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a made-to-measure suit *e W JR 31 — more at large adj.
meas-ured /’me30d; NAmE -ard/ adj. [only before noun] slow and careful;
controlled If IliilkW; tlSW; AAJ W: She replied in a
measured tone to his threat. A^AWip^0^7ffeWSfcJ&o 0 He walked down the
corridor with measured steps. fi]lS#lf
IfWAllfcWPAjfr
meas ure less /'me3alas; NAmE -3arl-/ adj. (literary) very great or without
limits M. A W ; ft ft P* W : the measureless oceans
meas ure ment <H* /'me3amant; NAmE 'me3arm-/ noun
1
[U] the act or the process of finding the
size, quantity
or degree of sth
iJfiJJi; If M: the metric system of measurement 4* AJ J$! M Hr 0 Accurate measurement
is very important in science. 7e£[4NSM, W$'J!:A#1I^o
2
[C, usually pi.] the size, length
or amount of sth (
1$ ) -ft®, ftit: to take sb’s chest/waist meas
urement Jt^lAWS&lli] / ic
B 0 Do
you know your measurements (= the size of parts of your body)? £| B
W K. A ?
O The
exact measurements of the room are
3
metres 20 by 2 metres 84. Ia] M A W if K A M ft 3.20 A, % 2.84 Ao
'measuring cup noun a metal or plastic
container used in the
(**
'measuring jug (BrE) noun a glass or plastic
container for measuring liquids when cooking 1136; JlfiF 'measuring tape noun = tape measure meat 0“w /mi:t/ noun
1
[U, C] the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten
as food; a particular type of this a piece/
slice of meat ■--!&/— it
rt 0 horse
meat
(= from a horse) 5j |^J o dog meat (= for a dog) W rt 0 meat- eating animals #|£jzjfj^l b There’s not much meat
on this chop. & W ± & ff 'A rt
o 0 (figurative, humorous) There’s not much meat
on her
(= she is very thin). jtfeA i7o — see also luncheon meat, mincemeat, red
MEAT, SAUSAGE MEAT, WHITE MEAT 2 [U] ~ (of
Sth) the
important or interesting part
of sth Mil W W
h|$A- HTfl substance: This chapter contains the real meat of the
writer’s argument.
t&,&0 fTSTTCI .meat and 'drink to sb something that sb
enjoys very much WM — more at dead
adj., man n.
.meat and po'tatoes noun [u] (NAmE) the most basic and
important aspects or parts of sth U3SAW rPA;
M.
0
H W rP
;jf: Issues like this are
the newspaper’s meat
and potatoes. 0
meat-and-potatoes adj. [only before noun] [NAmE)
1
dealing with the most basic and important
aspects of sth MAW; SAW; ± H W : a meat-and-potatoes
argument lAifel 2 liking plain, simple things
MW: He’s a real meat-and-potatoes guy. Itkll AA A#? ftMMWA*
.meat and two 'veg noun [u] {BrE,
informal) a dish of meat with potatoes and another vegetable,
considered as typical traditional British food
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meat-ball /'miitbod/ noun a small ball of finely
chopped meat, usually eaten hot with a sauce rt fi 'meat grinder noun (NAmE) = mincer .meat 'loaf noun [C, U] finely chopped
meat, onions, etc. that are mixed together and shaped like a loaf of bread and then baked
'meat packing noun [u] (NAmE) the process of killing
animals and preparing the meat for sale meaty /'mi:ti/
adj. (meat-ier, meatiest) 1 containing a lot of
meat t^lW 2 smelling, or tasting like meat ASfciI){|^|£jW: a meaty taste |£]
# W P Vfc 3 (approving) containing a lot of
important or interesting ideas )
WM.4W BEC1
SUBSTAN
TIAL : a meaty discussion rt # 7E ^
fleshy: a meaty hand IE)$W¥-
b big, meaty tomatoes
xKx&mmm
) 2 (usually mecca) a place that many
people like to visit, especially for a particular reason j&nrtlA: The coast is a mecca
for tourists,
mech an ic /ma'kaenik/ noun 1 a person whose job is
repairing machines, especially the engines of vehicles MM'Jf; MM&SI; ftI: a car mechanic
H^EW^MX.
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mechanics [U] the science of
movement and force A
^ — see also quantum
mechanics 3 mechanics [U] the practical
study of machinery MM^: the school’s car maintenance department
where students learn basic mechanics $ ft ^ iUMfW fife fit# %
2
the mechanics [pi ] the way sth
works or is done
; AI5: The exact mechanics of
how payment will be made will be decided later. 1$ Ej) W
# ifc A fs S M
mechanical /ma'kaemkl/ adj. 1 operated by power from
an engine f/lzjfjW;
MMi*3/jW; MMW: a mechanical device/toy/clock 0 mech
anical parts III tiff 2 connected with
machines and engines #l fi W ; |fl M W ; ^^itfl W : mechanical
problems/defects b The breakdown
was
due to a mechanical
failure. M ^ Ji ft, M tX
ia W 0
5
(disapproving) (of people’s
behaviour and actions AW
ff done without thinking, like a machine fJIM
IftW;
^A^ISi'W; AS^
EE ^ # ff 'A M W ♦ 'I# o b He’s
always been mechanically minded. WMilMo
me chanical engi neering noun [u] the study of how
machines are designed, built and repaired MM I ► me.chanical engi
neer noun
mech-an-ism /‘mekamzam/ noun 1 a set of moving
parts in a machine that performs a task Mi^l; M{$■: a delicate
watch mechanism itWASM#
2 a
method or a system for achieving sth MAJ:
mechanisms for dealing with
complaints from the general public ^hSA^A^^EWMt^ 3 a
system of parts in a living thing that together perform a particular function (
Art W ) MAJ, ft)ill: the balance mechanism in the ears Art WA-IItM® b Pain acts as a natural defence
mechanism. ft'SSBfrMMAJWftfflo
mech an istic /.meka'mstik/ adj. (often disapproving) connected with the
belief that all things in the universe can be explained as if they were
machines MMrfe W: the mechanistic philosophy that compares
the brain to a computer M A® \t Afel&WMMi&l^ ►
mech-an-is-ti- cal-ly /-kli/ adv.
mech-an-ize (BrE also -ise) /'mekanaiz/ verb [vn] [usually passive] to change a process, so that the
work is done by machines rather than people MMM; AMMffc EEd automate : The production process
is now highly mechanized. JJ£&W£MSISMMfe. ► mech-an-
iza-tion, isa tion /.mekanai'zeijn; NAmE -na'z-/ noun [U]: the increasing
mechanization of farm work iS
M
Med /med/ the Med noun [sing.] (informal) the
med /med/ adj. (informal, especially NAmE) = medical ; a med student EflW^ib
She’s
in med school. M7E
medal /'medl/ noun, verb
m noun a flat piece of metal, usually shaped
like a coin, that is given to the winner of a competition or to sb who has been
brave, for example in war gij$:;
to win a gold medal in
the Olympics