[N-COUNT 可数名词]主人；雇主；老板 A servant's master is the man that he or she works for.
My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private...
我的主人命令我务必私下里传递消息。
In 1777 several northern states encouraged white masters to free their slaves for military service.
1777年，北方的几个州鼓励白人奴隶主解放奴隶，让他们参军。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](狗的)拥有者，主人 A dog's master is the man or boy who owns it.
[usu poss N]
The dog yelped excitedly when his master opened a desk drawer and produced his leash.
主人打开抽屉拿出牵狗用的皮带时，狗兴奋地叫了起来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
past master
；专家；能手；高手 If you say that someone is a master of a particular activity, you mean that they are extremely skilled at it.
[usu N of/at/in n/-ing]
[ADJ n]
She was a master of the English language...
她是英文高手。
He is a master at blocking progress...
他特别擅长充当拦路虎。
They appear masters in the art of making regulations work their way.
他们似乎十分擅长利用规章制度为自己服务。
...a master craftsman.
手艺高超的工匠
...a master criminal.
手段高明的罪犯
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[N-VAR 可变名词]（局势的）控制者，主宰者 If you are master of a situation, you have complete control over it.
[usu N of n]
Jackson remained calm and always master of his passions...
杰克逊镇定自若，始终克制着情绪。
He was under no illusions as to who was master in his house.
对于谁当家作主，他不抱任何幻想。
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[VERB 动词]掌握；精通 If you master something, you learn how to do it properly or you succeed in understanding it completely.
[V n]
Duff soon mastered the skills of radio production...
达夫很快掌握了广播节目制作的技能。
Students are expected to master a second language.
学生应该掌握一门第二语言。
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[VERB 动词]控制；掌控 If you master a difficult situation, you succeed in controlling it.
[V n]
When you have mastered one situation you have to go on to the next...
一旦控制住了一个局面，又得接着应付下一个。
His genius alone has mastered every crisis.
仅凭天分，他就控制了所有的危机。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
headmaster
；
housemaster
；男教师 A master is a male teacher.
[usu n N]
[BRIT 英]
Mr Palmer was a retired maths master.
帕尔默先生是一名退休的数学教师。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
old master
；(已故)著名画家，艺术大师 A famous male painter of the past is often called a master .
...a portrait by the Dutch master, Vincent Van Gogh.
一幅由荷兰著名画家文森特·凡·高所作的画像
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[ADJ 形容词]（电影、录音等）原始拷贝的，母盘的，母带的 A master copy of something such as a film or a tape recording is an original copy that can be used to produce other copies.
[ADJ n]
Keep one as a master copy for your own reference and circulate the others.
一盘留作母带自用，其余的都分发出去。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](商船的)船长 The master of a ship that carries passengers or goods is its captain.
[usu with poss]
...the Royal Pacific's master.
“皇家太平洋”号的船长
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[N-SING 单数名词]硕士学位 A master's degree can be referred to as a master's .
I've a master's in economics.
我获得了经济学硕士学位。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]长老(信徒对宗教法师或领袖的称呼)Master is sometimes used by the followers of a male religious teacher or leader as a way of referring to him or addressing him.
[oft the N； N-VOC]
She believed that she had been selected by the Master to reveal forgotten wisdom.
她认为自己是被长老选中来揭示被人们遗忘的智慧的。
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[N-TITLE 头衔名词](旧时的)少爷，小主人；君(现在用于信件中对男孩的称谓) In the past, Master was used before a boy's name as a polite way of referring to him or addressing him. Nowadays, Master can be written before a boy's name when addressing a letter to him.
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
Nice to see you, Master Simon.
很高兴见到您，西蒙少爷。
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[PHRASE 短语]自己作主；独立自主 If you say that you are your own master, you mean that your decisions are not controlled by other people and you are free to do what you want.
[V and N inflect]
It was no place for a man who liked to be his own master.
这绝非喜爱独立自主的人能呆下去的地方。
Oxford
mas·ter★/ˈmɑːstə(r); NAmEˈmæstər/
noun
,
verb
,
adjective
mastermastersmasteredmasteringnoun★of servants 仆人1★( old-fashioned) a man who has people working for him, often as servants in his home （男）主人，雇主◆They lived in fear of their master.他们惧怕主人，提心吊胆地过日子。person in control 主宰2masterof sth a person who is able to control sth 主宰；主人；有控制力的人◆She was no longer master of her own future.她已无法把握自己的未来。skilled person 有技能的人3★master(of sth) a person who is skilled at sth 能手；擅长…者◆a master of disguise精于伪装的人◆a master of the serve-and-volley game发球截击的高手☞see also
past master
dog owner 狗的主人4the male owner of a dog 狗的男主人◆The dog saved its master's life.这条狗救了它的主人。☞compare
mistress
(4 )teacher 教师5( BrE) ( old-fashioned) a male teacher at a school, especially a private school （尤指私立学校的）男教师◆the physics master物理老师☞compare
schoolmaster
,
mistress
(2 )university degree 大学学位6★master's(alsoˈmaster's degree)a second university degree, or, in Scotland, a first university degree, such as an MA 硕士学位（大学的中级学位；在苏格兰指初级学位）◆He has a Master's in Business Administration.他获得了工商管理硕士学位。☞see also
MA
,
MB
(1 ),
MBA
,
MSc
7(usuallyMaster )a person who has a master'sdegree 硕士；有硕士学位的人◆a Master of Arts/Science文科╱理科硕士captain of ship 船长8the captain of a ship that transports goods （货船的）船长famous painter 著名画家9a famous painter who lived in the past （已故）著名画家，绘画大师◆an exhibition of work by the French master, Monet法国著名画家莫奈的作品展☞see also
old master
(1 )original record/tape/movie 原版录音╱磁带╱电影10( often used as an adjective 常用作形容词) a version of a record, tape, film/movie, etc. from which copies are made 母带；母片；原始拷贝◆the master copy原始拷贝title 称谓11Master( old-fashioned) a title used when speaking to or about a boy who is too young to be called Mr(also used in front of the name on an envelope, etc.) （对年龄小而不便称作“先生”的男孩的称谓；也用在信封等处的人名前）少爷，君12Master(in Britain) the title of the head of some schools and university colleges （英国）校长，院长◆the Master of Wolfson College沃尔夫森学院院长13Mastera title used for speaking to or about some religious teachers or leaders （对宗教导师或领袖的称谓）大师，师傅HELPThere are many other compounds ending in master.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 master 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMbe your own ˈmaster/ˈmistressto be free to make your own decisions rather than being told what to do by sb else 独立自主☞more at
serve
v.verblearn/understand 学会；理解1mastersth to learn or understand sth completely 精通；掌握◆to masternew skills/techniques掌握新的技能╱技术◆French was a language he had never mastered.法语他一直没有学好。control 控制2mastersth to manage to control an emotion 控制（情绪）◆She struggled hard to master her temper.她竭力按住性子，不发脾气。3mastersth/sb to gain control of an animal or a person 控制（动物或人）adjective[only before noun ]skilled 熟练1~ baker/chef/mason, etc.used to describe a person who is very skilled at the job mentioned （描述精于某职业的人）熟练的，灵巧的，有技能的most important 最重要2the largest and/or most important 最大的；最重要的◆the master bedroom主卧室◆a master file/switch主文件；总开关mas·ter/ˈmɑːstə(r); NAmEˈmæstər/
1skilled person someone who is very skilled at somethingmaster of Runyon was a master of the short story. a master of disguise Hitchcock was an acknowledged master of suspense.master at (doing) something She’s a master at manipulating people. a work of art by a true master2be a past master (at something) British English to be very good at doing something because you have done it a lot: He’s a past master at getting free drinks out of people.3man with authority old-fashioneda)a man who has control or authority over servants or workers → mistress: You’ll have to ask the master’s permission.b)the male owner of a dog → mistress4be your own master to be in control of your own life or work: Determined to be his own master, Simmons quit in 1998 and started working freelance.5be master of your own fate/destiny literary to be in complete control of what happens to you: Our country must be master of its own economic destiny.6original a document, record etc from which copies are made: I gave him the master to copy.7 Master of Arts/Science/Education etc a university degree in an arts subject, a science subject etc that you can get after your first degree →
MA
, MSc
, MEd
, MPhil
, → Bachelor of Arts/Science/Education etc
at bachelor(2)
8teachera)British English old-fashioned a male teacher → headmaster, headmistressb) (also Master) a wise person whose ideas and words other people accept and follow: a Zen master9young boy (also Master) old-fashioned used when speaking or referring to a young boy: How’s young Master Toby today?10university official (also Master) the person who is in charge of some university colleges in the UK: the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge11captain old-fashioned someone who is in charge of a ship →
grand master
, old master
, quizmaster
master1 noun
master2 verb
master3 adjective
mastermaster2 ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1to learn a skill or a language so well that you have no difficulty with it: the skills needed to master a new language I never quite mastered the art of walking in high heels.► see thesaurus at
learn
2to manage to control a strong emotionSYN overcome: He had learned to master his fear of heights.
master1 noun
master2 verb
master3 adjective
mastermaster3 adjective [only before noun]
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1a master copy of a document, recording etc is the one from which copies are mademaster list/copy/recording etc We’ve lost the master disk.2most important or main: the master control center at NASA3 master craftsman/chef/plumber etc someone who is very skilled at a particular job, especially a job that involves working with your hands: a society of master chefs