been mentioned as a future MP. iAAftHA

ft tU ^ T M <> o [V wh-] Did she mention where she was going?  ft SUL? 0 [V that] You

mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad. ft&fg Ai&f!j#ft    ffl ft D o He failed to

mention that he was the one who started the fight. fll & H SI Ji ft % %J A IfA $ o [also V ing] — see also ABOVE-MENTIONED, AFOREMENTIONED 17*1771 don’t

‘mention it (informal) used as a polite answer when sb has thanked you for sth ( £»] Ait $910^ )

‘Thanks for all your help.’ ‘Don't mention it.' tto ”      ” EQ3 you’re welcome not to

mention used to introduce extra information and emphasize what you are saying  JlAift: He

has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France.     A,

noun [U, C, usually sing.] an act of referring to sb/sth in speech or writing $1R-,      ®±—: He made no

mention of her work, A '& £1 fcfe X ft 0 o The concert didn’t even get a mention in the newspapers. Kx.

0                  Richard deserves (a) special mention for all the help he gave us. 5! $ fg

A.

men tor /‘mentor(r)/ noun an experienced person who advises and helps sb with less experience over a period of time ftjjift Mlft ► men-tor-ing noun [U]: a mentor­ing programme menu Otw /’menju:/ noun

1                  a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal : to askfor/look at the menu H / If- ^ ^l o what’s on the menu (= for dinner) tonight? A ft # AH? 2 (computing if) a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen ( $$&&& ) 3!#-, ]£#-: a pull-down menu — see also drop-down menu 'menu bar noun (computing if) a horizontal bar at the top of a computer screen that contains pull-down menus such as ‘File’, ‘Edit’ and ‘Help’ ( meow (especially NAmE) = miaow MEP /,em i: 'pi:/ noun the abbreviation for ‘Member of the European Parliament’ [xft  A M ( A ft >J

Member of the European Parliament ) : the Labour MEP for South East Wales AMtA

Meph is toph elian /.mefista'fklian; NAmE also .mefi- .staifa'lian/ adj. (formal) very evil; like the Devil A ft p M.; W ; St %. U Ms! Mid I From Mephistopheles, an

evil spirit to whom, according to the German legend, Faust sold his soul, m S

( Mephistopheles ) 0 «|g3gS|&|i^ift, #±HJEgBlft

Tft0

mer can tile /'m3:kantail; NAmE ‘m3:rk-; -till/ adj. (for­mat) connected with trade and commercial affairs ®ik

■W; nm 9

mercantilism /m3:'kaentilizam; NAmE m3:r'k-/ noun [U] the economic theory that trade increases wealth X, iMAte (       ) ► mercantilist

/-list/ adj. mer-can-ti-list noun Mercator projection /m3:’keita prad3ekjn; NAmE m3:r’keitar/ noun [sing.] a traditional map of the world, on which the relative size of some countries is not accurate        : M

A — — compare Peters projec­

tion

mercenary /'ni3:sanari; NAmE 'm3:rsaneri/ noun, adj.

•                   noun (pi -ies) a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment 0 M A: foreign mercenaries ftBSlft:^ o mercenary soldiers

■ adj. (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money .R A A ^ 6A a mercenary society/attitude Pi H Eft It A / A ft: O She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.

mercerize (BrE also -ise) /'m3isaraiz; NAmE 'm3:rs-/ verb [VN] to treat cotton cloth or thread with a chemical to make it stronger and more shiny # (    ^ )

ftM;)ftftSi ► mer-cer-iza-tion, -isation noun [U] merchan dise noun, verb

noun /'m3:tjandais; -daiz; NAmE 'm3:rtj-/ [U] 1 (format)

goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop/store ^ p” ; 1% &: a wide selection of merchan­dise & ft ft It Eft l§f O note at product 2 things you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization IB A ifq;     nn:

official Olympic merchandise

■ verb /'ni3:tjandaiz; NAmE ,m3:rtj’-/ [VN] to sell sth using advertising, etc. ft 18; ( SJir) 18 W

merchan dis ing /'m3:tfandaizir); NAmE 'm3:rtj-/ noun [U] 1 (especially NAmE) the activity of selling goods, or of trying to sell them, by advertising or displaying them ft 18 ; M 18 2 products connected with a popular film/movie, person or event; the process of selling these goods (

W MS £ ft no ; IB A ft In 18 U : millions of pounds’ worth of Batman merchandising ftfM'S'AfH^lft «il mm ^tsAftpHp

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

mnoun 1 a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods ^A;      ( Ala ) ifttlj Pittbuilders’

merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) b a coal/wine merchant 0 Venice was once a city of rich merchants.

, — see also squeegee merchant 2 (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who likes a particular activity ( ^ra^frlft ) EftA: a speed

merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast) ftJFIAftEftA 0 noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise)       IT»T771 see doom n.

• adj. [only before noun] connected with the transport of goods by sea   ; merchant seamen

merchant able /'maitjantabl; NAmE 'm3:rtj-/ adj. (law #) in a good enough condition to be sold iS AI8/&&5: of merchantable quality

.merchant bank (BrE) (NAmE investment bank)

noun a bank that deals with large businesses ^ A IS ft; S^Uft ► .merchant banker noun .merchant 'banking noun [U]

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

.merchant navy (BrE) (NAmE .merchant marine)

noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a country’s commercial ships and the people who work on them (   A'fWlS

mer-ci-ful /'m3isifl; NAmE 'm3:rs-/ adj. 1 ready to forgive people and show them kindness AftfJ; i/M S33 humane: a merciful God {zMtfi-tffr

2                  They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners. ftMHSc M A ^ A M M A ‘A o 2 (of an event Aft) seeming to be lucky, especially because it brings an end to sb’s problems or suffering

) : Death came as a merciful release. ^51J^^— ft^—see also

MERCY

mer-ci-ful-ly /'m3:sifali; NAmE 'm3irs-/ adv. 1 used to show that you feel sb/sth is lucky because a situation could have been much worse ( A ft ft )     EEEJ

thankfully : Deaths from the disease are mercifully rare.&WmmWm&fcJtt:,      o Merci­fully, everyone arrived on time.        lA

•                   in a kind way izMifa;       He was treated merci­

fully.

merci less /'m3:silas; NAmE 'm3:rs-/ adj. showing no kindness or pity ^ AfttS 1$ ; A'lf ^       1$ H3ZI

cruel : a merciless killer/attack A'I# (HJ A A / JAft o the merciless heat of the sun A PB @S ^ — see also mercy ► mer ci less ly adv.

mercurial /m3:‘kjuari8l; NAmE m3:r‘kjur-/ adj.

3                  (literary) often changing or reacting in a way that is

unexpected ^  ; $ ft % $'J PTITl volatile :

Emily’s mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.    2 (literary)