subscribe
UK/səb'skraɪb/US/sәb'skraib/
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
v.
To pay regularly to receive a service, publication, or access.
订阅、订购，定期付费获得服务或内容。
v.
To agree with or support an idea.
赞同、支持某种观点。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo subscribe once meant to write one’s name underneath a document; from signing support came “agree,” and from signing up came “pay regularly.”
Root script still carries 46 more wordsUsage Guide
Subscribe to is used for services and publications; subscribe to an idea means agree with it.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Thousands of readers subscribe to the magazine.