Lesson 35 Flashcards
malignant
（疾病或腫塊）惡性的，致命的
The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn’t fully understood.
人們尚未完全了解惡性癌細胞的繁殖過程。
malign
誹謗，污蔑，中傷
She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers.
她最近受到幾家報紙漫談專欄的污蔑。
malingerer
malingerer
裝病以逃避責任（或工作）者
malleable (3)
具延展性的；易變形的
Lead and tin are malleable metals.
鉛和錫都是具延展性的金屬。
malodorous (2)
難聞的，惡臭的
The town is built on a malodorous swamp.
該鎮建在一片惡臭的沼澤地上。
mammoth
巨大的；龐大的
Cleaning up the city-wide mess is going to be a mammoth task.
清掃全市範圍內的垃圾將是一項艱巨的任務。
mandate (3)
授權；委任
At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people.
在即將舉行的選舉中，政府將向人民尋求新的支持。
mandatory (5)
強制的；必須履行的；法定的
The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
部長呼籲把襲警者須受的懲罰定為強制監禁。
maneuvers (4)
精巧動作
Reversing round a corner is one of the manoeuvres you are required to perform in a driving test.
駕照考試中的一個規定動作是倒車轉彎。
mannequin
1.時裝模特兒
2.人體模型；假人
All clothing stores have several mannequins on which new clothes can be put on for customers to view. 所有的服飾店一定有幾個假人，好讓衣服可以穿在其上讓客人觀看。
manor
1.（英國封建時代的）領地；莊園
How do they call you in the manor? 在莊園別人怎麼稱呼你？
2.（北美殖民時代的）永久租地
One of the schools in the district was situated on the manor. 這個區裡的一所學校位於這塊永久租地。
manual
用手做的；手工的
the manual sorting of letters
人工分揀信件
maraud
掠奪；襲擊
Russia and the Western Alliance relied on air strikes to stop ISIS from marauding their occupied cities. 俄國和西方聯軍依賴空襲來阻止伊斯蘭國的軍隊掠奪他們所佔領的城市。
margin
差數，差額
The Senate approved the use of military force by a margin of 52 votes to 47.
參議院以52票對47票通過了使用武力的提議。
marrow
1.髓，骨髓[U] bone marrow 骨髓 2.精華，精髓[the S] the pith and marrow of an argument 論點的要旨 3.活力[the S] Fear took the marrow out of him. 恐懼使他失去了活力。
marry sb off
把（某人）嫁出去；為（某人）找對象
She was married off to the local doctor by the age of 16.
她16歲時被嫁給了這個本地醫生。
marshal (2)
集中；統率；管理
The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside.
叛軍在郊外集結力量的消息傳出後，城內發生了戰鬥。
martyr
烈士；殉道者，殉教者
a Christian/Islamic/religious martyr
基督教／伊斯蘭教／宗教殉道者
marvel at
marvel at
對…驚嘆不已,驚嘆…
massacre
大屠殺；殘殺
He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children.
他下令屠殺了2000名婦女和兒童。
mastery
完全的控制
her mastery of the situation
她對局勢的牢牢掌控
mastication
mastication
咀嚼
maturity
發育成熟，長成
How long does it take for the chicks to grow to maturity?
小雞要多久才能長大？
maudlin
maudlin
（尤指醉酒後）感情脆弱的，傷感的
maverick (4)
特立獨行的人，行為不合常規的人
a political maverick
持不同政見者
Mayday
Mayday
（船隻、飛機發出的）無線電求救訊號
meager (3)
（數量）很少的，不足的
a meagre salary
微薄的薪水
meander (3)
漫步，閒逛；徘徊
We spent the afternoon meandering around the streets of the old town.
我們那天下午都在舊城的街道上閒逛。
measly
少（或小）得可憐的，微不足道的
a measly amount of money
微不足道的一點錢
meddle
干涉，幹預；管閒事
My sister’s always meddling in other people’s affairs.
我姐姐總是愛管別人的閒事。
mediate (3)
調解，調停，斡旋
Negotiators were called in to mediate between the two sides.
請來了談判人員為雙方調解。
meditate
默念，冥想
Sophie meditates for 20 minutes every day.
索菲每天冥想20分鐘。
melee (2)
混亂；混亂的人群
We lost sight of each other in the melee.
混亂中我們失散了。
melodramatic
感情誇張的；戲劇性的
a melodramatic speech
感情誇張的演說
menace (2)
危險的事物；構成威脅的事物
Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.
醉酒駕駛者對所有人都構成威脅。
menagerie
動物園；獸欄（或籠）
The Glass Menagerie was a famous play written by the American playwright Tennessee Williams. 「玻璃動物園」是美國劇作家田納西·威廉斯的名劇。
mendacious (5)
虛假的，捏造的，不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性，有些完全是捏造的。
mendicant
mendicant
乞丐；（尤指）托缽僧
mentality
心態，心性，思想方法
I can’t understand the mentality of people who hurt animals.
對於那些會傷害動物的人，我無法理解究竟他們是甚麼心態。
mercurial
多變的，反覆無常的
a mercurial temperament
易變的性情
mergence
mergence
結合；漸漸消失
meritorious (2)
值得稱讚的
an award for meritorious service
傑出服務獎
the merits of sth
（相比之下…的）優點，好處
We discussed the merits of herbal tea.
我們討論了藥草茶的好處。
metamorphosis
徹底的變化
Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.
在新主編的領導下，這本雜誌徹底改頭換面了。
mettle (2)
精神；勇氣；才能
The team showed/proved its mettle in the final round.
運動隊在最後一輪比賽中展現了他們的拼搏精神。
mettlesome
mettlesome
精神抖擻的；勇敢的
mildness
溫和；和善；溫暖[U]
Her gloomy mood disappeared in the mildness of spring. 她悲觀的情緒在春天的溫暖中消失了。
militant
激進的；行動積極的；好戰的，好鬥的
militant extremists
激進好鬥的極端分子
millennial
一千年的，千禧年的；與2000年有關的
millennial celebrations
千禧年慶祝活動
minatory
威嚇的；威嚇性的
This minatory approach hasn’t scared children off hard drugs.
這種威脅性的方法並沒有把孩子們嚇得遠離毒品。
