M 【machine】a device with moving parts used to do work.^机器 Our copy machine always seems to stop working when I have a lot of documents to copy.^每当我有大批文件要复印时,我们的复印机总是好像要停止工作似的。 【magazine】a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information.^杂志 He likes to read computer magazines.^他喜欢读电脑杂志。 【mail】letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office.^邮件 E-mail is so much faster than sending mail through the post office.^电子邮件比通过邮局寄信快多了。 【main】the most important or largest.^主要的 Her main interest now is raising her children.^她当前的主要兴趣是养育孩子。 【major】great in size, importance or amount.^大的,主要,重要的 Corn and wheat are major crops in the United States.^玉米和小麦是美国的主要农作物。 【majority】1、the greater number; 2、more than half.^大多数;过半数 The President's party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.^总统的政党赢得了众议院的大部分席位。 A bill passes only if a majority of the members approve.^只有过半数的议员同意,法案才能通过。/a majority of:大部分/ 【make】1、to produce; 2、to create; 3、to build; 4、to do something or to carry out an action; 5、to cause to be or to become.^生产;创造;建造;做,干;使成为 Many products sold in America are made in China.^许多在美国销售的产品是中国生产的。 She makes beautiful hats.^她制做很漂亮的帽子。 The same company makes many of the houses here.^同一家公司在这里盖了很多房。 They make each other happy.^他们使得彼此很幸福。 The movie producer made her a star.^电影制片商使她成了明星。 【male】1、a man or boy; 2、the sex that is the father of children; 3、of or about men.^男人或男孩;男性;男性的 Police described him as a male in his early twenties.^警察把他描述成二十几岁的男人。 Males are in the minority in the United States.^男性在美国是少数。 That store sells only male clothes.^那家商店只销售男式服装。 【man】an adult male human.^男人 That man is my father.^那个男人是我父亲。 【manufacture】to make goods in large amounts.^制造 His company manufactures sewing machines.^他的公司制造缝纫机。 【many】a large number or amount of.^许多 I have eaten here many times.^我在这里吃过很多次。 【map】a picture of the earth's surface or a part of it.^地图 Do you have a map of the city?^你有那个城市的地图吗? 【march】1、to walk in a group like soldiers; 2、to walk together in a large group to protest about something.^行军;游行,行进 The Marines spent many hours learning to march.^海军陆战员们花很多小时学习行军。 The protesters marched to the White House.^抗议者们向白宫游行。 【mark】to make a sign or cut on something.^做标记,打分数 The price is marked on the box.^价格已标记在箱子上。 【market】1、a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; 2、an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them.^市场;市场机制 She sells her vegetables at the farmers' market.^她在农贸市场销售她的蔬菜。 The President spoke about the successful growth of market economies around the world.^总统就世界范围内的市场经济体制的成功发展发表演说。/market economy:市场经济/ 【marry】1、to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; 2、to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony).^主持结婚仪式;娶,嫁 The priest married the man and woman.^牧师为那对男女主持结婚仪式。 Jim married Sue last Sunday.^吉姆上周与苏结婚了。 【mass】an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size.^大量,质量 The gravity force of a space object depends on its mass.^空间物体的重力取决于物体质量的大小。 【mate】to bring together a male and a female to create another creature.^交配,配偶 Their dogs mated last week so they should have puppies soon.^那几条狗上周交配了,所以很快就会有狗崽了。 【material】1、the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; 2、anything that can be made into something else.^材料,原料;物质 Which materials are used to build houses in your country?^你们国家用哪种材料盖房子? Scientists are using genetic material to create plants and animals different from those in nature.^科学家们正在用基因材料来创造不同于天然的植物和动物。 【mathematics】the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs.^数学 Their mathematics test had questions on algebra and geometry.^他们的数学考试有代数和几何方面的问题。 【matter】1、anything that can be seen or felt; 2、what things are made of.^实质,内容;物质 Scientists are trying to measure all the matter in the universe.^科学家们正在努力测量宇宙中的所有物质。 Anything you can see or feel is made of matter.^任何能看得见摸得着的东西都是物质构成的。 【may】a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible .^可以,可能 May I go?^我可以走吗? They may leave tomorrow.^他们可能明天出发。 【mayor】the chief official of a city or town government.^市长 Her father was elected mayor of Springfield.^她父亲被选为斯普林菲尔德市的市长。 【meal】food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner.^一顿饭 Take this medicine after every meal.^每顿饭后吃这个药。 【mean】1、to want to; 2、to give the idea of; 3、to have the idea of.^想;意图,意思是;有...想法 She meant to call you on the telephone, but she forgot.^她本来想打电话给你的,但后来她忘了。 Tell me what you mean to do about the damage to my car.^对于损坏了我的汽车,请告诉我你想怎么办? I know what you mean.^我知道你的意思。 【measure】1、to learn the amount, size or distance of something; 2、an action taken; 3、a legislative proposal.^测量;措施;法案 I will measure the size of the windows.^我将测量窗口的大小。 What measures did you take to prevent more damage?^你采取了什么措施(办法)来防止更多的损坏? The Senate approved the measure.^参议院通过了这项法案。 【meat】the part of a dead animal used for food.^肉 She no longer eats meat; only vegetables, grains and fruits.^她不再吃肉,只是吃蔬菜、谷物和水果。 【media】all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio.^媒体 The big story in the media is the vote counting problem.^媒体的重大新闻是选票的计数问题。 【medicine】1、a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; 2、the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health.^药;医学 She started feeling better after she began using the medicine.^她用药以后开始感觉好多了。 His wife is studying medicine at the Harvard Medical School.^他的妻子正在哈佛医学院学医。 【meet】to come together with someone or something at the same time and place.^见面,遇见 We will meet here tomorrow with other members of the committee.^我们明天在这里与委员会的其他成员见面。 【melt】to make a solid into a liquid by heating it.^(使)融化 Ice melts into water at temperatures above zero degrees Celsius.^温度在零摄氏度以上时,冰会融化为水。 【member】one of a group.^成员 He is a member of a rock band.^他是摇滚乐队的一名成员。 【memorial】something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event.^纪念馆,纪念堂,纪念物 Have you visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington?^你参观过在华盛顿的林肯纪念堂吗? 【memory】1、a picture in the mind of past events; 2、the ability to remember; 3、a thing remembered.^在脑海中的影像;记忆力;记忆的事物 I can still see in my memory the place we used to swim.^我在脑海中仍然看得到我们曾经游泳过的那个地方。 He has a good memory.^他有良好的记忆力。 Do you have any memory of your father before he went to war?^你是否记得你父亲参战之前的任何事情? 【mental】about or having to do with the mind.^精神的,智力的 She had some unusual mental powers.^她有些不寻常的精神力量。 【mercy】1、kindness toward those who should be punished; 2、the power to be kind or to pardon.^宽恕;饶恕 She showed mercy by forgiving him for leaving her.^她原谅他离她而去,表现出大度的宽容。 He admitted guilt and asked the judge for mercy.^他承认了罪行并请求法官宽恕。 【message】1、written or spoken news or information; 2、a note from one person to another person or group.^说或写的东西,通知;便条;信息 The candidate delivered his message to the crowd.^候选人在集会上发表了自己的观点。 He sent her an E-mail message with his computer.^他用电脑给她发了一份电子邮件。 【metal】a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold.^金属 Many products formerly made of metal now are made of plastic.^以前用金属制造的许多产品现在都用塑料制造了。 【method】the way something is done.^方法 She developed a new method for losing weight.^她发现了一种新的减轻体重的方法。 【microscope】a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied.^显微镜 Tell me what you see through the microscope.^告诉我你透过这个显微镜所看到的东西。 【middle】1、the center; 2、a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends; 3、in the center.^中间;在...中间 He stopped in the middle of the field.^他停在田地的中间。/in the middle of:在…的中间/ They rested in the middle of the day.^他们在正午时休息。 I would guess her age to be in the middle twenties.^我猜想她的年龄在二十五岁左右。 【militant】someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence.^好战的,使用武力的 Police are prepared for violence by militant demonstrators.^警察准备好对付来自好斗的游行示威者的暴力。 【military】1、the armed forces of a nation or group; 2、of or about the armed forces.^军队的;军事的 She has been in the military for seven years.^她在部队服役七年了。 Many military bases were closed in the United States.^美国的许多军事基地已经关闭。 【milk】the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young.^奶,乳汁 Please bring me a glass of cold milk.^请给我一杯冰奶。 【mind】the thinking, feeling part of a person.^头脑,智力 He has a good mind, but sometimes he does not use it.^他有好的智力,但有时不会利用。 【mine】1、to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth; 2、a place in the earth where such substances are found; 3、a bomb placed under the ground or under water so it cannot be seen.^挖掘;矿;地雷 Mining for gold can create serious environmental problems.^开采金矿可能造成严重的环境问题。/environmental problems:环境问题/ Many old mines can be found in the mountains of the western United States.^在美国西部山区可以找到许多古老的矿井。 An international treaty seeks a ban on the use of explosive military mines.^有一项国际条约寻求禁止使用爆炸性军用地雷。 【mineral】a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt.^矿物质 Name two important minerals found under the ground.^请说出两种可以在地下找得到的矿物质。 【minister】1、a member of a cabinet; 2、a high government official.^部长,大臣;政府高官 The Cabinet Ministers meet every Tuesday.^内阁部长们每周二开会。 The Prime Minister and his new Foreign Minister will arrive in Washington tomorrow.^总理和他的新任外交部长将于明天抵达华盛顿。/Prime Minister:总理,首相/Foreign Minister:外交部长/ 【minor】1、small in size; 2、of little importance.^小量的;次要的 Only a minor amount of money is missing.^只有少量的钱不见了。 He wrote a report on a minor English poet.^他写了一份关于一位次要的英国诗人的报告。 【minority】1、the smaller number; 2、opposite majority.^少数;少数派 Blacks, Hispanics and Asians are minorities in America.^黒人,西班牙人和亚洲人在美国是少数民族。 The Democrats are the minority party in the Congress.^民主党是国会里的少数派政党。 【minute】1、a measure of time; 2、one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; 3、sixty seconds.^分钟;六十秒 I saw him only minutes ago.^我仅仅在数分钟前见到他。 We met for 30 minutes.^我们会面三十分钟。 She gave him exactly one minute to explain.^她给他恰好一分钟作解释。 【miss】to fail to hit, see, reach or meet.^错过,未达到,未成功 He missed meeting her by only about two minutes.^他仅仅差大约两分钟就错过了与她见面。 【missile】any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.^导弹 Some Senators support building a new rocket system to defend against long distance missiles.^有些国会议员支持建立一个新的火箭系统来防御远程导弹。/defend against:保护…不受…/ 【missing】1、lost; 2、not found.^不见,找不到 My watch is missing.^我的手表不见了。 His brother was reported missing in Vietnam.^报道说他的哥哥(弟弟)在越南失踪。 【mistake】1、a wrong action or decision; 2、an action done without the knowledge that it was wrong.^错误行动或决定;差错 He made a mistake by not waiting for the telephone call.^他没有等电话,犯了一个错误。 Her mistake was not understanding his feelings for her.^她的错在于不理解他对她的感情。 【mix】to put different things together to make one thing.^混合,搅拌 She mixed peanut butter and fruit jelly in a sandwich.^她把花生酱和果子冻混合在一块三明治里。 【mob】a large group of wild or angry people.^暴徒,愤怒之众 The peaceful demonstration suddenly became an angry mob.^和平的游行示威突然变成了一场狂暴的聚众生事。 【model】1、an example; 2、something, usually small, made to show how something will look or work.^典型;模型 Her daughter was the model of a perfect child.^她的女儿是完美孩子的典型。 This model shows how his new home will look when completed.^这个模型显示出他的新家竣工后的面貌。 【moderate】not extreme.^适度的,不极端的 The moderate proposal was approved by both sides.^这个稳健的提案得到双方的认可。 【modern】1、of the present or very recent time; 2、the most improved.^现代的;新式的 We enjoyed the Museum of Modern Art.^我们喜爱现代艺术博物馆。 The old ships are being replaced by modern ones.^古老的船正在被现代的新式船所代替。 【money】pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things.^钱 Do you need some money?^你需要一些钱吗? 【month】one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided.^月份 This is the first month of the new year.^这是新年的第一个月。 【moon】the bright object often seen in the night sky that orbits the earth about every twenty-nine days.^月亮 The full moon is bright enough to read a book by.^满月的月光明亮得可以读书。 【moral】concerning what is right or wrong in someone's actions.^道德的 He made a moral decision not to fight in the war.^他做了一个道德的决定,不参加那场战争。 【more】greater in size or amount.^更多的 She has more talent than anyone I know.^她比我所认识的任何人都有天赋。 【morning】the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon.^早晨,上午 He writes in the morning and works in the office later in the day.^他在清晨写作,之后的时间就在办公室工作。 【most】greatest in size or amount.^最多的 Which country has the most people?^哪个国家有最多的人? 【mother】1、the female parent; 2、a woman who has a child or children.^母亲;妈妈 My wife is a good mother.^我妻子是个好母亲。 That woman with the loud voice is the mother of seven children.^那个声音很大的女人是七个孩子的母亲。 【motion】1、a movement; 2、a continuing change of position or place.^运动,动作 The motion of the car sometimes makes her sick.^汽车的运动有时使她恶心。 The motion of the waves did not stop.^波浪涌动不停。 【mountain】a part of the earth's surface that rises high above the area around it.^山 They plan to climb Rainier, the great mountain southeast of Seattle.^他们计划爬西雅图东南最大的那座Rainier山。 【mourn】to express or feel sadness.^哀悼,服丧 They mourned the death of their daughter.^他们哀悼女儿之死。 【move】1、to change position; 2、to put or keep in motion; 3、to go.^移动;迁移 Move the chair over here.^请把椅子移到这儿来。 The dog's tail moved from side to side.^那条狗的尾巴左右摆动。 She moved to California last year.^她去年迁往加利福尼亚去了。 【movement】1、the act of moving or a way of moving; 2、a series of acts or efforts to reach a goal.^动作,运动 The movement of the boat made her sick.^船的晃动使她恶心(难受)。 The gun control movement wants to keep guns away from criminals.^枪支管制运动旨在不让犯罪分子得到枪。 【movie】1、a motion picture; 2、a film.^动画;电影 Which movie would you like to watch?^你喜欢看那部电影? Making the movie cost 75 million dollars.^制作那部电影花费了七千五百万美元。 【much】great in amount.^许多,很多 They read much of the time.^他们很多时候在读书。 【murder】1、to kill another person illegally; 2、the crime of killing another person.^谋杀;谋杀罪 The angry man murdered three people in his office.^那个愤怒的男人谋杀了他办公室的三个人。 The jury found him guilty of murder.^陪审团判决他犯有谋杀罪。 【music】the making of sounds by singing or using a musical instrument.^音乐 She has loved music since she was a small child.^她从孩提时起就喜爱音乐。 【must】a word used with an action word to mean necessary.^必须 You must go to school.^你必须上学。 【mystery】1、something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; 2、a secret.^神秘的东西;谜 No one can explain the mystery of the crying woman in the window of the old house.^没人可以解开在那所老房子的窗户里号哭的女人的谜。 What happened that night is still a mystery.^那晚发生了什么事情至今仍然是个谜。 --- end