) : He was made an MBE in 1995. fiX 1995 0 Tracey Edwards MBE

MC /,em 'si:/ noun 1 the abbreviation for master of ceremonies ft, ft & i ^ A ( fk ^ A master of ceremonies ) 2 MX. the abbreviation for Member of Congress ft ft & , ®^ftM <       Member of

Congress ) 3 a person who speaks the words of a rap song ftPiU&X

MCAT /'emkaet/ abbr. Medical College Admission Test (a test that students must pass in order to study medicine in the US) ( MS ) |£^|£A^#iit

MCC /,em si: 'si:/ abbr. Marylebone Cricket Club (the organization which is responsible for English cricket)

Mc-Carthy-ism /ma'kmGiizam; 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  (20 mi 50 X.ft

fi£As#Aik);

McCoy /ma'koi/ noun 1171771 the real Mc'Coy (informal) something that is genuine and that has value, not a copy Mffi; Mm: It’s an American flying jacket, the real McCoy.

MD / ,em 'di:/ noun 1 the abbreviation for ‘Doctor of Medicine’       X Doctor of Medicine ) : Paul

Clark MD '^1^2 {BrE) the abbrevi­ation for MANAGING DIRECTOR      ,

( ikM A managing director ) : Where’s the MD’s office?

MDF /,em di: 'ef/ noun [U] the abbreviation for ‘medium density fibreboard’ (a building material made of wood or other plant fibres pressed together to form boards) ( XAA medium density fibreboard,

mf)

MDT / ,em di: 'ti:/ abbr. Mountain Daylight Time lLi K

ME /,em 'i:/ noun, abbr.

m noun {BrE) (also .chronic fa tigue syndrome NAmE, BrE) [U] the abbreviation for myalgic encephalomyelitis (an illness that makes people feel extremely weak and tired and that can last a long time)      ( ft

WA myalgic encephalomyelitis,     )

m abbr. {NAmE) medical examiner

me pron., noun

m pron. Imi; strong form mi:/ the form of / that is used when the speaker or writer is the object pf a verb or preposition, or after the verb be ( I ft: Don’t

hit me. ^ij TT0 o Excuse me! ! o Give it to me. tn ft„ 0 You’re taller than me. jfttfcft jS5„ o Hello, it’s me. »fl, jift0 o ‘Who’s there?’ ‘Only me.’ “ttlEjpjL? ” “KIS, ” HldMi 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 BrE.  me (ft

m noun (also mi) /mi:/ (music #) the third note of a major scale MMM 31%

mea culpa /.meia 'kolpa/ exclamation (from Latin, often humorous) used when you are admitting that sth is your fault jifsim

mead /mi:d/ noun [U] a sweet alcoholic drink made from honey and water, drunk especially in the past

() sw, imm

meadow /'medau; NAmE -dou/ noun a field covered in grass, used especially for hay ^ ife ; ft % ■. water meadows (= near a river)

meadow-lark /'medaula:k; NAmE -doula:rk/ noun a singing bird that lives on the ground ( n>|&, IS

AM )

meagre (BrE) {NAmE mea-ger) /'mi:ga(r)/ adj. small in quantity and poor in quality a meagre

diet of bread and water

supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night. ftfe mn paltry

meal /mi:l/ noun

1 [C] an occasion when people sit down to eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner     X,    )

H; — $JH&: Try not to eat between meals.

0 Lunch is his main meal of the day.

❖ {especially BrE) to go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal) ±ttX#| H o What time would you like your evening meal?

B&ffc? 2 [C] the food that is eaten at a meal

#ft: Enjoy your meal. 0 a three-course meal

WHjtUftl—3 [U] (often in compounds

ill) grain that has been crushed to produce a powder,

used as food for animals and for making flour M ft

&& ( fflffcf"lft!flPXM) —see also bonemeal,

oatmeal(I), wholemeal ITITO1 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 XU AM; M♦ M, X iA % — more at square

adj.

MORE ABOUT

meals

People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. dinner, lunch, supper ftl tea S,

K»l.

■                   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.  lunch,

dinner0

■                   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 going to bed.  AgJiJEiUm il#ni|

M dinner0 supper DbXi&ft, flXftl dinner IE A,

wft-iwmm>,

m In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea.

*, teajtfA^^,      mmm-K

a cream tea        It can also be a main

meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children. * tea

®: What time do the kids have their tea? 3. AID ft

■                   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.

-®Hm,       dinner, BfcMA#o4 tea

supper0 #P^:X1Snlj lunch,   dinnerc

n Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. * brunch

meal-ie /‘mi:li/ noun [C, usually pi., U] {SAfrE) 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 ( A

meal ticket noun 1 {informal) a person or thing that you see only as a source of money and food ^P#ft5ltMW A ( ^tft ) : He suspected that he was just