/ace
was a co〖d Wanfc masfc.她装出一副冷冰冰毫无表情
的样子。
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verb [VN] to hide a feeling,
smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot i>e easily seen or noticed 掩说；掩藏 RfiTl
disguise, veil ： She masfced her anger
with a smfZe.她
用微笑来k饰她的愤怒。〇 note at hide
masks面具；面罩
surgical mask Halloween mask
医用口罩-方圣节面具
masked /maiskt; NAmE maeskt/ adj. wearing a mask
着面具（或面罩）的：a mosfcedgunman戴着面具的_
枪歹徒
.masked
'ball noun a formal party at which guests
wear masks假面舞会；化装舞会
'masking
tape noun [u] sticky tape that you use to
keep an area clean or protected when you are painting around or near it胶纸带，遮盖胶带（油漆时盖蠢不需油
漆的部分_)
maso-chism /'maesakizam/
noun [U] 1 the practice of getting sexual pleasure
from being physically hurt 性受 虐狂' —compare sadism 2 {informaf) the enjoyment of sth that most
people would find unpleasant or painful 受虐狂.：Ybu spent the ivho〖e weefcend in a tent in the rafn? TTuit’s
masoc/iism/下着雨，你就在帐篷里度过了整
个周末？真是自讨苦吃!：>〇135〇.€|1|5!：/-1^181；//701//111135〇- chis-tic /.maesa'kistik/ adj. ： masochistic behaviour/
tendencies受虐狂行为/倾向
mason /'meisn/ noun 1 a person who builds using stone, or _works
with stone 石匠；泥瓦匠 2 Mason =Freemason
the
Mason-Dixon Line /.meisn 'diksn lain/ noun [sing.]
the border between the US states of Maryland and Pennsylvania that is thought
of as the dividing line between the south of the US and the north. In the past
it formed the northern border of the states where slaves were owned.梅森一迪克森线（美国马里兰州与
宾夕法尼亚州之伺'的分界线，为过去蓄奴州的最北边
界线）\
Ma-son-ic
/me'sDmk; NAmE -'sa:n-/ adj. connected with Freemasons共济会会员的
Mason-ite™
/'meisanait/ noun [U] a US make of board that is
used in building, made of small pieces of wood that are pressed together and
stuck with glue (美国c)
美森耐复合板（建筑材料）
ma-son-ry /'meisanri/ noun [u] the parts of a building that
are made of stone 砖右结构；.会石建筑：S/ie was injured by /a出ng masonry•她被倒論必石;砸伤了。
0 He acquired a knowledge of carpentry and
masonry 1=
building with stone).他掌握了木工和石工知识。
masque /ma:sk; NAmE maesk/ noun a play, written in verse, often with music and dancing,
popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries 雇命邊（16 至 17世纪庳行于英国的一种诗剧，常伴以音东和舞蹈） mas-querade
/.maBska'reid;
BrE also ,ma:sk-/ noun, .verb
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noun 1 (formal) a way of behaving that hides the truth or a person’s true feelings 掩藏；掩饰 2 (espec/a//y NAmE) a type of party where people wear
special costumes and masks over their faces, to hide their
identities化装舞会；假面舞会
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verb [V] ~ as
sth to pretend to be sth
that you are not -fg 扮；、乔装；伪装■: commercial advertisers
masquerading 〇5 private indivfduaZs乔装成普通百姓的商业广告商
Mass
/maes/ noun *1 (sometimes mass) [U, C] (especially in the Roman Catholic
Church) a ceremony held in
1239 massage
memory of the last meal that
Christ had with his DISCIPLES (尤指罗马天主教的）弥撒：to go to Mass参 加弥撒 priest
celebratfng/saying Mass 主持弥撒的
神父一see also communion{1),
Eucharist 2 [C] a piece of music that is written for the prayers, etc.
of this ceremony 弥撒曲：Bach’s Mass in B minor'巴赫的 _B 小调弥撒曲
mass /maes/
noun, adj., verb
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noun 1 [C] ~ (of sth) a large amount of a substance that
does not have a definite shape or form 团块；堆：a moss 〇/ snow a/id rocks /aHfng down the
moimtairi 从山
,上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块◊ TTie hiZZ
appeared as a Wacfc mass in the distance.远远地看去，，那座山是黑魆魆一片
77ie
s/qy was _/Uir〇/dark masses o/douds•天.空:中•具石 密.布。2 [C, usually sing.] ~ of
sth
a
large amount or quantity of sth 大量；许姜：a mass 〇/ Wonde hair —实 〇 I began sifting
through the mass of evidence. '|icW 始认真筛选大量的证据。3 [sirtg.]〜of sth a large number of people
or things grouped together, often in a confused way (常指混乱的）一群，一堆：JstruggZed
through the mass o/peop〖e to the exit.我在人^里挤来挤 去，挤到了出 口处。◊ 77ie page was covered with a mass o/_/iigures.纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。4 masses (of sth) [pi.] {informal) a large number or amount
of sth 量侖泰西 lots ： There were masses of
people in
the shops yesterday•昨无商店里人如潮涌。◊ J’ve got masses 〇/ work to do.我有一大堆的工#姜彳故。◊ Don’t give me any more. J’ve eaten masses/ 另ij再给我 了:.，.>我已 经吃了很多了:！ 5 the masses [pi.] the
ordinary people
in
society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated 群众；f 良百姓：government attempts to suppress
dissatisfaction among the masses i#试图庄制群众不满情绪的做法◊ a IVprogrctmme
that science to the masses普及科孛.菊识的.电顿.节貝
mass
of stli [sing:]
the most; the majority’:夫多 数；多数：The re/or7Tis are impopuZar
with the mass :〇/ teachers and parents.大多数教师和象长弁不赞成这些^ 革。7 [U] 未语)the quantity of material
that
sth contains 质量：caZcutotring the moss o/a
pkmet 计算
—•个行星的质i IMN1J Weight is used
in non-technical language for this meaning•非.专业语言用 weight 表示此 义。—see also biomass, critical mass, land mass be a 'mass of to be full of or covered
with sth ■充满；The rose bushes are a
mass of flowers in June.六月侖玫瑰园花团锦簇。◊ Her arm w〇5 a mass 〇/ bruises.她的胳膊上伤痕累累。
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adj. [only before noun] affecting or involving
a large number of people or things大批的；数量极多的；广泛
的：mass
unemptoyment/producrion 大失业；批量
生产◊ weapons 〇/mass
destruction大规模系捻性武慼◊ Their
latest product is aimed at the mass market.
的最新产品目备准了大众市场。一 see also MASS-MARKET
• verb to come together in
large numbers; to gather people or things together in large numbers 集结；聚 集：[V, usually +adv./prep.]
Demonstrators had. massed outside the embassy•示威者聚集在大使@的外面。◊ Darfc douds
massed on the horizon•天边乌云密布。◊ [VN] The
general massed his troops for a final attack.
军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。►massed 办：
the
massed ranks 〇/ his
poZiticaZ opponents 他的大.批
政敌
mas-sacre /'maes8k0(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun [C, U} 1 the killing of a large number of
people especially in a cruel way 屠杀；残杀：the bloody massacre 〇/ innocent civi〖ians对无辜夺•民的血腥屠杀
iVobody
survived the massacre•这次大屠杀无人:幸免i 2 {informal) a very big defeat in a
game or competition (运动或比赛丰的）惨败：rhe game was a JO-O
massacre/or our team•这场比赛我们队以0 : 10惨败。
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verb [VN] 1 to kill a large number of people, especially
in a cruel way' 屠杀‘；杀戮 2 to defeat sb in a
game or competition by a
high score (在运动或比赛
中）使惨败
mas-sage /'maBsa：3； NAmE ma'sa：3/
noun, verb
m noun [U, C] the action of
rubbing and pressing a person^ body with the hands to reduce pain in the
muscles and joints 按摩：Massage wiH the pain.按摩能减轻疼