marriage licence {Br£) {NAmE 'marriage license)

noun 1 a document that allows two people to get married 结婚许可证 2 (C/S) = MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

marriage lines noun [p!.] {especially BrE, informal) an official document which shows that two people are married; a marriage certificate 结婚证(书:.

marriage of con venience noun a marriage that is made for practical, financial or political reasons and not because the two people love each-other l 电!予实际 需要、金钱或政治原因的权宜婚姻

mar.ried 0*w /'maerid/ flf//

1 having a husband or wife.已婚的a married

man/woman已婚男子/女子Is he married?他结婚If ◊ a ftappify married coup〖e —对幸福结合的恍偭'◊ She’s married to Jo/m.她嫁给,约瀚'       RacheZ and

Dav〖d are getting married on Saturday•雷切尔和戴维将 在星期六结婚◊ Jfow Zong have you been married? 结婚多长时间了? praa UNMARRIED 2 [only before noun] connected with marriage 婚姻的;结婚的Are you enjoying married h/e?你喜欢你.的婚姻生活吗? Her married name (— the family name of her husband) is Jones.她婚后随夫姓琼斯。3to sth very involved in sth so that you have no time for other activities or interests专心(吁某事);全神贯注'(于某事):My brother is married to his/ob.:弟秦一心炒在工作上。

mar-row /'maerau; NAmE -rou/ noun 1 [U] - bone marrow 2 (8r£) [U, C] a large vegetable that grows on the ground. Marrows are long and thick with dark green skin and white flesh.西.葫芦_ — pictui;e.c> page R19

marrow-bone /'maeraubaun; NAmE 'maBrouboun/ noun a bone which still contains t±ie marrow (= the sub­stance inside) and is used in making food (烹饪用

髓骨

marrow-fat pea /.maeraufaet 'pi:; NAmE -rouf-/ noun (13r£) a type of large, pea that is usually sold in tins 大粒 豌豆(常罐装出售marry O^r /'maeri/ verb (mar-ries, marry-ing, mar­ried, married)

1 to become the husband or wife of sb; to get married to sb (和某人)结婚;嫁;[VN] She married a German她嫁给了一个德国人。[V] He never married.他终身未娶◊ 7 guess 7’m not t/ie marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married). 我觉得我不是那种想结婚的人[V-ADJ] They married young.他们很年轻时就结了婚;It is more common to say They're getting married next month. than TheyYe marrying next month.They’re getting married next month. they’re marrying next month•更为 常见2 [VN] to perform a ceremony in which a man and woman become husband and wife.主持婚礼; 操办婚礼TViey were married by the ocal priest.本地牧 i他们主持了婚礼。3 [VN]sb (to sb) to find a husband or wife for sb, especially your daughter or son 嫁给;为…娶亲 4 [VN] ~ sth and/to/with sth (/brwfl/) to combine two different things, ideas, etc. successfully (使不同的事物、观点等)相结合,结合在一起Hia unite The music business marries art and commerce. 音乐行当,将艺术和商业结合在一起。_ marry in 'haste (, repent at 'leisure) (saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake 后悔多 manry. ’money to marry a rich person 和.食入结 itf          .marry 'into sth to become part of a family

or group because you have married sb who belongs to it因结婚而成为(家庭或团体的}成员:She married into t/ie aristocracy她因为婚姻关系而跻身贵族。,marry sb— 'off (to sb) {disapproving) to find a husband or wife for sb, especially your daughter or son 嫁给;为…娶亲 ,marry sth<-'up (with sth) to combine two things, people or parts of sth successfully (将两个事物、.人或 部分)结合,匹配

Mars /ma:z; NAmE ma:rz/ noun the planet in the solar system that is fourth in order of distance from the sun, between the Earth and Jupiter 火星

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Marsala /ma:'sa:la; NAmE mair's-/ noun [U] a dark strong sweet wine from Sicily. It is usually drunk with the sweet course of a meal.為尔g拉葡萄酒(:.产于西西 里岛的马尔萨拉,通常吃甜食时饮用marsh /ma:J; AMmf ma:rJ7 now/i [CU] an area of low land that is always soft and wet because there is nowhere for the water to flow away to 湿地;.沼泽;草 本沼泽:Cows were grazing on the marshes.牛群在湿地 上吃草。► marshy : marshy groundAand marshal /'maiJI; NAmE 'mairSV noun, verb a noun 1 (usually in compounds 通常构成复合词an officer Qf the highest rank in the British army or air force (英国 > 陆军元帅,:空军元帅FieWMarsftaZ Lord Zfaig 陆军元帅黑格勋爵 Marshai o/the RoyaZ Afr Force 皇家空军元帅see also air chief marshal, air

MARSHAL, AIR VICE-MARSHALFIELD MARSHAL 2 a person responsible for making sure that public events, especially sports events, take place without any problems, and for controlling crowds 司仪;典礼官 PCTTl steward 3 (in the US) an officer whose job is to put court orders into effect (美国法院的 > 执行官:a >derd marshd 联邦法庭的执S 4 (in some US cities) an officer of high rank in a police or fire department (一些美国城市的)警察局长,消防局长 verb (-II-, US -I-) [VN] (formal) 1 to gather together and organize the people, things, ideas, etc. that you need for a particular purpose 结集;收集;安排 HE1 muster They have begun marshalling forces to send reHe/fo the hurriome victims.他遂开始结集队伍将 救济物资送给遭受飓风侵害:的灾民。tomarshaiyour arguments/t/ioughts//acts整理你的论点/想法/论据 2 to control or organize a large group of people 控制人 群_ 组织;维持秩序:Poifce were brought in to mars/id t/ie crowd.警秦命来维持秩序。

'marshalling yard noun {Br£) a place where railway wagons are connected, prepared, etc. to form trains (铁路的)调车场编组站

.Marshal of the .Royal Air Force noun the highest rank of officer in the British air force (英国空军元帅 'marsh gas noun [U] a gas that is produced in a marsh when plants decay 福气

marsh-land /'maijlaend; NAmE 'mairj**/ noun [U, C] an area of soft wet land's_地

marsh-maMow /.maij'maelau; NAmE 'mairjmelou/ noun [C, U] a pink or white sweet/candy that feels soft and elastic when you chew it 棉花软糖 mar.su.pial /mai'suipial; NAmE mair's-/ noun any Australian animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the mother’s stomach. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials.有袋类动物 (如袋鼠和树袋熊,见于澳大利亚)picture o page R28 ► mar-su-pial adj.

mart /ma:t; NAmE ma:rt/ noun {especially NAmE) a place where things are bought and sold 贸易场所;集市a used car mart旧手命场

marten /'maitin; NAmE 'mairtn/ noun a small wild animal with a long body, short legs and sharp teeth. Martens live in forests and eat smaller animals.a pine marten 松紹

mar.tial /_ma:Jl; AMwf .ma:rjl/     [only before

noun] connected with fighting or war 战争的;军事的 .martial 'art noun [usually pi.] any of the fighting sports that include judo and karate 武术 .martial 'law noun [U] a situation where the army of a country controls an area instead of the police during a time of trouble 军事管制;戒严:to declare/impose/ ImartiaHaw宣布/或行/取消军事管制◊ TTie ci'fy remains firmly under martial law.

的军事管制^ <

Mar-tian /'maijn; NAmE'mairSn/ adj., noun m adj. {astronomy related to or coming from the planet Mars火星的;来自火星的

m noun an imaginary creature from the planet Mars (假

想的)火星人,火星生物