1230
manque /'murjkei; NAmE marq'kei/ adj. (following nouns
f[] X £ ail fj) (from French, formal or humorous) used to describe a
person who hoped to follow a particular career but who failed in it or never
tried it JK tt&ABRKft; He’s really an artist
manque. M„
man-sard /'maensaid;
NAmE -sa:rd/ (also .mansard 'roof) noun [technical -Rift) a roof with a double
slope in which the upper part is less steep than the lower part
■immmm, )
manse /maens/
noun the house of a Christian
minister, especially in
man-Ser-vant /‘maensaivant;
NAmE -S3:rv-/ noun [pi. men-ser-vants) (old-fashioned) a male servant,
especially a man’s personal servant
man sion /'maenj'n/ noun 1 [c] a large
impressive house tt ; XU: an ifit/i century country mansion * 18
X ift iMt ^ 2 Mansions [pi.] (Br£) used in
the names of blocks of
flats ( ffj X 4b S He £ ) : 2
Moscow Mansions,
'man-sized od/. [only before noun] suitable or large
enough for a man jtXj&Xfl A(ft; a
man-sized breakfast AAH Afl£#JX1t man slaugh ter /'maenslo:ta(r)/ noun [u] [law W-) the crime of
killing sb illegally but not deliberately if XX A — compare culpable homicide, homicide, murder
MD
manta
/'maenta/
(also ,manta ’ray) noun a large fish that
lives in tropical seas and swims by moving two parts like large flat wings P4@gR ( Wf-% A
X£',
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man tel piece /'maentlpiis/ (also man-tel especially in NAmE /'maentl/) noun a shelf above a fireplace fg ^ f=j — picture o fireplace
man-tis /'maentis/ noun [pi. man-tises or man-tids /■ maen-
tldz/) = PRAYING MANTIS
man-tie /'maentl/
noun, verb
noun 1
[sing.] the ~ of sb/sth (literary) the role and
responsibilities of an important person or job, especially when they are
passed on from one person to another ( of X ifJ ) in if , SR 3)1, A#: The
vice- president must now take on the mantle of supreme power. 2jci
[literary) a layer of sth that
covers a surface ill: hills with a mantle of snow ^ If MM (ft ill 3 [C] a loose piece of
clothing without sleeves, worn over other clothes, especially in the
past ( Xtm IHffflft ) ftR, XU PCT71 cloak, covering 4 (also
'gas mantle) [c] a cover around the
flame of a gas lamp that becomes very bright when it is heated ( (ft ) S j|
5 [sing.]
(geology Jfk) the part of the
earth below the crust and
surrounding the core ifeft
■
verb [VN]
[literary) to cover the surface of sth MM; iHM man tra /'maentra/ noun a word, phrase or
sound that is repeated again and again, especially during prayer or meditation #10^ f a
Buddhist mantra
man-trap
/'maentraep/
noun 1 a trap used in the
past for catching people, especially people who tried to steal things from sb’s
land ( IB Itf&AJfelf Rfr/M&^(ft ) if fit |5@ |$ 2 any electronic device
that is used to catch people who are doing sth dishonest ifeXif fit man ual /'maenjual/ adj., noun
» adj. 1 (of work, etc. Iff^) involving using
the hands or physical strength XX(ft; A A J: manual
labour/jobs/skills / f£Jl; XI *5 0 manual
and non-manual workers
2 operated or controlled by hand rather than
automatically or using electricity, etc. X^tl (ft; XS
6(1; X (ft: cl manual gearbox Xzjfj3£jEfi o My camera has manual and
automatic functions.
3 connected with using
the hands X Kft; #jXfrX manual
dexterity Xlftj^AO
► manu-al-ly /-juali/ adv.: manually operated XXjUff (ft
oun a book that tells you how to do or
operate sth, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it iftBAX; ta®: a computer/car/
instruction manual X Jfi/jft X ift $ X ; J8 ta 1% — compare handbook ITITTl on manual not being operated
automatically X X A)
Leave the controls on manual. it
$1 tilff X X
Hpsu
manu-fac-tlire 0-w /.maenju'faektjafc)/ verb,
noun m
verb [VN] 1 to make goods in
large quantities, using machinery ( )
AitXX, J® St Sit BHZI mass-
produce : manufactured goods X it on 2 to invent a story, an
excuse, etc. ^
ia ; jg
at
: a
news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist -"f&Xillli #RB% £ 3S — M It it 3 [technical X it) to produce a substance XX ( )
: Vitamins
cannot
be manufactured by our bodies. ^tX^AttAAifA Xj&o
noun 1 [u] the process of
producing goods in large quantities A it M il:; ftt 1X X H77I mass production : the manufacture of
cars H X $!] ia 2 manufactures [pi.] [technical Ait) manufactured goods Xik pp : a major importer of cotton manufactures
XX pp
(ftilcift n®
manu fac tur er On /.maenju'faektjarafc)/
noun a person or company that produces goods in large quantities XXrl'jikit; XX® EEE1 maker: a car/ computer
manufacturer H X / if % |)t fjfij 3a ® 0 Always follow the
manufacturer’s instructions. # >j& X M W X Rf] '^ X o o Faulty goods should be
returned to the manufacturers. W|r]jgfex p” JSiliXXXr^o manu fac turing On /.maenju'faektjarii]/ noun [u] the business or industry of producing
goods in large quantities in factories, etc. ffrijiaik: Many jobs in manufacturing
were lost during the recession.
ma
nure /ma'njua(r);
NAmE ma’nur/ noun, verb m noun [U] the waste matter from animals that is
spread over or mixed with the soil to help plants and crops grow HUE; JlEXi 003 dung m verb [VN] to put manure on or in
soil to help plants groto^--jfeflE
manu script /'maenjuskript/ noun [abbr. MS) 1 a copy of a book,
piece of music, etc. before it has been printed XII; JEH: an unpublished/original
manuscript 0 1 read her poems in
manuscript. (ftXHo 2 a
very old book
or document that was
written by hand before printing was invented () X^X, X A: medieval illuminated
manuscripts X tft £2 (ft
'manuscript paper noun [u] paper printed with staves for writing music on
Manx
/maeqks/
adj. of or connected with
the
JStJS&M;
.Manx
'cat noun a breed of cat with no
tail
k-wxmmm)
many tHr /'meni/ det., pron.
1 used with plural nouns and verbs,
especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large
number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with
‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’, if ^
tjsAM; sofq
too X ) : We don’t have very
many copies left. XflM M ffr. X % o 0 You can’t have one each.
We haven’t got many, ifcA—Xo ^HlT&fXS^o o Many people feel that
the law should be changed, if ^ AtP^t# 0 Many of those
present disagreed. if ^ f ij &XA X [o] iX
0 How
many children do you have? jfff/lAi^X?
0
There are too many mistakes in this essay. 0 He made ten mistakes
in as many (= in ten) lines. XfrXlfcthT XXIho o
New drivers have twice as many accidents as
experienced drivers. o Don’t
take so many. #(j A ^ o 0 I’ve known her for a
great
many [= very many) years.