HIHT a burst/hail of machine-gun fire —        HI

xmm

ma chine-gun verb (-nn-) [VN] to shoot at sb/sth with a machine gun HIHlAftlXlI

ma chine- made adj. made by a machine HI Hi!] it ; HlrfHl W — compare handmade ma.chine-readable adj. (of data $g ^$4) in a form that a computer can understand ma-chin ery On /ma'Jiinari/ noun 1 [U] machines as a group, especially large ones (

) Hlfl; ( Xfe ) A Si HI it: agricultural/industrial machinery Aik /likHLM <> a piece of machinery HI ft 2 [U] the parts of a machine that make it work HlM^g 3 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) | ~ (for doing sth) the organization or structure of sth; the system for doing sth MM ; HI; MM; Wrfrj : the machinery of government HI 0 There is no

machinery for resolving disputes. HI A If A tft #■ (ft

HlfMo

ma'chine tool noun a tool for cutting or shaping metal, wood, etc., driven by a machine HIA; IKrHL ma,chine translation noun [u] the process of trans­lating language by computer HUSH#; if ^HUS# ma chin ist /ma'Jiimst/ noun 1 a person whose job is operating a machine, especially machines used in industry for cutting and shaping things, or a sewing machine HI I ; (   ) $1, HSIHIX 2 a person

whose job is to make or repair machines HI MW; HIM Sitll

mach ismo /ma'tJTzmau; NAmE ma:'tJi:zmou/ noun [u] (from Spanish, usually disapproving) aggressive male behaviour that emphasizes the importance of being strong rather than being intelligent and sensitive X I!

X^KSS; X%T±X'ffX

macho /'maetjau; NAmE 'maitjou/ adj. (usually disap­proving) male in an aggressive way AH TA&i); H T'A (K): He’s too macho to ever admit he was wrong, ftfcAA HTAA7, o 0 macho pride/posturing X

mack = mac

mackerel /'maekral/ noun [C, U] {pi. mack-erel) a sea fish with greenish-blue bands on its body, that is used for food ft ( fk ) : smoked mackerel Ult^. mackintosh /'maekintDj'; NAmE -ta:J/ noun {old- fashioned) = MAC

mac rame /ma'kraimi/ noun [U] the art of tying knots in string in a decorative way, to make things

macro /'maekrau; NAmE 'maekrou/ noun {pi. -os) {comput­ing it) a single instruction in a computer program that automatically causes a complete series of instructions to be put into effect, in order to perform a particular task

macro- /'maekrao/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs       Iff t^iaJfflSfia]) large; on a large

scale A#J;   AMUlW: macroeconomics

# rmn micro-

macro bi ot ic /.maekraubai'ntik; NAmE -kroubai'art-/ adj. consisting of whole grains and vegetables grown without chemical treatment g (ft

(         w&]-£(&) : a macrobiotic diet

macro cosm /'maekraukDzam; NAmE -kroukaiz-/ noun any large complete structure that contains smaller structures, for example the universe AW;rc$£E$£nHJ; A; SUM#!?- — compare microcosm macro-eco-nom-ics /.maekrau.iika'nnmiks; NAmE -krou.eka'naim-/ noun [U] the study of large economic systems, such as those of whole countries or areas of the world | S i i f ► macro eco nom ic adj. : macroeconomic policy

mac ron /'maekron; NAmE ‘meikrain/ noun {linguistics ift g") the mark (—) which is placed over a vowel in some languages and in the International Phonetic Alphabet to show that the vowel is stressed or long W fit; #-

mn

macro-phage /'maekrafeid3/ noun {biology #) a large cell that is able to remove harmful substances from the body, and is found in blood and tissue

SYNONYMS ®XilHHr

mad

crazy « nuts ♦ batty ♦ out of your mind ♦ (not) in your right mind

These are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally. lA±#is|#fAA

jEAfflig, £A#«*«L

mad {informal, especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally jf-M,

: / thought I’d go mad if I stayed any longer. HcilS #fH# A -AHcsfc„ ESHMad is an informal word used to suggest that sb’s behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead.

Mad is not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazy instead. * mad A#IEA

M mentally ill ftZ* £ mad^/KJit#,        crazy0

crazy {informal, especially NAmE) having a mind that does not work normally          Wflt

: A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room. -A^£AM7^±fPA&lB]0 EEE1 Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness. % mad —crazy ffiTJEIEfft

Hfilttllto

nuts [not before noun] (informal) mad ieXM, WH ft SL: That noise is driving me nuts!

T& o You guys are nuts! ! .

batty {informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way Her mum’s

completely batty.

out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety   A#, M:

She was out of her mind with grief. M .11 #1# ft W A #

To

(not) in your right mind {informal) (not) mentally norma I Ha j## ( T ) IE#: No one in their right mind would choose to work there, fffoj—Aff WlE#

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do sth

■                  to go mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind

■                  to drive sb mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind

■                  absolutely/completely mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind

mad /maed/ adj. (mad der, mad dest)

1 {especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill

They realized that he had gone mad. ftk III M iR 3\ ftfa J0 o Inventors are not mad scientists.

IE # f4 # M o 0 I’ll go mad if I have to wait much longer, i0 She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.

— see also barking mad 2 {informal, especially BrE) very stupid; not at all sensible MMHW; IB T     ^: You

must be mad to risk it.    0

It was a mad idea. 0 ‘I’m going

to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don’t go mad (= spend more than is sensible)/          ” “A

Hfi,     ” 3 [not before noun] ~ (at/with sb) |

~ (about sth) {informal, especially NAmE) very angry IBX