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mike /maik/ noun (informal) = microphone — see also

OPEN MIKE

mi-lady /mi'leidi/ noun (pi. -ies) [old use or humorous) used when talking to or about a woman who is a member of the British nobility or of high class (对英

国贵族或上流社会与女的称呼 夫人，太太一compare MILORD

milage = mileage

milch cow /'miltj kao/ /70W/7 (8r£) a person, an organ­ization or a product from whicli it is easy to make m.oney财源，摇钱树（指人、机构或产品） mild /maild/ adj., noun

■                  (mild.er，mild.est) 1 not severe or strong 温和的；

和善的；不_厉的:a mfW/orm 〇/the disease病势不重 ◊ a mfidpimis/iment/criticism 轻微的责罚；和善的批 评◊於sa/e to tafce a miW sedative.服用离不强品被定 剂没有危运。◊ t/se a soap that is mi〖d on the sifn.挺用 奴皮族刺激性不强的肥皂。2 (of weather天气)not very cold, and therefore pleasant 温和的；和胞的：the miZdest winter since records began 自有记载以来最温暖 舒适的冬天◊ a mi〖d dimate温和的气核一compare hard 〇〇!/•.( 10) 3 (of feelings 情感）not great or extreme 温和的；不强烈的；轻微的SCI slight : miW frrftation/amusement/disapprovaZ 几分恼怒 / 喜悦 /_ 不 赞成◊ She Zoofced at him in mi〖d surprise.她略带吃惊地 看着他。4 (of people or their behaviour 人尊其行为） gentle and kind; not usually getting angry or violent 和 善的；随和的 HTH equable ： a mild woman, who never shouted从木大声叫喊的随和的女人5 (of a flavour 味道）not strong, spicy or bitter 不浓的；淡味的：a miki curry 淡味咖喱◊ miW cheese 淡味奶酪 Plin hot ► mild­ness noun [U] ： the miWness 0/ a sunny spring day 春日 阳光融融的磕暖◊ her miZdness o/manner她温柔随和的 举止

■                  noun [U] (6r£) a type of dark beer with a mild flavour ^

味啤_: Two pints 〇/ miW, jp〖ease.请来两品脱淡啤酒。 —compare bitter n.(l)

mil-dew /'mildju:; NAmE -du:/ noun [U] a very small white fungus that grows on walls, plants, food, etc. in warm wet conditions 霉；霉菌 mil-dewed /'mildjuid; NAmE -du:d/ adj. with mildew growing on it 发霉的

mild.ly /’maildli/ fldv. 1 slightly; not very much 轻微 地；_—地：mildly surprised/irritated/interested 点儿吃楱/生气/感兴趣2 in a gentle manner和善地； 温和地：(I didr^t mean to upset you/ he said mildly. % 和颜悦色地说：“我并不是想扫你的戎。” M to put it ’mildly used to showthat what you are talking about is much more extreme, etc. than your words suggest.说 得委婉些；说得好听一点：The result was un/ortimate, to put it mildly (= it was extremely unfortunate), il # 好听一点，结果是不幸的。

lmild^>mannered adj. (of a person A) gentle and not usually getting angry or violent 温和的；随和的 ,mild 'steel noun [l>] a type of steel containing very little carbon which is very strong but not easy to shape 软_钢；低碳钢 mile tH* /mail/ noun

1                  [C] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or 1 760 yards 英里（=1 609 米或 1 760 码）：

a 20-miie drive to worfc 开车 20 英里去 iillo an area 〇/ /our square mfies 四平方英里的面积◊ a mfie-〖ong proces- siori — 英里长的游行&伍◊ 77ie nearest bcmfc is about hd/a mi’〖e down the road.最近的银行沿着这条路要走半 英鱼。◊ We did about 30 miZe5 a day on our cycHng trip. 我们骑车旅行，每天约骑30英里。◊ 77ie car must have been doing at 〖east 200 mi〖es an hour.这车速肯定每小时 一至少■ 100 英里。◊ (8r£) My car does 35 mi’ies to the gaHon.我的车一加仑油―跑35英里。◊ (/V/Un£)聊car gets 35 mites to the gaHon.我的车一加仑油能跑35英 里。一see also Air Miles, mph, nautical mile

2                  miles [pi.] a large area or a long distance 大面积、；长

距离：miZes and mdes 〇/ desert广阔无垠的沙食◊ rhere isn’t a house/or m_i〖es around here•响■近数英里以内没有 一座房子。◊ 了’〇1 not waWcing—it’s mfies away.我不‘ 走着去的      太远了。3 [C，usually pi.] (/‘/i/omjfl/) very

much; far 很多；远远地：I'm feeling miles better today, fhanfck 多士，我今天感觉好多了。◊ I’m miles behind vWth my work•我的工作远远地落在了后面。◊ She’s taHer t/ian you by a mite.她比你高多了。4 the mile [sing.] a race over one mile —英li赛跑：He ran the mile in Zess than /our minutes.他角了不SI四分钟就跑完一英 里。◊ a /our-minute miZe 四分钟 '一:英里赛跑 IT»TO1 be miles away [informal) to be thinking deeply about sth and not aware of what is happening around you 想出 了神 go the ,extra 'mile (for sb/sth) to make a speciai effort to achieve sth，help sb, etc.故孜以求；加倍努 力；？卩把劲.miles from 'anywhere’(/n/omw/) in a place that is a long way from a town and surrounded only by a lot of open country, sea，etc.在偏远的地方：We broke down miies介om anywhere.在w个偏远的士方，我们的 车砰          'mile (from sb/sth 丨（/n/o/TTW) to show

that you are very frightened of doing sth 尽量避开 see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a mile off (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly 会M易举地看出 (或意.识到）：He’s wearing a wig~you can see it a mdeo#‘戴着假发，你一眼就能看出杂。stand/stick out a ’mile to be very obvious or noticeable 显而易见 —more at inch n., miss n.

mile-age (also mil-age) /'mailid3/ noun 1 [U, C, usually sing.] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, meas- ured in miles 英里里程：My annual mileage is about 10 000.我一年的行驶里程犬约为1万英里。◊ a used cai with one owner and a 〖ow mfZeage■只'怒过一入之手且行 驶里程少的旧汽车◊ TVie car rentaHnduded uniimfted ?71如0^，&1^；10(_/^[汽车租金不限里程,’但不包括燃油 费。◊ J get a miZeage aHowance 以 use my car/or work (=an amount of money paid for each mile I travel).如 果我因公开自己的车，就有一笔里程补贴。2 [U，C] the number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel : (车辆使用某定量燃料可行驶 的）英里数："you drive care_/izHy you can get better mdeage介om your car.你只要小心并韦，，你的车就能多跑 很多里—。3 [U] (/>7/o，777fl/) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situ- ation 好处；利益：I don’t think the press can get any more mi‘〖ea^e out 0/that story.我不认^报界可以再从那 件事中捞到什么好处。5

mile-om*€^ter noun = milometer

mile-post /'mailpaust; NAmE -poust/ noun {especially NAm^) 1 a post by the side of the road that shows how far it is to the next town, and to other places 里程标 2 = milestone(I)

mile-stone /'mailstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun 1 (also mile-post especially in NAmE) a very important stage or event in the development of sth 重要事件；重要阶段； 转折点；里程碑 Bnrn landmark 2 a stone by the side of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places 里程碑

mi-lieu /mi:'lj3：/ noun [C, usually sing.] (p/ mi-lieux or mi­lieus /-'Ijsiz/) (from French, formal) the social environ- ment that you live or work in 社会环境；，社会背景

BACKGROUND

mili-tant /'militant/ adj. using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change 动武的；运战的；有 战斗性的：miZfta/it groups/Ieaders弁鉍团伙/鈿导乂

■                  mili-tancy /-ansi/ noun [U] ： a growing militancy amongst the unempioyed失业者中不断增长的好斗倾尚 mili-tant noun ： Student militants were fighting with the poHce.好战的学生在与警察对抗。mili.tant.丨y fl^v.

mili.tar.ism /'militenzam/ noun [U] (usually disap­proving) the belief that a country should have great military strength in order to be powerful 军国主义

■                  mili-tar-ist noun ： Mi’Htarists ran the count/y.军国主 义者把持这个国家。mililaris-tic /,milita_ristik/ flc/y.: miZitarisric government 军国主义政治

mili-tar-ize {BrE also -ise) /'militaraiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 to send armed forces to an area 向（某地）派 遣武会力量：a militarized zone'军事化地区PT1T3 demilitarize 2 to make sth similar to an army 使具有 军事性质；武装化：a militarized poh’ce/orce叙装警秦 部队►mili.tar.iza.tion, -isa.tion /■militarai'zeijn; AWmf -ra'z*/ noun [u]