1
of or belonging to the
speaker or writer 我的： Where’s my passport?我的护照在哪儿？. ◊ My jfeet-are coZd.我的涵冷。2 used in exclamations
to express surprise, etc.(用于感叹句，表示吃惊等）：My goodne&s/ ioofc
at the time/ 天哪！看看几点了！ 3 used when addressing sb，to show af丨ection (_呼别人时使
用，表示亲切）：mydectr/darZin^/iove佘癡知；義的
;宝贝JL/心肝儿..4 used when
addressing sb that you consider to have a lower status than you (对下级由称
呼）：My dear gH you’re wrong•我亲爱的株 错了。<
my.al.gia
/mai'aeld3a/ /7〇ww [U] (/r?«y/cfl/ 医）pain in a muscle ► my-al-gic /-d3ik/ adj. — see also ME n. my-al-gic en-ceph-alo-my-eli-tis
/mai,aBld3ik en.sefa-
laumaia'laitis; NAmE -.sefalem-/ noun [U] = ME n. my-col-ogy /mai'kDlad3i; NAmE -'kail-/ noun [U] the scientific
study of fungi 貪菌学一see also fungus
mye-lin /'maialin/ noun [U] {biology a mixture of proteins and fats that surrounds many
nerve cells, increasing the speed at which they send signals 髓憐 月旨，髓鞘质（由脂质、蛋白质组成，包绕在神经纤维轴
突上）
mye-loma
/.maia'leuma;
NAmE -'louma/ {pi. mye-lo-mas or mye.lo.mata /-mata/) now/r
(med/cfl/ 医）a type of cancer found as a tumour inside the bone 骨髓瘤 mynah /'mama/ (also mynah bird) noun a SE Asian bird with
dark feathers, that can copy human speech 鹤 哥，家 _ 八哥，八哥（东南亚一种能模仿人说话的黑羽鸟）
my-opia /mai'aupia; NAmE -'oupia/ noun [U] 1 {technical 7ft t#) the inability to see things clearly
when they are far away 近视 HT1 short sight, short-sightedness
2
(formal, disapproving) the inability to see
what the results of a particular action or decision will be; the inability to
think about anything outside your own situ- ation 目光短.浅；缺乏远见’H771 short-sightedness
►
my-opic /mai'Dpik; NAmE -'aipik/ adj. {technical ： a myopic chi〖4/eye 近视的孩子 / 眼◊ (d/sfl/jproWng) a myopic strategy ‘乏远见策略◊ myopic voters 目光 短浅的投票者一see also short-sighted my-opic aMy /mai'Dpikli; NAmE -'a:pik-/ adv.
myr-iad /'miriad/ noun (literary) an extremely large
number of sth 无数；大量：Designs are avafZaWe a
myriad o/coZours. 4种色彩的款式应有尽有。► myriad adj. ： the myriad problems 0/ modem Zi/e 现代生活中的
大量问题
myrrh /m3：(r)/ noun [U] a sticky substance
with a sweet smell that comes from trees and is used to make PERFUME and INCENSE没药（芳香液状树脂，用于制香
水等）
myrtle /'m3：tl; NAmE 'm3：rtl/ noun [U, C] a bush with
shiny leaves, pink or white flowers and bluish-black BERRIES香桃木；番樱桃；爱神木
my-self
/mai'self/
pron.
1 (the reflexive form oh * I 的反身形式）used when the speaker
or writer is also the person affected by an action (用于动作影响说话人或作者时）我自己：/cut mysd/ on a fcm/e.我用刀肘割柺了自己。◊ I wrote a
message to mysd/•我给自己留了个便‘。◊ / /ound mysei/
unabZe to speafc.我发现自己 不由话了。o 1 haven't been feeling myself
recently (= I have not felt well).我最近—觉不太好。〇J needed space to be myseZ/ (=not influenced by other
people).我龠要给自己留点儿
空间。2 used to emphasize the
fact that the speaker is doing sth (强调说话者在做某事）我本人，‘亲自： speafc to her mysd/•我要亲自去跟她说。◊ J mysd/ do not
agree.我本人术同意。n»!?!l (all) by my'self 1 alone; without
anyone else (義）独自，单独：I Zive by mysd/. 我自己一个人生活。2withouthelp (我）适立地： Jpamted the room aH by myseZ/.我独 | 一人粉刷了屋子。
(all) to my'self for the speaker or
writer alone; not shared 独自享用：J had a whole pizza to
mysd/•我独自 吃了.〃整t比萨饼。
myS-teri-OUS O^r /mi'stiarias; NAmE -'stir-/ adj.
1 difficult to understand or explain; strange 神秘的；
奇怪的；不易解释的：He died fn mysterious
circumstances. 他的 死因是个链。 〇A mysterious fHness is
eering aW the animak. —种奇怪的疾病正在侵袭所有的
动物。2 (especially
of people 尤指人）strange and interesting because you do not know much
about them 神 秘的；陌生的
HTO enigmatic ： A mysterious young woman is Hvfng next
door•—位神秘的年轻女手住在
隔壁。3 (of people 人）not saying much about
sth, especially when other people want to know more 诡秘 的；故弄玄虚的：He was bdng very
mysterious about where he wck
goin^.他十分诡秘，闭口不谈他要去哪里。
► mys-teri-ous-ly adv. ： My watch had mysteriously disappeared.我舍手表不知怎么就不见了。oA^terf- ousZy, the streets were deserted.不知怎的，街’王空’无
一人。She was smi7ing
mysteriously•她沉默不
语，知秘地笑着。mys.teri.ous.ness/7〇t//7 [U] mys-tery /'mistri/ noun {pi. -ies)
3
[C] something that is difficult to
understand or to
explain神秘的事物；不可理解之事；奧秘：ft is one 〇/ the great unsolved mysteries 〇/ this century.这是本世&
尚未解开的_大奧秘之一。◊ TViefr motives
remain a mystery•他们的动机仍然是个谜。◊ It’s a complete mystery to me why they
chose hi'm.我真无法理解他们为
什么会选他。2 [C] (often used含s an adjective侖用#形 容词）a person or thing that
is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it:神秘 的人（或事物 陌生而有趣的人（或事物）：He’s a bit
〇/ a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。◊ 77iere was a
myste/y guest on the programme.节目里有位神秘嘉宾。
◊
77ie Sand was _/iincmced by a mystery
bacfcer.这个乐队
是由一个不为人知的人资i的。◊ (B/f) a mystery tour
'(=when you do not know where you are going)漫游 3
[U]
the quality of being difficult to understand or to explain, especially when
this makes sb/sth seem inter- esting and exciting 神秘;.不可思议；奧秘：Mystery surrounds her
disappearcmce.她的失g引起了重重备团。
〇 His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known
about it).他来历不明。◊ The darfc glasses give her cm air 〇/mystery. 墨镜合她显得有些神秘。4 [C]
a
story, a film/movie or a
play in which crimes and strange events are only explained at the end 疑案 /j、 说（或电影、戏剧
>:/
enjoy murder mysteries.
欢凶杀奇案作品。5 mysteries [pL]
secret religious ceremonies; secret knowledge秘密品宗教仪式；秘密知
识：(figurative) the teacher who
initiated me into the mysteries 〇/mathematics把我引进神秘的数学世界的老师
6 [C] a religious belief
that cannot be explained or proved in a scientific way (宗教信仰的）奧义，奧秘， 奧迹：the mystery 〇/creation造物的奧秘
'mystery play (also 'miracle play) noun a type of play that
was popular between the 11th and I4tii centuries and was based on events in the
Bible or the lives of the Christian saints奧迹剧，神秘剧（11到14世纪间流行 的一种宗教剧，以《圣经》故事或基督教圣徒的生活为
素材}
.mystery
'shopper noun a person whose job is
to visit or telephone a shop/store or other business pretending to be a
customer, in order to get information on the quality of the service, the
facilities, etc.神秘顾客（受雇
假扮成顾客去了解服务质量等的人）►,mystery 'shopping/7〇w/r.[U].
mys-tic /'mistik/
noun a person who tries to
become united with God through prayer and meditation
and so understand important things that are beyond normal human
understanding潜修者；神秘主义者
mys-tic-al /'mistikl/
(also less frequent mys-tic /'mistik/)
adj. 1 having spiritual
powers or qualities that are diffi- cult to understand or to explain 择秘的；不可思议的；
难以解释的：mystical /orces/^owers神秘的夬量/ 力
◊
mystic beauty 不可思议的美丽◊ Watching the sun rise
over the
mountain was an almost mystical experience. 看着太阳爬上山冈，这几乎是一种难以言传的体验。
4
connected with mysticism 潜修的；神秘主义的：the mysrican^e 潜修生活► mys.tic.al.ly /-kli/
adv.
mys-ti-cism /'mistisizam/
noun [U] the belief that
knowledge of God and of real truth can be found through prayer and meditation rather than through
reason and the senses 神秘主义：Eastern mysticism 东方神秘 主义