4840.majority(名)大多数；成年
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio．
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机。

4841.makeup(名)装扮；化妆品；体质；构造；排版
Do you use some makeup?
你使用化妆品吗？

4842.manage(动)管理
同义词oprate
He managed the supermarket when the owner was away．
当主人不在的时候，他管理这个超级市场。

4843.manageable(形)可管理的、能处理的
A book as blg as that is not a manageable size.
像那本那么大的书是不能装订的。

4844.management(名)管理；手腕
Her major is airline management．
她的主修是航空管理系。

4845.Mandarin(名)北京话
She was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin．
她北京话说得十分流利。

4846.manpower(名)人力
The movement of young men from the country to the cities leaves the farms short of manpower.
年轻人离开农村进城使得农场人力缺乏。

4847.mansion(名)豪宅、大厦、官邸
The mansion is shorn of its splendors．
此邸已失去豪华景象。

4848.manual(名)手册
He wrote the manual on car care.
他填写汽车维护手册。

4849.manufacture(动)制造(名)制造业
同义词invent
(动):Most electronic devices of this kind, as are manufactured for such purposes, are tightly packed.
太多数为这些目的而生产的电子器件都被包装得很结实。
(名):The bikes are of home manufacture.
这些自行车是本国制造的。

4850.manufacturer(名)制造者、厂商、制造公司
Faulty goods should be returned to the manufacturers．
有问题的产品应退还生产厂商。

4851.manuscript(名)手稿、草稿
The 215-page manuscript criculated to publishers last October．
这二百一十五页手稿于去年十月传到出版商们手中。

4852.marathon(名)马拉松
My job interview was a real marathon.
我的求职面试简直就是一场道地的马拉松。

4853.marble(名)大理石
He has a heart of marble．
他有一副铁石心肠。

4854.march(动)行进、行军、走过
同义词parade
Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.
土兵们在政府大楼外面来回练习伫列行进。

4855.mare(名)母马；母驴
Money makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。

4856.margin(名)页边的空白、空白边、边缘；幅度、差数
He won by a narrow margin.
他以微小的差额获胜。

4857.marginal(形)边缘的；空白处的，边际的；微小的、不重要的
The other alternatives are attractive in theory but in practice are either impractical or ofter only marginal improvements．
其他几种选择在理论上具有吸引力，但实际上或者不可行，或者是改进的幅度不大。

4858.marine(形)海洋的
Were you in the Marine Corps?
你是在海军陆战队吗？

4859.massive(形)巨大的、宏伟的
Doctors discourage massive doses of painkillers.
医生不赞成大量服用止痛片。

4860.masterpiece(名)杰作、名著
The famous French writer Dumas Sr.once wrote that Dumas Jr.was his masterpiece．
法国大文豪大仲马普经写道，他的儿子小仲马是他的杰作。

4861.mastery(名)精通；控制；熟练
Only pradtice can achieve mastery.
只有实践才能达到精通。

4862.mat(名)垫子、草席
Wipe your feet on the mat baforo you come in, please．
请在垫子上擦擦脚再进来。

4863.material(名)原料、材料(形)物质上的；感官上的
(名):She's collecting material for her latest novel.
她在为其最新的小说收集素材。
(形):Delicious food are material comfrorts.
美味的食物是物质享受。

4864.mathematics(名)数学
简称math
If my mathematics is right,the answer should be 142．
如果我的运算正确，答案就是142。

4865.mathematical(形)数学的
He was lacking in mathematical tralning.
他数学方面训练不够。

4866.matter(名)事情；问题(动)有关系、要紧
(名): They had important matters to distuss.
他们有些重要的问题要讨论。
(动): The children matter more to her than anything else in the world.
对于她来说，在这个世界上没有比孩子更重要的了。

4867.mature(形)成熟的(动)使成熟
(形):Jane is very mature for her age．
珍年纪不大，却很成熟。
(动):This panicular breed of cattle maturues early．
这一品种的牛发育成熟快。

4868.maturity(名)成熟；完成
He has maturity beyond his years.
他过于老成。

4869.maximum(形)最大量、最大限度的
For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
每天锻炼以取得最佳效果。

4870.meadow(名)草地
The brook meandered through the meadow.
这条溪流曲折地流过牧场。

4871.mean(动)表示……的意思
Does the name 'David Brarwick' mean any thing to you?
你知道大卫·贝里克是谁吗？