manifest ADJ. /明白的，显然的;证明，表现/evident; visible; obvious. Digby's embarrassment when he met Madonna was
manifest: his ears turned bright pink, he kept scuffing one shoe in the dirt, and he couldn't look her in the eye.
manifesto N. /声明/declaration; statement of policy. The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels proclaimed the
principles of modern communism.
manipulate v, /操作/operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully. Jim Henson
understood how to manipulate the Muppets. Madonna understands how to manipulate men (and publicity).
mannered ADJ. /做作的，矫饰的/affected; not natural. Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors, Gatsby
adopted a mannered, artificial way of speech.
marital ADJ. /婚姻的/pertaining to marriage. After the publication of his book on marital affairs, he was often consulted
by married people on the verge of divorce.
maritime ADJ. /海事的，海运的，海上的/bordering on the sea; nautical. The Maritime Provinces depend on the sea for their
wealth.
marked ADJ. /值得注意的;报仇的目标/noticeable or pronounced; targeted for vengeance. He walked with a marked limp,
a souvenir of an old I.R.A. attack. As British ambassador, he knew he was a marked man, for he knew the Irish Republican Army wanted him dead.
marquee N. /建筑物入口处的雨棚，遮蔽物/canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter
above a theater entrance. On stormy days, the hotel doorman keeps dry by standing directly beneath the marquee. The title of Arthur Kopit's play Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad was too long to fit on the marquee.
marred ADJ. /受损的/damaged; disfigured. She had to refinish the marred surface of the table. mar, V.
marshal V. /排序;整理/put in order. At a debate tournament, extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to
marshal their thoughts before they address their audience.
marsupial N. /有袋哺乳动物(袋鼠、袋熊、袋狼)/one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch. The most
common marsupial in North America is the opossum.
martial ADJ. /好战的;尚武的/warlike. The sound of martial music inspired the young cadet with dreams of military glory. martinet N. /严格纪律的人/strict disciplinarian. No talking at meals! No mingling with the servants! Miss Minchin was a
martinet who insisted that the schoolgirls in her charge observe each regulation to the letter.
martyr N./殉道者;殉教者;烈士/ one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer. By
burning her at the stake, the English made Joan of Arc a martyr for her faith. Mother played the martyr by staying home cleaning the house while the rest of the family went off to the beach.
masochist N. /受虐狂/person who enjoys his own pain. The masochist begs, "Hit me." The sadist smiles and says, "I
won't."
material ADJ. /物质的;重要的/made of physical matter; unspiritual; important. Probing the mys teries of this material
world has always fascinated physicist George Whitesides. Reporters nicknamed Madonna the Material Girl because, despite her name, she seemed wholly uninterested in spiritual values. Lexy's active participation made a material difference to the success of the fund-raiser.
materialism N. /唯物主义/preoccupation with physical comforts and things. By its nature, materialism is opposed to
idealism, for where the materialist emphasizes the needs of the body, the idealist emphasizes the needs of the soul.
maternal ADJ. /母性的/motherly. Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and
helpless.
matriarch N. /女家长;掌管全家的老太婆/woman who rules a family or larger social group. The matriarch ruled her gypsy
tribe with a firm hand.
matriculate V. /入学/enroll (in college or graduate school). Incoming students formally matriculate at our college in a special ceremony during which they sign the official register of students.
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