G 10 Flashcards
mentor
导师;教导,指导
mercenary
(外国军队的)雇佣军;唯利是图的,贪婪的
mercurial
(情绪)善变的; adjective: (of a person) prone to unexpected and unpredictable changes in mood
meretricious
艳俗的,俗气的; attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive
merge
v. to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce: blend
merit
v.值得;n.价值,长处
merited
应得的,理所应当的
meritorious
adj.值得赞赏的
mesh
诱捕
mesmeric
催眠的,催眠术的;令人着迷的,难以抗拒的
mesmerism
n.催眠术,催眠引导法
mesmerize
v.对…催眠;使入迷,迷住; verb: to spellbind or enthrall
metabolic
adj.新陈代谢的
metamorphose
(使)变形
metamorphosis
a complete change or transformation (in biology, a change such a caterpillar becoming a pupa and then a butterfly)
metaphor
隐语;象征
metaphysical
哲学上的,理论上的;非尘世的; concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse
metaphysics
a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
mete
v.给予,分配;测量;n.边界
meteoric
流星般迅速而短暂的; adjective: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
meteorological
concerned with the weather
methodical
井然有序的,有条理的
meticulous
极为谨慎的; adjective: marked by extreme care in treatment of details
metrical
a.测量的;韵律的
mettle
勇气;毅力,耐力; courage; endurance
mettlesome
adj.精神抖擞的; adjective: filled with courage or valor
microbe
n.微生物
microcosm
a small system having analogies to a larger system
mien
n.风采,态度
miff
使恼怒
mighty
a.强有力的,强大的;巨大的
migratory
迁移的
milieu
环境,氛围; environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops
military
军事的,军用的
militate
have a great effect, weigh heavily (often as militate against)
militia
n.民兵
milk
榨取(财富、信息等)
mime
模仿
mimic
仿真的,仿造的;滑稽地模仿(以取笑);模仿; v. to imitate closely: ape; v. to ridicule by imitation: satire
minatory
带来威胁的,有凶兆的; threatening; menacing
mince
切碎;小步走
mingle
参加社交活动;混合,结合
minimize
将…减到最少;刻意低估;表示鄙夷
miniscule
极小的
ministration
职务,援助,服侍
minnow
n.鲤科,小鱼
mint
巨额;无损坏的
minuet
n.小步舞
minuscular
微小的
minuscule
very small
minute
仔细的,谨小慎微的;小的,不重要的
minutes
n.会议记录
minutia
次要的细节,小事; petty details
mirage
海市蜃楼,幻想
mire
困境;使陷入困境,拖后腿
mired
stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled
mirth
欢乐,欢笑; jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter
misalliance
n.不适当的结合
misanthrope
n.厌恶人类者; noun: a hater of mankind
misanthropic
反人类的
misapprehension
错误的理解、判断
misattribute
verb: to erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.
misbehaving
调皮的,行为不端的
miscellany
n.混合物; mixture of writings on various subjects
mischievous
调皮的,淘气的;有害的
misconception
误解
misconstrue
误解,曲解; verb: interpret in the wrong way
miscreant
恶棍,罪犯; noun: a person who breaks the law
misdemeanor
轻罪
misdirect
v.误导
miser
noun: a person who doesn’t like to spend money (because they are greedy)
miserable
a.痛苦的,悲惨的;少得可怜的
miserliness
吝啬;贪婪
miserly
吝啬的
misery
n.悲惨的境遇;痛苦,苦恼
misfortune
不幸
misgiving
担忧,疑虑
mishandle
粗鲁地对待;错误地处理;虐待
mishap
不幸之事
misinterpret
曲解
misnomer
n.名字的误用;误用的名称
misogynist
noun: a person who dislikes women in particular
misogyny
n.厌恶女人
misperceive
v.误解
misrepresent
误传,篡改
misrepresentation
n.误传,不实的陈述
misshapen
a.畸形的,奇形怪状的
missive
n.信件,(尤指)公函; letter, written message
mistral
n.寒冷且干燥的强风
misunderstand
误解;误会
misused
误用,滥用
mite
微小的东西,很少的钱
mitigant
a.缓和的,减轻的;n.缓和物
mitigate
减轻痛苦,使缓和; verb: make less severe or harsh; verb: lessen the severity of an offense
mnemonic
related to memory; assisting memory
mnemonics
n.记忆法,记忆术
moan
v./n.呻吟;抱怨
moat
n.壕沟;护城河
mobile
可移动的;可变的
mobility
n.可动性,流动性
mock
v.嘲笑;(为嘲笑而)模仿
mockery
鄙视,嘲弄;以嘲笑为目的的模仿
mode
n.样式;模式;方式,形式;时尚,风尚
moderate
使缓和;适度的,中庸的; v. to lessen the intensity or extremeness: alleviate; adj. avoiding extremes of behavior or expression: reasonable; adj. having average or less than average quality: mediocre
moderately
adv.适度地,有节制地
moderation
n.自制,节制
modernize
v.使现代化
modest
a.谦虚的,谦逊的;适度的; humble, simple rather than showy; decent (esp. “covering up” in terms of dress); small limited
modestly
adv.谦虚地,谦逊地;适度地
modicum
少量; noun: a small or moderate or token amount
modifier
n.修改者;修饰语
modify
v.修改,更改
modish
a.时髦的; stylish, contemporary
modulate
v.调整,调节;调音
moisten
v.弄湿,使湿润
moldy
a.发霉的
molecular
adj.分子的
molest
v.骚扰,困扰
mollify
平息,抚慰,缓和; verb: to make someone angry less angry; placate
mollycoddle
宠爱,溺爱
molt
脱(羽、皮等); shed or cast off, esp. to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc. (as a snake)
molten
a.熔融的,熔化的
moment
n.瞬间;重要; noun: significant and important value
momentarily
adv.暂时地;片刻,立刻
momentary
瞬间的;刹那间的
momentous
极重要的
momentum
动力;冲力;势头
monarch
君主,帝王;巨头,大亨
monastic
relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries
monetary
a.金钱的;货币的
mongrel
杂种的,混血儿的
monochromatic
单色的;单调无聊的
monocle
n.单片眼镜
monograph
n.专题论文
monolith
n.单块巨石;单一的庞大组织
monolithic
a.坚若磐石的;巨大的; solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole
monologue
独白
monopolize
垄断,主宰
monopoly
n.专利权;垄断
monotonous
(声音)单调的;清一色的,无聊的; adj. tediously uniform or unvarying: dull
monotony
n.单调,千篇一律; sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound
monsoon
n.季风;雨季
monstrous
a.巨大的;丑陋的,外表可怕的
montage
大杂烩
monumental
a.极大的;纪念碑的
moody
a.喜怒无常的;抑郁的
moot
adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way
mope
v.抑郁,闷闷不乐;n.情绪低落
morale
n.士气,民心
moralistic
a.道学的,说教的
moratorium
延期,暂缓施行
morbid
疾病的,疾病所致的;(思想性格)变态的
mordancy
辛辣;嘲弄;刻薄
mordant
尖酸刻薄的; adjective: biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style
moreover
besides; in addition to what was just stated
mores
n.习俗,惯例; customs, manners, or morals of particular group
moribund
即将结束的,垂死的;即将过时; adjective: being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress
morose
忧郁的; adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy
morph
verb: to undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.
morsel
n.(食物的)一小口,一小块;小量,一点
mortality
n.死亡率
mortgage
n.抵押;抵押证书;v.用…作抵押
mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
mortify
v.使丢脸,侮辱
mosaic
综合物,马赛克般的东西
mosque
清真寺
mote
n.尘埃,微尘
moth-eaten
过时的
motif
n.(文艺作品等的)主题,主旨
motile
能动的
motility
n.运动性
motivate
刺激,激发
motley
混杂的,富于变化的; many colored; made up of many parts
mottle
标记上杂色斑点
motto
座右铭
mourn
v.哀悼;悲痛,哀伤
mournful
悲伤的
movement
运动
muck
n.堆肥,粪肥;v.施肥;捣乱
muddle
n.迷惑,困惑;混乱
muddy
不干净的;浑浊的,不清晰的;使难以理解
muffle
使消声
muggy
a.(天气)闷热而潮湿的
mulct
verb: to defraud or swindle
mulish
固执的
mull
v.思考,思索;n.混乱
multicellular
adj.多细胞的
multifaceted
adj.多方面的
multifarious
a.多种的,各式各样的; diverse, having a lot of variety
multiple
a.多样的,多重的
multiplicity
n.多样性
multiply
v.乘;增加;繁殖
mumble
说话含糊
munch
v.用力咀嚼,出声咀嚼
mundane
尘世的,世俗化的;平凡的; adjective: repetitive and boring; not spiritual; adjective: relating to the ordinary world
municipality
n.自治市;市政当局(指城市行政区及管理者)
munificence
n.慷慨给予,宽宏大量
munificent
慷慨的; adjective: very generous
muniments
n.契据