/'prɒdʒekt; `prɑdʒɛkt/
n
1 (plan for a) scheme or undertaking 计画; 规画; 工程; 事业
*a housing development project 住房建设方案
* a project to establish a new national park 建立一个新的国家公园的工程
* carry out, fail in, form a project 执行、未能实施、拟订一项计画.
2 task set as an educational exercise which requires students to do their own research and present the results （学校的）科研习作项目, 课题
*The class are doing a project on the Roman occupation of Britain. 这个班在进行一项关于古罗马人占领不列颠的研究.

/prə'dʒekt; prə`dʒɛkt/
v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] plan (a scheme, course of action, etc) 拟制（方案、行动步骤等）; 计画; 规画; 设计
*a demonstration of the projected road improvement scheme 对拟定的道路改善方案的论证
* Our projected visit had to be cancelled. 我们计画中的访问不得不取消.
2 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/onto sth) cause (light, shadow, a photographic image, etc) to fall on a surface 投射（光线、影子、影像等）
*project a slide on a screen 在银幕上放映幻灯片
* project a beam of light onto a statue 把一道光线投射在雕像上
* project spotlights on a performer 把聚光灯对准一位表演者.
(b) [Tn] show (a film) on a screen using a film projector 放映（影片）
*Will you be able to project the film for us? 你能为我们放映那部影片吗?
3 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) send or throw sth outward or forward 发射或投掷某物
*an apparatus to project missiles into space 将导弹发射到宇宙空间的装置
* An actor must learn to project (his voice). 演员必须学习（使声音）扩及远处的发声法.
* (fig 比喻) project one's thoughts into the future 思想未来.
4 [I, Ipr] extend outward beyond a surface; jut out 伸出; 突出
*a projecting beam 突出的横梁
* a balcony that projects over the street 伸展到街道上的阳台.
5 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on to sb (psychology 心) think, esp unconsciously, that sb shares (one's own feelings, usu unpleasant ones) 将（自己的感情, 通常为不愉快者）投射给某人; 以为（尤指潜意识地）某人也存在（与自己同样的、通常为不愉快的感情）
*You mustn't project your guilt on to me, ie assume that I feel as guilty as you do. 你不要以为我也和你一样内疚.
6 [Tn] represent (sth/sb/oneself) to others in a way that creates a strong or favourable impression 向他人表现（某事物[某人/自己]）以使其产生深刻的或良好的印象
*Does the BBC World Service project a favourable view of Great Britain? 英国广播公司的对外广播是否使听众对英国产生了好感?
* The party is trying to project a new image of itself as caring for the working classes. 这个党竭力装出一付关心工人阶级的新形象.
7 [Tn]
(a) make a systematic drawing of (a solid, esp curved, object) on a flat surface, as maps of the earth are made 作（固体物, 尤指曲线状物）之投影图.
(b) make (a map) in this way 用投影法制作（地图）.
8 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sth) predict (results) based on known data; extrapolate （根据现有资料）预测（结果）; 推断
*project population growth to the year
2000 预测到2000年人口增长状况.

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