活，度日：〇Wpeop〖e q/】ten
subsist o/i very smaiZ incomes.老人往往靠十分#薄的收入艰难 .度日'。2 (/oww/) to exist; to be
valid.存在；有妓：.rhe terms 〇/ the contract subsist.合同条款有效。
sub-sist-ence
/sab'sistans/
noun [U] the state of having
just enough money .or food to stay alive 勉强维持生活： Many families are living below the level
of subsistence, 多家威难以度日，◊ to Zive beZow fthej subsistence 〖evef 吿無在基未生活水平线以下◊ TTiey had no
visiWe means 〇/ subsistence.沾们生计,先着。osubsistenceagri- culture/farming (= growing enough only to live on, not to
sell)收成仅够自身口粮的自给农业◊ subsistence
crops 生存作物◊ He worfced a
26-hour day/or a subsistence wage (= enough money to buy only basic items). 他一天工作16个小时，工资仅够勉强维持生计。
sub-soil
/'sAbsoil/
noun [U] the layer of soil
between the surface of the ground and the hard rock underneath it 底土；：心土 一 compare topsoil sub<son-ic /.SAb'sraiik; NAmE -'sam-/ adj. less than the speed of
sound; flying at less than the speed of sound 壶声速的；亚声速行的一compare .supersonic sub.stance (Hr /.sAbstans/ notm 1 [C] a type of solid,
liquid or gas that has particular qualities 杨质；物品；东西：a chemfcal/mSfoactive, etc. substance 化学、&射性等物质◊ bannecMHegaZ substances (= drugs)禁用 /非法物品◊ a stfcfcy
substance 一种黏糊糊的东西 2
iu] the
quality of being based on facts or the truth 事实基础：根据：ft was maifcfous
.gossip, comp〖ete〖y without substance.这是恶意造瑶，
完全^有:_实请据。◊ The commission’s report gives substance to
these fliiegations..委员会的报告务这些说法
提供了事实根据。◊ 77iere is some substcmce in whaf he says•他的话是有一定根据的。3 [U] the most important
or main part of sth主旨；要点;实质；基本内容：Love and
guiZt/orm the substance 〇/his new boofc•他的新书
'主要讲爱情与.罪孽。◊ Z agreed vWt/i
what she saidfn substance，though not with every detail 对于她所说的
虽然不是每个细节我都同意，但基本内容却是赞同的。
4 [U] importance
重要性 H771
significance：
matters of substance W, H M 0 Nothing of any substance was achieved the meeting•会议没有电得:吞
何实质性成果。fHTOl a man/woman of 'substance (/bwjfl/) a rich and
powerful man or woman 有钱有势的 男人/女人
sub-standard adj. not as good as normal;
not accept- able 不达标的；不合格的 BBE1 inferior:
substandard
goods
次^
SUb.Stan.tial
tHf
/s3b_staenjl/
1
large in amount, value or importance 大量的；价:值
.厂巨大的；重大的 Hn
considerable- substantial sums 〇/money大金大笔的钱◊ a subsfantiaZ
change重大变化