problems hit the headlines with almost metronomic regu-
Zar办.他的财政问题几乎定期成为头条新闻。
metronome节拍器
me-trop.olis
/m9'tn>p9lis;./SMmf
m3_tra:p-/ noun a large important city (often the capital city of a country or
region)大都会；大城市；首都；首府
met-ro-pol-itan
/.metra'pclitan;
NAmE -'pa:l-/ adj. [only before noun] 1 (also NAmE
informal metro) connected with a large or capital city 大城市的；大 ^ 会的：the iVew
Yiorfc metropolitan area 纽约市区◊ metropolitan
districts/regions 都市区 2 connected with a particular
country rather than with the other regions of the world that the country
controls 本土的：metropolitan france/Spam法国/ g班牙本土 met-ro-sex-ual /.metra'sekjual/ noun
{informaf) a heterosexual man
who lives in a city and is interested in things like fashion and shopping 都市丽男 ，都 会美男（爱好时尚和购物等的异性恋臭子> ►met^o"sex- ual adj.
met-tle /'metl/ noun [U] the ability and determination to do
sth successfully despite difficult conditions 奋斗精 神；毅力：77ie next game wiH be a real test 〇/
thefr mett〖e.下一场比赛就要看他们的拼搏精神了。[fflon your 'mettle prepared to use all your skills, know-
iedge，etc. because you are being tested 奋发g来；准
备尽最大努力
mew /mju:/ noun the soft high noise that a cat makes 猫叫.声}喵► mew verfc : [V] The
kitten mewed
小猫喵喵地叫，挺可怜的。
mewl》mju:l/ verfc [V] to make a weak crying sound 呜
咽；噪泣►
nnewl.ing [U] mewl.ing : mewling
babies呜呜哭的婴儿
mews /mju:z/ noun
{pi. mews) (fir£) a short, narrow street with a row
of stables (= buildings used to keep horses in) that have been made into small
houses 马厭
街（周围排列着马厩改建的住房）
mews house (8r£) (
■
oaf), from or connected with
■
wom/i a person from
Mexican
'wave (6r£) {NAmE the 'wave) noun a continuous movement that looks
like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people
watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their
arms, and then sits down again墨西哥人浪（尤指体育比赛中看台上的观众
依次站起坐下而形成的波浪状场面） meze
/'mezei/ noun
[pi meze or mezes) (from Turkish) a variety of hot and cold dishes, served
together at die beginning of a meal in the Middle East, Greece, and Turkey (中东、希腊和耳其等地餐前的）什锦开胃
小吃
mez-za-nine /'mezaniin; 'metsa-/ noun 1 a floor that is built between two floors
of a building and is smaller than the other floors (异于两层楼之间、比其他楼层小
的）夹层：a bedroom on the mezzanine _夹层楼面i的卧 室◊ a mezzanine 月oor 夹楼层 2 (/VAwf) the
first area of seats above the ground floor in a theatre; the first few rows of
these seats (戏院的）最低层_厅（前座> —see also dress circle
mezzo-soprano /.metsau se'prainau; NAmE
.metsou sa'prainou; -'praen-/ (also mezzo) noun {pi. mezzo- sopranos or mezzos) (from Italian) a singing voice with
a range between soprano and alto; a
woman with a mezzo-soprano voice女中音；女中音女子
mg (in writing) milligram(s)(书写形式）毫克
Mgr (also Mgr. especially
in NAmE) abbr. (in writing) Monsignor (书写形式）蒙席
MHA /,em eitX 'ei/ abbr. [Can£] Member
of the House of Assembly (the parliament in Newfoundland and Labrador)(纽斿兰和拉布拉多的）议会议员
mhm /am'hm/ exclamation used to say
"yes5, or to show sb that you are listening to them (表示同舍或在听对方
说话）兩，嗯：‘Can J borrow your pen?’‘Mhm.’ “借# 的钢笔用一下好吗？ ”“可以。” O^MonedA^m...’ ‘Mhm.’ ‘…and he said he’s going to come.’■“我给艾伦打
电话了…”“噢。”“…他说他要来。”
MHz (in writing) megahertz (书写形式）兆赫
mi = me n.
MI5 /,em ai
'farv/ noun the British government organization that deals with
national security within
安全局，负责英国国内妾全，正式名称为the Security Service )
MI6 /,em ai
'siks/ noun [U] the British government organization that deals with national security
from outside
MIA /,em ai 'ei/ (espec/fl〃>/ (of a soldier 士兵）
missing in action (missing a^;er a battle)在战斗中失踪 (♦的士兵）：
iniaow [BrB) (also meow NAmE, Br£) /mi'au/
noun the crying sound made
by a cat (猫叫声）■喵一see also mew ► miaow (BrB) (also meow NAmE, Br£) verb [V] mi-asma /mi'aBzma; mai'ae-/ noun [C, usually sing., u] {literary) a mass of air that is
dirty and smells unpleasant 污独难闻的空气：A miasma 〇/ state aZcohoZ hung around him•他身上老％股难闻的酒精味。〇(/^1/爪- f/Ve) the miasma 〇/depression 压抑的气氛 mic /maik/ noun {informal) = microphone mica /'maike/ noun [U] a clear mineral that splits easily
into thin flat layers and is used to make electrical equipment 云母 mice pi. of mouse
Mich>ael-mas /'miklmas/ noun [U] (in the Christian Church) the holy
day in honour of St Michael, 29 September米迦勒，（基督教节日，每年9月29日） .Michaelmas 'daisy noun a
plant that has blue, white, pink or purple flowers with dark centres, that
appear in the autumn/fall 紫荒
Michelin man /'mitjalin maen; 'mij-/ noun
like the/a Michelin man having a wide round body because
of being very fat or wearing a lot of thick heavy clothes 身宽体圆；穿着臃肿 From the fat
cartoon character made of tyres used as a symbol of the Michelin tyre company.源自作为米其林轮胎公司标
志的肥胖卡通人物，全身用轮胎形象勾画。
Mick /mik/ noun (taboo, slang)
an offensive word for a person from Ireland (备侮慢i >爱尔兰佬 mickey /'miki/
noun IT>rai take the 'mickey/1
mick (out of sb) (BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave,
etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not
intended to be unkind (通过模仿某人或使A信以为 真）取笑，戏弄 EKCI TEASE, MOCK Mickey Finn /.miki 'fin/ noun a drink containing a drug or a lot of alcohol,
given to sb who does not realize what is in it蒙汗舍饮料（给不防备的人喝的饮
掺有药或酒）
.Mickey 'Mouse adj. {disapproving) not of high quality; too easy质量不高知；太容易的：Jt’s onZy a Mickey Mouse job.这活儿太容易了。
micro /'maikrau; NAmE -krou/ noun {pi. -os) = microcomputer