Project Projected Verb Throw B Noun Plan Work

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proj·ect \\ˈprä-ˌjekt, -jikt also ˈprō-\\ noun1. a specific plan or design :

scheme

2. obsolete :
3. a planned undertaking: as
  a. a definitely formulated piece of research
  b. a large usually government-supported undertaking
  c. a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
4. a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
Synonyms: see

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pro·ject \\prə-ˈjekt\\ verbtransitive verb
1.
  a. to devise in the mind :

design

  b. to plan, figure, or estimate for the future
      project expenditures for the coming year
2. to throw or cast forward :

thrust

3. to put or set forth : present for consideration
4. to cause to jut out
5. to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface
    project a beam of light
6. to reproduce (as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction
7. to display outwardly especially to an audience
    project an image
    an actress who could project amorality — Current Biography
8. to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects
    a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts — Times Literary Supplement
intransitive verb
1. to jut out :

protrude

2.
  a. to come across vividly : give an impression
  b. to make oneself heard clearly
• pro·ject·able \\-ˈjek-tə-bəl\\ adjective

project
 1.
  project (n.) c.1400, "a plan, draft, scheme," from L. projectum "something thrown forth," noun use of neuter of projectus, pp. of projicere "stretch out, throw forth," from pro- "forward" + combining form of jacere (pp. jactus) "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Meaning "scheme, proposal, mental plan" is from 1601. Meaning "group of low-rent apartment buildings" first recorded c.1958, from housing project (1932).
 2.
  project (v.) c.1477, "to plan," from L. projectus (see project (n.)). Sense of "to stick out" is from 1718. Meaning "to cast an image on a screen" is recorded from 1865. Psychoanalytical sense, "to convey to others," is first recorded 1895 (implied in projective). Projection is from 1557, originally cartographical, "drawing of a map or chart according to scale;" Projector "one who forms a project" is from 1596; in the optical, camera sense it is from 1884; projectionist is from 1922.

☞ project
pro·ject noun / 5prCdVekt; NAmE 5prB:dV- /
PLANNED WORK 规划的工作
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. (NAmE) =

housing project

:
   Going into the projects alone is dangerous.
   只身进入公房区是危险的。 verb / prE5dVekt /
PLAN 计划
1. [VN] [usually passive] 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
2. [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

:
  ▪ [VN]
   A growth rate of 4% is projected for next year.
   预计明年的增长率为 4%。
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.
   据预测失业率将下降。▪ [also VN that]
LIGHT / IMAGE 光；影像
3. [VN] ~ 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
4. [V +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
5. [VN] ~ (yourself) 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):
   They sought advice on how to project a more positive image of their company.
   他们就如何加强树立公司的形象征询意见。
   She projects an air of calm self-confidence.
   她表现出镇定自若的神态。
   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
6. [VN] 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
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ pro'ject sth onto sb (psychology 心)
   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

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project
I. proj·ect \ˈpräˌjekt, ˈprō-, -_jə̇kt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English proiecte, modification (influenced by Latin projectus, past participle of proicere, projicere to throw forth) of Middle French pourjet, porjet, pourject, from pourjeter, porjeter, pourjecter to throw out, spy, get the lay of the land, plan, from pour-, por- (from Latin porro forward, onward) + jeter to throw; akin to Greek porrō away, forward, pro forward, ahead — more at , ,
1. : a specific plan or design: as
 a. obsolete : a tabular outline : ,
 b. : a devised or proposed plan : a scheme for which there seems hope of success :
  < presented his project to the committee >
  < he discusses his projects with her — Current Biography >
2. obsolete : a mental conception :
3. : a planned undertaking: as
 a. : a definitely formulated piece of research
 b.
  (1) : an undertaking devised to effect the reclamation or improvement of a particular area of land
   < the construction of small irrigation projects — W.O.Douglas >
  (2) : the area of land involved
 c. : a systematically built group of houses or apartment buildings; especially : one that includes community facilities and has been socially planned with government support to serve low-income families
 d. : a vast enterprise usually sponsored and financed by a government
  < demands made for setting up public work projects — American Guide Series: New York >
  < the project, as authorized by Congress … provided for a ten-year expenditure of $88 million — Current Biography >
4. : 2
5. : a task or problem that is engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies and that often involves a variety of mental and physical activities related to the center of interest
 < making a model of the Shakespearean stage is a good project for an English class >
6. : 8b (1)
Synonyms: see
II. pro·ject \prəˈjekt, prōˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: modification (influenced by Latin projectus) of Middle French pourjeter, porjeter, pourjecter
transitive verb
1. : to devise in the mind : plan for : ,
 < a road is now projected all the way along the south side — G.R.Stewart >
 < support … is mighty important in projecting school building programs — Education Digest >
 < ridiculed plants of this size when they were first projected — M.W.Straight >
2. : to throw or cast forward : shoot forth
 < a fountain that projects its slender column of water about 75 feet in the air — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
 < plans were made to project iron missiles — Current Biography >
3. : to put or set forth : present for consideration : exhibit the characteristics of
 < in these volumes I was trying to project how this world would have appeared — F.M.Ford >
 < doing a grand job projecting Britain overseas — Asher Lee >
4. : to conceive of mentally :
5. : to cause to protrude
 < a tiny kitchen which had no equipment … visibly projected — Martin Flavin >
6.
 a. : to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) upon a surface
  < these pictures have been projected on screens throughout the U.S. — Current Biography >
 b. : to cause (a figure) to stand out distinctly against a background
  < appeared on his doorstep, darkly projected against a blaze of light — Edith Wharton >
7.
 a. : to move in a prescribed direction (as a point, line, or area) so as to depict on a curve, a plane, or a cylindrical, spherical, or other surface so that the picture thus represented on the curve or surface is the shadow of the points, lines, or areas that would be thrown by parallel, diverging, or converging rays of light
  < the map maker projected the world as the section of a cylinder suspended in the center of the circular vault of heaven — Tad Szulc >
 b. : to depict (one figure) by another figure according to a fixed correspondence between the points of the two
8.
 a. : to communicate or convey vividly especially to an audience
  < not only sang beautifully, but projected the drama very well — Robert Evett >
 b. : to produce with exceptional clarity and distinctness
  < a particularly brilliant example of the singer who knows how to project our language — Howard Taubman >
  < his voice is not large but … is projected well — W.M.Clark >
9. : to externalize and regard as objective or outside oneself (as a sensation, image, or emotion)
 < a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts — Times Literary Supplement >
— opposed to introject
intransitive verb
1. chiefly dialect
 a. : to form a project :
 b. : to go about idly with no particular purpose : fool around
  < I wouldn't go projecting off into the woods alone — C.B.Kelland >
  — often used with around
2. : to jut out : extend beyond a given line :
 < the walls in places project into massive buttresses — Andrew Finn >
 < hands projected a little too far from the sleeves — J.P.Marquand >
3.
 a. : to communicate or convey an idea or conception vividly especially to an audience
 b. : to speak with exceptional clarity and distinction
  < a young actor who had no idea how to project to the last row >
Synonyms: see , I
III. project adjective
Etymology: Latin projectus, past participle of proicere, projicere to throw forth, reject — more at

obsolete :