master
主人,大师
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
钱是好的仆人,但是是坏的主人。
mechanism
机制,原理
The watch made in Switzerland works well all the way, the mechanism seldom going wrong.
瑞士表走的很好,机械装置很少出错
mediate
调解,缓解
The foreign mission mediated between the two countries which are at war.
驻外团调解了两个正开战的国家。
mess
打乱,弄混
Don't mess with my mind.
别把我的思路搞混了。
minor
小的,次要的
There is no point arguing any further.Why not put aside minor differences to seek common ground on more important matters?
没有必要继续争论下去。为什么不能在重大问题上求同存异?
nationwide
全国范围的
A nationwide effort must be made to curb pollution.
阻止污染需要全国的努力。
neglect
忽视,忽略
He neglected to write and say “Thank you”.
他忽视了用口头和笔头的形式表达感谢。
notify
注意,显眼
Have the authorities been notified of this?
当政者注意过此事吗?
objective
客观的,目的
Now, my sole objective of memorizing English words is to get good marks in the College English Test Band 6.
现在,我背英语单词的唯一目的就是为了在大学六级英语考试中得高分。
observation
观察,观察站
If you are careful enough in your observation, you may notice that there are not a few companies and individuals that engage themselves in handling EMS, who are actually not licensed to do so.
如果你观察够仔细,不难发现很多公司和个人都在无照进行快递业务。
observe
观察,遵守
I didn't make our children observe the social graces because I don't know enough about them myself to notice the violations.
我并没有可以让我的孩子遵守社会礼仪,因为我自己有时也不免违背这些礼仪。
offensive
无礼的,冒犯的,唐突的
Don't glare at wild animal's eyes.That will be taken as an offensive gesture.
不要直视野生动物的眼睛,它们会把这理解为一种冒犯的行为。
ongoing
不间断的,前进的
Our country faces an ongoing rate of 5% to 10% unemployment.
我们国家面临着百分之五到百分之十持续不断上升的失业率。
opposite
相反的
In England you must drive on the opposite side of the road to the rest of Europe.
英国的驾驶位与欧洲其他国家都相反。
optimistic
乐观的,向上的
She's not optimistic about the outcome.
她对结果并不乐观。
parade
进场
Some audience began to scream when Italian football team paraded the football field.
当意大利球队入场时,许多观众忍不住欢呼起来。
participant
参加者,出席者
All the participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.
所有出席人员都有发言机会。
pattern
模式,方法
The illness is not following its usual pattern.
疾病发展反常。