make-up 0-nnoun
1
[U] substances used especially by women to make their
faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance it % : eye make-up BgJ#: o
to put on your make-up ± % o She never wears
make-up. Mi Ik M X ft » o a make-up artist (= a person whose job
is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models) ft !Jf 2 [sing.] the different
qualities that combine to form sb’s character or being 14 : Jealousy is not part
of his make-up. M^^F
o a person’s genetic
make-up —'FAWiit'ft
143 [sing.] ~ (of sth) the different things,
people, etc. that combine to form sth; the way in which they combine A ^: the make-up of a TV
audience ik (ft $1 J5& o (technical A ill) the page
make-up of a text (= the way in which the
words and pictures are arranged on a page) o
note
at
structure 4 [c] (NAmE) a special exam taken by
students who missed or failed an earlier one make-weight /'meikweit/ noun an unimportant person
or thing that is only added or included in sth in order to make it the correct
number, quantity, size, etc. %Wi
foX(im)
'make-work noun [u] (NAmE) work that has little
value but is given to people to keep them busy ( )
fT £ ft 10] : In some
departments there is too much
make-work. W-SbPHWA 0 These are simply
make-work schemes for accountants, B„
making /’meikir)/ noun [U] ~ (of sth) (often in compounds is]) the act or process of
making
or producing sth : strategic decision
making
\h$.kr'(kW. 0 film-making M ft o dressmaking fiJA 0 tea and coffee making
facilities M M NE (tfJ R o the making of social
policy ft
A ift fill rfrj ft: — see also haymaking, non-profit ITiTMl be the 'making of sb to make sb become a
better or more successful person ) $JA: University was the
making of Joe. X^fkWtTff» have the
'makings of sth to have the qualities that are necessary to become sth
Mej§- 7 A ■ • • W 1c
& #: Her
first novel has all the makings of a classic. in
the
'making in
the process of becoming sth or of being made This model was two
years in the making. M^ftlR rM$J0 0
These events are history in the making. iiHo of your own making (of a problem,
difficulty, etc. |rJJ@L B)®#)
created by you rather than by sb/sth else g
makuti /mae’kuiti/ noun [pi.] the leaves of a palm tree, used as a material to make fences, baskets, etc. and roofs , especially on the coast of
mm, ) ■.
a makuti roof BjMW-MM
mal- /mael/ combining form (in nouns, verbs and
adjectives £ is3, Atris] ftl IF §
is]) bad or badly; not correct or correctly ft; ft; fail:: malpractice o malodorous 0 malfunction j&pf
mal ach ite /’maelakait/ noun [U] a green mineral
that can be polished, used to make decorative objects ?L
mal adjust ed /,mael0'd3Astid/ adj. (especially of children
A^bAH) having mental and
emotional problems that lead to unacceptable behaviour Si jf&ft R£g; AiJSIfft —compare well adjusted ► mal-adjust-ment /,mael0'd3Astmant/ noun [U]
mal admin istra tion /.maelod.mim'streijn/ noun [U] (formal) the fact of managing a
business or an organization in a bad or dishonest way mal adroit /.maela'droit/ adj. (formal) done without skill,
especially in a way that annoys or offends people ETC71 clumsy
mal ady /'maeladi/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 (formal) a serious problem ft Jr |b]
IS ; i© 2ft HT1 ill : Violent crime is only one of the maladies
afflicting modem society. H A
2 (old use) an
illness Min
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mal-aise /mo'leiz/ noun [U, sing.] (formal) 1 the problems affecting a
particular situation or group of people that are difficult to explain or
identify ( ft Eft )
if WIR M, W iftfft economic/financial/
social malaise jS jg i Wr l ft
ft-/ ft ^ Ip] JS 2 a general feeling of
being ill/sick, unhappy or not satisfied, without signs of any particular
problem iftft ii ( ) EBC3 unease: a serious malaise
among the staff
maia
prop ism /'maelapropizam;
NAmE -pra:p-/ noun an amusing mistake sb
makes when they use a word which sounds similar to the word they wanted to use,
but means sth different ( f
^
) MdMIfli From Mrs Malaprop, a
character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play The Rivals, who confuses words like
this all the time, iggHSH •
m\ • mm
mal aria /ma'learia; NAmE -'ler-/ noun [U] a disease that
causes fever and shivering (= shaking of the body)
caused by the bite of some types of mosquito 2e 2ft ► mal ar ial
/-ial/
adj.-. malarial insects/patients/re-
gions 2e^^A/ SMtE#
ma lar-key /ma'laiki; NAmEma'lairki/ noun [U] (informal, disapproving) behaviour or an idea
that you think is nonsense or has no meaning ff
A ) ;
Ma-lay-alam
/.mAla'jailam; ,ma:la-/ noun [U] a language spoken
in Kerala in
)
mal con tent /'maelkantent; NAmE .maelkan'tent/ noun [usually pi.] (formal,
disapproving) a person who is not satisfied with a situation and
who complains about it, or causes trouble in order to change it
SftlttA;
male o-w /meil/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 (abbr. m) belonging to the sex
that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex 141$ ; ti&Yf $■] ; % (Hj: a male bird ig S, o All the attackers were
male, aged between 25 and 30.
25
M 30 # A |R o o a male nurse/model/
colleague 0 male attitudes to
women IIAftAA&iJiffiio male bonding (= the act of forming
close friendships between men) |j 14 |e0
^
AtS 0 the male menopause (= emotional and
physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50) — see also alpha male — compare masculine adj.( 1) 2 (biology X) (of most plants fc % W( tt %J) producing pollen IH4W: a male flower tlit 3 (technical Aifl) (of electrical plugs, parts of tools, etc. e£l#|
liA. X^rnPj^#) having a part that sticks out which is designed to fit
into a hole, socket, etc. P0
; Bi
—
compare female adj.(5) ► male-ness noun [U]: the chromosome that determines maleness
■ noun
a
male person, animal or plant |§ i4; t| ; 11 ^: The body is that of a
white male aged about 40. iji — & 40 ^±T^J ft A^
fo 0 The male of the
species has a white tail.
IGo o a male-dominated
profession IB 'li±$ (ft ik
—
compare female n.
male 'chauvinism (also chauvinism) noun [U] (disapproving) the belief held by some
men that men are more important, intelligent, etc. than women AHAiA
.male
'chauvinist (also chauvinist) noun (disapproving) a man who believes men
are more important, intelligent, etc. than women AHX±A#: I hate working for that male chauvinist
pig Steve. A&A
malefactor /'maelifaekta(r)/
noun
(rare, formal) a person who does wrong, illegal or immoral things
3Efjl fk&ittA; ilWJ^WA
ma levolent /ma'levalant/ adj. [usually before noun] having or showing a
desire to harm other people A M.
IW; BH3 MALICIOUS, WICKED