单词 | mark |
释义 | mark (mɑːʳk ) Word forms: marks , marking , marked 1. countable noun B2 A mark is a small area of something such as dirt that has accidentally got onto a surface or piece of clothing. The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks. A properly fitting bra should never leave red marks. Synonyms: spot, stain, streak, smudge 2. verb 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. [VERB noun] I have to be more careful with the work tops, as wood marks easily. [VERB] Synonyms: scar, scratch, dent, imprint 3. countable noun A mark is a written or printed symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet. He made marks with a pencil. Synonyms: symbol, sign, character, diacritic 4. verb If you mark something with a particular word or symbol, you write that word or symbol on it. The bank marks the check 'certified'. [V n quote] Mark the frame with your postcode. [VERB noun + with] For more details about these products, send a postcard marked HB/FF. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: label, identify, brand, flag 5. countable noun A2 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'. Candidates who answered 'b' could be awarded half marks. He did well to get such a good mark. Synonyms: grade, rating, score, grading 6. plural noun A2 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. You have to give her top marks for moral guts. His administration has earned low marks for its economic policies. 7. verb B2 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. He was marking essays in his small study. [VERB noun] Synonyms: grade, correct, assess, evaluate marking uncountable noun B2 For the rest of the lunchbreak I do my marking. 8. countable noun A particular mark is a particular number, point, or stage which has been reached or might be reached, especially a significant one. Unemployment is rapidly approaching the one million mark. Synonyms: point, level, stage, degree 9. countable noun The mark of something is the characteristic feature that enables you to recognize it. The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members. [+ of] Synonyms: characteristic, feature, symptom, standard 10. singular noun 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. [+ of] Shopkeepers closed their shutters as a mark of respect. Synonyms: indication, sign, note, evidence 11. verb B2 If something marks a place or position, it shows where something else is or where it used to be. A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened. [VERB noun] ...the river which marks the border with Thailand. [VERB noun] Synonyms: distinguish, show, illustrate, exemplify 12. verb 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. [VERB noun] That programme received critical acclaim and marked a turning point in Sonita's career. [VERB noun] Synonyms: indicate, represent, herald, denote 13. verb 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. [VERB noun] Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to mark the occasion. [VERB noun] Synonyms: celebrate, honour, observe, keep 14. verb 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. [VERB noun] The style is marked by simplicity, clarity, and candor. [VERB noun] Synonyms: characterize, distinguish, identify, typify 15. verb Something that marks someone as a particular type of person indicates that they are that type of person. Her opposition to abortion and feminism mark her as a convinced traditionalist. [VERB noun + as] 16. verb 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. [mainly British] Every player knows who to mark when we start a game. [VERB noun] marking uncountable noun They had stopped Ecuador from building up attacks with good marking. 17. countable noun The mark was the unit of money that was used in Germany. In 2002 it was replaced by the euro. The government gave 30 million marks for new school books. The mark was also used to refer to the German currency system. The mark appreciated 12 per cent against the dollar. 18. uncountable noun Mark is used before a number to indicate a particular temperature level in a gas oven. [British] Set the oven at gas mark 4. 19. uncountable noun Mark is used before a number to indicate a particular version or model of a vehicle, machine, or device. All eyes will be on the unveiling of the mark III model at the Detroit car show. Synonyms: brand, impression, label, stamp 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. to leave your/a mark phrase If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing. All the quarrelling and fighting going on around me has left its mark on me. 22. to make your/a mark phrase If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual. She made her mark in the film industry in the 1960s. [+ on/in] 23. quick off the mark phrase 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. on your marks convention 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. On your marks–get set–go! 25. on/off the mark phrase If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct. Robinson didn't think the story was so far off the mark. He's right on the mark about movies being out of step with American culture. 26. up to the mark phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If something is up to the mark, it is good enough. The workers get rid of those whose work is not up to the mark. Synonyms: satisfactory, acceptable, good enough, adequate 27. wide of the mark phrase If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate. That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems. Synonyms: inaccurate, mistaken, out, wrong 28. mark you phrase [PHRASE with cl] You can say mark you to emphasize and draw attention to something you have just said. [old-fashioned, emphasis] We're not extremists, mark you. 29. to overstep the mark phrase If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable. He overstepped the mark and we had no option but to suspend him. 30. mark my words phrase [usually PHRASE with cl] If you say 'mark my words' to someone, you are emphasizing that something you have just warned them about is very likely to happen, especially when you think they should change their attitude or behaviour to prevent it. [spoken, emphasis] That's what you'll end up with, you mark my words. Phrasal verbs: mark down 1. phrasal verb If you mark something down, you write it down. I tend to forget things unless I mark them down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] As he marks down the prices, he stops now and then to pack things into a large bag. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you mark someone down as a particular type of person, especially a type that you do not like, you consider that they have the qualities which make them that type of person. If he'd taken that five pounds, I would have marked him down as a greedy fool. [V n P + as] In those days if you asked 'why?' about anything you were marked down as a militant. [V n P as n] 3. phrasal verb To mark an item down or mark its price down means to reduce its price. The toy store has marked down copies of the computer game. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Retailers will have to mark down prices sharply to bring in sales. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Clothes are the best bargain, with many items marked down. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If a teacher marks a student down, the teacher puts a lower grade on the student's work because of a mistake that has been made. If you mark each other's work, they don't mark you down because then you can mark them down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] mark off 1. phrasal verb If you mark off a piece or length of something, you make it separate, for example by putting a line on it or around it. He used a rope to mark off the circle. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Read the text through and mark off the sections you find particularly applicable. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If a particular quality or feature marks someone or something off from other people or things, it is unusual and makes them obviously different. Her clothes, of course, marked her off from a great number of the delegates at the conference. [V n P + from] Traditionalist influences within the navy marked it off as a rather old-fashioned institution. [V n P + as] 3. phrasal verb If you mark off a date on a calendar or an item on a list, you put a line through it or next to it, in order to show that it has been completed or dealt with. He marked off the days on a calendar. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Miss Hoare called out names and marked them off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] mark out 1. phrasal verb To mark out an area or shape means to show where it begins and ends. When planting seedlings I prefer to mark out the rows in advance. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If a particular quality or feature marks someone or something out, it makes them obviously different from other people or things. There were several things about that evening that marked it out as very unusual. [V n P + as] It does not appear to possess any of the obvious signs that would mark it out as a restaurant. [V n P as adj/n] Her independence of spirit marked her out from her male fellow officers. [V n P + from] mark up 1. phrasal verb If you mark something up, you increase its price. You can sell it to them at a set wholesale price, allowing them to mark it up for retail. [VERB noun PARTICLE] A typical warehouse club marks up its goods by only 10 to 15 percent. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also mark-up Idioms: a question mark doubt or uncertainty Multi-party democracy has arrived – albeit with many question marks about its eventual form. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers mark time to not do anything new or decisive, because you are waiting to see how a situation will develop We feel we're just marking time until our new boss arrives. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a black mark an expression of disapproval for something that you have done Any complaints, you got a black mark straight away, it didn't matter whether they were valid or not. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers first off the mark acting more quickly than anyone else The fine art season began yesterday, and Christie's were first off the mark with a collection of seven paintings by Paul CÈzanne. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get off the mark [mainly British] to start to do an activity quickly Don't waste time with small talk; get off the mark right away. to score or win for the first time in a sporting contest The goal was Atkinson's second of the season, having got off the mark against Ipswich Town on Saturday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hit the mark to be very good, and to succeed in pleasing people As with the rest of the book, the idea is there, but the result doesn't hit the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers leave your mark or leave a mark to do something important that has a lasting effect He now has five more years in office and would still dearly like to leave his mark on the world. to have an experience that has a lasting effect on you I lived abroad, in Asia, for four years, and this is an experience that tends to leave its mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make your mark to do something which causes you to become noticed or famous The article looks at the new generation of Japanese directors making their mark in world cinema. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers off the mark incorrect or inaccurate Mussels are sometimes called `Poor Man's Oysters', but I think that name is way off the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on the mark correct or accurate Michael is right on the mark about movies being out of step with American culture. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers overshoot the mark to do something to a greater extent than is necessary or desirable I quite unwittingly overshot the mark, and I still feel embarrassed about it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers overstep the mark to behave in a way that is considered unacceptable Sometimes newspapers overstep the mark but overall they do more good than harm. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers quick off the mark [mainly British] quick to understand or respond to something, or to take advantage of an opportunity. These price cuts are great news for the holidaymaker who is quick off the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers slow off the mark slow to act or to react to a situation or event International relief efforts on behalf of the refugees were slow off the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers up to the mark of a satisfactory standard or quality They get rid of those whose work is not up to the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers wide of the mark incorrect or inaccurate For once, it seems that their figures are not too wide of the mark. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: mark a path According to local tradition, the village was granted a tax exemption in return for planting 800 stakes in the ground to mark the path. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aircraft's existing smoke system was used to mark the path for the following air tankers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On arriving at a junction that has not been visited before (no other marks), pick a random direction (and mark the path). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hansel picks up a sunflower, and drops its seeds on the way to mark their path. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Leave marked a path coupled with a technique increasingly admirable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later years also mark a period of rapid brain change. Times, Sunday Times There are two war memorials to mark this period. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coups and counter-coups that marked the period after independence in 1961 are believed to be a thing of the past. Times, Sunday Times By then, you'll sense the freedom that marks this period. Times, Sunday Times Off the field, 2011 and 2012 marked a period of transition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After each stage, they can mark the route on the map with a pencil. Times, Sunday Times After three years, during which surveyors sometimes had to rappel down the mountain's cliffs to mark the route, construction began in 1916. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several more streams and a cavernous tree bole mark the route. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The suggestion was accepted, and funding of $300,000 was available to research, mark a route and print guidebooks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The old bridge was dismantled, but the abutments for it remained visible at each end, and overhead power and telephone lines continued to mark the route. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Should it thrive as a listed company, it will mark a triumph of hope over experience. Times, Sunday Times In the flesh, with every mark a triumph of inventive printmaking, they widen your eyes with wonder. Times, Sunday Times The law, which ends a tradition upheld since the founding of the state, marks a triumph for reformists in the culture wars over the role of religion in the country. Times, Sunday Times From this perspective, the rise of psychology marks the triumph of a secular faith; its practitioners are invested with the authority that once belonged to priests and pastors. Christianity Today The neural network used in the software proved to be effective and marked a triumph for artificial intelligence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He invited many of the former prime minister's descendants to mark the occasion. Times, Sunday Times More than 2,000 schools are taking part in events across the country to mark the occasion. Times, Sunday Times But you don't have to splash out on five gold rings or an expensive manger to mark the occasion. The Sun To mark the occasion, he throws a party in the first of this 10-part series. The Sun Radio 4 will mark the occasion with a documentary. Times, Sunday Times Like a full stop, a question mark indicates the end of a sentence. Times, Sunday Times The exclamation mark indicates a click. The Sun Each mark indicates the edge of the safe water channel in terms of port (left-hand) or starboard (right-hand). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The logo/mark indicates that the products have strong efficacies as sanitizers, residual self-sanitizing efficacies after multiple wet-dry cycles, and continuous reductions of bacterial contaminants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In regard to time, a single hatch mark indicates minutes and a double hatch mark indicates seconds; these typically occur following hours, indicated by an elevated circle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may have played a role in fire, feastings and offering activities, or been used as signposts, or to mark territory. Times, Sunday Times The smells emitted from these glands are used to designate social rank and to mark territory. Times,Sunday Times Feces on trails and boardwalks also mark territory. Houston Chronicle They do it to condition their claws, to stretch and flex muscles, and to mark territory. Times, Sunday Times They tend to be larger, highly social, and rather than mark territory with scent glands, they have highly evolved dominance behaviours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are a few red pencil marks of course. Times, Sunday Times It's for the others now to erase those pencil marks and replace them. The Sun While not as much fun as pencil marks on a door frame, they were probably more accurate. Times, Sunday Times In the margin, beside a couplet, are two pencil marks. Times, Sunday Times But those pencil marks don't get perpetuated very efficiently, and will usually be erased at the end of the play's run. The Times Literary Supplement Students who breach college regulations face suspension or a permanent mark on their academic record. Times,Sunday Times I had taken multiple classes with him, and his teaching had left a permanent mark on me. Christianity Today But during these happy puppy years our hero underwent a very strange experience, which left a permanent mark on him. The Times Literary Supplement His brief imprisonment left a permanent mark, and was key in the formation of his anti-authoritarian stance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For incremental reading to leave a permanent mark in long-term memory, the processed material must be gradually converted into material based on active recall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No commemorative plaque marks the outside of this undistinguished, dark-bricked, municipal low-rise, yet perhaps one should. Times, Sunday Times Today a plaque marks the spot. Times, Sunday Times A plaque marks the spot. Times, Sunday Times A plaque marks the site of the one time cemetery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A heritage trail blue plaque marks the site today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One had a puncture mark in the sole. Times,Sunday Times There were signs she had been tied up, and a puncture mark from a needle on her arm. Times, Sunday Times There was no bleeding and no puncture mark was visible. Times, Sunday Times In two cases, a puncture mark penetrating the inner and outer plates also helps to establish the order. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One maxilla has an oval puncture mark, 5 millimeters by 6.5 millimeters (0.2 by 0.26 in), probably made by a larger predator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players have had good days, players have had good runs, but no one has set his mark on the season. Times, Sunday Times Their awards will set the mark for what others get. Times, Sunday Times But there was one more goose to set a mark on the day. Times, Sunday Times And, if you set the mark that high, then until you do it, you'll strive to get there. Times, Sunday Times Although he had a disappointing record of 29 wins and 34 losses, he set a mark that was unequalled in major league pitching. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The once-a-year visit of the full moon to your birth sign marks the start of an exciting new chapter in your life. The Sun The once-a-year visit of the full moon to your sign marks a turning point. The Sun The awesome power of the lunar eclipse in your birth sign marks an exciting turning point - when your personal wishes turn real. The Sun The arrival of the sun in your sign marks the summer solstice and the start of good times. The Sun The solar eclipse in your birth sign marks a great turning point in your life. The Sun Once they have spotted their reflection, the dolphins use it to examine parts of their body they can't usually see, such as skin marks and the inside of their mouths. Times, Sunday Times The patient receives small skin marks to guide the placement of treatment fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The starchy tuber has a thin, smooth skin marked with some cracks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Skin marks such as tattoos could reveal much about their history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These uncertainties can be caused by internal movement (for example, respiration and bladder filling) and movement of external skin marks relative to the tumor position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had it roughly restored, which has left a visible mark down the right-centre of the canvas. Times, Sunday Times There are no visible marks to her head from the fall. The Sun They are also the visible marks of a change that's taken place inside my head. Times, Sunday Times Visible marks fade away within several hours, the aftereffects of pain also ease off gradually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, across the country, are still visible marks of the pomp of the time in major or small works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 污点, 作记号, 打分数, 记号 Japanese: 汚れの跡, 汚れの跡をつける make sign, 採点する grade, 印 |
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