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There are many kinds of marks, from punctuation — like quotation marks — to spots or scars on skin — "The bee sting left a mark on his cheek." When you mark something, you leave a mark on it, check it off, cross it out, or label it. You can also mark something by noticing or acknowledging it: "Let's mark your birthday with a big party!" Shopkeepers mark prices on goods, and a "mark down" is a reduction in price. |
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1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]斑点;污点;污迹 A mark is a small area of something such as dirt that has accidentally got onto a surface or piece of clothing. 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)留下印迹;(使)留下污痕 If something marks a surface, or if the surface marks, the surface is damaged by marks or a mark. Leather overshoes were put on the horses' hooves to stop them marking the turf... 马蹄上套了皮套子,以免弄脏赛马场。 I have to be more careful with the work tops, as wood marks easily. 我必须格外小心使用操作台,因为木头容易留下污迹。
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]记号;符号 A mark is a written or printed symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet. 4 [VERB 动词]标示;为…作记号;为…作标记 If you mark something with a particular word or symbol, you write that word or symbol on it. [V n quote] [V n with n] [V-ed] The bank marks the check 'certified'... 银行在支票上标有“保付”的字样。 Mark the frame with your postcode... 在这一格里写上你的邮政编码。 For more details about these products, send a postcard marked HB/FF. 要了解这些产品的详细信息,请寄来标明HB/FF字样的明信片。
5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](考试或竞赛的)成绩,分数 A mark is a point that is given for a correct answer or for doing something well in an exam or competition. A mark can also be a written symbol such as a letter that indicates how good a student's or competitor's work or performance is. ...a simple scoring device of marks out of 10, where '1' equates to 'Very poor performance'... 简单的十分评分制,其中“1”即“极差” Candidates who answered 'b' could be awarded half marks for demonstrating some understanding of the process... 回答b的选手表明对这个过程有所了解,因此可以得到一半的分数。 He did well to get such a good mark. 他表现不错,得了这么高的分数。
6 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]评价 If someone gets good or high marks for doing something, they have done it well. If they get poor or low marks, they have done it badly. 7 [VERB 动词]给(作业)评分(或打分) When a teacher marks a student's work, the teacher decides how good it is and writes a number or letter on it to indicate this opinion. 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词](重要的)标准,指标 A particular mark is a particular number, point, or stage which has been reached or might be reached, especially a significant one. 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]特征;特色 The mark of something is the characteristic feature that enables you to recognize it. 10 [N-SING 单数名词](品质、情感、情景的)标志,表现,迹象 If you say that a type of behaviour or an event is a mark of a particular quality, feeling, or situation, you mean it shows that that quality, feeling, or situation exists. It was a mark of his unfamiliarity with Hollywood that he didn't understand that an agent was paid out of his client's share... 他居然不知道经纪人的报酬得从其客户的收入中出,这说明他对好莱坞太不了解了。 Shopkeepers closed their shutters as a mark of respect. 店主们暂时停业以示敬意。
11 [VERB 动词]标明(方位);标示 If something marks a place or position, it shows where something else is or where it used to be. 12 [VERB 动词]标志;意味着;是…的征兆 An event that marks a particular stage or point is a sign that something different is about to happen. The announcement marks the end of an extraordinary period in European history... 声明标志着欧洲历史上一个伟大时代的终结。 That programme received critical acclaim and marked a turning point in Sonita's career. 那个项目赢得了评论界的好评,成为索尼塔事业的转折点。
13 [VERB 动词]纪念;庆祝 If you do something to mark an event or occasion, you do it to show that you are aware of the importance of the event or occasion. The four new stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the British Astronomical Association... 这四枚新邮票是为了纪念英国天文协会成立100周年而发行的。 Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to mark the occasion. 数十万人走上街头庆祝这一时刻。
14 [VERB 动词]是…的特色;是…的典型特征 If a particular quality or feature marks something, it is a quality or feature which that thing typically has. Tragedy has marked Wilmette's life... 悲剧笼罩着薇尔梅特的一生。 The style is marked by simplicity, clarity, and candor. 这种风格的特点是简洁、清楚、直截了当。
15 [VERB 动词]将…归为;把…列为;给…确定性质 Something that marks someone as a particular type of person indicates that they are that type of person. 16 [VERB 动词](团队比赛中)盯住(对方球员) In a team game, when a defender is marking an attacker, they are trying to stay close to the attacker and prevent them from getting the ball. in AM, use 美国英语用 guard, cover 17 [N-COUNT 可数名词]马克(德国使用欧元之前的货币单位) The mark was the unit of money used in Germany before it was replaced by the euro. 18 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](煤气炉上表示温度的)刻度,挡 Mark is used before a number to indicate a particular temperature level in a gas oven. 19 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](汽车、机器、设备等的)型,式 Mark is used before a number to indicate a particular version or model of a vehicle, machine, or device. 20 See also:marked ; marking ; black mark ; check mark ; exclamation mark ; full marks ; high-water mark ; punctuation mark ; question mark ; scuff mark ; stretch marks ; 21 [PHRASE 短语]留下深刻的印记;留下深远的影响 If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing. 22 [PHRASE 短语]成就不凡;获得名望;成名 If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual. 23 [PHRASE 短语](理解力或反应)敏捷的/迟钝的,灵敏的/缓慢的 If you are quick off the mark, you are quick to understand or respond to something. If you are slow off the mark, you are slow to understand or respond to something. 24 [CONVENTION 惯用语]各就各位 On your marks in British English, or on your mark in American English, is a command given to runners at the beginning of a race in order to get them into the correct position to start. 25 [PHRASE 短语]不正确;不得要领;不够贴切/完全正确;切中要害;十分贴切 If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct. 26 [PHRASE 短语]达到标准;符合要求 If something is up to the mark, it is good enough. 27 [PHRASE 短语]离谱;大错特错 If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate. 28 [PHRASE 短语]你听着(表示强调) You can say mark you to emphasize and draw attention to something you have just said. [PHR with cl] [emphasis] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 29 to overstep the mark→see: overstep ; mark my words →see: word ; - 相关词组:
mark down mark off mark out mark up
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