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mo-men-touis /ma'mentas; blAmE mou'm-/ adj: very important or serious, especially because there may be important results关键的;重要的重大的 EQ3 historic a momentous decision/event/occasion

重大决定/事件;重要时刻

mo.men.tum /ma'mentam; NAmE mou'm-/ noun [U]

1                  the ability to keep increasing or developing 推进 力;动力;势头;The fight for his release gathers momentum eac/i day.争取使他获释的斗争声势日益加 弓虽 b 0 They began to lose momentum in the second half o/thegame.在比赛的下半场,他们的势头就逐渐减弱。

2                  a force that is gained by movement 冲力:77re vehide gained momentum as t/ie road dipped.那辆车顺着坡 越跑冲力越大。3 (fedm/cfl/术语the quantity of movement of a moving object, measured as its mass multiplied by its speed 动量

momma /'tnDma; NAmE 'maime/ noun [NAmE, informal) =mummy(I)

mommy /'mDmi; NAmE 'marmi/ noun {NAmE) =mummy(I)

mom-para /mDm'pAra; NAmE ma:m-/ (also mam-para /mAm'pAra/) noun {SAfrt) an insulting name for a person that you think is stupid (含侮慢意)傻瓜,蠢货 mon-c>MN-

monad /'monaed; 'maun-; NAmE 'main-; 'moon-/ noun {philosophy a single simple thing that cannot be divided, for example an atom or a person 单子不可分

割的实体)

mon.arch /.mrniak; WAmf lma:rwrk; -a:rk/ now/? a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen君主;帝王,

mo-nar-chic-al /ma'na:kikl; NAmE -'na:rk-/ adj. [usually before noun] {formal) connected with a ruler such as a king or a queen or with the system of government by a king or queen君主的;帝王的;君主制的 mon.arch.ist /'mDnakist; NAmE 'mainark-/ noun a person who believes that a country should be ruled by a king or queen拥护君主制度者;君主主义者►mon- arch-ist adj.

mon-archy /'rmmskv, NAmE 'mainarki/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 the monarchy [sing.] a system of government by a king or a queen 舍圭制;君圭政体:plans to abolish the monarchy废除君主豉体的计划2 [C] a country that is ruled by a Icing or a queen i JTiere are several consritutfonaZ monarchies m Europe,欧洲有若千个君主 宪国。 compare republic B the monarchy [sing.] the king or queen of a country and their family 君主及 其家庭成员

mon-as-tery /'mDnastri; NAmE 'mainasteri/ noun {pi. -ies) a building in which monks (= members of a male religious community) live together 隐修院;修道院;

寺院

mo-nas-tic /ma'naestik/ adj. 1 connected with monks or monasteries僧侣的;隐畚院的;修道院的2 (of a way of life 生活方式)simple and quiet and possibly celibate 宁静简朴_;_清修的;禁欲的BOUascetic mo-nas-ti-cism /ma'naestisizam/ noun [U] the way of life Of MONKS in MONASTERIES 僧侣生';■■隐修院生活; 修道院生活

Mn-day 0^ /'mAndei; -di/ noun [C, U] {abbr. Mon.) the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday, the first day of the working week 星期-一:Itfs Monday today, isn’t it?今天是星期一对吧? She started work tost Monday. M上个星知一开工作◊ Are you busy next Monday?下周一你忙吗 ◊ Monday morning a/temoo/evenfng星病一上牛/下午/晚上◊ We7Z discuss this at Monday’s meeting•我们在星兔一的会上讨 论这件事儿◊ Do we sti7i have Monday’s paper?我们达 有周一 W 报纸吗? ◊ J worfc Monday to friday. M _ 1J 星期 £ i: is◊ / worfc Mondays to Fridays.我每周星 期一到星期五工作◊ On Mondayfsj (= Every Monday) J do yoga.知每个星期一做瑜伽◊ J ahvays do yoga on a Monday.我总是在星期一做瑜伽◊ He was bom on a Monday他出生的那天是呈期一◊ Z went to Paris on rhursciayand came bacfc the /oHov^ng Monday.我星期 四去了巴黎,第二周的星期一就回来了。owe沿meet on

Monday我们星期一见o (BrB) 'When did the accident happen?' llt was the Monday (= the Monday of the week we are talking about). G事故是什么时发生的“就在那个星期一〇 ◊ (8 Come back Monday week (=a week after next Monday).下下星期一回来◊ or      VVe7Z meet Monday.咱们星期一见。

MiUrilJI From the Old English for ‘day of the moon’, translated from Latin /w/iae £//es源自古矣语,原意为 day of the moon (月亮日 >,古英语则译自拉丁文lunae dies0 Monday morning quarterback noun {NAmE, informal, disapproving) a person who criticizes or comments on an event after it has happened “星期一 早上的四分卫;事后指手画脚的A E3SEI The quar­terback directs the play in an American football match and matches are usually played at the weekend.源自美 式橄榄球,四梦卫指挥比赛,而比赛往往在周末进行。 mon-et-arism /'mAmtarizam/ noun [u] the policy of controlling the amount of money available in a country as a way of keeping the economy strong 货币主义.(运 制货币量以,控经济),

mon-et*arist /'mAnitarist/ noun a person who supports monetarism 货币主义者► mon.et.ar.ist 〇〇!/.: a monet- amt economic poifcy备币主义经济政策 mn-et-ary /'mAnitri; NAmE -teri/ adj. [only before noun] connected with money, especially all the money in a country货币的,钱的(尤备一国的金融):monetary policy^growt/i 货币政策 / 增长.oan item o/itrie monet- ary vaue 不怎么值钱的东西◊ doser £uro;>ecm poHricaZ, monetary and economic imfo/i 更为密切的欧谢ik治、货 币以及经济联盟 note at economic

money

stub存根

cheque (6r£) check (L/5) 支票

money 0^ /'mAni/ noun

1 [U] what you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things 钱;薪水;收入to borrow/save/ spend/earn money (0 / # /  0 How much money

is there h my account?我的上有多少钱? The money is much better fn my new job.我的新工作薪水高 多了◊ " t/ie item is not satis/actory, you wiH get your money bacfc.东西不满意,可以退款need to raise more money (= collect or borrow it) next year•明 年我们需要筹集童多的钱◊ Can you end me some money imtz7 tomorrow?能借我点儿钱吗?明天就还Be careful with that—it cost a tot /money•小心别弄坏 那东西它可值钱了。2 [Ucoins or paper notes無 钞票]■ counted the money careiHy.我仔细点过这笔 ◊ Where can J change my money into doHars?什么 地方能把我的钱兑换成美元? see also FUNNY MONEY, PAPER MONEY, READY MONEY 3 [U] a person’s wealth including their property 财产;财富He tost aH his mcmey.他失去于全部财一 o The family made their money in the I8th century.这个家族茬18也纪创下了家 业。4 moneys or monies [pi.] (o/t/ wse or /aw sums