several programs at the same
time 多任务处理 2 the ability to do several things at the same time 能.同时处理
多项事情的
multi.track /'mAltitraek/ 〇〇(/_• (fedm/o?/ 术语）relating to the mixing
of several different pieces of music 多音轨
混合的；多声道的
multi-tude /'mAltitjuid; NAmE
-tu:d/ noun (formal) 1 [C] ~ (of sth/sb) an extremely large
number of things or people 众多；大量：a muititude o/possib沿ties 众多的 可能性◊ a muZfitude 〇/birds —大◊ 77iese dements can be combined a muZtftude
o/ci欲erent ways.这些因 素可以通过无数不同的方式进行组合。orhe region attracts tourists in their
multitudes.这个地区吸引大批游
人0 2 the multitude [sing.+sing./pl. v.] (also the multitudes [pi.]) (sometimes
disapproving) the mass of ordinary people 群众；大批百知；民众：It was an efite that
believed its task was to enlighten the multitude. 精英人物都会认为自己的职责就是启迪群众。◊ to/eed the starving multitudes 使饥饿的群众有饭吃 3 [C] (//tera〇/) a large crowd of people A II HTl throng ： He preached to
the assembled muWtude•他向聚集在那里的 民众布道。IT»ni
cover/hide a multitude of sins (often humorous) to hide the real
situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant掩藏实情；掩盖真相
multi-tu-di-nous/.mAlti'tjuidinas; NAmE
-'tuidinas/ adj.
(/b/7Tw/) extremely large in number 大量的；众多的
,multi-1 user 〇办（cowp/v"./?g 计）able to be used by
more than one person at the same time 多用户（共享）的：a muW-userso/tvvare
Zicence多用户共享奋件许奇,, multi-vita-min /.mAlti1
vitamin; NAmE -'vait-/ noun a pill or medicine
containing several vitamins 多:种维 生i
,multi-'word adj. [only before noun] {linguistics W) consisting of more
than one word 含多个单词的；多词
组合的：muZti-word units such as in Zove’ 如 fall in love的多词组合单位 mum 〇-w /mAm/ noun, adj.
■
not/Ai (8r£) (/SMwf' mom) a mother 妈妈；妈：
My mum says J can’t go.我妈说我不能去。◊ Happy 所rthday, Mzm.妈妈，生日快乐 f o A lot of mums and dads have the same
worries.各多父母都有同样的担忧。
■
adj. ITSTO1 keep mum [informal) to say nothing about
sth; to stay quiet 缄 口禾言■;保持沉默：He fcept mum about
what he’d seen.他对他所看到的只字不说。，mum’s the word! {informal) used to tell sb to
say nothing about sth and keep it secret (提醒别人保守_密）不要 外传
mum-ble /'mAmbl/ verb, noun
u verb to speak or say sth in
a quiet voice in a way that is not clear 嚇哝；口奋不清地说 HTH
mutter： [V] I could hear him mumWing to
hfmsd/•我听到他在喃喃会语。◊ [VN] She
mumWed an apoZogy 她鄉嚷地道了
歉M走了。◊ [V speech]
‘Sony,’ she mumb/ed 她含含— 糊地说：“对不起。” [also
V that] unoun [usually sing.] (also mum.bling [C, usually pi” U]) speech
or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear 喃喃 |
语；哪哝：He spoke in a Zow mumWe, 〇5 i/to himsei/•彳言自号般地哪哦着。◊ 77iey tried to
mafce sense 〇/her
mum Wings.他们试图听
明白她在嘟哝些什么。
mumbo-jumbo /.mAmbau 'd3Amb0u; NAmE .mAmbou 'd3Ambou/ noun [U] {informal,
disapproving) language or a ceremony that seems complicated and
important but is actually without real sense or meaning; nonsense 繁琐 严肃但无意义的语言（或仪式）；胡.言乱语；繁文缛节
mum-mer
/'mAma(r)/
noun an actor in an old
form of drama without words 哑剧演员
mum-mify/'mAmifai/ verb (mum-mi-fies,
mum-mi-fy-ing, mummi-fied, mum-mi*fied) [VN] [usually passive]
to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in
cloth 把..（尸体）制成木六伊 CWTl
EMBALM
mummy /'mAmi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 (fir£) {NAmE mommy, momma) [informaf) a child's word for a
mother ( JL .语）妈咪：‘J want my mummy/’ he
vvai〖ed.他哭叫着：
“我奏妈妈！！◊ /t Ziurts,
Mummy/ 妈妈，疼！ ◊
Mum.my and Daddy wiH .be back soon.妈妈爸爸就要回来 了。2 a body of a human or an animal that has
been mummified木乃伊；经处理保存的人体或动物千尸：an Egyptian mummy —具埃及木乃伊
'mummy^s
boy {Br£) {NAmE 'mama's boy) noun (disapproving) a boy or man who
depends too much on his mother离不开妈妈的男孩（或男子）
mumps /mAmps/ noun [U] a disease,
especially of children, that causes painful swellings in the neck 腮 腺炎
mumsy /'mAmzi/ adj. {BrE, informaf) having a comfortable,
but dull and old-fashioned appearance ^ ;
呆板的；不时髦的：a mum^y dress式样一般的—衣裙
munch /mAntJ/ verb ~ (on/at) sth to eat sth
steadily and often noisily，especially sth crisp 大声咀嚼，用力阻嚼
(脆的食物）chomp ： [V] She munched on an
a即〖e.她在大口啃苹果。◊ [VN] He sat in
a chair munching his toast.他坐在椅子上，嚼着烤面包片。◊ J munched my
way t/irough a huge bowZ 〇/ cereaZ•我狼 吞虎咽地喝了一大碗麦片粥。
Munch-ausen^s
syn-drome /'muntjauzanz sindraum; NAmE -droum/ noun [U] a mental
condition in which sb keeps pretending that they are ill/sick in order to
receive hospital treatment闵希豪生综合征（表现为幻想
生病以便求医或住院的精神障碍）
munch-ies /'mAntJiz/ noun [p\.] (informal) small pieces of food
for eating with drinks at a party 快餐；小吃 ITilTil have the
•munchies (/n/omjfl/) to feel hungry 感 觉饿
mun-dane /mAn'dem/ adj. (often disapproving) not interesting or
exciting 单兩的；平凡的 H771 dull, ordinary: ■ a mundane
tasfc7)'ob 平凡的任务/ 职业◊ Z Zead a
pretty mundane existence.我 35t 着+0 —平M 的生 '活。.◊ On a more
mundane Zevd, can we taZfc about the rimetaWe/or next week?说点儿实际的吧，我们能谈谈下
周的时间安排吗？
mung (also moong /mAQ； mu:r)/) noun 1 (also 'mung bean) a small round green bean 绿豆 2 the tropical plant that produces these beans 绿豆（指植物.）. mu-ni-ci-pal /mjur'msipl/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with or
belonging to a town, city or district that has its own local government 市政的；地方政府的：
municfpa!
dections/councfk 地方 it 府选举；’+政—员 会 0 mimi’dpaZ workers 市政工作者◊ the ios Angefe
Mum’cipd Art GaHery洛杉肌帝立ji术馆 mu-ni-ci-pal-ity /mjui.msi'paelati/ noun {pi. -ies) a town, city or
district with its own local government; the group of officials who govern it 自治市；（市下的）自
治区；p i；或区）政当局
mu-nifi-cent /mjur'nifisnt/ adj. {formal) extremely generous a munfjiicent patron/gi/if/gesmre 慷
慨的赞助人 / 馈赠 / 表示.► mu.nifi.cence /-sns/ notrn [U] mu-ni-tions /mjui'mXnz/ noun [pi.] military
weapons, ammunition, and
equipment 幸需品；军火：a shortage of munitions 0 a munitions factory
兵工厂！► mu.ni.tion ac/y. [only before noun]: a munition
store军需库
munt-jac (also munt-jak) /'mAntd3aek/ noun a type of small deer, originally from
东南亚,）
mup-pet /'mApit/ noun [BrE, informal) a stupid person
蛋；蠢人
mural /'mjuaral; NAmE 'mjordl/ noun a painting, usually a
large one, done on a wall, sometimes on an outside wall of a building 壁画► mural : mural paintings
壁画
mur-der /'m3：da(r); A/Amf'm3：rd-/ noun, verb 麵 nown 1:[U, C] tlie crime of killing sb deliberately 谋杀； 凶杀 HTn homicide ： He was found guilty of murder. 经舍决，他犯有谋杀罪。◊ She has been
charged with the attempted murder 〇/her husband.她被指控意图谋杀丈
‘夫。◊ to commit « murder 犯谋杀罪◊ a murder
case/fnvesrigation/trial凶杀案# /调查；谋杀案的审判
0 The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of cfvrtians.叛乱者对屠杀400名平民负有责任。◊ t W05 the murder weapon?用的是什么凶器？ ◊ The pZay is a murder
mystery.这出焱说命ji 一桩_秘的凶杀