0 to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books -- 學習；攻讀，研讀
1 to examine something very carefully -- 仔細研究；調查
[ + question word ] Researchers have been studying how people under stress make decisions. 研究人員一直在研究人們在壓力下如何作決定。
I want time to study this contract thoroughly before signing it. 簽字之前，我需要時間把這份合約徹底研究一下。
2 the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover new information -- （專題）研究；調查
Some studies have suggested a link between certain types of artificial sweetener and cancer. 一些研究顯示，某些人造甜味劑可能會致癌。
a five-year study of the relationship between wildlife and farming 五年來對野生動物和農牧業關係的研究
3 the act of learning about a subject, usually at school or university -- 學習；攻讀，研讀
the department of business/media studies 商學／傳媒學系
Adam doesn't spend enough time on his studies. 亞當在學業上花的時間不夠。
the study of English literature 研讀英國文學
Long-term follow-up from larger studies into particle therapy is required to confirm and record the expected reduction in late sequelae.
Further studies are thus required to confirm or refute this association.
Information from other research studies has also been used.
We know of only three studies that examine the relationship between market concentration and price for a specific procedure at a hospital.
Here, the evidence from the case studies is mixed.
Although feminist studies have a more limited audience, feminists exert an important influence on policy-makers.
The editors are to be congratulated for having succeeded in bringing together what are ostensibly ten very different studies into a well-integrated, coherent whole.
Her chapter offers a detailed and informative account of these case studies.
