kinds of information; a
screen that shows information from a computer显示屏；监视器；（计算机）显示器：
The details
of todays flights are displayed on the monitor.今天航班的详细情况都列在显示屏上。◊ a PC with acolour monitor带17英寸彩色显示器的个
人电脑一picture o page R5 — see also VDU 2 a
piece of equipment used to check or record sth 监控器；监测
器：a Aeart monitor 心脏监测器 3 a
student in a schooi who performs special duties, such as helping the teacher 班长；级兵；班代表 4 a person whose job is to check that sth is
done fairly and honestly, especially in a foreign country (尤指派往国外的）监#员，核査员：
UN
monitors dec丨ared the re/erendum/air.联合国核査员 宣布这次全民投票是公正的。5a large tropical lizard (=a type of reptile)巨蜥
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verb 1 to watch and check
sth over a period of time in order to see how it develops, so that you can make
any necessary changes 监视；备$;跟踪妇查 HT?1
track： [VN] Each student's progress is closely
monitored. %—^Sl 同学的学习情况都受到密切的关注。[also V wh-] 2
[VN] to listen to telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc. in order to
find out information that might be useful 监 听（电话、外国无线电广播等）
monk /mAQk/ noun a member of a
religious group of men who often live apart from other people in a monastery and who do not marry or have
personal possessions 僧侣；修道士 ： Benedfctine/Buddhist
monks本笃会修士；佛教僧侣一compare friar,
nun —see also monkish
mon-key /'mArjki/ noun 1 an
animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. There
are several types of monkey and they are related to apes and humans.猴子 2 (/n/om7fl/) a child
who is active and likes playing tricks on people 顽皮的孩子；调皮鬼；捣
蛋鬼：Come here, you cheeiky
ZittZe monfcey/ 过来，你这 没有教养的小捣蛋鬼！ 3(8r£，5/flng)£S〇〇 *500英镑 n»!Bl I don^/couldn't give a 'monkey^ (BrE, slang) used to say, in a way
that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all
interested in it 我根 本无所谓；我压根儿就不在乎make a •monkey (out) of sb to make sb seem stupid 捉弄；愚弄一 more
at brass 'monkey business noun [u] (informal) dishonest or silly
behaviour欺骗；胡闹；恶作剧
,monkey in the middle noun {NAmtj = piggy in
THE
MIDDLE
'monkey nut noun (6r£) a peanut with its shell still on
落花生
'monkey puzzle (also 'monkey puzzle tree) noun a conifer tree with very thin sharp
leaves 猴链知；昝利
南洋杉
.monkey^s 'wedding noun [SAfr^) used to describe a
period of time when it is raining while the sun is shining 晴雨天；太阳雨：loofc/ Jt’s a monkey’s wedding/
看！出着太阳还下雨！
monkey wrench noun = adjustable spanner IT»!?1 throw a
'monkey wrench in/into sth (also throw a 'wrench
in/into sth) (NAmE, informal) to do sth to spoil
sb’s plans 破环，阻挠（计划） monk-ish /'mA^kiJ/ adj. like a monk; connected with MONKS修士 .(般）的；僧侣（般）的 mono /'mDnau;
NAmE 'ma:nou/ adj., noun m adj. (also mono-phon-ic) recording or producing
sound wiiich comes from only one direction 单声道的：a memo recording 单声道录音一compare stereo
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noun [U] 1 a system of
recording or producing sound which comes from only one direction 每•声道录音（或放 音）系统：recorded in mono用单声道录音系统录制的
—compare
stereo(2) 2 (NAmE, informal) = glandular fever
mono- /'monau; NAmE 'mainou/ (also mon-) combining /orm (in nouns and
adjectives 也成名词和形容词）one; single 单；单一：monorai〖单轨铁路◊ monogamy —夫 一妻制
mono-chrome /'mDnakraum;
NAmE 'mainakroum/ adj. 1 (of photographs,
etc.摄影等）using only black，white and shades of
grey 黑白的：monochrome iiZus-
tmrions/fmages
黑白插图/肖像◊的gwraf/ve) a duH monochrome h/e 袷燥单调白6 生活 2 using different
shades of one colour 单色的► mono.chro.mat.ic /.mDnakra'maetik; NAmE .mainekrou'm-/ adj. ： a mono- chro/natic cotour
scheme 单一色彩的调HE mono.chrome noun [U]： an artist who vvorfcs
in monochrome 从事单色 绘画的艺术家
mon-ode /'mDnakI; NAmE 'main-/ noun a single glass lens
for one eye, held in place by the muscles around the eye and used by people in
the past to help them see clearly单片眼镜
mono-coty-ledon /.mDnau.kDti'liidn;
NAmE ,ma:nou- ,ka:t-/ (also mono-cot /'monakot; NAmE 'mainakait/) noun (biology 4) a plant whose
seeds form embryos that produce a
single leaf 单子叶植物 _
compare dicotyledon
mono-cul-ture /'mDnakAltj8(r); NAmE'mam-/ noun 1 [U] the practice of
growing only one type of crop on a certain area of land 单作；暴种栽培 2
[d, U] a society consisting of people who are all the same race, all share the
same beliefs, etc.单一文化社会单种族社
会；一.元化社会：a gZobai economic
monocuiture 全球经 济一元化社会
mono-cycle /'munasaikl;
NAmE 'main-/ noun = unicycle
mono-cyte /'mDnasait; NAmE 'main-/ noun {biology 4) a type of large
white blood cell with a simple round nucleus
that can remove harmful substances from the body单核细胞，单核白血球（能清除对肌体有害物质的
大型白细胞）：
mono-drama /'mDnadraima;
NAmE 'main-/ noun {tech- m'cfl/ 术语）a play or show
performed by one person 单
人剧；独角戏
mon-og-amy /ma'nDgami;
NAmE ma'naig-/ noun [u]
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the fact or custom of being married to
only one person at a particular time —夫一•妻（制）一compare bigamy,
polygamy 2 the practice or custom of having a sexual relationship
with only one partner at a particular time 单配偶；单配性► mon.og.am.ous /ma'nDgamas; NAmE ma'naig-/ adj. ： a monogamous marriage 二'夫一妻制的婚姻◊ Most birds are
monogamous.夫多数飞惫都■配性的。
mono-glot /'niDnaglDt; NAmE 'ma:nagla:t/ noun {tech- /7/a?/ 术语）a person wiio speaks
only one language 只 说一种语言的人一compare polyglot
mono-gram /'mDnagraem; NAmE 'main-/ noun two or more letters，usually the first
letters of sb’s names, that are combined in a design and marked on items of
clothing, etc. that they own字母组合图案，交织字母，
花押字（常由姓名首字母组成，标在自己的衣服等物品
± ) ► niono*grammed adj. ： a monogrammed hand- fcercWe/有字母组合图案的手绢
monograph /'mDnagraif; NAmE 'mainagraef/ noun [technical ig) a detailed
written study of a single subject, usually in the form of a short book 专论；专题
文章；，著_
mono-kini /.mDna'kirni; NAmE ,ma:n-/ noun an item of clothing
for the beach consisting of the bottom half of a
mono.lin.gual /.mona'lirigwal; NAmE ,ma:na-/ adj. speaking or using only
one language 单语的；只用一# 语言的：a monoiinguaZ
dicrioncny 单语词典 _ compare
BILINGUAL,
MULTILINGUAL
mono-lith /'mDnelid; NAmE 'main-/ noun 1 a large single
vertical block of stone, especially one that was shaped into a column by people
living in ancient times, and that may have had some religious meaning (尤指 古人凿成、表示某种宗教意义的）单块巨石，独石柱
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(often disapproving) a single, very large
organization,
etc. that is very slow to
change and not interested in individual people (少有变化，不关心个人的）单一庞大
的组织► mono.lith.ic AMwf ,ma:n9-/ flc/y.:
a monoiithic bZocfc 巨夫的石块◊ t/ie monoHthfc
structure 0/the state统一庞大晶国家结知
mono-logue {NAmE also mono-log) /'munalDg; NAmE 'mainaloig; -la:g/ noun 1 [C] a long speech
by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or
expressing an opinion 滔滔不给的讲话；个