subscribe
verb
[no obj.]arrange to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance
訂閱；訂購（出版物）
subscribe to the magazine for twelve months and receive a free limited-edition T-shirt.
訂閱12個月的雜誌可免費獲得壹件限量發行的T恤衫。
■contribute or undertake to contribute a certain sum of money to a particular fund, project, or charitable cause, typically on a regular basis
向（某個基金、項目或慈善事業）捐款（多指定期捐款）；認捐
he is one of the millions who subscribe to the NSPCC.
他是數百萬個向英國國家防止虐待兒童協會捐款的人士之壹。
[with obj.]he subscribed ?400 to the campaign.
他向這項運動捐助了400英鎊。
■(subscribe to)(figurative)express or feel agreement with (an idea or proposal)
(喻)同意（觀點，建議）
we prefer to subscribe to an alternative explanation.
我們更贊同另壹種解釋。
■[with obj.]apply to participate in
申請加入
the course has been fully subscribed.
這門課已經額滿。
■apply for or undertake to pay for an issue of shares
認購（股票）
they subscribed to the July rights issue at 300p a share.
他們以每股300便士的價格認購了7月的優惠股票。
[with obj.]the issue was fully subscribed.
這次發行的股票已獲全數認購。
■[with obj.]pay or guarantee (money) for an issue of shares
（為認股）支付（或保證支付）
10 million 50p units will be distributed to savers in proportion to the funds they subscribe.
1,000萬股面值為50便士的股票將按支付的基金比例分配給儲戶。
■[with obj.](of a bookseller) agree before publication to take (a certain number of copies of a book)
（書商在書籍出版前）訂購
most of the first print run of 15,000 copies has been subscribed.
第壹版印刷的15,000冊大部分已被訂購。
[with obj.](formal)sign (a will, contract, or other document)
(正式)簽署（遺囑、合同或其他文件）
he subscribed the will as a witness.
他作為見證人在遺囑上簽字。
■sign (one's name) on such a document
簽（名）