GMAT 07

Question 1

make (both) ends meet

Answer 1

使（两个）收支平衡

Question 2

mal·adap·tive

adj

-tiv\

Answer 2

adj.(个体、物种等)不适应的，适应不良的

Question 3

mal·a·dy

noun

\ˈma-lə-dē\

Answer 3

1. N-COUNT 病；疾病 A malady is an illness or disease.
   He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady.
   他21岁时突患致残重疾。
2. N-COUNT (书面语中，指社会、环境等的)严重问题，弊病，弊端 In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems in a society or situation.
   When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.
   废除了种族隔离政策后痼疾依然存在。
   …the maladies of love.
   爱情的弊端

Question 4

ma·lar·ia

noun

\mə-ˈler-ē-ə\

Answer 4

1. N-UNCOUNT 疟疾 Malaria is a serious disease carried by mosquitoes which causes periods of fever.

— ma·lar·i·al -əl\ adjective
— ma·lar·i·ous -əs\ adjective

Question 5

mal·func·tion

verb

\ˌmal-ˈfəŋ(k)-shən\

Answer 5

1. VERB （机器）失灵，出故障；（人体器官）机能失常，出现功能障碍 If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly.
   The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction…
   辐射会损坏微处理器和电脑内存，使之失灵。
   Early physicians removed the malfunctioning organs.
   早年间的医生会把机能失常的器官摘除掉。
   Malfunction is also a noun.

— malfunction noun

Question 6

mal·prac·tice

noun

\ˌmal-ˈprak-təs\

Answer 6

1. N-VAR 营私舞弊;玩忽职守;渎职 If you accuse someone of malpractice, you are accusing them of breaking the law or the rules of their profession in order to gain some advantage for themselves.
   There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice.
   只有一两起有关营私舞弊的严重指控。
   …alleged financial malpractices.
   涉嫌财务舞弊

Question 7

mal·prac·tice

noun

\ˌmal-ˈprak-təs\

Answer 7

1. N-VAR 营私舞弊;玩忽职守;渎职 If you accuse someone of malpractice, you are accusing them of breaking the law or the rules of their profession in order to gain some advantage for themselves.
   There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice.
   只有一两起有关营私舞弊的严重指控。
   …alleged financial malpractices.
   涉嫌财务舞弊

Question 8

mam·mal

noun

\ˈma-məl\

Answer 8

1. ADJ 哺乳类的；哺乳动物的 In zoology, mammalian means relating to mammals.
   The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
   这种疾病能够在不同的哺乳类物种之间传播。

— mam·ma·li·an \mə-ˈmā-lē-ən\ adjective or noun

Question 9

man·da·to·ry

adj

\ˈman-də-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 9

1. ADJ 强制性的; 法定的;义务的 If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law.
   …the mandatory retirement age of 65…
   65岁的法定退休年龄
   Attendance is mandatory.
   务必参加。
2. ADJ (惩罚)强制性的，法定的 If a crime carries a mandatory punishment, that punishment is fixed by law for all cases, in contrast to crimes for which the judge or magistrate has to decide the punishment for each particular case.
   …the mandatory life sentence for murder.
   谋杀罪必然会面临的终身监禁
   …the four-year ban which is mandatory.
   为期四年的强制禁令

— man·da·tor·i·ly -ˌtȯr-ə-lē\ adverb

Question 10

ma·neu·ver

noun

\mə-ˈnü-vər\

Answer 10

v.& n.机动
演习
n.策略，谋略，花招
vi.移动，用策略
vt.操纵

With a quick maneuver, she avoided an accident.

Through a series of legal maneuvers, the defense lawyer kept her client out of jail.

He led his troops in a well-planned maneuver.

To prepare for war, the army is performing maneuvers off the coast.

The army is on maneuvers.

Question 11

ma·nip·u·late

verb

\mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt\

Answer 11

1. VERB 摆布，操纵，控制(他人) If you say that someone manipulates people, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to do what they want.
   He is a very difficult character. He manipulates people…
   他是个极难对付的角色，总是把人玩弄于股掌之间。
   She’s always borrowing my clothes and manipulating me to give her vast sums of money…
   她老是向我借衣服，还千方百计地要我给她大笔大笔的钱。
   manipulation: …repeated criticism or manipulation of our mind…对我们的思想的反复批评或一再操控I don’t like manipulations or lies.我不喜欢受别人的摆布，也不爱听到别人说谎。
2. VERB 摆布，操纵，处理(事件或局势) If you say that someone manipulates an event or situation, you disapprove of them because they use or control it for their own benefit, or cause it to develop in the way they want.
   She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events…
   她仅有一次没能控制和处理好局势。
   They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft.
   他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。
   manipulation: …accusations of political manipulation.对政治操纵的指控
3. VERB 操作; 使用 If you manipulate something that requires skill, such as a complicated piece of equipment or a difficult idea, you operate it or process it.
   The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer…
   这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。
   The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker…
   利兹·沃克熟练地操纵着木偶。
   manipulation: …science that requires only the simplest of mathematical manipulations.只要求进行最简单的数学运算的科学
4. VERB 使脱臼复位;用推拿术治疗 If someone manipulates your bones or muscles, they skilfully move and press them with their hands in order to push the bones into their correct position or make the muscles less stiff.
   The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.
   他为我的腿实施的推拿术治疗对我的关节炎大有好处。
   manipulation: A permanent cure will only be effected by acupuncture, chiropractic or manipulation.只有针灸、脊椎指压治疗或者推拿术才能实现彻底治愈。

— ma·nip·u·lat·able -ˌlā-tə-bəl\ adjective
— ma·nip·u·la·tion -ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən\ noun
— ma·nip·u·la·tive -ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tiv\ adjective
— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb
— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun
— ma·nip·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər\ noun
— ma·nip·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtōr-ē\ adjective

Question 12

man·ner·ism

noun

\ˈma-nə-ˌri-zəm\

Answer 12

1. N-COUNT （某人特有的说话或动作的）习性，习气，习惯 Someone’s mannerisms are the gestures or ways of speaking which are very characteristic of them, and which they often use.
   His mannerisms are more those of a preoccupied math professor…
   他的举手投足更像是一个全神贯注的数学教授。
   In accent and mannerism he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
   从口音和举止来看，他像一个地道的东欧人。

— man·ner·ist -rist\ noun or adjective
— man·ner·is·tic \ˌma-nə-ˈris-tik\ adjective

Question 13

man·u·fac·ture

noun

\ˌman-yə-ˈfak-chər\

Answer 13

1. VERB （通常指大量）制造，生产 To manufacture something means to make it in a factory, usually in large quantities.
   They manufacture the class of plastics known as thermoplastic materials…
   他们生产这类被称为热塑材料的塑料制品。
   The first three models are being manufactured at the factory in Ashton-under-Lyne…
   最初的3种型号在阿什顿安德莱恩的工厂生产。
   Manufacture is also a noun.
   manufacturing: …management headquarters for manufacturing.生产管理总部…the manufacturing of a luxury type automobile.豪华汽车的生产
2. N-COUNT 产品；制造品;工业品 Manufactures are goods or products which have been made in a factory.
   …a long-term rise in the share of manufactures in nonoil exports.
   非石油出口产品中工业品份额的长期增长
3. VERB 虚构;捏造 If you say that someone manufactures information, you are criticizing them because they invent information that is not true.
   According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story…
   根据控方意见，官员们精心编造了事情经过。
   He said the allegations were manufactured on the flimsiest evidence.
   他说这些指控都是凭空捏造的。

Question 14

mar·gin

noun

\ˈmär-jən\

Answer 14

1. N-COUNT (尤指选票或比分的)差额，差数 A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.
   They could end up with a 50-point winning margin…
   他们最终可能会以50分的优势获胜。
   The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin…
   《星期日泰晤士报》仍以巨大的优势稳居报业龙头的地位。
2. N-COUNT 页边空白;页边;白边 The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page.
   She added her comments in the margin.
   她在页边的空白处写下了评语。
3. N-VAR 余地;富余 If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.
   The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error…
   钱是直接筹集上来的，不太容易出错。
   These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there’s a wide margin of discretion…
   尽管量刑幅度很大，但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。
4. N-COUNT 边缘;边沿 The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it.
   …the low coastal plain along the western margin…
   沿着西部边缘的地势低平的沿海平原
   These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
   这些岛屿位于人类聚居地的边缘。
5. N-PLURAL （社会、群体或活动中的）边缘地位，非主体地位 To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.
   Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they’re on the margins.
   学生过去曾经发挥了重要的作用，不过现在他们变得无足轻重了。
   …signs of the party’s rapid retreat to the political margins.
   该党在政治上迅速失势的种种迹象
6. See also: profit margin
7. N-COUNT 利润率；利润幅度 A profit margin is the difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of producing and marketing it.
   The group had a net profit margin of 30% last year.
   去年，这个集团的纯利润率为30%。

Question 15

mar·gin·al

adj

\ˈmär-jə-n^əl\

Answer 15

1. ADJ-GRADED （事情）微小的，不重要的 If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important.
   This is a marginal improvement on October…
   这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
   The role of the opposition party proved marginal.
   结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。
2. ADJ-GRADED (人)非主流的，边缘的 If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.
   The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals…
   特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
   I don’t want to call him marginal, but he’s not a major character.
   我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。
3. ADJ-GRADED (席位或选区)边缘的，以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的 In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists.
   …the views of voters in five marginal seats.
   选民对5个边缘席位的看法
   A marginal is a marginal seat.边缘席位;优势微弱席位
   The votes in the marginals are those that really count…
   边缘席位的选票才是最关键的。
4. ADJ （活动、花费、税项等）边际的，边缘的 Marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.
   The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices…
   分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
   For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.
   对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。
5. ADJ-GRADED (土地)贫瘠的 Marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals.
   The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
   穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
   …helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands.
   帮助农民们，这样他们便不必开垦贫瘠的土地了。

— mar·gin·al·i·ty \ˌmär-jə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— mar·gin·al·ly \ ˈmär-jə-nəl-ē\ adverb

Question 16

mar·i·jua·na

noun

\ˌmer-ə-ˈwä-nə\

Answer 16

1. N-UNCOUNT 大麻(一种毒品) Marijuana is a drug which is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, and which can be smoked.

Question 17

ma·rine

adj

\mə-ˈrēn\

Answer 17

1. N-COUNT 水兵;海军陆战队士兵 A marine is a member of an armed force, for example the US Marine Corps or the Royal Marines, who is specially trained for military duties at sea as well as on land.
2. ADJ 海洋的;海生的;海产的 Marine is used to describe things relating to the sea or to the animals and plants that live in the sea.
   …breeding grounds for marine life.
   海洋生物的繁殖地
   …research in marine biology.
   海洋生物学研究
3. ADJ 海船的;海运的;海事的 Marine is used to describe things relating to ships and their movement at sea.
   …a solicitor specialising in marine law.
   专攻海事法的律师
   …marine insurance claims.
   海事保险索赔

Question 18

mark·up

noun

\ˈmärk-ˌəp\

Answer 18

标记了

Question 19

mark down

Answer 19

1. PHRASAL VERB 记下;抄下 If you mark something down, you write it down.
   I tend to forget things unless I mark them down…
   除非把事情记下来，否则我常常会忘事。
   As he marks down the prices, he stops now and then to pack things into a large bag.
   他一边抄价钱，一边不时停下来往一个大袋子里装东西。
2. PHRASAL VERB 认为…为(某类型的人) If you mark someone down as a particular type of person, especially a type that you do not like, you consider that they have the qualities which make them that type of person.
   If he’d taken that five pounds, I would have marked him down as a greedy fool…
   要是当时他拿了那5英镑，我就会认定他是个贪心的蠢货。
   In those days if you asked ‘why?’ about anything you were marked down as a militant.
   那个时候，不管你对什么事情问“为什么”，都会被人视作激进分子。
3. PHRASAL VERB 减价;降低…的价钱 To mark an item down or mark its price down means to reduce its price.
   A toy store has marked down the Sonic Hedgehog computer game…
   一家玩具店降低了电脑游戏《刺猬索尼克》的售价。
   Retailers will have to mark down prices sharply to bring in sales…
   零售商将不得不为了提高销量而大幅降价。
4. PHRASAL VERB 给(学生的作业)扣分;降低…的分数 If a teacher marks a student down, the teacher puts a lower grade on the student’s work because of a mistake that has been made.
   If you mark each other’s work, they don’t mark you down because then you can mark them down.
   如果大家互相批改作业，别人便不会给你扣分，因为你随后也能给他们扣分。

Question 20

mar·row

noun

\ˈmer-(ˌ)ō\

Answer 20

1. N-VAR 食用葫芦;西葫芦 A marrow is a long, thick, green vegetable with soft white flesh that is eaten cooked.
   in AM, use 美国英语用 squash
2. N-UNCOUNT 同 bone marrow Marrow is the same as bone marrow .
   The marrow donor is her 14-month-old sister.
   骨髓捐献者是她14个月大的妹妹。
3. N-SING 精华;精髓;核心 The marrow of something is the most important and basic part of it.
   We’re getting into the marrow of the film.
   我们就要进入这部电影最精彩的部分了。
4. PHRASE (寒冷)透骨地;(惊恐)万分地 If you say that you are chilled to the marrow, you are emphasizing that you are extremely cold or extremely frightened.
   When I got back at about ten a.m. I was frozen to the marrow…
   我早上大约10点钟回来的时候感到寒气透骨。
   The very thought of it chilled me to the marrow.
   一想到这个我就不寒而栗。

Question 21

mar·tial

adj

\ˈmär-shəl\

Answer 21

1. ADJ See also: court martial 军人的;军事的;战争的 Martial is used to describe things relating to soldiers or war.
   The paper was actually twice banned under the martial regime.
   在军政府时期，该报纸其实曾经两度遭禁。

— mar·tial·ly -shə-lē\ adverb

Question 22

mas·cu·line

adj

\ˈmas-kyə-lən\

Answer 22

1. N-UNCOUNT 男子;男性 A man’s masculinity is the fact that he is a man.
   …a project on the link between masculinity and violence.
   关于男性与暴力之间关系的研究项目
2. N-UNCOUNT 男子气概;阳刚之气 Masculinity means the qualities, especially sexual qualities, which are considered to be typical of men.
   The old ideas of masculinity do not work for most men.
   对于大多数男人来说，关于男子气概的老套观点现在已不再适用了。
   …being unable to prove his masculinity to society by getting his partner pregnant.
   不能通过让伴侣怀上孩子的方式向世人证明他的男性气概

— mas·cu·line·ly adverb
— mas·cu·lin·i·ty \ˌmas-kyə-ˈli-nə-tē\ noun

Question 23

mask

noun

\ˈmask\

Answer 23

1. N-COUNT 面具;面罩;假面 A mask is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else.
   The gunman, whose mask had slipped, fled.
   面罩掉落的持枪歹徒逃之夭夭了。
   …actors wearing masks.
   戴面具的演员们
2. N-COUNT （防细菌或有害物质的）防护面罩,面具，口罩 A mask is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances.
   You must wear goggles and a mask that will protect you against the fumes…
   为了免受烟雾危害，你必须戴上护目镜和面罩。
   She wore a surgical mask and rubber gloves while she worked with the samples.
   她处理样品的时候戴着手术口罩和橡胶手套。
3. N-COUNT (掩盖真实感情或性格的)伪装，掩饰 If you describe someone’s behaviour as a mask, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character.
   His mask of detachment cracked, and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man.
   他冷静超然的伪装破碎了，一瞬间她的面前出现了一个愤怒而又狂暴的男人。
4. N-COUNT （护肤用的）面膜 A mask is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin.
   This mask leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.
   这种面膜能使你的皮肤变得柔软细嫩。
5. VERB 掩饰(情感);伪装 If you mask your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel.
   Dena lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.
   德娜点燃了一根烟，试图掩饰不安。
6. VERB 遮住;掩蔽;使…不易察觉 If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.
   A thick grey cloud masked the sun…
   一片厚厚的乌云遮住了太阳。
   Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food…
   太多的盐会盖住食物本来的味道。

Question 24

ma·son

noun

\ˈmā-s^ən\

Answer 24

1. N-COUNT 石匠;(美国英语)泥瓦工 A mason is a person who is skilled at making things or building things with stone. In American English, masons are people who work with stone or bricks.
2. N-COUNT Mason同 Freemason A Mason is the same as a Freemason .

Question 25

mass

noun

\ˈmas\

Answer 25

1. N-SING (聚成一体的)一团，一堆,一块 A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together.
   On his desk is a mass of books and papers.
   他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。
2. N-SING 大堆;许多;大量 A mass of something is a large amount of it.
   She had a mass of auburn hair.
   她有一头浓密的棕发。
3. QUANT 大量;许多;一大堆 Masses of something means a great deal of it.
   There’s masses of work for her to do…
   她有一大堆的工作要做。
   It has masses of flowers each year.
   它每年都开许多花。
4. ADJ 一大群的;大批的 Mass is used to describe something which involves or affects a very large number of people.
   …ideas on combating mass unemployment…
   对付大量失业的点子
   All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out.
   所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。
5. N-COUNT (尤指无固定形状的)块，堆，团 A mass of a solid substance, a liquid, or a gas is an amount of it, especially a large amount which has no definite shape.
   …before it cools and sets into a solid mass…
   在它冷却成为固态之前
   The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
   这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
6. N-PLURAL （与领导或受过高等教育的人相对的）普通老百姓，民众，平民大众 If you talk about the masses, you mean the ordinary people in society, in contrast to the leaders or the highly educated people.
   His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses…
   他的音乐走商业化路线，针对的是一般大众。
   This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses.
   这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。
7. N-SING (民众中的)大部分，大多数 The mass of people are most of the people in a country, society, or group.
   The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population…
   1939至1945年间的世界大战使大多数民众卷入其中。
   Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications.
   学校允许大部分考试成绩差的学生16岁时毕业离校。
8. N-COUNT （人）一大群，一大堆 A mass of people is a large crowd of them.
   …masses of excited people clogged the streets.
   情绪激动的人群挤满了街道。
   …a mass of grinning teenage faces.
   一张张少年的笑脸
9. V-ERG (使)聚集;(使)集中;(使)集结 When people or things mass, or when you mass them, they gather together into a large crowd or group.
   Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard…
   工人们罢工后不久，警察就开始在船厂集结。
   The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind…
   云卷云舒随风起。
10. N-SING 充满;布满 If you say that something is a mass of things, you mean that it is covered with them or full of them.
    His body was a mass of sores…
    他遍体鳞伤。
    In the spring, the meadow is a mass of daffodils.
    春天，草地上开满了黄水仙。
11. N-VAR (物理学中的)质量 In physics, the mass of an object is the amount of physical matter that it has.
    Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size, mass, and density.
    天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。
12. N-VAR 弥撒(尤指天主教或东正教的圣餐仪式，以此纪念耶稣基督的最后的晚餐) Mass is a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ.
    She attended a convent school and went to Mass each day.
    她上的是教会学校，每天都去做弥撒。
13. N-COUNT 弥撒曲 A Mass is a piece of music which uses the prayers from the Christian ceremony of Mass as the words that are sung.
14. See also: massed
15. ADJ （人们出于某种特殊目的）成群的，聚集的，联合的 Massed is used to describe a large number of people who have been brought together for a particular purpose.
    He could not escape the massed ranks of newsmen.
    他没法躲开成群的记者。

Question 26

ma·ter·nal

adj

\mə-ˈtər-n^əl\

Answer 26

1. ADJ-GRADED 母亲般的;慈母般的 Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child.
   She had little maternal instinct…
   她缺乏母性。
   Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.
   她对他的感情是近乎母亲般的。
2. ADJ 母亲的;母性的 Maternal is used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby.
   Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
   母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。
3. ADJ 母亲一方的;母系的 A maternal relative is one who is related through a person’s mother rather than their father.
   Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
   她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。

— ma·ter·nal·ly -n^əl-ē\ adverb

Question 27

ma·trix

noun

\ˈmā-triks\

Answer 27

1. N-COUNT (事物成长和发展的)环境，背景 A matrix is the environment or context in which something such as a society develops and grows.
   …the matrix of their culture.
   他们文明的摇篮
2. N-COUNT （数学中）矩阵 In mathematics, a matrix is an arrangement of numbers, symbols, or letters in rows and columns which is used in solving mathematical problems.

Question 28

ma·ture

adj

\mə-ˈtu̇r\

Answer 28

1. VERB 长大(成人);发育成熟 When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult.
   You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically…
   在孩子身体发育成熟时，你就知道会发生什么事了。
   The eggs hatched and the chicks matured.
   小鸡破壳而出。
2. VERB 成熟；完善 When something matures, it reaches a state of complete development.
   When the trees matured they were cut in certain areas…
   在有些地方，树木长成后就会被砍掉。
   Their songwriting has matured.
   他们的歌曲创作水平已经成熟。
3. VERB (在性格、感情等方面)趋于成熟 If someone matures, they become more fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour.
   Hopefully after three years at university I will have matured…
   希望3年大学生活之后我能变成熟。
   I thought you had matured enough not to be giggly and silly about serious art.
   我觉得你已经长大成人，不应该再冲着严肃的艺术作品傻笑。
4. ADJ-GRADED (性格、感情等方面)成熟的;明白事理的 If you describe someone as mature, you think that they are fully developed and balanced in their personality and emotional behaviour.
   They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly…
   他们在情感上已经成熟，应该负责任地行事。
   You and I are mature, freethinking adults.
   你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。
5. ADJ-GRADED (画家、作家、音乐家等的技艺、能力等)成熟的，炉火纯青的 If you describe the work of an artist, writer, or musician as mature, you mean that it is thoughtful and skilful and shows that their abilities have fully developed.
   It is his most mature comedy yet.
   这是他迄今最成熟的喜剧作品。
6. V-ERG (使)(葡萄酒、干酪等)发酵成熟;酿成 If something such as wine or cheese matures or is matured, it is left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
   Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.
   和葡萄酒不同的是，白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。
   …the cellars where the cheeses are matured.
   酿制奶酪的地窖
7. ADJ-GRADED (干酪、葡萄酒等)发酵成熟的，酿熟的 Mature cheese or wine has been left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
   Grate some mature cheddar cheese.
   将一些已经酿熟的切达干酪磨碎。
   …the best place to enjoy fine, mature wines.
   品尝葡萄佳酿的最佳之处
8. VERB (存单、养老金计划等)到期 When an investment such as a savings policy or pension plan matures, it reaches the stage when you stop paying money and the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned.
   These bonuses will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years’ time.
   这些红利会在10年后存款到期时支付。
   …an endowment policy that matured on September 1.
   9月1日到期的人寿定期保险单
9. ADJ 成熟的;不再年轻的;老成的(婉词) If you say that someone is mature or of mature years, you are saying politely that they are middle-aged or old.
   …a man of mature years who had been in the job for longer than most of the members could remember.
   一个已过中年的男子，大多数成员都不记得他干这行有多久了

Question 29

max·i·mum

noun

\ˈmak-s(ə-)məm\

Answer 29

1. ADJ 最高的;最大的;最多的 You use maximum to describe an amount which is the largest that is possible, allowed, or required.
   Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres…
   规划法中规定，围栏或树篱最高为2米。
   China headed the table with maximum points.
   中国队以最高分位居榜首。
   Maximum is also a noun.
2. ADJ (数量)极大的,极多的 You use maximum to indicate how great an amount is.
   …the maximum amount of information…
   海量信息
   It was achieved with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency.
   事情事半功倍地完成了。
3. ADV 最多;顶多;充其量 If you say that something is a particular amount maximum, you mean that this is the greatest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a smaller amount is acceptable or very possible.
   We need an extra 6g a day maximum.
   我们一天最多还需要6克。
4. PHRASE 最大限度地;尽可能充分地;竭尽全力地 If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
   You have to develop your capabilities to the maximum.
   你必须尽你所能。

— maximum adjective

Question 30

me·an·der

noun

\mē-ˈan-dər\

Answer 30

1. VERB (河流、道路)蜿蜒而行，迂回曲折 If a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
   …roads that meandered round the edges of the fields…
   田地周围蜿蜒的道路
   A rural single railway track meanders through the valley…
   一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
2. N-COUNT 河曲;河湾 A meander is a large bend in a river.
3. VERB 漫步;闲荡;信步 If you meander somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
   We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards…
   我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
   It’s so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
   沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
4. VERB 漫谈;闲聊;(文章)结构松散 If a speech, account, or piece of writing meanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
   His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
   他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
   …a rich and meandering novel.
   一部内容丰富的漫谈小说

— me·an·drous -drəs\ adjective

Question 31

mea·sles

noun pl but singular or pl in constr

\ˈmē-zəlz\

Answer 31

1. N-UNCOUNT 麻疹 Measles is an infectious illness that gives you a high temperature and red spots on your skin

Question 32

mech·a·nism

noun

\ˈme-kə-ˌni-zəm\

Answer 32

1. N-COUNT 机械装置;机件 In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function.
   …the locking mechanism…
   锁定装置
   A bomb has been detonated by a special mechanism.
   炸弹由一个专门装置引爆。
2. N-COUNT 方法;途径;程序;机制 A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system.
   There’s no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules.
   对违规的武器出口商实施惩罚尚无执行机制。
   …the clumsy and ineffective mechanism of price controls.
   方法笨拙、效率低下的价格控制机制
3. N-COUNT (人为生存、对付困境的)机制，行为方式 A mechanism is a part of your behaviour that is automatic and that helps you to survive or to cope with a difficult situation.
   …a survival mechanism, a means of coping with intolerable stress.
   一种生存机制，一种应对无法承受的压力的方法
4. See also: defence mechanism
5. N-COUNT (表现在行为或思想上的)防御机制 A defence mechanism is a way of behaving or thinking which is not conscious or deliberate and is an automatic reaction to unpleasant experiences or feelings such as anxiety and fear.

Question 33

me·di·an

noun

\ˈmē-dē-ən\

Answer 33

1. ADJ 中间值的;中位数的;中间的 The median value of a set of values is the middle one when they are arranged in order. For example, if a group of five students take a test and their marks are 5, 7, 7, 8, and 10, the median mark is 7.
2. N-COUNT 同 median strip A median is the same as a median strip .
   【语域标签】：AM 美

Question 34

median of a triangle

Answer 34

三角形的中线

Question 35

me·di·e·val

adj

\ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl\

Answer 35

1. ADJ 中世纪的(指公元476年西罗马帝国灭亡至公元1500年左右这段时期) Something that is medieval relates to or was made in the period of European history between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD.
   in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 mediaeval
   …a medieval castle.
   中世纪城堡
   …the medieval chroniclers.
   中世纪编年史家

— me·di·e·val·ly adverb

Question 36

me·di·um

noun

\ˈmē-dē-əm\

Answer 36

1. ADJ 中等的;中间的;中号的 If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately half way between the two.
   The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings 4 and 5. The form mediums is the plural for meaning 6. 义项4和义项5的复数形式为 mediums 或 media。义项6的复数形式是 mediums。
   A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours…
   中等剂量几小时之内会引发严重的恶心。
   He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.
   他中等身材，金发碧眼。
2. ADJ 中间的;平均的 You use medium to describe something which is average in degree or amount, or approximately half way along a scale between two extremes.
   Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
   含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。
   …a sweetish, medium-strength beer.
   中度甜啤酒
   Medium is also an adverb.
3. COMB in COLOUR (颜色)不深不浅的，适中的 If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately half way between the two.
   Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin…
   安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。
   When violet is added to the medium blue a particularly striking, warm coloration is created.
   在中蓝色中加入蓝紫色就形成了一种格外鲜艳夺目的暖色。
4. N-COUNT (表现)方式;(交流)手段 A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people.
   In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education…
   在塞拉利昂，基础教育阶段全部用英语授课。
   But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.
   但是阿尔托对电影这种表现方式越来越不满。
5. N-COUNT 媒介;介质;媒介物 A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect.
   Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body…
   血液是将氧气输送到人体各个部位的媒介。
   Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.
   海厄特已经找到产生这些特性的方法，那就是利用油彩这种更加持久的材料。
6. N-COUNT (自称能够在死者与生者之间传递信息的)巫师，灵媒 A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive.
7. See also: media
8. PHRASE 中庸之道;折中办法 If you strike or find a happy medium between two extreme and opposite courses of action, you find a sensible way of behaving that is somewhere between the two extremes.
   I still aim to strike a happy medium between producing football that’s worth watching and getting results…
   我仍致力于打造这样一种球风——既具观赏性，又能得分，两全其美。
   It’s very difficult to strike a happy medium and make it right for everybody.
   找到皆大欢喜的折中办法颇有难度。

Question 37

meek

adj

\ˈmēk\

Answer 37

1. ADJ-GRADED 温顺的;顺从的 If you describe a person as meek, you think that they are gentle and quiet, and likely to do what other people say.
   He was a meek, mild-mannered fellow.
   他是一个温顺随和的人。
   …the meekest and most docile of people.
   众人之中最温顺驯良的一个
   The meek are people who are meek.温顺的人
   meekly: Most have meekly accepted such advice…大多数人都已经顺从地接受了这样的建议。’Thank you, Peter’, Amy said meekly.“谢谢你，彼得，”埃米温顺地说。

— meek·ly adverb
— meek·ness noun

Question 38

mega·lith

noun

\ˈme-gə-ˌlith\

Answer 38

adj.<考古>巨石造成的，用巨石的

— mega·lith·ic \ˌme-gə-ˈli-thik\ adjective

Question 39

mel·an·choly

noun

\ˈme-lən-ˌkä-lē\

Answer 39

1. ADJ-GRADED 使人忧郁的;令人忧伤的 You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness.
   …a painter of haunting melancholy canvases…
   一位画作中饱含挥之不去的忧伤情绪的画家
   The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep…
   只听得见远处羊群的哀鸣。
2. N-UNCOUNT (习惯性或气质上的)忧郁，忧伤 Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness which lasts for a long time and which strongly affects your behaviour and attitudes.
   I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners…
   当他站在致哀的人群中时，我深深地体会到了他的忧伤。
   The general watched the process with an air of melancholy.
   将军神情忧郁地望着队列经过。
3. ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的;悲伤的 If someone feels or looks melancholy, they feel or look very sad.
   It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy…
   傍晚这几个小时里，汤姆·马利根最为抑郁。
   He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
   他笑容忧郁地凝视着我，闪亮的眼睛里空无一物。

Question 40

mem·brane

noun

\ˈmem-ˌbrān\

Answer 40

1. N-COUNT （连接或覆盖身体某些部位的）膜,薄膜 A membrane is a thin piece of skin which connects or covers parts of a person’s or animal’s body.

— mem·braned \ˈmem-ˌbrānd\ adjective

Question 41

me·men·to

noun

\mə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō\

Answer 41

1. N-COUNT 纪念物;纪念品 A memento is an object which you keep because it reminds you of a person or a special occasion.
   More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.
   更多的垂钓者去钓鱼的时候带上了照相机，以便钓上鱼后留个纪念。

Question 42

mem·oir

noun

\ˈmem-ˌwär\

Answer 42

1. N-COUNT 传记;传略 A memoir is a book or article that you write about someone who you have known well.
   He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.
   他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。

— mem·oir·ist -ist\ noun

Question 43

mer·chant

noun

\ˈmər-chənt\

Answer 43

1. N-COUNT (尤指外贸)商人，批发商 A merchant is a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them.
   Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.
   任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。
2. N-COUNT 店主;商人 A merchant is a person who owns or runs a shop, store, or other business.
   The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants.
   这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。
   in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 retailer, shopkeeper
3. ADJ 海上货运的;商船的 Merchant seamen or ships are involved in carrying goods for trade.
   There’s been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.
   近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。

Question 44

me·tab·o·lize

verb

-ˌlīz\

Answer 44

1. VERB 使新陈代谢 When you metabolize a substance, it is affected by chemical processes in your body so that, for example, it is broken down, absorbed, and used.
   in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 metabolise
   Diabetics cannot metabolise glucose properly.
   糖尿病患者不能够正常代谢葡萄糖。

— me·tab·o·liz·able \mə-ˌta-bə-ˈlī-zə-bəl\ adjective

Question 45

meta·mor·phose

verb

-ˌfōz\

Answer 45

1. V-ERG See also: metamorphosis (使)完全变形;(使)彻底改变 To metamorphose or be metamorphosed means to develop and change into something completely different.
   …hysterical laughter which gradually metamorphoses into convulsive sobs…
   歇斯底里的笑声渐渐地变成了剧烈的抽泣
   The group is having to metamorphose from a loose collection of businesses into a fully integrated multinational…
   该集团将不得不由一个松散的企业联合组织转变成一个全面整合的跨国集团。

Question 46

me·te·or·ite

noun

\ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt\

Answer 46

1. N-COUNT 陨石;陨星;陨铁 A meteorite is a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.

— me·te·or·it·ic \ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-tik\ also me·te·or·it·i·cal -ti-kəl\ adjective

Question 47

me·te·o·rol·o·gy

noun

\ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jē\

Answer 47

n.气象学者

— me·te·o·ro·log·ic -rə-ˈlä-jik\ or me·te·o·ro·log·i·cal -ji-kəl\ adjective
— me·te·o·ro·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— me·te·o·rol·o·gist -ˈrä-lə-jist\ noun

Question 48

meth·ane

noun

\ˈme-ˌthān\

Answer 48

1. N-UNCOUNT 甲烷；沼气 Methane is a colourless gas that has no smell. Natural gas consists mostly of methane.

Question 49

meth·od·ol·o·gy

noun

\ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē\

Answer 49

1. N-VAR （进行教学、研究等的）方法论,方法学，一套方法 A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for example for teaching or for carrying out research.
   Teaching methodologies vary according to the topic…
   题目不同，教学法也不一样。
   In their own work they may have favored the use of methodology different from mine.
   他们在做自己的工作时，也许更喜欢使用和我不一样的一套方法。
   methodological: …theoretical and methodological issues raised by the study of literary texts.文学文本研究提出的理论与方法论方面的问题

Question 50

met·ro·pol·i·tan

noun

\ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən\

Answer 50

1. ADJ 大都会的;大都市的 Metropolitan means belonging to or typical of a large busy city.
   …the metropolitan district of Miami.
   迈阿密的都市区
   …a dozen major metropolitan hospitals.
   大城市的12家大医院
2. N-COUNT; N-TITLE (东正教和天主教的)大主教 A metropolitan is an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He has authority over other priests and is in charge of a particular area.
   …the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron.
   乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教

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