(1)物(体)(material thing that occupies space)[C]：various/different/moving/strange/glass/wooden/plastic～s 各种各样的物体/不同的物体/移动的物体/奇怪的物体/玻璃体/木质物体/塑料物体;He was carrying a shabby，black～.他提着一个破烂的黑色东西。What～did you see in the distance? 你看见远处有什么东西?～glass/lens(显微镜或望远镜的)物镜;〖同〗thing，article，body;

(2)(行动，情感，思想的)对象(person or thing to which action，thought，or feeling is directed)[C][N(of)](fml)：(person/country/church)be the(main/sole)～of sb's interest/sb's attention/sb's affection/sb's love/sb's concern/sb's laughter/sb's study/sb's investigation(人/国家/教堂)是某人感兴趣/注意/爱慕/爱/关心/嘲笑/研究/调查的(主要/唯一)对象;an～of interest/fear/pity/admiration/ridicule/thought 令人感兴趣/害怕/可怜/钦佩/嘲笑/思考的人(或物);〖同〗subject，target;

(3)目的(标)(what is aimed at;purpose;end;goal)[C]：What is the～of the research/in doing that/in coming here ? 调查/那样做/到这儿来的目的是什么? the～of the exploration/the game/the policy/the campaign/the visit/the efforts 探险/比赛/政策/运动/拜访/努力的目的;Our～is to become famous/reach an agreement.我们的目的是成名/达成一项协议。sb's(main/sole)～in life/going to Japan 某人生活/去日本的(主要/唯一)目的;with the～of going into business 抱着从商的目的;achieve/fulfil/effect/succeed in one's～达到/实现/实现/实现自己的目标;〖同〗aim，goal，intention，objective;

(4)可怜(笑)的人(物)(person or thing that excites pity or laughter)[C](infml)(尤BrE)：What an～he looks in his father's old tails! 他穿着他父亲的旧燕尾服显得多么滑稽!

(5)宾语(noun or noun equivalent，towards which the action of a transitive verb is directed，or that is governed by a preposition)[C](gram)：direct/indirect～直接/间接宾语;

no object 不成问题：Money/Expense/His age is no～.钱/费用/他的年龄不成问题。

object lesson 作为教训(说明原则)的实例：an～lesson in the dangers of drinking and driving 酒后驾车危险的教训;

→ob′jective adj & n;

【辨异】object 与aim、goal和end的区别见AIM。