1 a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive 物体；实物；物件: The shelves were filled with objects of all shapes and sizes. 架子上放满了各种形状和大小不一的对象。everyday/household objects 日用╱家用物品

2 an aim or purpose 目标；目的: Making money is his sole object in life. 赚钱是他人生的唯一目标。

3 the object of sth(written 书面语) a person or thing that causes a feeling, interest, thought, etc 情感、兴趣、思想等的对象: the object of his desire/affections/interest 他渴望╱喜爱╱感兴趣的对象

4 (grammar语法) the noun or phrase describing the person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb 宾语，受词（受动词影响，用于形容人或物的名词或短语） ☞In the sentences I sent a letter to Meera. I sent Meera a letter.‘a letter’ is the direct object of the verb and ‘Meera’ is the indirect object. 在句子I sent a letter to Meera／I sent Meera a letter中，a letter是动词的直接宾语(direct object)，Meera是间接宾语(indirect object)。 ☞Look at subject. 参看subject。