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machine [mə'ʃi:n]    n. 机器,机械

washing machine        洗衣机

e.g.what's wrong with---问题了the machine?

 

magazine [,mægə'zi:n]    n. 杂志(journal),期刊

weekly /monthly magazine      周刊/月刊

e.g. i bought the magazines on my way home.在回家的路上

 

mail [meil]    n. 邮件, 信件(letters)     vt. 邮寄(post)

mail service         邮政服务

mail letters          邮寄信件

mail box            信箱,邮筒

e.g. i went to the post office to mail the letters.

 

maintain [men'tein]    vt. 维持(carry on, continue, keep up, retain), 维修(look after, preserve, take care of), 主张(argue, assert, claim, declare, insist, state)

maintain cars              保养汽车

maintain ones family        养家

maintain peace             维护和平

e.g. part of my job is to maintain good relationship关系 with our suppliers.供应商

 

make [meik]  vt. (made, made, making)制造(produce, manufacture, turn out)

使成为(become),迫使(force),获得(earn, get),等于(equal, amount to)

make for              走向,有助于

make up...            捏造...,虚构..

make up for...        补偿...弥补

make out...          理解..., 辨认出...

be made from...      ...制造(经化学变化)

be made of...        ...制造(经物理变化)

be made up of...      ...组成

e.g. news made her happy.

 

manage ['mænidʒ]    v. 经营管理(administer, be in charge of, conduct, control, operate, run, supervise ),设法做到(accomplish, achieve, carry out, finish, perform, succeed in, undertake)

处理(handle, deal with)

manage to do sth.        设法...

manage without...        在没有...下应付过去

manage with...          ...设法应付

e.g. i finally managed to find the book i was looking for.

management ['mænidʒmənt]    n. 经营, 管理,管理人员

management of enterprises      企业管理

traffic management            交通运输管理

e.g. what is your management style?

manager ['mænidʒə]    n. 经理,主管人

e.g. our manager is very strict 严格with us.

 

manner ['mænə]    n.方式(way, method, means),风格(style, fashion),(pl.)礼貌

have no manners           没有礼貌

have good manners         有礼貌

e.g. it is bad manners to interrupt.打断

 

manufacture [,mænju'fæktʃə] vt. 制造(make, produce, turn out),杜撰(make up)

n. (pl.)制品(goods),制造业

manufacture from...      ...制造

e.g. the bikes are of home manufacture.

 

mark [mɑ:k] n. 斑点(spot, stain),标志(sign, symbol, token, indication),分数(points, score)

vt. 做标记于,打分数(assess, correct, evaluate, grade)

full mark              满分

mark down            降低...的价格, 降低...的分数, 记下

mark up              提高...的价格,提高...的分数

wide of the mark       远离目标,豪不相关

e.g. the road we should take is marked on the map.

 

market ['mɑ:kit]   n. 市场(fair), 需求(demand)v. 在市场出售(sell)

on the market    出售

e.g. the sales 销售manager wants to open up new markets in the far east.远东

 

 

marriage  ['mæridʒ]      n. 结婚,婚姻,婚礼(wedding)

early(late) marriage    ()

marriage certificate    结婚证书

e.g. marriage is a life of sharing.

 

marry ['mæri]   vt....结婚

marry sb.        与某人结婚

be married to sb. 与某人结婚

marry sb. to...     把某人嫁给...

e.g. she married money.

 

master ['mɑ:stə]   vt. 精通(learn, grasp, understand),控制(control, conquer, manage)

n. 能手(expert, genius ) (m-)硕士,主人(owner)

master's degree         硕士学位

master of arts          文科硕士

master of science       理科硕士

master in literature      文学大师

e.g. it's not easy to master a foreign language.

 

match [mætʃ] n. (足球,捧球,蓝球)比赛(game, competition, contest ),对手(rival, opponent, counterpart),火柴      v. 相配(go with, agree with)

a football match            足球比赛

match penalty             取消比赛资格

strike a match              划火柴

e.g. the tie doesn't match my suit.

 

material [mə'tiəriəl]   n. 材料(stuff),原料(matter, substance) adj. 物质的

raw material            原料

e.g. what material is this made of?

 

matter ['mætə]   n. 事情(affair, business, concern, issue, thing, situation),问题(difficulty, problem, trouble, worry),物质(material, stuff, substance)

vi. 有关系,要紧(be important, make a difference)

as a matter of fact                  事实上,实际上

no matter how(what, when etc.)       不论怎样(什么,何时)

for that matter                      就此而言,而且

it doesnt matter.                   不要紧

e.g. i don't talk with my boss about my private matters.

 

mean [mi:n]    vt. (meant, meant, meaning)意味(signify, imply, indicate, convey, express, say, stand for),想要(aim, plan, want, intend, wish)

mean sth./doing sth.       意味着...,意思是...

mean to do...             打算...

be meant to do ...          照道理应该...

mean much [a great deal] to sb       对某人很重要

mean business            []是当真的, 不是随便说说的

e.g. you never understand what i mean

 

meaning ['mi:niŋ]n. 意义(sense, definition),含意,重要性(significance, purpose)

word meaning      字义

e.g. what is the meaning of life?"

 

means [mi:nz]   n. 手段(measures),方法(way, method, manner)

by means of...          依靠...

by no means           决不,一点也不

by all means           一定,务必

by any means          无论如何

e.g. the quickest means of travel is by plane.