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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 (

),AA, XX — compare

MILORD

milage = mileage

milch cow /'miltj kau/ noun (BrE) a person, an organ­ization or a product from which it is easy to make money M2®,   ( JbA,       )

mild 0-w /maild/ adj., noun

madj. (mild-er, mild-est) 1 not severe or strong '/Hfn(ft;

M^JETjlft: a mild form of the disease

0                  a mild punishment/criticism W'vkN,J ff]; fn # ift if 0 It’s safe to take a mild sedative. ®MI^147i;S(ftlllAE

0                  Use a soap that is mild on the skin.

2 (of weather XH) not very cold, and therefore pleasant # ffl (ft ; 4 #3 (ft : the mildest winter since records began ftWiBiScWAiSimic %} iS (ft X 0 a mild climate M fp (ft .$£ — compare hard adj. (10) 3 (of feelings 'If ®) not great or extreme ® fP W ; X 3S £4 ; & It W H33 slight : mild

irritation/amusement/disapproval       / X

^1$ o She looked at him in mild surprise, B&^Biilslitfe Mkite 4 (of people or their behaviour Aidc^ff X) gentle and kind; not usually getting angry or violent fp # (ft; fit fQ (ft PfiTl equable : a mild woman, who never shouted 4,AA/^BH®lftB6ffl(ftAA 5 (of a flavour (All) not strong, spicy or bitter 7$c(ft; ?jfeA(ft: a mild curry o mild cheese ?jfeiM#M Fim hot ► mild­

ness noun [U]: the mildness of a sunny spring day # 0 raft® 1ft WSSlBS o her mildness of manner   W

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m noun [U] (BrE) a type of dark beer with a mild flavour life A nf M: Two pints of mild, please, if AW no fife ^ M „ — 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 If; MM

mil-dewed /'mildjuid; NAmE -du:d/ adj. with mildew growing on it £1$(ft

mild ly /‘maildli/ adv. 1 slightly; not very much $£ ife; mildly surprised/irritated/interested fr

,&jtlpkl$ / kH / H&XM 2 in a gentle manner ffl#itfe; iULfPitfe: ‘I didn’t mean to upset you,’ he said mildly, life fflMtt&M:     ” DM1to put

it mildly used to show that what you are talking about is much more extreme, etc. than your words suggest 1# 31M S—&: The result was unfortunate, to put it mildly ,(= it was extremely unfortunate),

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mild- mannered adj. (of a person A) gentle and not usually getting angry or violent MfR (ft; Bt^fl (ft

mild 'steel noun [U] a type of steel containing very little carbon which is very strong but not easy to shape

mile tH* /mail/ noun

1                  [C] a unit for measuring distance equal to l 609

metres or l 760 yards ^M ( = 1 609    1 760 53 ) :

a 20-mile drive to work XX- 20 I^MAiiSE <> an area of four square miles        O a mile-long proces­sion    0 The nearest bank is about

half a mile down the road. ilifi:(ftf|iAr HM0 o We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip.

30 3£Jto O The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour.

M A 100 ^ M o 0 (BrE) My car does 35 miles to the gallon. ffeWA—iJP'kf&fij® 35 $10 o (NAmE) My car gets 35 miles to the gallon, ffe (ft X -* in fft 35 X Mo —see also Air Miles, mph, nautical mile

2                  miles [pi.] a large area or a long distance AffifR; A

jg» ]ij: miles and miles of desert X ^ XM (ft There

isn’t a house for miles around here.

—iJlf o o I’m not walking—it’s miles away. ffrX& ^ M A (ft   Aizs 7 o 3 [C, usually pi.] (informal) very

much; far IgA; izsizEilfe: I’m feeling miles better today, thanks. ^ ®0 o I’m miles behind with my work. Tfeffi o 0 She’s

taller than you by a mile. M        T „ 4 the mile

[sing.] a race over one mile —He ran the mile in less than four minutes, ftfefj TXM  ^

Mo 0 a four-minute mile     — MII       iTTTTJl be

miles away (informal) to be thinking deeply about sth and not aware of what is happening around you *J> if 7If go the .extra 'mile (for sb/sth) to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc. JSt Be IM X ; fJPfp^ A; fJPlC3(j .miles from 'anywhere (informal) in a place that is a long way from a town and surrounded only by a lot of open country, sea, etc. lEfUS^J^feA: We broke down miles from anywhere. X—Afi S (ft ±tfe A, ffelH W X$f 7 o run a 'mile (from sb/sth) (informal) to show that you are very frightened of doing sth iS-SiUTf see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a mile off (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly M J§ M ftfe # utl ( 5% M 3\ ) : He’s wearing a wig—you can see it a mile off.    A„ stand/stick

out a 'mile to be very obvious or noticeable SW^JE — 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, meas­ured in miles iMSS: My annual mileage is about 10 000. ft—1 XMo o a used car with one owner and a low mileage

IB HX 0 The car rental included unlimited mileage, but not fuel.

o I get a mileage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile I travel), in

2 [0, a the

number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel

(ft ) XXWi '. If you drive carefully you can get better mileage from your car.

1                  [U] (informal) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situ­ation       fij ^: I don’t think the press can get any

more mileage out of that story.

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mile-om-eter noun = milometer

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

mile-stone /'mailstoun; NAmE -stoun/ noun 1 (also mile-post especially in NAmE) a very important stage or event in the development of sth JricV SlcRfrS;

#r,&; H771 landmark 2 a stone by the side

of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

mi-lieu /mi:'lj3i/ noun [C, usually sing.] (pi. mi-lieux or mi­lieus /-']j3:z/) (from French, formal) the social environ­ment that you live or work in         liAWift EiTTl

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 ^ ^ (ft; if ^ (ft; fr $c 41467 militant groupsAeaders U 0 Ek / X- A

3                  mili-tancy /-ansi/ noun [U] : a growing militancy

amongst the unemployed Aik#‘77®r^-£:£ft£f4#lft] mili-tant noun : Student militants were fighting with the police.  mili-tant-ly adv.

militarism /‘militarizam/ noun [U] (usually disap­proving) the belief that a country should have great military strength in order to be powerful % E5 ± X

4                  mili tar ist noun: Militarists ran the country. ASi

%o mili-tar-is-tic /.milita'ristik/ adj.: militaristic government

mili tar ize (BrE also -ise) /'militaraiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 to send armed forces to an area [ft ( ^ftfe ) W. it ^ ^ X 4 : a militarized zone % ♦ it fife E Win demilitarize 2 to make sth similar to an army X # '14 M; ^ ^ it: a militarized police force     ^ W U

§|3|A ► mili-tar-iza-tion, -isa-tion /.militarai'zeifn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]