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proj·ect1 /ˈprɒdʒekt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable]  1 JOB/TASKa carefully planned piece of work to get information about something, to build something, to improve something etc 项目;工程;计划;规划 The project aims to provide an analysis of children’s emotions. 该计划旨在对儿童情绪作出分析。 a three-year research project 一项为期三年的研究计划 The scheme will now be extended after a successful pilot project (=a small trial to test if an idea will be successful). 试行成功后,该方案现在将得到推广。project to do something a project to develop a substitute for oil 开发一种石油替代品的计划 The project is funded by Wellcome plc. 这个项目由威康公司资助。 a project manager 项目经理2 SESa part of a school or college course that involves careful study of a particular subject over a period of time 〔学校的〕课题,研究项目project on We’re doing a project on pollution. 我们正在做一个关于污染的课题。 a geography project 一个地理课题3. (also the projects American English informal)XX a housing project 〔供低收入家庭居住的〕住宅区nCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + projecta research projectThe aim of this research project is to study modern food habits.a construction projectSpending on new construction projects has been reduced.a development projectOur aim is assess the environmental impact of new development projects.a pilot project (=one organized to test if an idea will be successful)These changes were shelved after pilot projects showed poor results.a major projectThe company is funding a major research project into the causes of addiction.an ambitious projectYoung people often enjoy the challenge of an ambitious project.successfulWas the project successful?verbswork on a projectA team has been working on the project for three years.be involved in a projectI am involved in various projects.set up a project (=organize it)$30 million would be required to set up the project.embark on a project (=start it)He was embarking on the biggest project of his career.complete a projectThe project was completed on time.project + NOUNa project manager/leaderThe project manager is responsible for sorting this out.a phase/stage of a projectThe first phase of the project was due to be completed by the end of 2008.
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projectAnother project that the ministry has suddenly accelerated after two years of inaction is a new missile designed to destroy enemy radars.These are encouraging signs that the ballpark project is moving from blueprint to reality.I've been working on the Inner City Development Project for the last five years.Work on the new freeway project began yesterday.The principal message conveyed by the leadership was that the Three Gorges project had reached the point of no return.The federal government will help fund this immense project, which includes the building of 150 day-care centers.a joint US--British research projectWhile replacement would make retrofitting unnecessary, the first phase of the retrofit project began last September.This is a special project supported and organised by all the Protestant churches in the country.The government scrapped the project after ruling that the costs were too high.The project still must be approved by the Board of Supervisors.The findings from these projects indicate some of the ways in which girls' performance is produced and evaluated.Second, you are counting on Donna Davidson and her two project colleagues to champion the change.They also enable you to complete your writing projects and have greater control over your deadlines.project managerHe has 25 years' experience as a project manager and architectural technologist.My superintendents and project managers deal with the final set of drawings.The first real managerial position might be as project manager, programming supervisor, systems supervisor, or software manager.Hospitals, project managers revealed the findings of samples taken since tunnel toll takers began complaining early last month of noxious odors.Then I became a lead project manager and, I have to say, I was a good one.The skills of our project managers have shortened construction time by 12 weeks compared with five years ago.How does the project manager organize and supervise the people in the team?For this purpose they second members of their departments to the project manager.doing ... projectAt school, we are doing a project on mouths.They will be doing a project to do with the community and how that has changed over time.
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pro·ject2 /prəˈdʒekt/ AWL verb  1 calculate 计算 [transitive]PREDICT to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now 预计,推断 The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%. 该公司预计每年的增长率为3% projected sales figures 预计的销售数字be projected to do something Total expenditure is projected to rise by 25%. 总开支预计增加25%2 stick out 突出 [intransitive]STICK OUT to stick out beyond an edge or surface 凸出,突出 SYN protrudeproject out/from/through etc Four towers projected from the main building. 从主楼上凸出来四个塔楼。 projecting teeth 龅牙3 film 电影 [transitive]AMF to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface 放映;投射project something onto something She projected the slide onto the wall. 她将幻灯片投射到墙上。4 yourself 你自己 [transitive]EXPRESS to try to make other people have a particular idea about you 呈现出样子,表现〔自己〕 I hope the team will project a smart professional image. 我希望该队能树立一种时髦、专业的形象。project yourself (as something) his attempts to project himself as a potential leader 他试图表现出自己作为未来领导的样子5 PLAN 计划be projected PLANto be planned to happen in the future 计划,预定 the projected closure of the hospital 计划关闭这所医院see thesaurus at predict6. project your voice TALK/MAKE A SPEECHto speak clearly and loudly so that you can be heard by everyone in a big room 放开声音〔使大房间的每个人都能听见〕7 send 传播 [transitive]THROW to make something move up or forwards with great force 传播 The plant projects its seeds over a wide area. 那种植物可以把种子散播到很大的范围。8 success 成功 [transitive] to make someone quickly have success or a much better job 使〔某人〕迅速成功;让〔某人〕迅速获得更好的工作9 feeling 感情 [transitive]AVOID to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as you 想象〔他人〕具有〔自己的思想感情〕;把〔自己的感情〕投射到他人身上
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projectKirk doesn't realize how arrogant an image he projects.Modernism has projected a compelling image of the artist in a state of splendid isolation.School officials are projecting a rise in student numbers next semester.The pier would be 1000 metres long and project about 400 metres into the sea.He thus asserts the Truth of History while constantly projecting forwards and deferring its proof.A computer image of an eyeball was projected onto a screen on stage.Two walkways projected over the gorge on both sides of the river.These projected rooms also had to be able to accommodate existing pieces of furniture.Examining past, present, and projected student enrollments in one district, the school board voted to dismiss four teachers.It is projected to hit $ 1. 17 billion in 1996 sales, nipping at the heels of Sega and Nintendo.By the end of this fiscal year in June, maritime operations are projected to lose $ 6. 4 million.Lastly it is worth noting any usual features like sunken logs, projecting tree roots and big boulders.be projected to do somethingThe number of NEAs down to this size is projected to be between five hundred thousand and six hundred thousand.But if all goes well, it is projected to climb to 1 million a year to meet rising worldwide demand.This number is projected to double by 2021.Inflation was projected to fall to 8.9 percent from its current official level of 23 percent.We already have an inflation rate of about five percent and it is projected to go higher yet this year.It will probably never build the 2.8m transistor 601, which is projected to have a three-year life cycle.The hospital fund is projected to run through its last dollar some time in 2001.Combined output during the next few years is projected to skyrocket to more than 500,000 barrels daily.project out/from/through etcThe neighborhood development program changed the funding of renewal projects from a reserve system to annual funding.The lesion has been described as a volcano with central whitish discoloration projecting from an otherwise normal gastric mucosa.Sulfide outgrowths that look undeniably like Moose antlers project out from the main mound.These were launched a year ago and implemented for all new capital expenditure projects from September 1992.At the end of that time, the developer would buy the entire project from the city.Outside, a sizeable iron drive-wheel projects through the front wall.When projected through the same lens, the image stretched out to approximately 2 { times wider than it was high.Montpelier was stone-built with a wooden tower projecting from the top.project yourself (as something)Almost from the start the cost overruns were as staggering as the project itself.If we are imaginative enough we can project ourselves inside plants and inanimate objects as well as other animals.It's got as much to do with personality, character, how you project yourself.The signals come from the changing demands of the work project itself.He projected himself as a man who would be worth listening to.Now look, look at the counterpane world, project yourself into it, look beside that bijou signal box.Father Campbell encouraged them to project themselves into the readings.The testing of the stated relationship is the project itself; the procedure of testing is the methodology.project something on/onto somebodyJay's finally realizing that he projects his own insecurities onto his friends.
From Longman Business Dictionaryprojectproj‧ect1 /ˈprɒdʒektˈprɑː-/ noun [countable]1an important and carefully planned piece of work that will create something new or improve a situationthe country’s largest everconstruction projectSan Miguel plans to finance the project 42% from equity and 58% from loans.a joint copper-miningresearch projectThe project is scheduled to be completed in early 2009. capital project2project finance/financingFINANCEPROPERTY money needed for a large building project, usually in the form of investment loansOlympia & York Developments Ltd. is negotiating long-term project financing for its Canary Wharf development in London. see also greenfield projectprojectpro‧ject2 /prəˈdʒekt/ verb [transitive] to calculate what the size, amount, or rate of something will be in the futureCalifornia Microwave dropped 2 points after itprojected earnings of 19 cents a share for the third quarter.Sources said that privately the company is projecting a bigger decline.projected adjectiveNew Jersey’s projected rates of return are in line with assumptions made by other corporations.a $17 billion cut in projected spending→ See Verb tableOrigin project1 (1300-1400) Latin projectum, from the past participle of proicere to throw forward project2 (1400-1500) Latin past participle of proicere; → PROJECT1
of to piece Corpus work Business planned information a get something, carefully about


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project1 S1 W1 AC /ˈprɒdʒekt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: projectum, from the past participle of proicere 'to throw forward'
1. a carefully planned piece of work to get information about something, to build something, to improve something etc:
    The project aims to provide an analysis of children’s emotions.
    a three-year research project
    The scheme will now be extended after a successful pilot project (=a small trial to test if an idea will be successful).
    project to do something
    a project to develop a substitute for oil
    The project is funded by Wellcome plc.
    a project manager
2. a part of a school or college course that involves careful study of a particular subject over a period of time
    project on
    We’re doing a project on pollution.
    a geography project
3. (also the projects American English informal) a housing project
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + project
    a research project The aim of this research project is to study modern food habits.
    a construction project Spending on new construction projects has been reduced.
    a development project Our aim is assess the environmental impact of new development projects.
    a pilot project (=one organized to test if an idea will be successful) These changes were shelved after pilot projects showed poor results.
    a major project The company is funding a major research project into the causes of addiction.
    an ambitious project Young people often enjoy the challenge of an ambitious project.
    successful Was the project successful?
■ verbs
    work on a project A team has been working on the project for three years.
    be involved in a project I am involved in various projects.
    set up a project (=organize it) $30 million would be required to set up the project.
    embark on a project (=start it) He was embarking on the biggest project of his career.
    complete a project The project was completed on time.
■ project + NOUN
    a project manager/leader The project manager is responsible for sorting this out.
    a phase/stage of a project The first phase of the project was due to be completed by the end of 2008.

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project2 AC /prəˈdʒekt/ verb
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of proicere; project1
1.  CALCULATE  [transitive] to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now:
    The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%.
    projected sales figures
    be projected to do something
    Total expenditure is projected to rise by 25%.
2.  STICK OUT  [intransitive] to stick out beyond an edge or surface
   SYN  protrude
    project out/from/through etc
    Four towers projected from the main building.
    projecting teeth
3.  FILM  [transitive] to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface
    project something onto something
    She projected the slide onto the wall.
4.  YOURSELF  [transitive] to try to make other people have a particular idea about you:
    I hope the team will project a smart professional image.
    project yourself (as something)
    his attempts to project himself as a potential leader
5.  PLAN be projected to be planned to happen in the future:
    the projected closure of the hospital
6. project your voice to speak clearly and loudly so that you can be heard by everyone in a big room
7.  SEND  [transitive] to make something move up or forwards with great force:
    The plant projects its seeds over a wide area.
8.  SUCCESS  [transitive] to make someone quickly have success or a much better job
    project somebody into/onto etc something
    His success projected him onto Channel 4‘s comedy series ’Packet of Three'.
9.  FEELING  [transitive] to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as you
    project something on/onto somebody
    You’re projecting your insecurity onto me.


🔑 pro·ject AW nounBrE /ˈprɒdʒekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈprɑːdʒekt/ 🔊planned work 规划的工作🔑 a planned piece of work that is designed to find information about sth, to produce sth new, or to improve sth 生产(或研究等)项目;方案;工程a research project研究计划a building project建筑工程to set up a project to computerize the library system开展一个图书馆系统电脑化的项目school/college work 学校的课题🔑 a piece of work involving careful study of a subject over a period of time, done by school or college students (大、中学学生的)专题研究a history project历史科的专题研究The final term will be devoted to project work. 最后一学期的时间将全部用于专题研究。🔊🔊set of aims/activities 方案a set of aims, ideas or activities that sb is interested in or wants to bring to people's attention 方案;计划The party attempted to assemble its aims into a focussed political project. 这个党试图把订立的目标综合为一个政治方案。🔊🔊housing 住房(NAmE) = housing project Going into the projects alone is dangerous. 只身进入公房区是危险的。🔊🔊
🔑 pro·ject AW verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they project BrE /prəˈdʒekt/ 🔊 NAmE /prəˈdʒekt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it projects BrE /prəˈdʒekts/ 🔊 NAmE /prəˈdʒekts/ 🔊past simple projected BrE /prəˈdʒektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /prəˈdʒektɪd/ 🔊past participle projected BrE /prəˈdʒektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /prəˈdʒektɪd/ 🔊 -ing form projecting BrE /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/ 🔊BrE /prəˈdʒekt/ 🔊NAmE /prəˈdʒekt/ 🔊plan 计划🔑 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sth to plan an activity, a project etc. for a time in the future 规划;计划;拟订方案The next edition of the book is projected for publication in March. 本书的下一版计划于三月发行。🔊🔊The projected housing development will go ahead next year. 计划中的住宅建设将于明年动工。🔊🔊estimate 估计🔑 [transitive, usually passive] to estimate what the size, cost or amount of sth will be in the future based on what is happening now 预测;预计;推想 SYN forecast ~ sth A growth rate of 4% is projected for next year. 预计明年的增长率为 4%。🔊🔊~ sth to do sth The unemployment rate has been projected to fall. 据预测失业率将下降。🔊🔊 HELP This pattern is usually used in the passive. 此句型通常用于被动语态it is projected that… It is projected that the unemployment rate will fall. 据预测失业率将会下降。🔊🔊light/image 光;影像🔑 [transitive] ~ sth (on/onto sth) to make light, an image, etc. fall onto a flat surface or screen 放映;投射;投影Images are projected onto the retina of the eye. 影像被投射到眼睛的视网膜上。🔊🔊stick out 突出 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to stick out beyond an edge or a surface 突出;外伸;伸出 SYN protrude a building with balconies projecting out over the street阳台伸出到街上的楼房present yourself 表现 [transitive] to present sb/sth/yourself to other people in a particular way, especially one that gives a good impression 展现;表现;确立(好印象)~ sth They sought advice on how to project a more positive image of their company. 他们就如何树立公司更正面的形象征询意见。🔊🔊She projects an air of calm self-confidence. 她表现出镇定自若的神态。🔊🔊~ sb/sth/yourself (as sb/sth) He projected himself as a man worth listening to. 他装成很有见地的样子。🔊🔊send/throw up or away 发出;抛射 [transitive] ~ sth/sb (+ adv./prep.) to send or throw sth up or away from yourself 投掷;抛射;发送Actors must learn to project their voices. 演员必须学会放开声音。🔊🔊(figurative) the powerful men who would project him into the White House能使他平步进入白宫的有力人士 proˈject sth onto sb(psychology 心理) to imagine that other people have the same feelings, problems, etc. as you, especially when this is not true (不自觉地)把(自己的感觉或问题等)投射到别人身上