牛津高階英漢雙解詞典
study 1
/ ?st?d?; ˋst?d?/ n
[U] (also studies [pl]) process of gaining knowledge of a subject, esp from books 學習; （尤指）讀書; 研究: fond of study 好學 * give all one's spare time to study 把業余時間全用於學習 * My studies show that... 我經研究得出結論... * [attrib 作定語] study time 學習時間.
[C] (a) (book, etc that is the result of an) investigation of a subject 研究; 研究成果; 作為研究成果的著作等: make a study of the country's export trade 研究該國的出口貿易 * publish a study of Locke's philosophy 發表研究洛克哲學思想的論述. (b) (usu pl 通常作復數) subject that is (to be) investigated 研究科目; 學科; 課題: scientific, legal studies 科學方面的、 法律方面的研究課題.
[C] room, esp in sb's home, used for reading and writing 書房（尤指家中的）.
[C] (a) drawing, etc done for practice, esp before doing a larger picture （繪畫等）習作; （尤指繪制大幅圖畫之前的）試畫. (b) (music 音) composition designed to give a player exercise in technical skills 練習曲.
a study [sing] thing worth observing; unusual sight 值得註意的事物; 不尋常的景象: His face was a study as he listened to their amazing news. 他聽到他們那令人吃驚的消息時, 臉上呈現異樣的表情.
(idm 習語) in a brown study => brown. study 2
/ ?st?d?; ˋst?d?/ v (pt, pp studied)
[I, Ipr, It, Tn, Tw] give one's time and attention to learning about (sth), esp by reading, attending a university, etc 學習（某事物）（尤指閱讀、 上大學等）; 研讀; 攻讀; 研究: studying (for a degree in) medicine 攻讀醫科（的學位） * studying to be a doctor 讀醫科 * It's hard finding time to study (the subject). 很難找出時間來學習（這門學問）. * I'm studying how children learn to speak. 我正在研究兒童是如何學說話的.
[Tn, Tn.pr] examine (sth) very carefully 仔細察看（某事物）: study the map, menu, programme 細閱地圖、 菜單、 節目單 * Scientists are studying the photographs of Mars for signs of life. 科學家在仔細察看火星照片, 看有沒有生命的跡象.