第一部分

manly[’mænli]

adj. 男子气概的,雄赳赳的〈同 masculine, strong〉
例 Policemen and firefighters are sometimes considered to be manly.
警察和消防员有时被认为富有男子气概。

mannerism[’mænərɪzəm]

n. 特殊习惯,怪癖〈同 habit, peculiarity〉
例 She’s a very nice person but she has the funniest mannerisms, like she holds her nose when she’s thinking!
她是个好人,不过她也有一些非常有意思的怪癖,比如她在思考的时候会抓着自己的鼻子!
联 mannerist n. 矫揉造作者;mannerless adj. 无礼貌的

mansion[’mæn∫ən]

n. 大厦;公寓〈同 edifice, estate〉
例 The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live.
街道两旁是巨大的豪宅,里面住的都是富人和名人。

mantle[’mæntəl]

n. 地幔;覆盖物〈同 covering〉
例 After the blizzard, a mantle of snow covered the fields.
暴风雪过后,大地盖上了一层雪。
联 manteau n. 披风,斗篷;mantic adj. 预言的,预言性的;mantis n.【昆】螳螂;manual adj. 手的;手工的;covering n. 遮盖物

manure[mə’njʊə(r)]

n. 肥料〈同 fertilizer〉
例 The manure was spread on the soil before the seeds were planted.
播种之前在地里撒上了肥料。

maritime[’mærɪtaɪm]

adj. 海上的,海事的〈同 marine, oceanic〉
例 The fishermen lived in a maritime village.
渔民们住在一个海边的村子里。
联 marine adj. 海的;航海的;mariner n. 水手;marital adj. 婚姻的

mason[’meɪsən]

n. 泥瓦匠〈同 bricklayer〉
例 The number of masons who once worked on the Great Wall was countless.
曾经在长城上干活的泥瓦匠数不胜数。
联 masonry n. 石工术;石匠职业;stonemason n. 石工,石匠

materialism[mə’tɪərɪəlɪzəm]

n. 实利主义,物质主义;唯物主义
例 Materialism had become such a part of her life that she was always talking about what she was planning to buy next.
物质主义已经成为她生活的一部分,她总是谈论自己接下来计划买什么。
联 materialist n. 唯物主义者;materialistic adj. 唯物论的;idealism n. 理想主义

maverick[’mævərɪk]

adj. 独行的;不遵守传统的〈同 independent〉
例 The maverick pilot would not obey orders and was expelled from the Air Force.
那名特立独行的飞行员不遵守命令,被开除出空军。
n. 持异议者,自行其是者〈同 nonconformist〉
例 That scientist is a maverick who doesn’t care about what others think.
那名科学家是个自行其是的人,根本不关心别人怎么想。

meager[’mi:gə(r)]

adj. 缺乏的,不足的〈同 scanty, poor〉
例 Without a job, he could only afford meager dinners.
没有工作,他只能负担得起寒酸的晚餐。

第二部分

meaningful[’mi:nɪŋfʊl]

adj. 意味深长的〈同 significant, important〉
例 His hours of study before the exam were meaningful and he got a high score.
他在考试之前几个小时的学习非常有意义,他考试得到了高分。

melodious[mɪ’ləʊdɪəs]

adj. 旋律优美的,悦耳的〈同 harmonious, euphonic〉
例 I sang a melodious lullaby to my baby.
我给宝宝唱了一首旋律优美的摇篮曲。
联 melody n. 旋律,悦耳的音调;melodic adj. 旋律的;音调美妙的;mellifluous adj. 如蜜般的;流畅的;dulcet adj. 美妙的,悦耳的

melodrama[’melədrɑ:mə]

n. 音乐剧;情节剧
例 Their house is like a melodrama; there is always an interesting crisis happening.
他们的房子就像一出情节剧一样;经常会发生有趣的危机。

membrane[’membreɪn]

n. 膜,薄膜
例 Our body’s vital organs are covered and protected by special membranes.
人身体中的重要器官有特殊的膜覆盖和保护。

mesmerize[’mezməraɪz]

vt. 施催眠术;使入迷,迷住〈同 hypnotize; fascinate〉
例 The exciting move mesmerized everyone in the theater.
这一激动人心的举动令剧院内的所有人陶醉。
联 mesmeric adj. 催眠的;迷人的;mesmerism n. 催眠术;mesmerist n. 催眠师;bewitch v. 施魔法于,蛊惑

metabolism[me’tæbəlɪzəm]

n. 新陈代谢
例 He had such a high metabolism that he would eat and eat but not gain any weight.
他有极高的新陈代谢能力,因此他可以不停地吃,却不会增重。
联 metabolic adj. 新陈代谢的

metaphor[’metəfə(r)]

n. 隐喻,暗喻〈同 parable〉
例 “He soared like an eagle”is an example of a simile;“He is an eagle in flight”is a metaphor.
“他像鹰一样翱翔”是明喻的例子;“他是一只翱翔的雄鹰”则是暗喻。

meteor[’mi:tɪə(r)]n. 流星

例 Most meteors burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
大多数流星在进入地球大气层后都会被燃烧殆尽。
联 meteorite n. 陨星,陨石;meteorology n. 气象学;meteorologist n. 气象学者

methodology[ˌmeθə’dɒləʤi]

n. 方法论,方法学
例 The scientist was well-known for his creative methodology in laboratory experiments.
这位科学家以其在实验室实验方面的创造性方法而闻名.联 methodically adv. 有条理地;井然地

meticulous[mə’tɪkjʊləs]

adj. 一丝不苟的,过细的〈同 scrupulous, factidious〉
例 She was meticulous when she cleaned her room and left nothing dirty.
她在打扫自己房间的时候非常细致,不留下任何脏东西。
联 ridiculous adj. 可笑的;荒谬的;credulous adj. 轻信的;sedulous adj. 勤勉的;pendulous adj. 下垂的;tremulous adj. 震颤的,颤抖的;bibulous adj. 饮酒的,嗜酒的

第三部分

microbe[’maɪkrəʊb]

n. 细菌,微生物〈同 germ, bacteria〉
例 The disease is attributed to a microbe.
这种疾病归因于一种细菌。
联 microcosm n. 微观世界;microorganism n. 微生物

mighty[’maɪti]

adj. 强大的,巨大的〈同 powerful, great〉
例 The hero in the book was mighty and he fought dragons and tigers.
书中的主人公非常强大,他能斗蛟龙、战猛虎。

migrant[’maɪgrənt]

n. 候鸟;移民
例 The migrant traveled from city to city to find jobs.
那名移居者从一个城市到另一个城市来寻找工作。
联 immigrant n. 移民(移入);emigrant n. 移民(移出);migrate v. 移居;(鸟类的)迁徒;migration n. 定期迁移;迁居

milestone[’maɪlstəʊn]

n. 里程碑;划时代的事件〈同 significant development, landmark〉
例 Man’s first step on the Moon was a milestone in science.
人类在月球上迈出的第一步,是科学领域的里程碑。

milieu[’mi:ljə:; (US)mi:’ljə:]

n. 环境;背景〈同 environment, surroundings〉
例 It is incongruous to find an abstemious person in a milieu of affluence.
一个节俭的人处在一个富裕的社会环境里,是非常不协调的。
联 militia n. 民兵;medium n. 媒体,媒介

millennia[mɪ’lenɪə]

n. 一千年,千禧年〈同 a thousand years〉
例 Many millennia have passed since China’s history began to be recorded.
自中国历史有记载以来,已经过去了数千年。

millionaire[ˌmɪljə’neə(r)]

n. 百万富翁例 The businessman dreamed of becoming a millionaire.
那名商人梦想着成为百万富翁。

mime[maɪm]

vt. 模拟,模仿〈同 mimic, imitate〉
例 Some insects will mime a twig when in danger.
有一些昆虫在遇到危险的情况下会模仿树枝。
联 mimetic adj. 模仿的;(生物)拟态的;pantomime n. 哑剧;mimic v. 模仿;戏弄;mine n. 矿,矿山

mimicry[’mɪmɪkri]

n.【生物】拟态;模仿
例 Mimicry is a biological phenomenon characterized by the superficial resemblance of two or more organisms that are not closely related.
拟态是一种生物学现象,其特点是没有密切关系的两个或多个生物体外表相似。

minuscule[’mɪnəskju:l]

adj. 极小的〈同 tiny, very small〉
例 The students used a microscope to look at a minuscule organism.
学生们用显微镜来观察微小的有机体。
联 minute adj. 微小的;minutiae n. 细节

第四部分

mirage[’mɪrɑ:ʒ]

n. 海市蜃楼,幻景〈同 illusion, delusion〉
例 Thirsty people walking in the desert are likely to see a mirage of a pond.
口渴的人在沙漠里行走,很可能会看到池塘的海市蜃楼。
联 miraculous adj. 神奇的;mirror n. 镜子;rage n. 愤怒,狂暴

mischief[’mɪstʃɪf]

n. 恶作剧,淘气
例 The dog’s mischief made a mess of the house when the owners were gone.
当主人不在家的时候,顽皮的狗把整个屋子弄得一团糟。
联 mischievous adj. 恶作剧的,淘气的

mistrust[mɪs’trʌst]

vt. 不信任,不相信,怀疑〈同 distrust, suspect〉
例 She mistrusted her husband’s excuse for coming home late and asked him repeatedly what he had been doing.
她不相信丈夫所说的回家晚的理由,因此一遍遍地问他都做了什么。
联 mistrustful of 不相信,怀疑

mitigate[’mɪtɪgeɪt]

vt. 使减轻,使缓和〈同 alleviate, relieve〉
例 A bouquet of roses should mitigate your wife’s anger.
一束玫瑰花应该能缓和您妻子的怒气。
联 mitigable adj. 可缓和的,可减轻的;mitigation n. 减轻;castigate vt. 严惩;申斥;instigate vt. 怂恿;irrigate v. 灌溉;使潮湿

moan[məʊn]

n. 呻吟〈同 groan, sob〉
例 I could hear the moans of the patient in the next room.
我能听到隔壁房间那名患者的呻吟声。
v. 发出呻吟声;抱怨〈同 lament〉
例 She moaned all night when her pet fish died.
她的宠物鱼死后,她哀叹了一整夜。

moat[məʊt]

n. 护城河,壕沟〈同 trench〉
例 The moat around the castle was ten feet deep.
城堡周围的护城河有十英尺深。

mold[məʊld]

vt. 塑造〈同 shape, model〉
例 The sculptor molded the clay into a flowerpot.
雕刻家用模子把黏土做成花盆。
n. ①模子;铸型〈同 die, frame〉
例 She makes candles by pouring wax into copper molds.
她通过把蜡倒入铜模具中来制作蜡烛。
②霉菌〈同 fungus〉
例 I threw out the bread because of the mold spotting its surface.
我把那块面包扔了,因为面包表面都长霉菌了。

molten[’məʊltən]

adj. 熔融的,熔化的〈同 melted, fused〉
例 The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
摧毁庞贝古城的是火山灰,而不是维苏威火山喷出的熔岩。

momentary[’məʊməntəri]

adj. 暂时的,瞬间的〈同 instantaneous〉
例 The sight of the shooting star was only momentary.
看到流星只是一瞬间的事。

monarch[’mɒnək]

n. 君主,帝王〈同 king, ruler〉
例 Prince William may become the next English monarch.
威廉王子或许将成为下一任英国国王。