Lesson 36 Flashcards
miniature
1.微型的；小型的；微小的
I bought some miniature furniture for my niece’s doll’s house.
我為姪女的玩具屋買了一些模型傢俱模型。
2.縮樣；縮圖；小型物[C]
He has a miniature of the Eiffel Tower on his desk. 他的書桌上放著一座埃菲爾鐵塔的模型。
minuscule
微小的，極小的
All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
她只給他吃了兩小片烤麵包。
be/become mired (down) in sth
深陷…中
The peace talks are mired in bureaucracy.
和平談判深陷於官僚主義的泥潭中。
misanthrope (3)
厭世者；不願與人來往者
The French playwright Moliere had a famous play called The Misanthrope. 法國的劇作家莫里哀有個出名的劇本叫《厭世者》。
misappropriation
misappropriation
侵吞；濫用
miscellany
混合物，大雜燴
The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.
這家博物館收藏了一批令人著迷的各式航海珍寶。
miscreant
惡棍，無賴；歹徒
We need to discourage miscreants.
我們需要懲戒無賴之徒。
misdemeanor
不正當的行為，不檢點的舉止
sexual/youthful misdemeanours
不檢點的性行為／青年人的不端行為
misgovern
misgovern
對（國家）治理不當
misogynistic
strongly prejudiced against women
ex.deeply ingrained misogynistic attitudes
miss the mark
沒達到目的；沒成功
Her speech missed the mark and failed to generate the public support she had been hoping for.
她的演講沒有成功，沒有得到她所希望引發的公眾支持。
misty
霧的；有霧的；多霧的
The morning will start off misty.
早上開始時會有霧。
mitigate (12)
使緩和；減輕（危害等）
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
人們還不清楚如何減低旅遊業對這個島嶼的影響。
mobilize (2)
組織；動員；調動
Representatives for all the main candidates are trying to mobilize voter support.
所有主要候選人的代表正在努力鼓動選民給予支持。
moderate
中等的；不過分的，適度的
The cabin is of moderate size - just right for a small family.
這間小屋中等大小——正適合一個小家庭。
modish
modish
流行的，時髦的
modulate
改變（嗓音）的音量（或音質等），調節（聲音）
His gentle introductory tone modulates into a coach’s pre-game pep talk.
他語氣溫和的開場白變成了足球教練賽前鼓舞士氣的慷慨陳詞。
mold (2)
模子，模型；鑄模，鑄型；模具
We need to make a mold of this new product so we can mass produce it. 我們需要將產品做出模子才能大量生產。
molest
調戲；猥褻；對…進行性騷擾
The girl had been molested frequently by her stepfather from the age of eight.
從八歲起這個女孩就經常受到她繼父的性騷擾。
mollify (6)
使平靜；撫慰
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
我試圖送花來撫慰她。
mollycoddle
嬌養，縱容，寵壞
You’re not helping the children by mollycoddling them - they have to grow up sometime.
你嬌慣孩子對他們沒好處——他們總要長大的。
molten
熔化的，熔融的
molten glass/lava/lead
熔融的玻璃／岩漿／鉛
momentary
片刻的，瞬間的；短暫的
a momentary hesitation
片刻的猶豫
momentum
動量，衝量；衝力；推動力；動力
Once you push it, it keeps going under its own momentum.
一旦你推動了它，它就會在自己的動量作用下持續運動。
monarch
君主；國王，皇帝；女王，女皇
a hereditary monarch
世襲的國王
monetize
轉化為貨幣；以貨幣方式表達
Japan is monetizing several trillion dollars of government debt.
日本正把幾萬億的政府債務貨幣化。
moniker
【俚】名字；綽號
At school, he is known by the moniker of the Flirt. 在學校，他有個綽號叫大眾情人。
monogamy
monogamy
一夫一妻制
monograph
專論，專題文章；專著
a monograph on Beethoven’s symphonies
關於貝多芬交響樂的專著
monotonously
單調地；無變化地
All the buildings here look monotonously alike. 這兒所有的樓房看上去都是千篇一律。
monument
紀念碑；紀念塔；紀念館
In the square in front of the hotel stands a monument to all the people killed in the war.
在那家飯店前的廣場上矗立著紀念所有戰爭死難者的紀念碑。
monumentally
（通常帶負面意思）極端的
He stated that, in his opinion, this was a monumentally bad decision.
他聲稱，就他的觀點，這是一個極為糟糕的決定。
mooring (2)
停泊船隻的地方
We rented a mooring.
我們租了一個船隻泊位。
morals
道德；品行；道德規範
public/private morals
公共／個人道德
moratorium (4)
暫停，中止
a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
全球為期五年的核武器試驗中止期
morbid (2)
（尤指對死亡等）病態的，著迷的
a morbid fascination with death
對死亡的病態迷戀
mores
風俗，習慣，行為方式
middle-class mores
中產階級的習慣
morgue
1.陳屍所
2.（報館等的）資料室；資料檔案
a newspaper morgue 一個新聞資料庫
morose
陰鬱的；脾氣不好的；孤僻的
a morose expression
陰鬱的表情
mortgage
（尤指購房的）按揭，抵押貸款
They took out a £40o,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £40o,000) to buy the house.
他們借了四萬英鎊的按揭貸款來買房子。
mortify (2)
使（某人）很尷尬
The thought of the incident still mortified her.
一想起這件事情還是讓她很尷尬。
motley
混雜的；不同種類的
There’s a motley assortment/collection of old furniture in the house we’re renting now.
我們現在租住的房子裡有一堆雜七雜八的舊傢俱。
mounting
增加的；加劇的
mounting anxiety/excitement
不斷增長的焦慮／興奮
muddle through
胡亂應付過去
Sorry, but I can’t help you - you’ll just have to muddle through on your own.
恐怕我幫不到你——你必須自己設法應付。
muffle (2)
使（聲音）變微弱（或低沉）；消（聲）
The house has double-glazed windows to muffle the noise of aircraft.
這所房子裝有雙層玻璃窗以減低飛機噪音的干擾。
mug
（盛熱飲用的）馬克杯，大杯子
I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed.
我為自己沖了一大杯可可茶，然後鑽進了被窩。
a multitude of
許多，眾多
The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.
這個城市存在著很多問題，從無家可歸到吸毒和謀殺，不勝枚舉。
mundane (4)
世俗的；單調的；平凡的
Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
她對付帳單、購買食物等瑣事不感興趣。
municipally
在市政方面；由市政當局
a municipally sponsored organization 一個由市政當局主辦的機構
munificence
munificence
寬宏大量；慷慨；豐厚
