大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(五十五)

2016-12-27 11:54:15来源：网络

　　marry [(1) to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; (2) to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)]

　　The priest married the man and woman. (1)

　　Jim married Sue last Sunday. (2)

　　mass [an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size]

　　The gravity force of a space object depends on its mass.

　　mate [to bring together a male and a female to create another creature]

　　Their dogs mated last week so they should have puppies soon.

　　material [(1) the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; (2) anything that can be made into something else]

　　Which materials are used to build houses in your country? (1)

　　Scientists are using genetic material to create plants and animals different from those in nature. (2)

　　mathematics [the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs]

　　Their mathematics test had questions on algebra and geometry.

　　matter [(1) anything that can be seen or felt; (2) what things are made of]

　　Scientists are trying to measure all the matter in the universe. (1)

　　Anything you can see or feel is made of matter. (2)

　　may [a word used with an action word to mean permit (1) or possible (2) ]

　　May I go? (1)

　　They may leave tomorrow. (2)

　　mayor [the chief official of a city or town government]

　　Her father was elected mayor of Springfield.

　　meal [food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner]

　　Take this medicine after every meal.

　　mean [(1) to want to; (2) to give the idea of; (3) to have the idea of]

　　She meant to call you on the telephone, but she forgot. (1)

　　Tell me what you mean to do about the damage to my car. (2)

　　I know what you mean. (3)

　　measure [(1) to learn the amount, size or distance of something; (2) an action taken; (3) a legislative proposal]

　　I will measure the size of the windows. (1)

　　What measures did you take to prevent more damage? (2)

　　The Senate approved the measure. (3)

　　meat [the part of a dead animal used for food]

　　She no longer eats meat; only vegetables, grains and fruits.

　　media [all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio]

　　The big story in the media is the vote counting problem.

　　medicine [(1) a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; (2) the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health]

　　She started feeling better after she began using the medicine. (1)

　　His wife is studying medicine at the Harvard Medical School. (2)

　　meet [to come together with someone or something at the same time and place]

　　We will meet here tomorrow with other members of the committee.

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