been mentioned as a_Aifure MR有人提到他，■认为他将来 可以当下院议员。〇[V wh-] Did she mention w/iere she was going? ife有没有说起‘要去哪儿？ ◊ [V that] you mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad.你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外。◊ He /ai7ed to mention that he was the one who started the fight 他没提到是他先动手打人的。[also V-ing] — see also ABOVE-MENTIONED, AFOREMENTIONED       don’t

'mention it [informaf) used as a polite answer when sb has thanked you for sth (别人道谢时回答）不客气： Thanks /or .aH your help. ’ ‘Don’t mention it. ’ “ 多谢你帮 忙。”“不用客气。” PHTl YOU’RE WELCOME not to mention used to introduce extra information and emphasize what you are saying 更不用说；.且不说：He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his viHa in France.他在这个国家有两座大房子，更别提他在 法国的别墅了。

霾 noi/n [U，C，usually sing.] an act of referring to sb/sth in speech or writing 提及；说起；写上一笔：ffe made no mention 〇/ her work.他禎本没提她的工作。◊ The concert didnY even get a mention in the newspapers, 纸对这场音乐会只宇未提。◊ i?ichard deserves faj special mention for all the help he gave us.

大，理应被特别提一提。

men-tor /'mentD：(r)/ noun an experienced person who advises and helps sb with less experience over a period of time 导师；顾问► men.tor.ing /ioiv/7 {U]: a mentor- ing programme指导计划 menu /'menju:/ noun

1 a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal 菜单：to askforAook at the menu _ 要 / 看菜单◊ What’s on t/ie menu .(= for dinner) tonight?今晚有什么菜？ 2 (co/??/3wf//ig .计）a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen (功能选择）菜单，选单：apuH-douTi menu下拉式菜单 —see also drop-down menu menu bar ajow/1     计)‘a horizontal bar at the

top of a computer screen that contains pull-down menus such as ‘File’，‘Edit’ and ‘Help’ _(下拉）菜单栏 meow (especially NAmE) = miaow MEP /,em i: 'pi:/ now/? the abbreviation for ‘Member of the European Parliament’ 欧 '就议.会议员（V_ J为 Member of the European Parliament ) ： the Labour MEP /or Soy/i East Wlc^es东南威尔壬的工党欧洲议会议员 Meph-is-toph-elian /.mefista'fulian; NAmE also ,mefi- .staifa'lian/ adj, (formal) very evil; like the Devil +

邪鱗的；魔鬼似的       From Mephistopheles, an

evil spirit to whom, according to the German legend, Faust sold his soul.源自魔鬼精灵墨菲斯托菲里斯 .(Mephistopheles )。根据德国民间传说> 浮士德把自己的 灵魂出卖$ 了它。

mercan-tile /'maikantail; NAmE 'm3：rk-; -tid/ adj. {for­mat) connected with trade and commercial affairs

的；贸易p _

miercan-tMism /mai'kaentilizam; NAmEm3：r'k-/ noun [u] the economic theory that trade increases wealth 重商主 义，商业本位（认为商业可增加财富> ►mer.can.ti.list /-list/ adj. mer-can-ti-list noun Mer-ca-tor projection /m3：'keita pradsekjn; NAmE m3：r'keitar/ noun [sing.] a traditional map of the world, on which the relative size of some countries is not accurate墨卡托地图投影（一种传统的世界地图投影，其 中一些国家的面积失真）一compare Peters projec­tion

mer-cen-ary /'maisanari; NAmE 'm3：rsaneri/ noun, adj.

■ noun (/?/.，ies) a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment 雇佣兵：foreign mercenaries 外国 A佣兵◊ mercenary soZdiers i佣兵 madj. (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money 只为金.钱的：a mercenary socieiy/attitude 唯 利是® 的..tt会_/态食◊ She’s interested i>i him/or pureZy merce/ia/j reasons•她对_感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。 mer.cer.ize (阶£ also -ise) /.m3:saraiz; A//4/r?f 'msirs-/ verb [VN] to treat cotton doth or thread with a chemical to make it stronger and more shiny 将（棉布或棉纱.} 作丝光处理►'mer.cer.iza.tion，-isa.tion /7〇w./7 [U] merchan dise noun, verb

m noun /'maitjandais; -daiz; NAmE 'm3：rt.f-/ [U] 1 (formal)

1261 mercurial

goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop/store 商品；货■品：a wide selection of merchan- dise 品种丰富的商品note at product 2 things you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization 相关商品；指定商品： Olympic merchandise奧林匹克运动会正式指定

侖品

• verb /'msitjandaiz; NAmE 'marrtj'-/ [VN] to sell sth using advertising，卩tc.推销；.（运用广告等）销售

mer-chan-dis-ing /'maitjandaizir)； NAmE 'm3：rtj-/ noun [U] *1 (especially NAmE) the activity of selling goods, or of trying to sell them, by advertising or displaying them 推销；展销 2 products connected with a popular film/movie, person or event; the process of selling these goods (根据受欢迎的电影、人物或事件而生产 的)衍生产品；相关产品的销售：miHfom 〇/ pounds’ worth 〇/Batman merchandising价值数百万英镑的《蝙 蝠侠》的衍生:产品

merchant /'m3：tjant; NAmE'm3：rtS-/ noun, adj.

鼸 nou/i 1 a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods商乂；也发商；（尤指）进出口批发商：builders’ merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) 建材批发商◊ a coal/wine merchant煤炭/葡萄酒批发商 ◊ Venice was once a city 〇/rich merchants.威尼>斯曾是富 商云集的城仏—see also squeegee merchant 2 [BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who likes a particular activity (某鉍动的）爱会者；热衷于…的人：a speed merchant (= sb who likes, to drive fast)好开铁.车的人：◊ noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise)噪音制邊者 ECU see doom n.

madj. [only before noun] connected with the transport of goods by sea海上货运的；merchant seamen商船船员

merchant-aljle /'m3：tj0ntabl; NAmE 'm3：rtj-/ adj. {law 律)in a good enough condition to be sold 适手销鲁尚： of merchantable quality

.merchant 'bank (er£) (NAmE investment bank)

/?otva? a bank that deals with large businesses.商人银 行；投资银行► .merchant 'banker mnm .merchant 'banking noun [U]

merchantman /'maitjantman; NAmE 'm3：rtj-/ {pi. -men /-man/) (also 'merchant ship) noun a ship used for carrying goods for trade rather than a military ship

商船

.merchant navy (6r£) (NAmE .merchant marine)

noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a countrys commercial ships and the people who work on them (国家的）商船队;全体商船

船员

mer-ci-ful /'m3：sifl; NAmE 'm3：rs-/ adj. 1 ready to forgive people and show them kiniiness 宽大的；：仁慈 的；慈悲的sm HUMANE: a merciyiiZ God仁—的上帝 〇 They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.

她对犯人慈悲为怀。2 (of an event事件）seeming to be lucky, especially because it brings an end to sb’s problems or suffering还算幸运的，不幸而可取的（因能 解决问题或能除痛苦）：Deat/i came as a merci；/iuZ reZease.死秭的到来算是一种幸运的解脱。一see also

MERCY

mer-ci-ful-ly /'m3：sif0li; NAmE 'm3：rs-/ adv. 1 used to show that you feel sb/sth is lucky because a situation could have been much worse (禾幸中）幸运地 HEI thankfully ： Deaths from the disease are mercifully rare.这种疾病很少造成死亡，算是不幸中之幸。〇攸「£^- everyone arrived on time.幸両每个人都按时赶到。

2 in a kind way 仁慈地；宽大地：ffe was treafe) merci- 负Hy.j也受到了宽大对待。

mer-cMess /'m3：silas; NAmE 'm3：rs-/ adj. showing no kindness or pity毫不怜悯的；无情的；残忍的HEl cruel： a merciless fcfHer/attacfc 无情的杀手/ 攻击◊ the mercfZess heat 〇/ the sun 太阳的酷热二• see also mercy ► mer ci less ly adv.

mercurial /m3：'kjuari8l; NAmE m3：r'kjur-/ adj. 1 {literary) often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected多变的；变幻莫测的HTTI volatile ： Emiiys mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.埃米莉脾气反复无常，很难与她相处。2 (//fcrary)