malice | /'mælɪs/ n.
(恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
malicious | /mə'lɪʃəs/ a. Syn. spiteful
(恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
masquerade | /mæskə'reɪd/;/mæskə'rɛd/ n.
(化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
maudlin | /'mɔ:dlɪn/ a. Syn. sentimental
(多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meander | /mɪ'ændə(r)/ v.
(弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
mediocre | /mi:dɪ'oʊkə(r)/ a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
(普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
mercenary | /'mɜrsɪnərɪ/;/-nɛrɪ/ a.
(唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
meretricious | /mɛrɪ'trɪʃəs/ a.
(华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
meticulous | /mɪ'tɪkjʊləs/ a. Syn. scrupulous; cautious
(小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
mettle | /'mɛt(ə)l/ n. Syn. courage; spirit
(勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
microcosm | /'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
(微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
mimic | /'mɪmɪk/ v. Syn. imitate; copy
(模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
misanthrope | /'mɪsənθroʊp/ n.
(厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misnomer | /mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
(错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
monologue | /'mɒnəlɒg/ n.
(独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
morose | /mə'roʊs/ a. Syn. sullen; gloomy
(郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
motley | /'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
(多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
mottled | /'mɒt(ə)ld/ a. Syn. spotted
(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
mundane | /'mʌndeɪn/ a. Syn. worldly; earthly; secular
(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
murky | /'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
(暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
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