or to improve its sound
after recording it 混录■台；调 膏台： ,•
mix.ture tHr /丨mikstMr)/ 麵n 1 [C, usually sing.]
a combination of different things '合；结合体：TVie diy is .cr
mixture 〇/ oW and new buddings.这座城市是新老建筑兼而有之。We listened to the news with a mixture of
surprise and horror.
怀着惊恐突加的心情收听了这则消息。2 [C, U] a substance made by mixing other substances
together 混 合物：cafce mixture 蛋p粉◊ Add the eggs
to the mixture cmd beat weH.将鸡蛋加进混合料中，搅拌均匀。一see also cough mixture 3 [c] (technical ^;i§) a combination of two or more substances that mix
together without any chemical reaction .taking place.混合.物；集舍.体 —compare compound n. 4 [U] the act of mixing different
substances together•混合 'mix-up noun [informal) a situation that
is full of confusion, especially because sb has made a mistake M ; 杂乱 Hin
muddle ： There has been a mix-up over the dates•日期完全搅乱了。：
mizzen (also mizen) /’mizn/ now/?. 术鲁）
1
(also miz-zen-mast /'miznmaist; NAmE -maest/) the mast
of a ship that is behind the main mast 后桅；次桅
2
(also miz-zen-sail /'miznseil/) a sail on
the mizzen of a ship后桅纵帆；后帆
ml (p/. ml or mis) millilitre⑻毫升：water *25毫升水
MLA /,em el 'ei/ abbr. (Can^) Member of the
Legislative Assembly立法会议员.
M^lud /ma'lAd/
noun (6r£) used when speaking to the judge in court (法庭角语）法官大人：My dfentp〖ead5 Mliid.法官大人，我的当事人认罪。
mm abbr., exclamation
■
flfcfcr. millimetre⑻毫米：rain/aH 6mm ★ 6 毫米的降
雨量◊ a 35mm camera * 35毫米照相机
exclamation (also mmm) the way of writing the
sound /m/ that people make to show that they are listening to sb or that they
agree, they are thinking, they like sth, they are not sure, etc.唔，嗯（书写中i示同意、思考
中、喜欢、犹豫等发出的声音）：Mm,/know what you
mean.唔，我知道你的意思。oMm, whattove〖y_cafcd 唔，多好的金糕啊！ ◊ Mmm, JT’m not so sure t/iat’s a good idea•嗯，我不知道这想法行不行。,
MMR
em
em _a:(r)/ oh/?，, measles, mumps，rubella 麻 疼一腿腺炎一风秦：an MMR jab (= a vaccine given to small cWldren to
prevent these three diseases)麻疼l
腮腺炎一风疹疫苗
MMS
/,em
em 'es/ noun [U,
C] the abbreviation for Multi- media Messaging Service (a system for sending
colour pictures and sounds as well as short written messages from one mobile
phone/cellphone to another)(:手机乂）
多媒体信息服务，彩信服务（全写为Multimedia Messaging Service ) ： cm
MMS m’essage 多媒体短信◊ He sent me an
MMS.他给我发了条彩信。
MNA
/,em
en 'ei/ abbr. [Can£) Member
of the National Assembly国民议会议员
mne-mon-ic /m'mDnik;
NAmE -'main-/ noun a word, sentence,
poem, etc. that helps you to remember sth 帮 助记忆的词句（或诗歌等）；记符号►mne.mon.丨 [only before noun]： a mnemonic device
MO
(BrE) (also
M.O.
3
MEDICAL OFFICER (某机构的 >
专职医生2 MCiDUS OPERANDI工作方法
mo /mau; NAmE mou/
noun [sing.]
{BrE,
informal) a
very short period of time.顷刻；瞬间 moment ： See you in a mo!
moa /'
能飞行，已灭绝）
moan /maun; NAmE moun/
verb,
noun
m verb 1 (of a person
A) to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering
or sexual pleasure 呻吟 PTiTi groan ： [V] to moan in/with pain 痛苦地呻◊ The injured
man was tying on the ground, moaning.受伤的人躺在地上呻吟着。◊ [V speech] ‘J
might never see you agafn, ’ she moaned 她呻吟蠢说：“我可能
再也见不到你了。” 2 〜（on) (about sth) (to
sb) | 〜（at sb) [informal) to complain
about sth in a way that other people find annoying 抱怨 H33 grumble, whine: [V] What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什么呢？
〇 They^e always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.他们总是牢骚满腹，抱怨有很多事
要做。◊ [V that]
BeHa moaned that her/eet were coZd.贞 拉也怨说她的脚冷。o note at complain 3 [V] (//fera〇/j (especially of the wind 尤指风）to make a long deep
sound 呼_;发出萧萧声.►
moan.er.
■
noun 1 [C] a long deep sound,
usually expressing
unhappiness, suffering or sexual
pleasure 呻吟 _ BQC1 groan ： a tow moan 〇/desjpafr/tmguish 在系望 /
痛苦 中发出的低沉的呻吟声2 [C] a complaint about
sth 抱怨：We /rnci a good moan
about work.我们对工作
大A地抱怨了一番。oMs ietters are〇} the usuaZ moans and groans.他的来信总是满纸怨言。3
[sing.] [literary) a
long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind (尤指风的）呼啸声，萧萧声
moat /maut;
NAmE mout/
noun a
deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to
make it more difficult for enemies to attack 护城 河 一 picture c> page R13 ► moat-ed adj. [usually
before
noun]:
a moated ma/?or house周围有壕兩必庄园宅第
mob /mob; NAmEmaib/ noun, verb
圔 not/fi 1 [C,
sing.+sing./pl. v.J a large crowd of people, especially one that may become
violent or cause trouble 人群;（尤指）暴民：an an^ry/unruiy mob 愤 怒的 /:秀:控的.暴民.◊ The mob
was/were preparing to storm the building.聚集的群众准备猛攻矢逢。◊ an exdted mob o//ans — 群激动的球迷◊ mob rule (= a
situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)暴民.统治一 see
also lynch mob
4
[C, usually sing.] {informal) a
group of people who are similar in some way gang
—群，一褕（有共_点 的人）：AH the usuaZ mob桃泣there.所看$员都在那
里。3 the Mob {sing.] (/n/o/wfl/)
the people involved in organized crime; the I^Iafia
犯罪团伙；黑手.党,4 [C] (AustralE, NZ£) a group of animals (动物的)群：a mob o/cattie —群牛 HE] flock, herd IT»TB!1 see heavy adj.
verb (-bb-) [VN] [usually passive] 1 if a crowd of birds
or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it (鸟群或兽群）_攻，聚众寒击
2 if
a person is mobbed by a crowd of people, the