kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a computer SAP; ( i+##l ) M/frtt:

The details of today’s flights are displayed on the monitor.  ,0 a PC

with a 17-inch colour monitor 17       A

A&® — picture c> page R5 — see also VDU 2 a piece of equipment used to check or record sth      Hn ?fj

3§: a heart monitor        3 a student in a school

who performs special duties, such as helping the teacher $£-£;        $fft^ 4 a person whose job is to

check that sth is done fairly and honestly, especially in a foreign country (

UN monitors declared the referendum fair. K H I? M 5 a large tropical lizard

(= a type of reptile) g jfefer

■                  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    illg H771 track:

[VN] Each student’s progress is closely monitored. % -^itL

[alsovwh-] 2 [vn] to listen to telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc. in order to find out information that might be useful ii&

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monk /mArjk/ 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 flf [S ; it ± : Benedictine/Buddhist monks A % g ±; ft f@ — 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, if 2 (informal) a child who is active and likes playing tricks on people ; $

nisi: Come here, you cheeky little monkey!

& g lit m M /h & m. & !      3 {BrE, slang) £500 * 500 % #

IEIBI I don’t/eouldn’t give a monkey’s {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 ficfll AAlftiB;        make a 'monkey (out) of

sb to make sb seem stupid {£#; M# — more at brass 'monkey business noun [U] (informal) dishonest or silly behaviour iM;

monkey in the middle noun {NAmE) = piggy in

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'monkey nut noun {BrE) a peanut with its shell still on

*£4

'monkey puzzle (also 'monkey puzzle tree) noun a conifer tree with very thin sharp leaves        I? f'J

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.monkey’s 'wedding noun (SAfrE) used to describe a period of time when it is raining while the sun is shining 0|1j A; APB M: Look! It’s a monkey’s wedding!

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'monkey wrench noun = adjustable spanner IRfll throw a monkey wrench in/into sth (also throw a 'wrench in/into sth) {NAmE, informal) to do sth to spoil sb’s plans fijfe ( if#] ) monk ish /'mArjkiJ'/ adj. like a monk; connected with monks &± ( M ) W; flfa UK ) W mono /‘nmnau; NAmE 'mainou/ adj., noun u adj. (also mono-phon-ic) recording or producing sound which comes from only one direction A if (ft : a mono recording    — compare stereo

■                  noun [U] 1 a system of recording or producing sound which comes from only one direction

W ) m%-. recorded in mono

—                 compare stereo(2) 2 {NAmE, informal) = glandular fever

mono- /'munau; NAmE 'mainou/ (also mon-) combining form (in nouns and adjectives ^     £ isj ffl # ill) one;

single        : monorail       o monogamy — A

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mono-chrome /'mnnakraum; NAmE 'mainakroum/ adj. 1 (of photographs, etc. Hfj£#) using only black, white and shades of grey H (ft : monochrome illus-

trations/images H & ji EH / N It o {figurative) a dull monochrome life     Eft A. 2 using different

shades of one colour -fe (ft ► mono chro mat ic /.mnnakra'maetik; NAmE .mainakrou'm-/ adj.: a mono­chromatic colour scheme       mono-chrome

noun [U]: an artist who works in monochrome

mon-ode /'nmnakl; 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 if-fr IR&

mono-coty ledon /.munau.kDtTliidn; NAmE .mainou- ,ka:t-/ (also mono-cot /'nmnakot; NAmE 'mainakait/) noun {biology 4) a plant whose seeds form embryos that produce a single leaf #. A Uf ft — compare di­cotyledon

mono-cul-ture /'monakAltJa(r); NAmE'main-/ noun 1 [u] the practice of growing only one type of crop on a certain area of land #.       2 [C, U] a society

consisting of people who are all the same race, all share the same beliefs, etc. #- — X it ft £;

cl global economic monoculture

mono-cycle /'mnnasaikl; NAmE 'main-/ noun = uni­cycle

mono-cyte /'mnnasait; NAmE 'main-/ noun {biology £.) a type of large white blood cell with a simple round nucleus that can remove harmful substances from the body#^ffl]®,

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mono-drama /'monadraima; NAmE ‘main-/ noun {tech­nical A ifl) a play or show performed by one person #.

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mon ogamy /ma'nngami; NAmE ma'naig-/ noun [U]

■                  the fact or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time — A—if ( U ) —compare bigamy, polygamy 2 the practice or custom of having a sexual relationship with only one partner at a particular time 02 {H ; #■ BE 14 ► mon og am ous /ma'nDgamas; NAmE ma'naig-/ adj. : a monogamous marriage — A — # f!J (ft £l! £0 0 Most birds are monogamous.

mono glot /'mnnaglDt; NAmE 'mainaglait/ noun {tech­nical A T«) a person who speaks only one language R A — compare polyglot

mono-gram /'nmnagraem; 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

± ) ► mono-grammed adj.: a monogrammed hand-

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mono-graph /'monagraif; NAmE 'mainagrasf/ noun {technical A in) a detailed written study of a single subject, usually in the form of a short book irife; ASS

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mono kini /.mDna'kiini; NAmE .main-/ noun an item of clothing for the beach consisting of the bottom half of a bikini - mm

monolingual /.nrona'lirigwal; NAmE .main0-/ adj. speaking or using only one language    ; R #

i§ W : a monolingual dictionary A- i« M H — compare bilingual, multilingual

mono-lith /'mDnaliO; 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 ( Ala

■                  (often disapproving) a single, very large organization, etc. that is very slow to change and not interested in individual people (

► mono-lith-ic /.nmna'liBik; NAmE .maine-/ adj.: a monolithic block E A 0 the monolithic structure

of the state

mono logue {NAmE also mono-log) /'mnnalDg; NAmE 'mainaloig; -laig/ noun 1 [C] a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion