study
noun/ˈstʌdi/
(plural studies)
Слово англійською: study
Переклад study українською: навча́ння (в університе́ті), на́рис, на́черк, етю́д, робо́чий кабіне́т, англі́йська філоло́гія, англі́стика, аспіранту́ра, чита́льний зал, стажува́ння
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world
- a room set aside for private study
- academic/literary/scientific study
- It is important to develop good study skills.
- Physiology is the study of how living things work.
Wordfinder- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
- studies[plural] (often used with a possessive) (formal) a particular person’s learning activities, for example at a college or university
- to continue your studies
- Many undertake further studies after college.
- studies[uncountable] used in the names of some academic subjects
- business/media/American studies
- [countable] a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail
- to conduct/undertake a study
- Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory.
- study on something He has recently done a study on the effects of traffic and aircraft noise.
- study of something a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment
- scientific studies of fishing grounds and methods of fishing
- This study shows/finds/suggests that…
- the purpose/aim of a study
- the results/findings of a study
- in a study the methods used in the present study
- in previous/earlier studies
- according to a study According to a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research…
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
- [countable] an academic book or article on a particular topic
- a study of Jane Austen's novels
- Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan.
- [uncountable] the act of considering or examining something in detail
- These proposals deserve careful study.
- under study the biochemical process under study
- [countable] a room, especially in somebody’s home, used for reading and writing
- 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
- a study of Chartres Cathedral
- a nude study
- [countable] the act of showing or describing somebody/something in literature or another art form, especially a character or an aspect of behaviour
- 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
- [singular] study (in something) (formal) a perfect example of something
- 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