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奖章 > :He w〇5 made cm MB£ in 2995.他于 1995 年获
得英帝国勋位。◊ rmc^y Edwards MB£英帝国勋位获得
者特蕾西•爱德华兹
MC /,em 'si:/ noun 1 the abbreviation for master of ceremonies司仪，仪式主持人（全写为master of ceremonies ) 2 M.C. the abbreviation for
Member of Congress议.会议员，国会议员（全写为Member of Congress ) 3 a person who speaks
the words of a rap song说唱歌手
MCAT /'emkaet/ abbr. Medical College
Admission Test (a test that students must pass in order to study medicine in
the US)(美国）医学院入学考试
MCC /,em si: 'si:/ abbr. Marylebone Cricket
Club (the organization which is responsible for English cricket) 玛丽勒本板，俱乐部（英国板球运动管理组织）
Mc-Carthy-ism
/ma'kaiGiizam;
NAmE -'ka:r0-/ noun [U] an aggressive
investigation during the 1950s against people in the US government and other
institutions who were thought to be communists,
in which many people lost their jobs麦卡锡反共审查（20世纪50年代 在美国政府等机构中进行，很多人因此失业>;麦卡锡
主义
McCoy /ma'koi/ noun IT»rai the real Me'Coy {informal) something that is
genuine and that has value, not a copy 真货；.真品：ft’s an American
_/Zyingjadcet，the reaZ McCoy.这是件真正的美国飞行员夹克。
MD /,em 'di:/ noun 1 the abbreviation for
^Doctor of Medicine’ 医学博 ± (全写为.Doctor of Medicine )■:
Paul Ctorfc MD医学博士保罗•克拉克2 (阶£) the abbreviation for managing director 总裁， 总经理，常务董事
(全写为 managing
director ) : Where^
the MD's office? 总经理办公室在哪儿？
MDF /,em di: 'ef/ noun [U] the
abbreviation for Medium density fibreboard5 (a building material
made of wood or other plant fibres
pressed together to form boards) 中密度纤维板（.全写为medium density
fibreboard,建筑
材料）
MDT /,em di: _ti:/ Mountain Daylight Time 山区
夏令时间
ME /,em 'i:/ noun, abbr.
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noun (fi/-£) (also .chronic fa tigue
syndrome NAmE, Br£) [U] the abbreviation for myalgic encephalomyelitis (an illness
that makes people feel extremely weak and tired and that can last a long time)肌痛性脑脊髓炎（全
写为 myalgic
encephalomyelitis，一#慢性疲劳症）
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abbr. {NAmE) medical examiner me 〇^r pron., noun
m pron. /mi; strong form mi:/ the form of /
that is used when the speaker or writer is the object of a verb or preposition,
or after the verb to (I.的宾格）我：Don’t hit me•別打我。◊ Excise me•’ 劳驾！ ◊ Give it to me•给 我。◊. you’re taHer t/um me.你比舍高。◊ ffeHo, it’s me. 喂，是我。◊‘Who’s there?’‘OnZy
me.’ “谁在那儿？”
:“只有我。：纟 iildU
The use of me in the last three examples is correct in modern standard English.
I in these sentences would be considered much too formal for almost all
contexts, especially in 8rf.后三例.中 me
的 用法符合现代英语的标准。若在这些句子中使用I，几乎在
任何上下文里都会显得过于疋式，尤其是在英国英语中。
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noun (also mi) /mi:/ (music #) the third note of a
major SCALE大调音阶的第3音
mea culpa /.meia 'kolpa/ exclamation (from Latin, often humorous) used when you are
admitting that sth is your fault是我的错；是我的责任
mead /mi:d/ noun [U] a sweet alcoholic
drink made from honey and
water, drunk especially in the past (尤堉旧时的）蜜糖酒，蜂蜜酒
meadow
/’medau;
-doo/ now/7 a field covered in grass, used especially for hay 草地；■牧场：water meadows (= 'near
a river)岸边的草地
meadow-lark
/'medaulaik;
NAmE -doulairk/ noun a singing bird .that
lives on the ground 草地鹤（鸣禽，栖 于地面>
meagre {Br£) {NAmE mea-ger) /'ini:ga(r)/ adj.
small in quantity and poor in quality 少量且劣 i 的：a meagre diet 〇/bread and water只有面包和7jc的粗茶淡饭◊ She
supplements her meagre income by
cleaning at night,
meal tH* /mill/ noun
1 [C] an occasion when people sit down
to eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner 早（或午、晚” 餐；一顿饭：Try not to eat between meak.两餐之间尽
量别吃东西。◊ Lunch is his
mam mea〖〇/the day.午饭
是他的正餐。◊ (espec/(j//y 8r£) to
go out/or a （=to go to a restaurant
to have a meal)上馆子用餐◊ What rime wouW
you Zifce your evening meaZ?你打算几点钟吃 晚饭？
2
[C] the food that is eaten 班 a meal —餐所吃的
食物：your meaZ.请用餐。◊ a three-course
meaf ★■三道菜兩一顿饭3 [U] (often in
compounds常构成复合
词)■ grain that has been
crushed to produce a powder, used as food for animals and for making flour 谷物 粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉> —see also BONEMEAL， oatmeal(I),
wholemeal ITiTOl make a meal
of sth {informal)
to
spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing sth in a way that other people think is
unnecessary and/or annoying小题大做；做事过于认真一 more at square adj.
MORE ABOUT补充说明 meals
People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea
in different ways
depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In
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A meal eaten in the middle of the day is
usually called lunch. If it is the main meal
of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE, especially in the
north of the country.午餐通常叫做lunch,但在英国英语
中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫做
dinner。
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A main meal eaten in the evening is
usually called dinner, especially if it is a
formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal
than dinner
and
usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink
before goingtobed.晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫
做dinner。supper亦为晚餐，但不如dinner正式，
而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。
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In BrE, tea is a light meal in the
afternoon with sandwiches, cakes，etc. and a cup of tea.在英国英语
中，tea指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯
茶a
creflm 奶油条It can also be a main
meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children.* tea亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用
的What
time do the kk/s have the丨y tea?孩子们什 么时候用傍晚主餐？
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As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone
uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the
evening tea or supper.
If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the
meal in the evening dinner.
一i说来，若午餐叫dinner,晚餐则大多叫tea或 supper。如果午餐叫lunch,晚餐则太多叫dinner。
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Brunch, a combination of
breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your
guests serve themselves. * brunch. S变得越来 越普遍，意为合=1为一的早午餐，尤指客人自助餐。
meal-ie /'mi:li/ noun [C, usually pl.,.jU]
(S/\/r£) 1 = maize
2 = CORN ON THE COB
meals on 'wheels noun [pi.] a service that
takes meals to old or sick people in their homes(为老弱病残者提
供的门送餐服务
'meal ticket 1 (/V?/o/7r»fl/) a.person .or thing
that you see only as a source of money and food 被视为金钱 和食物来源的人（.或物）:：He suspected that he
was just