他。，not for a/one 'minute certainly not; not at
all 当
然不；绝不：J don’t thinfc/or a
minute that shelZ accept but you can asfc her.我认为她绝不会接受，但你可以问问
她。this minute immediately; now 立刻；马上；现
在：Come down this minute/
马上下来！ ◊ J don’t fcnow what Vm going to do
yet—JVe
just
this minute found out.我还不知道我要做什么——我刚刚发现。to the 1 minute exactly 准确地；确切地：77ie train arrived
at 9.05
to the minute•列去
LAST1
■
verb to write down sth that
is said at a meeting in the official record (= the minutes)将（某事）写进会议记
录：[VN] J’d Wee that Z〇5t.remark to be minuted.我秦望 把刚才那句话记录在案。[also
V that] mi-nute2 /mai'njuit; NAmE
also -'nu:t/ adj. _ see also minute1 {superlative minut-est, no comparative) 1
extremely small极小的；微小的；细微的0QCI tiny: minute amounts o/chemfcak in the water 水中含量极/J、 的化学成分◊ rhe kitchen on
the boat is mi•叫te.小船上
的厨房小极了。2 very detailed, careful
and thorough 细佘入磉 ;详细的：a minute examination/
inspection 细致.的检査 /视察◊ She remembered
everything in minute detafl/in the minutest detaiZfsj. 她记得 每一件事的细节。mi.mite.ly flt/v.: I7ie agreement
has been examined minutely.协议经过了细致入微的审查。
'minute hand noun [usually sing.] the
hand on a watch or clock that points to the minutes (钟表的）分针 —picture o clock
Min-ute-man /'mmitmaBn/ noun
{pi. -men /-man/) (L/S) (during
the American Revolution) a member of a group of men who were not soldiers but
who were ready to fight immediately when they were needed (美国拿命
时期的）即召民兵
mi-nu-tiae /mai'njuij'iir;
NAmE mi'nurjii:/ noun [pi.] very small details 微小的细: the minutiae of
the contract
合同细节
minx /miriks/ noun
[sing.] {old-fashioned or humorous)
a girl or young woman who is clever at getting what she wants, and does not
show respect 狡滑轻佻的女孩（或
少妇)
MIPS /mips/ abbr. {computing if)
million instructions per second (a unit for measuring computer speed)百万系指
令每秒（计算机速度单位>
miraa /也爪!:/ now/? [u] (£4/r£) a form
of khat 米拉茶叶 miracle /'mirekl/ noun 1 [C]
an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be
caused by God 圣迹；神迹 HT1 wonder 2 [sing.] (informal) a lucky thing that
happens that you did not expect or think was possible 奇®;不平 A 的事：an economfc mfrnde 经济方面的奇迹◊ Jt’s a mfmc〖e (WiatJ nobody was
fciHed i>i t/ie crash.撞车事故中竟然没肴"一人
丧生，这真是奇迹。〇Jt wouW tafce a mirade to mafce this business
profitable.让这个公司贏利简直是天方夜谭。
◊
a miracle cure/drug有奇效的疗法；炱丹妙药HT1 wonder 3 [C]〜of sth a very good example or
product of sth 极好的例子；精品 mjl
WONDER： The car is a miracle 〇/ engineering.这辆车是汽车工业的精品。
IT»!?1
work/perform miracles to achieve very good results 创造备迹；有奇效：Her exercise programme
has worked mirades/or her.—的健身计划对碰很有效。
'miracle play noun = mystery play mi.racu.lous /mi'raekjalas/ 〇〇[/•_ like a miracle;
completely unexpected and very lucky 奇迹 般的； 不可思
议的；不平凡的 HTH
EXTRAORDINARY.
PHENOMENAL:
miracuZous powers 〇/ heeding
神奇的舍病能力◊ She’s made a
miracu/ous recovery.她奇▲也地*叙了。►mi-
racu*lous-ly adv. ： They
miraculously survived the plane crash.在空难中，他们奇迹般地幸免于难。
mirage /'mira：3； mi'ra：3； NAmE ma'ra：3/ noun 1 an
effect caused by hot air in deserts or on roads, that makes you think you can
see sth, such as water, which is not there 幻景；海市蜃楼 2a
hope or wish that you
1281 MIS
cannot make happen because
it is not realistic 幻想； 妄想 illusion： His idea 〇/ tove was a mirage.他
的爱情观不现实。
Mi-randa /mi'raenda/ adj. (in the US) relating
to the fact that the police must tell sb who has been arrested about their
rights, including the right not to answer questions, and warn them that
anything they say may be used as evidence against them (美国）杀兰么原则
的.（即警察必须告诉被拘捕者其权利，包括有权保持缄
默，以及他所说的话可能用作对他不利的证据）：77ie poZice read hi'm
his Miranda rights.胃察向他宣读了他的
米等达权利。From the decision of
the Supreme Court on the case of Miranda v the State of
mirch /m3：tj; NAmE m3：rtj/ noun [U] {lnd£) chilli(I) mire /'mai3(r)/ {u]
an area of deep mud 泥潭；泥沼
H771
bog： TTie wheels stmfc
deeper into the mire•轮子
在泥潭中陷得更深,◊ (/iigwraf/ve) My name
had been dragged through the mire (= my reputation was
ruined). 我的名声受到 了玻污。/ ◊ rhe government was
sinking deeper and deeper
into the mire (= getting further into a difficult situation).政府在泥潭中越陷
亨深。
lYlired /'maiad; NAmE 'maiard/ adj. [not before noun] ~ in sth {literary) 1 in a difficult or
unpleasant situation that you cannot escape from陷入困境；处境艰难：The country was mired in recession. Pi AT
的困境。2 stuck in deep mud €入泥沼；探陷泥潭
mirror
/'mira(r)/
noun,
verb m noun 1 [C] a piece of
special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you
look in it 镜子：ffe Zoofced at himsd/m
the mirror.他照 了照镜
子。◊ a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see
what is behind) (r车内的）后视镜.◊ (8r£) a wing
mirror (= on the side of a car)袅在车外ill面的涪视镜◊ (AMmf) a
side-view mirror 侧说輪一picture, o motorcycle 2 a ~ of sth [sing.] something that shows
what sth else is like写照；反映棄种情况的事物：The/ace is the mirror 〇/the souL脸是反映灵魂的镜子,。
■
verb [VN] 1 to have
features that are similar to stii else and which show what it is like 反映 H77l
reflect ： The music of the time
mirrored the feeling of optimism in the coimfry.这个时期的音乐反映出这个国家的乐观精神。
2 to show the image of sb/sth on the surface
of water, glass, etc.映照； '反射 BHa Reflect: She saw herself mirrored fn the
wfndow.她看到自己在窗玻_上照出的
影像。
mirrorball /'mireboil;
NAmE 'mirar-/ noun a decoration
consisting of a large ball covered in small mirrors that hangs from the ceiling
and turns to produce lighting effects (从天花板悬挂、产生灯光效果的）镜面
球，反光球
mirrored /'mirad; NAmE -rard/ adj. [only before noun] having a mirror or
mirrors or behaving like a mirror 有
镜子的；像镜子的：mirrored doors/sungiasses有镜手
的门；反光太阳镜
.mirror 'image noun an image of sth that
is like a reflection of it，either because it is
exactly the same or because the right side of the original object appears on
the left and the left side appears on the right _像；
映像；反像
■mirror site (also mir.ror) not//? (cowpt/f/>?g 计)a website which is a
copy of another website but has a different address on the Internet镜像站点；复制网络站点
'mirror writing noun [U] writing done
backwards, that looks like ordinary writing in a mirror 左右倒写；反写
mirth /m3：0; NAmE m3：r0/ noun [U] happiness, fun
and the sound of people laughing 欢乐；欢矣■: 77ie performance produced
much mirth among the audience. 这场演出使观众笑声不断。HEl MERRIMENT mirth-less /'m3：01as; NAmE 'm3：r0-/ adj. (formal) showing no real
enjoyment or amusement 不成乐的；分郁的：a mirthless laugh/smile ►
mirth-less-ly adv.
MIS /,em ai 'es/ abbr. {computing if) management information
system (a system that stores information for use