children roll along the ground
in. a game '(玻璃）弹子
3
marbles [U] a game played.with
.marbles 弹子游戏： 77iree boys were piaying
marbies.三个男孩儿在玩弹子游
戏0 4 marbles
[pi.】 (/.n/omw/) a way of referring to sb，s intelligence or mental ability
理智；智力、He's losing his marbles (= heJs not
behaving in a sensible way). 他失去理智了。
1 marble cake noun [U] a cake with a
pattern, made by baking two different mixtures together 大理古蛋糕（看
两种不同面糊混合烘烤出的云纹）.
marbled /'maibld; NAmE 'mairbld/ adj. having the colours
and/or patterns.of marble 有大理石颜色（或花
纹丨的：marbZed waZI!pciper有大理古在纹的墙纸
marb-ling /'maibliq; NAmE 'mairb-/ noun [U] the method of
decorating sth with a pattern that looks like marble
大理石纹饰； <仿大理石（装饰):
Mar-burg dis*ease /'ma:b3：g diziiz; NAmE 'ma:rb3：rg/ noun [U] a very serious
African disease which causes severe loss of blood from inside the body 马尔堡病（非
洲的一种能导致严重内出血的致命疾病0
marc /mark; NAmE ma:rk/ noun 1 [U, sing ] the substance
left after grapes have been pressed to make wine (■酿 酒时将葡萄压榨后的）残渣；葡萄果渣2 [U，C] a strong alcoholic drink made from this
substance 葡萄渣酒
mar-cas-ite /'markasait; -zi:t; NAmE 'marrk-/ noun [C, U] a yellow semi-precious stone used in jewellery，白•'铁 矿石《用于饰物）
March
/ma:tx； NAmE ma:rtj/ noun [U, C] {abbr. Mar.) the 3rd month of the
year, between February and April 三月 MldlJ To see how March is
used, look at the examples at April. + March的用法见词条April下的示 例。IT»TO1 see mad
mafch 0-w /ma:tj; /SMrnf ma:rtJ7 verfc，/?ow/i
■
verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to walk with stiff regular
steps like a soldier 齐步走；行进：[V] Soidfers were marching up and down
outside the government buildings. 士兵在政府大楼外面来回练习队列行进。◊ Quicfc march/ (=the order to start marchingH 0 令）齐步走！ ◊
[VN]
77iey
marched 20 miZes to reach the capftaZ.他们行进:了 20 英里才到达首都。2 [V +<7£/v./prep.] to
walk some- where quickly in a determined way (/.坚定地向某地中 前进，，邊发:.She marched over to me
and demanded an apdogy. k毅然走过来，要我向她道歉。3[VN+%v./ prep.] to force sb to walk somewhere with
you 使同行； 强迫（某人‘）一起走：The guards marched the
prisoner away.卫兵押着囚犯离开了。4 [V] to
walk through the streets in a large group in order to protest about sth W 行示威；游行抗议 PW7I DEMONSTRATE ITST^l get your 'marching orders
{BrE,
informal) to be ordered to leave a place, a job，etc.被各令离开；被解职 give sb their 'marching orders (informal) to order sb to leave a
place，their job, etc.命令某人离开；解雇 , march
_on
to
move on or pass quickly 继续行进；快速经过；
Time
marches on and we still have not made a decision. 时间过得飞快，而我们却还没有拿定主意。‘march on... to march to a place to
protest about sth or to attack it ■向…行进...（以示抗议或进行攻击=):Several thousand people marched
on City ffaH.数千人涌往市政厅进行
抗议、
■
noun 1 {C]
an organized walk by many people from one
place to another, in order to
protest about sth, or to express their opinions 示威游行；抗议游行：protest marches 〇 to go on a march ^
—compare
demonstration(I) 2
[C] an act of marching; a journey made by marching 行..进；行，军：
77ie
army began their Zong march to the coast.部队开始 了他们往沿海地区的长途行军。3 [sing.] the〜of sth the steady development or forward movement of sth 稳 步发展；—步前进the march o/progress/tec/moiogy/ time平稳的进步；技术的稳步提高；时光的Jt移
4
[C] a piece of music written for marching
to 进行曲：
■
a marc/i 葬礼进行曲 ITiTOl on the 'march
marching somewhere在行军中:；在行进中；_在进展中： 77ie enemy are on the march.敌人正在;行军途•中。 —more at steal v.
march-er /'ma:tj3(r); NAmE 'mairtS-/ noun a person who is taking
part in a march as a protest 游行示威者；抗议
游行者 KT1
DEMONSTRATOR
marching band noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of musicians
who play while they are marching 行进乐
队；边行走边演奏的乐队
marching season noun (in
教徒为纪念17世纪战胜天主教徒而在七八月份上街游行
的时节）
mar-chion-ess
/,ma：Xa'nes; NAmE .mairj'-/ noun 1 a woman who has the rank
of a marquess 女侯爵 2
the wife of a marquess.侯爵夫人一compare marquise march past noun [sing.] a ceremony in
which soldiers march past an important person, etc.分列式（军人列队 通过检台丨HTTl PARADE
Mardi
Gras /,ma:di 'gra:; NAmE 'ma:rdi gra:/ noun [D] (from French) the day before the
beginning of Lent, celebrated as a holiday in some countries, with music and
dancing in the streets 肥美的星期二，悔节（大斋
期的前^天V. — compare Shrove Tuesday mare /mea(r); NAmE mer/ noun a female horse or donkey 母马；■母驴一compare brood
mare, filly, stallion H»TW1 a ‘ mare’s
nest 1
a discovery that seems interesting but is found to have no value (看似有趣
但）毫无价值的发现2a very complicated
situation复 杂的形势；变幻莫测的局势
margarine
/.maidsa'riin;
NAmE 'ma:rd3aran/ (also BrE informal marge /ma:d3； NAmE ma:rd3/) noun [U] a yellow substance
like butter made from animal or vegetable fats., used in cooking or spread on
bread, etc. A
造黄油；人造妨袖
mar-ga-rita /.maiga'riita;
NAmE ,ma:rg-/ noun an alcoholic drink
made by mixing fruit juice with tequila 玛格丽特酒（.用果汁与墨西哥龙舌兰酒调制而成） margin /'ma:d3in; NAmE 'ma:rd3an/ noun [C] ^ the empty—space at. the
side of a written or printed page 页 边空；白边：the 〖e^t-harul/^ight-hami
margiri 左 / 右贫边◊ a narrow/vWde
margin 窄 / 宽空白边,◊ notes scr^bied m t/ie
margin随手写在,页边上的笔记2； [usually sing.] the
amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which sb wins sth (获胜者在时间或票数上领先的）幅
度，差额，差数：He won by a narrow margin.他以微 小的差蘇获 。.◊ She beat the other runners by a margin oj ten
seconds.她以领先十秒的优势战胜了貪他
赛跑者。3 (fcws/>?ess
商）=PROHT margin: What are your average operating
margins?你的平均营业利润率是
多少？ ◊ a gross margin 〇/45% * 45% 的毛利 4 iusually sing.] an extra amount of sth such as time, space, money, etc. that
you include in order to make sure that sth is successful各地；备用的时间（或空间、金钱等h a safety margin 0 The narrow gateway left me
ZittZe
margin/or erroi* as J reversed the car.门口 狭窄， 弄得我倒车时几乎不能出任何差错。一 see also margin of error 5 (formal) the extreme edge or
limit of a place 边缘；被限；界限：the eastern margin 〇/ the Jndicm Ocean 的东卓 6 [usually pi.] the part that is
not included in the main
part of a group or situation 边 缘部分;;非主体部分 fringe： people living on the
margins o/socfe^y 生活在社会边缘的人 7
(Awsfra/f， an amount that is added
to a basic wage, paid for special skill or responsibility (基本工资以夕卜命）技术津 贴,$务补贴
mar-gin-al NAmE'maird's-/ adj., noun
_〇«[/•.
1 small
and not important 小的；_[不足道的；：不
重要的 slight ： a marginal improvement in
weather conditions 天气条件的略微好转◊ 77ie story wfH
cmZy be o/margi'/iaZinterest to our readers. ■我们的读者对 这则故秦不会很感兴趣。2 not part of a main or
important ‘group or .situation 非‘■主体的；边缘的： margind groups m society 社会中的非圭流群体 3 ^o//f/cs {especially BrE) won or lost by a very
small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as an
indication of public opinion以相差无几的票数获胜（或
失败）的；边缘的：amargimiZseat/constituency 边缘 席位 / 选区 4 [only
before noun] written in the margin of