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noun ADJ. chosen, selected | broad, general, large, wide Before dealing with specific cases, she spoke on the broad topic of ‘discipline’. | diverse, wide-ranging The book covers such diverse topics as snorkelling and first aid. | narrow | central, dominant, important, key, main, major, principal | complex, difficult | conversational, essay, lecture, research | controversial, sensitive It might be better to avoid such a controversial topic. | historical, philosophical, scientific, social, etc. VERB + TOPIC consider, cover, discuss, explore, deal with, focus on, look at, speak on, write on In the next chapter the writer focuses on the topic of adoption. TOPIC + NOUN area, heading | work Our teaching is based largely on topic work. PREP. on a/the ~ Mr Graham will speak on the topic of dog breeding. PHRASES a choice of topic She was an excellent speaker, but I found her choice of topic strange. | a range/variety of topics, a topic of conversation/discussion His main topic of conversation is football.
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topic
phrases
a topic of conversation
• Her favourite topic of conversation is herself.
a topic of discussion/debate
• The issue is a topic of great debate in the record industry.
adjectives
the main topic
• The main topics covered are finance, health and leisure.
an important topic
• The legal team will discuss a number of important topics.
a hot topic
(= one that a lot of people are discussing or arguing about )
• Gangs and drugs are the hot topics in this district.
a controversial topic
(= one that causes a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about it )
• Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in America today.
a sensitive topic
(= one that must be dealt with very carefully, because it may offend people )
• It is unusual for a judge to speak publicly about a sensitive topic such as religion.
verbs
cover a topic
• The book covers such topics as business strategy and marketing.
discuss a topic
• We discussed a range of topics.
raise/bring up a topic
(= start talking about it )
• It’s still a very difficult topic to raise.
leave a topic
(= stop talking about it )
• Before we leave this topic, may I add one more thing.
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