1、实用高中英语用法详解词典(下)M machinemE5Fi:n n.1.C机器,机械:Many new machines have been imported. 进口了许多新机器。 2.C领导机关;机构:the machine of government 政府机关machinerymE5Fi:nErI n.机器;机械:The machinery in the factory consists of several different kinds of machines. 工厂里的机械设备包括许多种不同的机器。【用法】machinery 是集合名词,表示机器的总称,不可数,且没有复数形式。mad
2、mAd adj.1.发疯的,精神失常的;由于疯狂的:This noise will send me mad.这吵声会使我发疯。 2. 疯狂的;不顾危险的:a mad plan冒险的方案 3.(常与with, at连用)生气的;愤怒的:The director got mad at me because I forgot my lines. 导演对我很生气,因为我忘了台词。4. 极快活的:He was mad with joy. 他欣喜假设狂。5. 狂热的;着迷的:Hes mad on computer games at the moment. 他正沉迷于游戏。6. 患狂犬病的(狗):a mad
3、 dog 狂犬be mad about sth 对极感兴趣(着迷):Theyre made about football. 他们狂迷足球。/ drive send sb mad 使某人发疯 / go run mad发怒,发疯 / like mad 疯狂地,猛烈地,拼命地madam, madame5mAdEm n.1.夫人,女士:Can I help you, madam 女士,我能帮您什么忙吗?2. (Madam)用于公函的开头,以称呼不知姓名的妇女:Dear Madam 敬启者【用法】madame 表示对已婚或未婚妇女的尊称;对男性的尊称,通常用 sir,它们均不与姓或姓名连用。magazi
4、nemAE5zi:n n. 1.C杂志:How often does this magazine come out 这本杂志隔多久出版一次?2. C弹药库:a powder magazine 火药库 magic5mAdVIk n. 1. U魔法;巫术:Some people still believe in magic. 有些人仍然相信魔法。2. U魅力;魔力:magic of music音乐的魅力adj.1.魔术的:a magic spell 摩法咒语 / She has a magic touch. She puts everything right. 她的手巧得像有魔术,什么东西一摸就得
5、。 2.有魅力的;极好的,美妙的:The way she sings is absolutely magic. 他的歌唱技巧真是妙不可言。magnificentmA5nIfIsEnt adj.壮丽的,宽宏的;极好的:The magnificent scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye. 瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。maidmeId n.1.C女仆,侍女:Ask the hour maid servant to keep up the house. 叫那个女钟点工清扫房子。2. C少女,未婚女子mailmeIl n.1.U邮
6、政;邮件:We got loads of mail this morning. 今天上午我们收到了大量邮件。/ special delivery mail 快递邮件 / The mail arrived late today. 邮件今天来晚了。2.邮轮:the Irish Mail爱尔兰号邮轮v.(美)邮寄:I mailed the little two days ago. 我两天前寄出了那封信。mailbox5meil7bRks n. C邮筒;邮箱:There is a mailbox just down the street. 沿这条街下去有一个信箱。mainmeIn adj. 主要的;最
7、重要的;最大的:a busy main road 繁忙的大路 / Here are the main events in todays news again. 现在重复一遍今天的新闻要点。n. (常用pl)(自来水、石油及煤气等的)总管,(供电)干线:mains electricity 干线供应的电力 by main force 全力 / in the main 大局部,大体上:We found English people very friendly in the main. 我们发现英国人大体上都很友善。/ with by might and main 尽全力地【辨析】main与chief
8、:参见 chief。mainland5meInlEnd n. C大陆:Ferry services operate between the islands and the mainland. 在大陆和各岛之间有轮渡效劳。maintainmeIn5teIn vt.1.保持;维持:The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region. 军队已被调来维持这一地区的秩序。major5meIdVE adj. 1.较大的;较多的;主要的:The car needs major repairs. 这辆汽车需要大修。/ There haven
9、t been any major problems. 没有任何重大的难题。2. 较为年长的:Brown major大布朗n.1.C少校2.C大学主修科目:She entered college as a history major. 她在大学里主修历史。vi.(与in连用) (在大学里)主修【提醒】尽管 major 表示“比其他的更重要,但不与 than 连用来进行比较:This is a major new book about American history. 这是一本关于美国历史的新书。不能说:This book is major than that one. majoritymE5d
10、VRrItI n.1.大多数;大局部:The majority of students were was indifferent to the political meeting. 大多数学生对政治集会漠不关心。2.(用单数)多数与少数之间的差距:He was elected by a majority of over 900 votes. 他以超过对方900 多票中选。3.C法定年龄,成年 in the majority 拥有多数的;占多数的:At the meeting, young people were in the majority. 这次会议年轻人占多数。【用法】majority
11、表示“大多数人,用作主语时,谓语可用单数(侧重整体),也可用复数(侧重个体):The majority were was against the decision. 大多数人反对这个决定。make meIk vt. (made, made)1.做,制造,创造:He made a model plane out of wood. 他用木头做了一架模型飞机。2.使;使之:Overeating made him ill. 他吃得太多生病了。/ Have I made myself clear 我讲清楚了没有 3. 赚(钱),挣得;赢得:How much do you make from workin
12、g part-time 你做兼职赚多少钱?4.整理(床铺),布置:Did you make your bed 你整理好了床铺没有?5.迫使;令:Dont make me laugh. 别惹我发笑。6.使呈;使看来像:This photograph makes her look very young. 她在这张照片中显得很年轻。7.计算而得;估计:What time do you make it 你看现在几点?8.总计,等于,得到之数目:Sixty minutes make an hour. 60 分钟为1小时。9.(指好的方面)成为:The hall would make a good the
13、ater. 这礼堂适合演戏。10.提出,给予:Ill make you an offer of 100.我向你出价100镑。n.C,U样式;牌子:What make of car did you buy 你买哪一种牌子的汽车? make as if to 装着要(做):He made as it to hit me. 他装出要打我的样子。/ make believe 假装 / make it 及时到达;成功 / make ones way 前去;去:I made my way home. 我回家去。/ make of 懂得;了解;解释:I cant make of what he wants.
14、 我不了解他要什么。/ make off 匆匆逃走 / make out 开出,写(支票、账目等):He immediately sat down and made out a check. 他立刻坐下来开了一张支票。/ make up和解;和好;捏造,虚构(故事、诗等):The boy made up a story; it was not true. 男孩编了个故事,这故事不是真的。/ make up for 补偿:Were working fast to try and make up for lost time. 我们在努力工作,试图补偿失去的时间。/ make the most of
15、 sth 充分利用某事物【用法】1.make 意为“做,通常用来表示做出原来不存在的事物,而do 那么通常表示做某个动作:make a noise 弄出声音 / do washing 洗衣服。2. be made of 与 be made from 均意为“由制造,但用法不同:前者指制成的某物能识别出所使用的原材料,后者指制成的某物看不出所使用的原材料或发生了化学变化:The table is made of wood. 这张桌子是用木头做的。/ Paper can be made of rag. 用破布可以造纸。3. 用作使役动词,接动词不定式作宾语补足语时,该不定式不能带 to,但假设 m
16、ake 为被动语态,那么不定式必须带 to:Though he had often made his little sister cry, today he was made to cry by his little sister. 虽然他曾经常把他小妹妹弄哭,但今天他被他小妹妹弄哭了。4. make 除了可接不带 to 的不定式作宾语补足语外,还可接过去分词、形容词、介词短语等作宾语补足语,但习惯上不接现在分词的复合结构作宾语补足语。malemeIl adj. 1. 男性的;雄性的:Two male people are quite enough for the job. 有两个男人干这件事就够了。 / a male horse 公马 2. 阳刚的3. (机器的零部件)阳的,凸的