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martinet /.maiti'net; NAmE ,ma:rtn'et/ noun (formal) a very strict person who
demands that other people obey orders or rules completely A
martini /ma:‘ti:ni; NAmEmair't-/ noun 1 Martini™ [U] a type of VERMOUTH S ( “#PnW655£A&?S ) 2 [U]
an alcoholic drink made
with gin and vermouth /B7S ( ) 3 [C] a glass of
martini — : a dry martini
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Martin .Luther King Jr. Day noun a national holiday in
the US on the third Monday in January to celebrate the birthday of Martin
Luther King, Jr., who was active in the struggle to win more rights for Black
Americans s,T • M • ( ASMH , ■£-;i
U • #65£ 0 )
martyr /'maita(r); NAmE 'mairt-/ noun, verb noun 1 a person who suffers
very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs £1
±: the early Christian martyrs 0 a
martyr to the cause of freedom
AT ±
2 (usually
disapproving) a person who tries to
get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering ( faAilf l&p]
'If;)
3 ~ to sth (informal) a person who suffers
very much because of an illness, problem or situation (
0#: She’s a martyr to her nerves,
j» s verb [VN] [usually passive]
to kill sb because of their religious or political beliefs ( fsW )
martyrdom /'maitadam; NAmE 'mairtardam/ noun [u] the
suffering or death of a martyr ^ mar-tyred /'maitad; NAmE 'mairtard/ adj. [usually before noun] (disapproving) showing pain or
suffering so that people will be kind and sympathetic towards you ( A mnnm )
&&&%&#}, «fr*B65: Sheworea perpetually
martyred expression. M&JklP gij nf'&'A
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marvel /'maivl; NAmE 'mairvl/ noun, verb m noun 1 a wonderful and
surprising person or thing A AWPWPA ( nnn WONDER: the marvels
of nature/technology 2 marvels
[pi.] wonderful results or things
that have been achieved AA-Jl^fiS^; #1$ EEC] wonders :
The doctors have done marvels for her. @E A A ia T
mverb (II-, NAmE -I-) ~ (at sth) to be very surprised or
impressed by sth fg£ f!] jfi ; A A ® M: [V]
Everyone
marvelled at his courage. A A X'Htfe 65 f§ ^tfP
95i A S* [also
V that, V speech]
mar-veMous (BrE) (
0
The weather was marvellous. A H # T „ 0 It’s
marvellous what modem technology
can do.
A^To o note at excellent ► mar- vel-lous-ly (BrE) (NAmE marvelously) adv.
Marxism /'maiksizam; NAmE 'mairks-/ noun [u] the political and
economic theories of Karl Marx (1818-83) which explain the changes and
developments in society as the result of opposition between the social classes ► Marx-ist /'maiksist; NAmE 'mairks-/ noun Marx ist adj.: Marxist
theory/doctrine/ideology Sj %
siAiiife / / nmm
Mary Celeste /.meari si'lest; NAmE ,meri/ (also Marie Celeste) noun [sing ] used to talk
about a place where all the people who should be there have disappeared in a
mysterious way # 65 A 5^ itk: Where is everyone?
It’s
like the Mary Celeste here
today.
A#I>J IP it A 7 ? A A &E (ft A## ® T o fclilMt.1 From the name of the US
ship Mary Celeste, which in 1872 was found
at sea with nobody on board. i> ft ASEiM • 1515
^,1872 a«±mawi&±$a-Ao
mar zi pan /‘maizipaen;
.maizi'paen; NAmE 'mairtsapaen; ’mairz-/ noun [U] a sweet firm
substance, sometimes
with
yellow colour added, made from almonds, sugar and eggs and used
to make sweets/candy and to cover cakes atMtt ( )
ma sala /ma'saila/ noun [U] 1 a mixture of
spices used in S Asian cooking (
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if ) 2 a dish made with masala
chicken masala
mas cara /mae’skaira; NAmE -'skaera/ noun [u] a substance that is
put on eyelashes to make them
look dark and thick HA#;
mas-cot /'maeskat;
NAmE -skait/ noun an animal, a toy, etc.
that people believe will bring them good luck, or that represents an
organization, etc. : The team’s
mascot is a giant swan. A PA 65 W # IIH A A 0
0 Misha,
the bear—the official mascot of the 1980
&M
mas cu line /'maeskjalin/ adj., noun
*
adj. 1
having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men; connected
with or like men J§ A $X.
65;
Jj A 65; ^ H A 65: He was handsome and strong, and
very masculine. tt, 0
That suit makes her look very masculine. AM
A®Mtfelfco — compare feminine adj.( 1), male adj.( 1) 2 (grammar A) belonging to a class
of words that refer to male people or animals and often have a special form PH
i4 65 : ‘He’
and ‘him’ are masculine pronouns. * he
him fPjlPHttftifllo 3 (grammar ifft/£) (in some languages If) belonging to a class
of nouns, pronouns or
adjectives that have masculine gender, not feminine or neuter PH j4 65: The French word for
‘sun’ is masculine. “ART ^PH^65o
noun 1 the masculine [sing] the masculine gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns) (■^
iff 65
)
P0 ft 2 [C] a masculine word or word form PH tJiA PH'14 MM — compare feminine n.(2), neuter adj.
,masculine
'rhyme noun [u, G] (technical Ai5) a rhyme between words that have the
emphasis on the last syllable, for example ‘unite’ and ‘excite’ ( i#Sfc 65 ) P015 —
compare feminine rhyme mas-cu-lin-ity /.maeskju'linati/ noun [u] the quality of being
masculine j§ A IK; H '14; PH 14: He felt it was a threat to his
masculinity, fifefife65H —
mas-cu
lin-ize (BrE also -ise) /’maeskjalinaiz/ verb [VN] (formal) to make sth or sb more
like a man E '14 ;
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mash /maeJV
noun, verb
mnoun 1 (especially BrE) t= mashed potato 2 [U] grain cooked in water until soft,
used to feed farm animals ( ^$^65 ) 3[U]a mixture of malt grains and
hot water, used for making
beer, etc. ( fflAMrfrJ
) 4 [sing.] a ~ (of sth) any food that has been
crushed into a soft mass $8 ^ ^ :
The
soup was a
mash of grain and
vegetables.
•>— see also mishmash
•
verb [VN] ~ sth (up) to
crush food into a soft mass $5
) ; Mash the fruit up with
a fork.
IfJX ►
mashed adj.: mashed banana .mashed po'tato (also .mashed potatoes, mash especially in BrE) noun [U] potatoes that have
been boiled and crushed into a soft mass, often with butter and milk iStfg, )
mask /maisk;
NAmE maesk/ noun, verb w noun 1 a covering for part or
all of the face, worn to hide or protect it ® ^® *?-: a gas/surgical
mask p$ HSiilr; ElP? o The robbers were
wearing stocking masks. —
picture c> diving,
hockey —see also oxygen mask 2 something that covers your face and has
another face painted on it M fa ^: The kids were all wearing animal masks. ^ Afi J ffl> M # ffi l o — see also death mask 3 a thick cream made of various substances
that you put on your face and neck in order to improve the quality of your skin faH: a face mask fall 4 [usually sing.] a
manner or an expression that
hides your true character or feelings :
He
longed to throw off the mask
of respectability. ffeiSM
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