Mo
not for a/one ' minute certainly not; not at
all ^
A; M A: I don’t think for a minute that she’ll accept but
you can ask her. ^ rTIU Ir] |r]
M e this minute immediately; now al M
; ^ ± ; M fE: Come down this minute! S;±AA!
0 I don’t know
what I’m going to do yet—I’ve just this minute found out. — mmscm, to the
m i n ute exactly ?£ fift M; fift
fU M: The train arrived at 9.05 to
the minute. ?!]$ 9:05 iUBtiiJj&o ,up to the minute (informal) 1 fashionable and modern HM; ‘M KgH|oj; AN": Her styles are always up to the
minute. M
(ft ^ ^ # S' W M
o 2 having the latest information (ft;
Hft-M
are up to the minute. £ IS M M «it Mz M #r ftl— see also up-to-the-minute
—more
at born v., just
adv.,
LAST1
■
verb to write down sth that
is said at a meeting in the official record (= the minutes) ft
(
: [VN] I’d like that last remark to be
minuted.
[also V that]
mi nute2 /mai'njurt; NAmE also
-'nu:t/ adj. —see
also minute1 (superlative minutest, no comparative)
1
extremely small JR/JTft; #t/j'(ft; (ft H771 tiny: minute amounts of chemicals in
the water zRAlitJt® A (ftffc^J&T 0 The kitchen on the boat is minute. A$S± (ft M
A Wl 7 o 2 very detailed, careful and thorough
i It A i W (ft :
a minute examination/
inspection 0 She remembered every
thing in minute detail/in the minutest detail(s). Mid# ^---^♦(ft^fflT’o ► mi nute ly adv.: The agreement has been examined
minutely. ^l£A#(ft#ll:o
'minute hand noun [usually sing.] the
hand on a watch or clock that points to the minutes ( # & (ft ) jf if — picture o clock
Minute-man /'minitmaen/ noun {pi. -men
/-man/)
(1/5) (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 ( Hif ^
mm®)
mi nu tiae
/mai'njuijn:; NAmEmi'nuijii:/ noun [pi.] very small details A(ft£fflT: the minutiae of the contract
minx /mirjks/ noun [sing.]
(old-fashioned or humorous) a
girl or young woman who is clever at getting what she wants, and does not show
respect
A$3 )
MIPS
/mips/
abbr. (computing if) million instructions per second (a
unit for measuring computer speed)
)
miraa /'mira:/ noun [U]
(EAfrE) a
form of khat miracle /‘mirakl/ noun 1 [C] an act or event
that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God T ;
M ilk H77l wonder
2 [sing.]
(informal) a lucky thing that happens that you did
not expect or think was possible # ; ATM
(ft A : an
economic miracle Affi(ft
Ifli 0 It’s a miracle (that)
nobody was killed in the crash. IS7AI£T:lc£7$:A~A o It would take a miracle to make this business
profitable. „
0 a miracle cure/drug (ft??S3ZJ
wonder 3 [C] ~ of sth a
very good example or product of sth JR#J$]
A; Hop KTO WONDER: The car is a miracle of engineering. 7 Ji H 7 X M 0*J H pnp
<, rr*T7TM work/perform miracles to achieve very good results A It : Her exercise programme has
worked miracles for her. MWjilKt^Xj’MfflA^o 1 miracle play noun = mystery
play mi
racu lous /mi'raekjalas/
adj. like a miracle; completely unexpected and very lucky
fltfft; A#® i$C(ft;
ATM(ft HEI extraordinary, phenomenal : miraculous powers of healing # If (ft 7 ^ tb A o She’s made a miraculous recovery. itltiiSTo ► mi- racu-lous-ly adv.: They miraculously survived the plane
crash.
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 iQjjz; #1 rfiJISI^ 2 a hope
or wish that you
I 1281
cannot make happen because
it is not realistic iQ 3S; A*! H771
illusion: His idea of love was a mirage, M
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 ( Hg )
(ft (
) ■.
The
police read him his Miranda rights. MW
NhlMIJI From the decision of the
Supreme Court on the case of Miranda v the State of
mirch /m3:tJ; NAmE m3:rtJV
noun [U] (IndE) chilli(I) mire /'maia(r)/ noun [U]
an area of deep mud MM',
ETZ71 bog : The wheels sank deeper into the
mire.
A M M A PS # M M T o 0 (figurative)
My name had
been dragged through the mire (= my reputation was
ruined). ^ (ft & r 511!] T o 0 (figurative)
The government was
sinking deeper and deeper into the mire (= getting further into
a difficult situation). iSP§
mu c
mired /'maiad; NAmE 'maiard/
adj. [not
before noun] ,r in sth (literary) 1 in a difficult or
unpleasant situation that you cannot escape from pgA®it; ft : The country was mired in
recession. j&A® AT
2 stuck in deep mud HEPgJEiJ
mir ror CFw /'mira(r)/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [C] a piece of
special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you
look in it fiT: He looked at himself in the mirror. MM 7 MU To 0 a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the
driver can see what is behind) ( Art (ft ) /slffi!t o (BrE) a wing mirror (= on the side of a
car) 0
(NAmE) a side-view mirror fij IIII —picture o motorcycle
2 a ~
of sth [sing.]
something
that shows what sth else is like ^ M; )k
# 'If <52, (ft A : The face is the mirror of the soul. ftJlj&To
■ verb [VN] 1 to have
features that are similar to sth else and which show what it is like fx S& H77I
reflect : The music of the time mirrored the feeling
of optimism in the country. .
2 to show the image of sb/sth on the surface of water,
glass, etc. Sf:M; ix.lt H77I reflect
:
She saw
herself mirrored in the window. Mit51! ft
BlEf Sf^±MtllW
m*.
mirror-ball /’miraborl;
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 ( ratti. ATtTA&M )
mirrored /'mirad; NAmE -rard/
adj. [only
before noun] having a mirror or mirrors or behaving like a mirror A
^T(ft; $HIT(ft: mirrored doors/sunglasses if ^7
(ftH;
,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 ;
'mirror site (also mir-ror) noun (computing if) a website which is
a copy of another website but has a different address on the Internet ; STJN
'mirror writing noun [U] writing done backwards, that looks
like ordinary writing in a mirror AM; fxH mirth /m3:0; NAmE m3:r0/
noun [U]
happiness, fun and the sound of people laughing T ; Jfc % : The performance produced much
mirth among the audience.
H3H MERRIMENT
mirth-less /'m3:01as; NAmE 'm3:r0-/
adj.
(formal) showing
no real enjoyment or amusement A'1^7 (ft; : 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