GMAT 08 Flashcards
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mid·point
noun
\ˈmid-ˌpȯint\
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2
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mi·graine
noun
\ˈmī-ˌgrān\
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- N-VAR 偏头痛 A migraine is an extremely painful headache that makes you feel very ill.
Her mother suffered from migraines.
她的母亲患有偏头痛。
— mi·grain·ous -ˌgrā-nəs\ adjective
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mi·grant
noun
\ˈmī-grənt\
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- N-COUNT (尤指为寻找工作而迁移的)移民，移居者;流动工人 A migrant is a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work.
The government divides asylum-seekers into economic migrants and genuine refugees.
政府把寻求避难者划分为经济移民与真正的难民。
…migrant workers following harvests northward.
随着收获季节到来而北上的外来务工人员 - N-COUNT 候鸟;迁徙动物 Migrants are birds, fish, or animals that migrate from one part of the world to another.
Migrant birds shelter in the reeds.
候鸟在芦苇丛中筑巢。
— migrant adjective
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mi·lieu
noun
\mēl-ˈyə(r)\
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- N-COUNT 周围环境;社会背景 Your milieu is the group of people or activities that you live among or are familiar with.
They stayed, safe and happy, within their own social milieu…
他们幸福无忧地呆在自己的社交圈子里。
His natural milieu is that of the arts.
他生于艺术之家。
<young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers>
Theirs was a bohemian milieu in which people often played romantic musical chairs. —Edmund White, New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009
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mil·len·nia
mil·len·ni·um
noun
\mə-ˈle-nē-əm\
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(millennium的复数)
n.一千年( millennium的名词复数 )； 千年期； 千禧年； 全人类未来的幸福时代
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mim·ic
noun
\ˈmi-mik\
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- VERB 模仿;戏仿;(开玩笑地)学…的样子 If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining.
He could mimic anybody…
他可以模仿任何人。
He mimicked her upper-class accent.
他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。 - VERB 模仿;仿效;效尤 If someone or something mimics another person or thing, they try to be like them.
Don’t try to mimic anybody. You have to be yourself if you are going to do your best…
不要试图仿效任何人，要是你想做到最好，就得做你自己。
The computer doesn’t mimic human thought; it reaches the same ends by different means.
计算机并没有模仿人的思维，而是通过不同的手段达到了相同的目的。 - N-COUNT 善于模仿他人（或动物）的人 A mimic is a person who is able to mimic people or animals.
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min·gle
verb
\ˈmiŋ-gəl\
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- V-RECIP （声音、气味等）混合，混杂;(感情）交织,交错 If things such as sounds, smells, or feelings mingle, they become mixed together but are usually still recognizable.
Now the cheers and applause mingled in a single sustained roar…
现在，欢呼声和掌声汇成了一片持续的喧闹声。
Foreboding mingled with his excitement.
他在兴奋的同时又夹杂着一种不祥的预感。 - V-RECIP 应酬;交际 At a party, if you mingle with the other people there, you move around and talk to them.
Go out of your way to mingle with others at the wedding…
去跟婚礼上的其他人聊聊。
Guests ate and mingled…
客人们边用餐边攀谈。
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min·i·a·ture
noun
\ˈmi-nē-ə-ˌchu̇r\
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- ADJ 微小的;（尤指）微型的，微缩版的 Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.
…miniature roses…
小玫瑰花
He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and elegant big brother.
他看上去就像是他那个英俊儒雅的哥哥的迷你版。 - PHRASE 微型的；缩微的 If you describe one thing as another thing in miniature, you mean that it is much smaller in size or scale than the other thing, but is otherwise exactly the same.
Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it’s a continent in miniature…
厄瓜多尔是认识南美洲的绝佳切入点，它是南美大陆的缩影。
If it can be done full-size, I can do it in miniature.
如果可以做成与原物相同大小的，我就可以做成缩微的。 - N-COUNT （常指人物的）微型画，袖珍画像 A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
- N-COUNT 小瓶装烈酒 A miniature is a very small bottle of strong alcohol such as whisky or brandy, and usually contains enough for one or two drinks.
— min·i·a·tur·ist -ˌchu̇r-ist\ noun
— min·i·a·tur·is·tic \ˌmi-nē-ə-chə-ˈris-tik\ adjective
— in miniature
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min·i·mum
noun
\ˈmi-nə-məm\
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- ADJ 最小的;最低限度的 You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required.
He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.
他只有5英尺9英寸高，刚刚达到当警察的最低身高要求。
…a rise in the minimum wage.
最低工资的提高
Minimum is also a noun. - ADJ (数量)极少的 You use minimum to state how small an amount is.
The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort…
稍加努力就能满足生活的基本需求。
Neil and Chris try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden.
尼尔与克里斯想尽可能少花时间打理花园。 - ADV 最低;至少 If you say that something is a particular amount minimum, you mean that this is the smallest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a larger amount is acceptable or very possible.
You’re talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course.
你说的可是一门课程收费至少1,000英镑。 - PHRASE 至少;最小 You use at a minimum, or at the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen.
This would take three months at a minimum…
这至少要3个月。
At the minimum, they must be guaranteed against any form of further attack.
至少要保证他们不再受到任何形式的攻击。 - PHRASE 尽可能少的数量;最低限度 If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
Office machinery is kept to a minimum…
办公室的机器数量维持在最低限度。
She has now cut her teaching hours to the minimum.
她现在已经把她的教学时间减至最低限度。
— minimum adjective
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mi·nus
prep
\ˈmī-nəs\
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- CONJ-COORD 减;减去 You use minus to show that one number or quantity is being subtracted from another.
One minus one is zero…
1减1等于0。
They’ve been promised their full July salary minus the hardship payment.
他们已经得到承诺，7月份的工资除去辛劳补助外将全额发放。 - ADJ 负的;小于零的 Minus before a number or quantity means that the number or quantity is less than zero.
The aircraft was subjected to temperatures of minus 65 degrees and plus 120 degrees.
这架飞机曾经在零下65度和零上120度的温度下飞行。 - 减(指学校评分中某一等级中的“略差”，但又好于下一个等级) Teachers use minus in grading work in schools and colleges. ‘B minus’ is not as good as ‘B’, but is a better grade than ‘C’.
I’m giving him a B minus.
我准备给他一个B—。 - PREP 失去;缺少 To be minus something means not to have that thing.
The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.
电影公司垮了，克里斯没了工作，也失去了他一生的积蓄。 - N-COUNT 不利条件；缺点 A minus is a disadvantage.
The minuses far outweigh that possible gain…
弊端远远大于那可能获得的收益。
The plusses and minuses were about equal…
利弊大致均衡。 - PHRASE 上下;左右 You use plus or minus to give the amount by which a particular number may vary.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 per cent.
民意测验有上下5%的误差率。
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mir·a·cle
noun
\ˈmir-i-kəl\
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- N-COUNT 奇迹;出人意料的事 If you say that a good event is a miracle, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected.
It is a miracle no one was killed…
出人意料的是，没有人死亡。
The Italian economic miracle has always been a mystery…
意大利的经济奇迹一直是个谜。 - ADJ (药物或产品)神奇的，不可思议的 A miracle drug or product does something that was thought almost impossible.
…a miracle drug that is said to be a cure for Aids and cancer.
据说可以治愈艾滋病和癌症的神药 - N-COUNT (上帝创造的)神迹，圣迹 A miracle is a wonderful and surprising event that is believed to be caused by God.
…the miracle of the Virgin Birth.
童贞女生子的神迹
…Jesus’s ability to perform miracles.
耶稣创造奇迹的能力
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mis·hap
noun
\ˈmis-ˌhap\
A
- N-VAR 晦气;不幸;小灾难 A mishap is an unfortunate but not very serious event that happens to someone.
After a number of mishaps she did manage to get back to Germany…
经历了一番波折之后，她终于设法返回德国。
The plot passed off without mishap.
剧情发展波澜不惊。
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mis·sile
adj
\ˈmi-səl\
A
- N-COUNT 导弹;飞弹 A missile is a tube-shaped weapon that travels long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.
The authorities offered to stop firing missiles if the rebels agreed to stop attacking civilian targets.
当局表示，如果叛乱分子答应停止攻击平民目标，就不再发射导弹。
…nuclear missiles.
核弹 - N-COUNT （作为武器的）投掷物，抛掷物，发射物 Anything that is thrown as a weapon can be called a missile.
The football supporters began throwing missiles, one of which hit the referee.
足球迷们开始扔东西，其中还砸到了裁判一次。 - See also: cruise missile
- N-COUNT 巡航导弹 A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer.
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mite
noun
\ˈmīt\
A
- PHRASE 一点点;极少量 A mite means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme.
I can’t help feeling just a mite uneasy about it…
我对此不禁感到一丝不安。
I think if you were a woman you might feel a mite differently.
我想如果你是女人的话，也许会感到些许不同。 - N-COUNT (生存在植物上或动物皮毛中的)螨 Mites are very tiny creatures that live on plants, for example, or in animals’ fur.
…an itching skin disorder caused by parasitic mites.
寄生螨虫引起的皮肤瘙痒 - N-COUNT （可怜的）小孩，小家伙 If you refer to a small child as a poor little mite, you mean that you feel sorry for them.
The poor mite was so ill.
可怜的孩子病得这么重。
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mit·i·gate
verb
\ˈmi-tə-ˌgāt\
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- VERB 减轻;缓解;缓和 To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful.
…ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion…
减轻爆炸威力的种种方法
The cost of getting there is mitigated by Sydney’s offer of a subsidy.
由于悉尼提供补助金，所以到那里的花费就减少了。
— mit·i·ga·tion \ˌmi-tə-ˈgā-shən\ noun
— mit·i·ga·tive \ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-tiv\ adjective
— mit·i·ga·tor -ˌgā-tər\ noun
— mit·i·ga·to·ry \ˈmi-ti-gə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective
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mi·to·chon·dria
-drē-ə\
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n.<生>线粒体； 线粒体( mitochondrion的名词复数 )
mi·to·chon·dri·on noun \ˌmī-tə-ˈkän-drē-ən\
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mob
noun
\ˈmäb\
A
- N-COUNT 暴民;乌合之众 A mob is a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob…
暴徒向看台扔瓶子和罐子。
The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
督察们看见越来越多愤怒的示威者聚集到一起。 - N-SING 大众（含贬义）；（尤指）愤怒暴乱的群众 People sometimes use the mob to refer in a disapproving way to the majority of people in a country or place, especially when these people are behaving in a violent or uncontrolled way.
If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over…
如果他们继续这样下去，就有可能被暴动的群众控制局面。
They have been exercising what amounts to mob rule.
他们一直在实行相当于暴政的统治。 - N-SING 黑社会；犯罪集团 You can refer to the people involved in organized crime as the Mob .
…casinos that the Mob had operated…
黑社会经营的赌场
It was a Mob killing.
这是一宗黑社会犯下的杀人案件。 - VERB 团团围住;成群围住 If you say that someone is being mobbed by a crowd of people, you mean that the people are trying to talk to them or get near them in an enthusiastic or threatening way.
Her car was mobbed by the media…
她的车被媒体团团围住了。
They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs.
他们发现自己被索要签名的人群围堵在大街上。
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mo·bil·i·ty
noun
\mō-ˈbi-lə-tē\
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n.流动性； 移动性； <社>流动； 机动性
mo·bile adj \ˈmō-bəl\
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mod·est
adj
\ˈmä-dəst\
A
- ADJ-GRADED (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的 A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
…the modest home of a family who lived off the land…
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。 - ADJ-GRADED (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的 You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%…
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
The democratic reforms have been modest…
民主改革的力度并不太大。
modestly: Britain’s balance of payments improved modestly last month.上个月英国的国际收支差额稍有改善。 - ADJ-GRADED 谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的 If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
He’s modest, as well as being a great player…
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
modestly: ‘You really must be very good at what you do.’ — ‘I suppose I am,’ Kate said modestly.“你的工作一定非常出色。”——“也许是吧，”凯特谦虚地说。 - ADJ-GRADED (女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的 You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .
Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force…
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。
modestly: She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.她小心翼翼地在红帆布垫上坐下，膝盖矜持地并拢着。
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mod·i·fi·ca·tion
noun
\ˌmä-də-fə-ˈkā-shən\
A
n.修改，修正，变更，改良，改进，缓和，减轻，限制； [语]修饰，（用变音符号的）母音改变； [生]诱发变异，变态，变体，变型
The program can be used on all computers without modification.
They passed the law with only a few minor modifications.
The weather required some major modifications to our travel plans.
