a page 写在页边空白处的margined notes/comments

页边的注解 /评论 5 if land 土地)_that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit 贫瘠的(检而盈利

有限)

mnoun (Br£) a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes (议 会或地方委员会的)边缘席位a labour margi/iaZ工党 的边,席位I

mar-gi-na-lia /.maidsi'neilia; NAmE ,ma:rd3-/ noun [pi.] 1 notes written in the margins of a book, etc.(书等 '的)旁注,边注 2 facts or details that are not very important手足轻重的事情;细枝末节 mar-gin-al-ize {BrE also -ise) /'ma:d3inalaiz; NAmE 'ma:rd3-/ verb [VN] to make sb feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; to put sb in a position in which they have no power 棱显 得微不足道;使处于边缘;使无实权►margiivaliza*tion-isa-tion noun [U] the marginalization of the elderly 年人p边缘化

mar-gin-al-ly /'ma:d3m0li; NAmE 'ma:rd3-/ adv. very slightly; not very much轻微地;很少地;微不足道地: They now cost marginally more than they did last year.

他们-在并f比去年贵多少。

.margin of 'error noun [usually sing.] an amount that you allow when you calculate sth, for the possibility that a. number is not completely accurate 误差幅度: TTie survey has a margin /error 0/2.5%. i 的误差幅 度为2.5%。_

marguerite /.maige'riit; NAmE ,ma:rg-/ noun a small white garden flower with a yellow centre 春白'菊;滨

菊;法兰西菊

mari-achi /.maeri'aitji/ noun [C, U] a musician who plays traditional Mexican music, usually as part of a small group that travels from place to place; the type of music played by these musicians M亚奇音乐演奏者,

墨西哥传统音乐演奏者(常为街头乐队成员);马里亚奇 音乐;墨西哥街头音乐a mariachf band马里亚奇乐队

Marian fmearian; AMmf _mer-/ (7re"g/o/7 relating to the Virgin Mary in the Christian church (■基督教:

有关圣母马利粟的

mari.cul.ture /’maerikAltj^(r)/ /7wn.[u] (tec/7/?/_7/ 术语a type of farming in which fish or other sea animals and plants are bred or grown for food 海水养殖

Marie Celeste /.maeri si'lest; ,ma:ri/ noun [sing.]

=Mary Celeste

Marie Rose /.maeri 'rauz; ,ma:ri; NAmE 'rouz/ adj. a Marie Rose sauce is a cold pink sauce served with SEAFOOD玛丽罗兹酱的用蛋黄酱和番茄泥调制而成,吃 海g时用)

mari-gold /'masrigauld; NAmE -gould/ noun an orange or yellow garden flower. There are several types of marigold.万寿菊;金盏花

ma.ri.juaria (also ma-ri.huana) /•maera’wama/ (also informal pot) noun [D] a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a feeling of being relaxed 大麻;大麻毒品 BQ3 cannabis ma-rimba /ma'rimba/ noun a musical instrument like a XYLOPHONE马林巴琴;木琴

marina /me'riina/ noun a specially designed harbour for small boats and yachts小船坞;游艇停靠区 marin-ade /.maeri'neid/ noun [C, U] a mixture of oil, wine, spices, etc., in which meat or fish is left before it is cooked in order to make it softer or to give it a particular flavour 脆泡汁

marin-ate /'maerineit/ (also mar-in-ade) verfc [VN, V] if you marinate food or it marinates, you leave it in a marinade before cooking it腌,浸泡(食物);(食

\掩,浸泡

marine /ma'rirn/ adj., noun

adj. [only before noun] 1 connected with tlie sea and the creatures and plants that live there 海的;海产的;海生 的:marine life        a marine biologist (= a

scientist who studies life in the sea)海洋生物学家 2 connected with ships or trade.at sea 海船的;备也 的;海上贸易的

noun a soldier who is trained to serve on land or at sea,

especially one in the US Marine Corps or the British Roypl Marines (尤指美国或英国皇家)海军陆战队士兵 mari-ner /'maBrin0(r)/ noun {old-fashioned or literary) a sailor水手

marlo-nette /.maeria'net/ not//? a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings 牵线木偶 mari-tal /'maeritl/ adj. [only before noun] connected with marriage or with the relationship between a husband and wife 婚姻的;夫妻关系的marital difficulties/ breakdown婚姻纠葛/ i

.marital 'status noun [U] (formal) (used especially on official forms 尤用于.正式表格the fact of whether you are single, married, etc.婚姻状况:questions about age, 5£1^/^£1/*^^(15关于年龄、性另!1、婚姻状况的问题 mari-time /'maeritaim/ adj. 1 connected with the sea or ships海的;海事的;海运的;船舶的a maritime museum海洋博物馆2 (/omw/) near the sea靠近海的: maritime Antarctica南被近海地区 marjoram /'mardsaram; NAmE 'ma:rd3-/ noun [U] a plant with leaves that smell sweet and are used in cooking as a herb, often when dried 墨角兰牛至(.叶 子芳香,常在干后用作烹调辅料

SYNONYMS同义词辨析 mark

stain streak speck blot smear spot

These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.以上各词均指污点、斑点、污

迹。

mark a small area of dirt or other substance on the surface of sth, especially one that spoils its appearance 也污、污迹、斑点The k/ds left dirty a// over     /c/fd»e/?//oo/v 孩子们把辱房知地板

弄得污迹斑斑。

stain a dirty mark on sth that is difficult to remove, especialy one made by a liquid 指污点、污渍: blood stains 血迹

streak a long thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on 指条疲、条痕She hfld sfr«7A5 /grey,>?  M头上已是白爰绺绺。

speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on sth 指小点、污点There isn’t a speck of dust />? fhe Ziowse.整间房子-7尘不染。 blot a spot or dirty mark left on sth by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface 指污 点、墨渍

smear a mark made by sth such as oil or paint being spread'or rubbed on a surface指污迹、::傭溃[转渍、.

'

spot a small dirty mark on sth 指污迹、污溃、污点: 7>jere grease     ove/* t/je vvfl//s必梟-::

满是油渍。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

                 a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of sth

                 a dirty mark/stain/streak/speck/smear/spot

                 an ink mark/stain/bl:ot/spot

                 a(n) oil/grease/paint mark/stain/spot

                 to leave a mark/stain/streak/speck/b.lot/sm.ear/spot

                 to get a mark/stain/spot out of sth

mark 0-w /mark; NAmE ma:rk/ verb, noun verb

► WRITE/DRAW 写;画 1 A (with B) | B on A to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on sth in order to give information about it 做记号;做标记[VN] Jtems marfceii with an osterisfc can be omitted.打星号的项目可 以删去◊■Prices are marfceii on the gooi.价格标在治 0 [VN-ADJ] The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent).老师