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mastery
完全的控制
her mastery of the situation
她對局勢的牢牢掌控
manifestation
顯示;表明
She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government’s incompetence.
她聲稱失業率上升進一步表明了政府的無能。
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。
microbiome
微生物群落
A Human Microbiome Project is planned to sequence the DNA of the many bacterial species present in humans.
「人類微生物組計畫」要對存在於人類體內的許多細菌種類的 DNA 進行定序。
munificent
慷慨的,大方的
A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.
一位校友向這所大學捐贈了一大筆錢。
motif
圖案,式樣
We chose some curtains with a flower motif.
我們選擇了一些帶花卉圖案的窗簾。
minister
部長;大臣
the foreign/health minister
外交/衛生部長
mandate
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。
morphology
詞法學
miniature
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。
mobility
活動性;流動性
Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
某些頸部損傷會導致受傷部位以下肢體完全喪失活動能力。
myriad
無數,極大數量
a myriad of choices
無數種選擇
mooring
停泊船隻的地方
We rented a mooring.
我們租了一個船隻泊位。
misanthrope
厭惡人類者;遁世者
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
melee
混亂;混亂的人群
We lost sight of each other in the melee.
混亂中我們失散了。
mercury
汞,水銀
Mercury is used in batteries, pesticides, and thermometers.
水銀用於電池、殺蟲劑與溫度計中。
menagerie
(私人豢養或供公眾觀賞的一群)野生動物
metabolism
新陳代謝
Exercise is supposed to speed up your metabolism.
人們認為運動可加速新陳代謝。
malware
惡意軟體(為破壞電腦正常運作而設計的電腦軟體)
miniscule
(中古時期)小寫草字體(的);【印】小字體(的)
metrics
(用作單數)韻律學
mountebank
江湖騙子
The university was divided into those people who thought he was a genius and those who thought he was a mountebank.
大學分成了兩派,一派認為他是天才,另一派認為他是個江湖騙子。
meridian
子午線,經線
The prime meridian of longitude is in Greenwich, London.
本初子午線位於倫敦南部的格林威治。
moratorium
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
mollify
使平靜;撫慰
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
我試圖送花來撫慰她。
muffle
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。
mortify
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。
maim
(使)殘廢;(使)受重傷
Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.
許多孩子被這些炸彈炸至重傷,終身殘疾。
marshal
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。
mar
損壞;破壞;損傷
Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors.
很遺憾,這篇文章因一些粗心大意的錯誤而大為失色。
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。
mug
(在公共場合)攔路搶劫
He was mugged in broad daylight.
他在光天化日之下遭到搶劫。
mount
增加;增長;上升
The children’s excitement is mounting as Christmas gets nearer.
隨著聖誕臨近,孩子都越來越興奮。
登上
He mounted the platform and began to speak to the assembled crowd.
他登上講台,開始對集會的群眾發表演講。
組織;發動;開展;舉行
to mount an attack/campaign/challenge/protest
發動進攻/開展運動/提出挑戰/發起抗議
morph
(使)圖像變形;對(圖像)進行合成處理
The video showed a man morphing into a tiger.
影片裡一名男子變成了一隻老虎。
marvel
(對…)感到驚奇,驚歎
We paused to marvel at the view.
我們停下來,感歎景色之美。
mutate
(遺傳物質等)突變,變異
These bacteria have mutated into forms that are resistant to certain drugs.
這些細菌已發生突變,對某些藥物產生了抗藥性。
misconstrue
誤解…的意思(或意圖)
She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
她說哈裡斯誤解了她的評論。
mandatory
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。
malleable
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。
易受外界影響的;可塑的;易被控制的
He had an actor’s typically malleable features.
他具有演員典型的可塑性強的特徵。
mundane
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。
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。
maverick
特立獨行的人,行為不合常規的人
a political maverick
持不同政見者
meticulous
嚴謹的,一絲不苟的;非常注意細節的
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
為寫此書,投入了大量時間細心做前期準備。
moribund
(尤指組織或公司)無生氣的,停滯不前的,失敗的
How can the department be revived from its present moribund state?
怎樣才能使該部門從目前的停滯狀態中恢復生氣?
modest
不大(或多、貴)的;適中的
They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth.
就他們擁有的財富而言,他們的住所不大。
謙虛的,謙遜的
He’s very modest about his achievements.
他對自己的成就很謙虛。
magnanimous
(對敵人或失敗者)寬宏大量的,大度的
The team’s manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team.
球隊主教練在勝利後展現風度,稱讚了落敗的對手。
mosaic
馬賽克;鑲嵌圖案;鑲嵌畫
a beautiful tenth-century mosaic
一幅美麗的10世紀鑲嵌畫
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。
(尤指政見)溫和的,不激烈的,不偏激的
The party includes both extremely conservative and moderate members.
這個政黨內同時有極端保守派和溫和派成員。
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。
mendacious
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。
meager
(數量)很少的,不足的
a meagre salary
微薄的薪水
makeshift
權宜的;臨時代用的
Thousands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.
數千個難民居住在臨時帳篷裡。
multilateral
多國(或多方)參加的,多國(或多方)間的
Seven countries are taking part in the multilateral talks.
將有七個國家參加這次多邊會談。
morbid
(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
maiden
首次的,初次的
The first hydrogen-powered airplane will make its maiden flight this year.
mellifluous
聲音甜美的;圓潤流暢的
a deep mellifluous voice
渾厚悅耳的嗓音
multifarious
多種類的,各式各樣的
The newspaper report detailed the fraudster’s multifarious business activities.
報紙上的這篇報道詳述了騙子形形色色的商業詐騙活動。