An order/orm
is induced in t/ie moving.随信寄上订单
• 一f:
'mailing
list noun 1 a list of the names and addresses of
people who are regularly sent information, advertising material, etc. by an
organization 邮寄 名卓； 邮寄
名址录：J am already on your 〖ist.我已经列
在.你的邮寄名单上了。2 a list.of names and email
addresses kept on a computer so that you can send a message to a number of
people at the same time ( if 算fl中存储的,）电邮发送清单
mail-man /'meilmaen/ noun (pi -men /-men/) (also 'mail carrier, 'letter carrier) (all
POSTMAN
Mail*merge™
/'meilm3：d3； NAmE -m3：rd3/ noun [U] a computer program that allows
names and addresses to be automatically added to letters and envelopes, so that
letters with the same contents can be sent to many different people邮件合并程序（可自动给信件和信封添
加p名和地址以发给多人）
■ mail
’order [u]
a system of buying and selling goods through the mail 由晴（制度）：All our products are avadaWe by mai〖 order.我们的商品都可以邮购。◊ a ma汉-order company 由P 购.:公司◊ a mad-order catalogue
邮f商品目录
mail-shot /'meiljDt; NAmE -Jait/ noun advertising or information that is
sent to a large number of people at the same time by mail邮寄广告材料；广告邮件
'mail slot noun {NAmE) = letter box(1)
maim /meim/ verb [VN] to injure sb seriously,
causing permanent damage to their body 使残废；無受重伤 S3ZI incapacitate ： Hundreds of
people are killed or
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
main
major ♦ key ♦ central ♦ principal ♦ chief ♦ prime
These words
all describe sb/sth that is the largest or most important of its kind.以上各词均用以形容主要
.main [only before noun] largest or most
important 指
:..心’主要的、襄重要的：Be o?re/w/ cros5/’/7g fhe ma/n
rood. 过大马路Qi小心点。◊ The main thing is to
remain 〇7/W.最重要的是要保持冷静。
major [usually.before noun] very large or
important 指 生奏的、重要的、大的：He played a major role in setting
up的e system.他在建立个系统的过程中扮演
;/;a7T生要的角色。Major is most often used after a with a singular noun, or no article
with a plural noun. When it is used with the
or my/your/his/her/our/their it means ‘the largest or most
important’. * major 最常用 于不定冠词a之后，与单数名词连用；或不用冠词，与
..__复数名词连用。major 与 the.或 my/your/his/her/our/their 连用时意为最主要fe、i重要釦：mayorcomre/77 here /s combfltt/ng poverty.在这里我们最吴心的是解决
贫穷问题。丨n this meaning it is on丨y used to talk about ideas or worries that
people have, not physical things, and it is also more formal than ma丨n.在食含义中 major 只用以指人的想法或担忧，而非物质的东西，且较main 正式：Be careful^mssing the major rood,
o The major
key [usually before noun] most
important; essential % 最重要的、主要的、关键的：We
was a fcey//gt/re /n fhe cam即咖.他是这场运动的关键人物。CEni Key is used most
frequently in business and political contexts. It can be used to talk about
ideas, or the part that sb plays in a situation, but not physical things. It is
slightly more informal than major, especially when used after a noun
and linking verb. * key最常治于商务和政治语 境，可用以指想法或某人在某情势下起的作用，而非物
质的东西。key较major稍非正式，用于名词加连系动
词后尤其如此：Speed /s /rey of th/s po/‘nt在致个时候速
度是关键。
maimed in car accidents
every week.每周都有数百人因车
祸而丧命或致残。〇 note at injure
main 〇nv /mem/ ad]., noun
■
adj. [only before noun] being the largest or
most important of its kind 圭要的；最重要的：Be careful crossing the main road,
大马▲时小.心点儿。◊ the main course (= of a meal)主菜◊ We have our mai'n mea! at Zunchrime.我们的正餐是午饭。◊ Reception is m
the main buiWing.接待处在主楼。◊ Poor housing
and unemployment
are the main problems.
业是圭要问题。◊ The main thing is to stay caZm.最重
要的是要保持冷静。IM see eye/?.
a noun 1 [C] a large pipe that
carries water or gas to a building; a large cable that carries electricity to a
building (通往建筑物的> ±管道，总管，输电干线：a Zeafcing gas main 漏气的煤气总管一see also water main 2 a large pipe that carries waste/water and sewage (= human waste, etc.) away
from a building (建筑物的 >
污水总管道3 the mains [pi.] (8/f) the place
where the supply of water, gas or electricity to a building or an area starts;
the system of providing gas, water and electricity to a building or of carrying
it away from a building水源；煤气源；电源；（水、煤
气、电等的）供应系统；下水道系统：7Vie house isnot yet
connected to the mains.这房子还没有通水电。◊ TTie
dectricfty suppiy has been cut oj^at the mains.电的供应
在电源政被切断。<>'列1^ the
trans/ormer into the mafns (=the place on a wall where electricity is brought
into a room).将变压器插入电源。◊ mains
gas/ivater/ electricity 煤气/ 水/电供应系统◊ 77ie shaver
wiH run batteries or mains.这个剃须刀可用电池或电源驱动。
◊
mains drai/iage 排水系统 IMCT in the main used to say that a
statement is true in most cases 大体上;■基本
上：77ie serWce here is, fn the main, reZfabZe.这里的月艮
务基本上是可靠的。
central (rather/omw/) most
important 指最重要的、首
要的、-■■主要的•. The centra/ issue is that of
widespread radsw.最重要的问题是种族主义泛滥。GEHl Central
is used in a
similar way to key, but is more formal. It is most frequently
used in the phrase sth is central to sth e/se. * central与key用法相似，但更正式+最常用于be central to 短语中
principal [only before noun]
(raf/ier/ormfl/) most important 指最重要的、主要命：pr/mr/pa/ re£?so/? /〇/•执/s om/ss/‘or? /s /fldr o/.f/we.跳过它的主奏療因是时
间字卑。CEUi Principal is mostly
used for statements of fact about which there can be no argument. To state an
opinion, or to try to persuade sb of the fads as you see them, it is more usual
to use key or central. * principal主要用于陈述无可争辩的事实。
表明意见或说服别人相信你所见到的事实，较常用key 或 central.: rhe key/ce^ra/ /’sswe here /’s • •.赛禹的关_ 何巍墓
chief [only before noun] [rather format) most important 指最S赛知、首荽的、±要的：C/nemp/oyme/^ was f/je c/j/e/cflwseo/poverty.失业是贫穷的主要原因。
prime [only before noun] {rather formal) most important; to be considered
first 指主要的.、：首要的：
/Wy
conce/77 /s to prafecf my property•我最关.心的
是保护自己的财产。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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a/the main/major/key/central/principal/chief/prime aim/argument
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a/the main/major/key/central/principal/chief/prime concern/problem
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a/the main/major/key/principal/chief drawback/ worry
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a/the main/major/principal road/town/city
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the main/principal speaker/building/entrance
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the main/key thing is to ...
to be of major/key/central/prime importance