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mediocre [mi:dI5EJkE(r)] adj. 平庸的，平凡的
of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or
performance:ORDINARY, SO-SO
virtuosity<>mediocrity
大师<>平庸
Synonyms: MEDIUM, average, fair,
fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, middling, moderate, so-so
Sample:Broadway audiences have become
inured to mediocrity and so desperate to be pleased as to make their ready
ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before
them.
meditate [5medIteIt] vi. 沉思,反省
to engage in contemplation or
reflection
Synonyms: PONDER, deliberate, mull (over), muse, revolve, roll,
ruminate, turn over
Sample:She reached her decision only after
much meditation.
medley [5medlI] n. 混合,混杂,各种各样的集团
a musical composition made up of a series of
songs or short pieces
montage:images=medley:songs
混成画,拼集的照片:形象；映象=混合:歌曲 （事物及其特殊方式）
Sample:The band played a medley of
Gershwin tunes.
meet [mi:t] adj. 合适的 v. 相遇，接触
precisely adapted to a particular situation,
need, or circumstance:very proper
meet<>inappropriate/unsuitable
合适的<>不适当的/不适合的
meet<>unfit {disjointed}
合适的<>不适合的 【注:disjointed
词性不符】
meliorism [`mi:lIErIzLm] n.世界改良论
The belief that society has an innate tendency
toward improvement and that this tendency may be furthered through conscious
human effort.
meliorism:progress=egalitarian:equity
世界改良论:进步=平等主义:平等 （价值理念及其追求目标）
mellifluous [me5lIflJEs] adj．（音乐等）柔美流畅的
having a smooth rich flow
mellifluous:music=ambrosial:food
悦耳的:音乐=天上美味的:食物（形容词及其修饰对象）
mellifluous:sound=savory:taste
悦耳的:声音=美味的:味道 （形容词及其修饰对象）
Synonyms: golden, honeyed, Hyblaean,
liquid, mellifluent, mellow
Sample:The combination of elegance and
earthiness in Edmund's speech can be starting, especially when he slyly slips
in some juicy vulgarity amid the mellifluous circumlocutions of a gentleman of
the old school.
melody [5melEdI] n. 曲子,美的音乐,曲调
a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement
of sounds:TUNEFULNESS
melody:song=??
美的音乐:曲=?? (种属)
pleasurable:paradisical=melodious:lyrical
愉悦的:极乐=曲调优美的:抒情诗调的
( 同义关系)
cacophony:melody=genteel:churl
刺耳的音调:悦耳的音调=上流社会:粗野的人 （反义关系）
melodious<>jarring
音调优美的<>不和谐的
raucous<>melodious
刺耳的<>流畅的
Sample:The soprano sang the melody while the
tenor sang in harmony with her.
membrane [5membreIn] n．薄膜，细胞膜
a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially
of animal or plant origin
pore:membrane=door:room
气孔:薄膜=门:房间 （事物及其入口）
cell:membrane=seed:hull
细胞:细胞膜=种子:外壳 （事物及其外壳）
Sample:A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled
tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath,
and that bulges beneath the skin, forming a protuberance.
menace [5menEs] vt.vi. 威吓,胁迫
to make a show of intention to harm
odious:disgust=menacing:fear
讨厌的:令人厌恶=威吓的:害怕 （形容词与动词正面类比）
odious:repugnance=menacing:fear {immovable:stability}
可厌的:反感=威胁的:害怕 {固定的:固定} （形容词与名词同义关系）
Synonyms: ENDANGER, compromise, hazard, imperil, jeopard,
jeopardize, jeopardy, peril, risk
Sample:That nasty dog is a menace to the children
in the neighborhood.
mend [mend] vt. 修改,改进,加快,修理
to put into good shape or working order
again:patch up:REPAIR
rend<>unite/mend
分裂<>联合/改进
Sample:The conflict over abortion
threatens to split our nation, creating a rent in the social fabric that will
be difficult to mend.
mendacious [men5deIFEs] adj 不真的，撒谎的
given to or characterized by deception or
falsehood or divergence from absolutetruth
ambiguous:clarity=mendacious:truth
暧昧的:清楚=虚假的:事实 （事物及其反面特征）
mendacious<>honest
虚假的<>诚实的
veracious<>mendacious
说实话的<>虚假的
mendacity<>veracity
虚假<>诚实
mendacity<>honesty
虚假<>诚实
mendacity<>candor
谎言<>坦白
Synonyms: DISHONEST, deceitful, knavish, lying, roguish, shifty,
unhonest, untruthful
Sample:He was pathological liar, and his
friends learned to discount his mendacious stories.
mentor [5mentC:(r)] n.良师益友, 贤明的顾问, 导师, 指导者
a trusted
counselor or guide:TUTOR, COACH
mentor:guidance=oracle:prophecy
导师:指导=神谕:预言 (事物及其职能)
mentor:guidance=prevaricater:deceive
导师:指导=支吾者:欺骗（人物及其正面特征行为）
mentor:guide＝charlatan:deceive
导师:指导＝江湖骗子:欺骗（人物及其特征行为）
Sample:During this very
trying period, she could not have had a better mentor, for the teacher was
sympathetic and understanding.
mercenary [5m\:sInErI] adj．唯利是图的 n．雇佣兵
one that serves merely for wages; especially :a soldier hired into
foreign service
mercenary:money=vindictive:revenge
唯利是图的:金钱=有报仇心的:复仇（人物个性及其追求对象）
mercenary:soldier=hack:writer
佣兵:军人=雇用文人:作家(种属关系)
Sample:"I'm not in this war because I
get my kicks waving flags," said the mercenary soldier. "I'm in it
for the dough."
mercurial [m\:kjJErIEl] adj．善变的，活泼的
characterized by rapid and unpredictable
changeableness of mood
mercurial:mood=whimsical:behavior
善变的:情绪=易变的:感情(形容词与其修饰的名词)
profligate:solvent=mercurial:committed
挥霍的:要还债的=活泼多变的:受约束的 (反义关系)
scurrilous:propriety=mercurial:constancy
下流的:适当=易变得:一致
（反面特征）
Synonyms: INCONSTANT, capricious,
changeable, fickle, lubricious, temperamental, ticklish, unstable, variable,
volatile
Sample:The children’s mercurial natures
were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.
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merited [`merItId] adj. 该得的; 应得的; 理所当然的
deserved,
be worthy of or entitled or liable to
castigation:eproof=denunciation:denial/lorification:merit
严厉地批评，谴责:责备=谴责:否认，拒绝/赞美，颂扬:美德，优点
（程度，前者深）
condign<>undeserved/unmerited
相当的,适宜的<>不相称的/不当的
gratuitous<>merited
无理由的<>理所当然的
merited<>unsuitable
理所当然的<>不适合的
Sample:That
business proposal merits careful consideration.
mesh [meF] vt.以网捕捉, 啮合, 编织
to cause (as
gears) to engage
disengage<>mesh
解开<>啮合
Synonyms: ENGAGE, intermesh
Sample:Though science is often imagined as a
disinterested exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from
anyone else:they are passionate human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and
social circumstances.
mesmerism [5mezmErIzEm] n. 催眠术,催眠状态
hypnotic induction held to involve animal
magnetism; broadly :HYPNOTISM
zeal:dedication=mesmerism:interest
热衷:奉献=着迷:兴趣 (程度类比)
exhaustive:careful=mesmerized:interesting
详尽的:仔细的=着迷:兴趣 (程度类比)
Sample:The incessant drone seemed to
mesmerize him and place him in a trance.
messy [5mesI] adj. 混乱的，肮脏的
marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt:UNTIDY
Sample:Her room is always messy with magazines
and clothes everywhere.
metaphor [5metEfE(r)] n. 隐喻,暗喻
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase
literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to
suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly :figurative language
equivocation:truth=euphemism:offense=obfuscation:clarity
{ metaphor:description }
说模棱两可的话:真理=委婉的说法:攻击，伤感情=使困惑，使模糊:清楚（逃避关系）{ 暗喻:描述 } 【注:metaphor:description 无必然联系】
euphemism:offense=ambiguity:comprehesion{metaphor:description
}
委婉的说法:攻击=含糊:理解 (逃避关系) 【注:metaphor 与 description 无必然关系】
Sample:Ironically, the proper use of
figurative language must be based on the denotative meaning of the words,
because it is the failure to recognize this literal meaning that leads to mixed
metaphors and their attendant incongruity.
meteoric [mi:tI5RrIk] adj. 流星的，昙花一现的
resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and
temporary brilliance
fleeting:pass=meteoric:rise
飞逝:经过=流星的:上升 （种属） 对应不工整
meteoric:constancy=archaic:currency
昙花一现的:恒久不变=古老的:流通 （形容词与名词的反面特征）
meteoric<>plodding
疾速的<>沉重缓慢的
Sample:We all
wondered at his meteoric rise to fame.
meteorology [mi:tIE5rRlEdVI] n. 气象学,气象状态
a science that deals with the atmosphere and
its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
demography:population=meteorology:weather
人口统计学:人口=气象学:天气 （学科及其研究对象）
Sample:Meteorology
includes the study of weather.
meticulous [mI5tIkjJlEs] adj．细心的，注意细节的
marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration
or treatment of details
firmness:obdurate=carefulness:meticulous
坚固，坚定:执迷不悟的 =仔细的:很仔细的，一丝不苟的 (褒贬程度类比)
fluent:glib=humorous:wry { meticulous:finicky }
流利的:油腔滑调的=幽默的:讽刺性的幽默（褒贬程度类比）
meticulous<>carelessness
细心的<>初心的
Synonyms: CAREFUL, conscientious, conscionable, exact, fussy,
heedful, painstaking, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous
Sample:He was meticulous in checking his
accounts and never made mistakes.
metrical [5metrIk(E)l] adj. 韵律的,有韵律的,测量的
of, relating to, or composed in meter
scan:metrical=parse:grammatical
分析韵律:韵律的=解析语法:文法的 （动宾关系）
Sample:Iambic pentameter is a metric pattern in
much of Shakespeare's poetry.
mettle [5met(E)l] n.勇气
courage and fortitude; spirit
insight:discern=mettle:endure
洞察力:洞悉=毅力:忍耐（同义关系）
Synonyms： COURAGE, cojones, dauntlessness, guts, heart,pluck, resolution, spirit,
spunk
Sample: When challenged by the other horses
in the race, the thoroughbred proved its mettle by its determination to hold
the lead.
miff [mIf] n. 小争执,微怒 vt.使恼怒
a trivial quarrel
miff:quarrel=foible:flaw
小争吵:争吵=小缺点:缺点（小和正常）
miff <> please {compliment/commend}
小的争执<>讨好，和解
Synonyms: OFFENSE, dudgeon, huff, pique, resentment, umbrage
Sample:He was miffed that his girlfriend did not
show up for a date.
migratory [5maI^rEtErI] adj. 迁移的,流浪的
WANDERING, ROVING
migratory<>sedentary
迁移的<>久坐的
Synonyms: migrant, migrative, migratorial, mobile, transmigratory
Sample:The return of the migratory birds
to the northern sections of this country is a harbinger of spring.
mill [mIl] n. 压榨机,磨坊,制造厂
a building provided with machinery for
grinding grain into flour
refinery:petroleum=mill:grain
精炼厂:石油=磨坊:谷粒 （场所及其加工对象）
Sample:She puts
beef through a mill to make hamburger meat.
mime [maIm] vt.vi. 摸拟表演
to act a part with mimic gesture and action
usually without words
parody:style=mime:gesture
拙劣的模仿:样式=哑剧:手势 （事物及其特征化方式）
charade:word=mime:story
用手势表示的字谜:字=哑剧:故事 （事物及表达内容关系）
Sample:The children laughed when he mimed being
inside a room with no door.
minaret [5mInEret]n. 尖塔
a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or
more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
spire:church=minaret:mosque
塔尖:教堂=（回教寺院的）尖塔:清真寺 (建筑物及其顶端)
minatory [5mInEtErI] adj．威胁的，恫吓的
having a menacing
quality:THREATENING
minatory<>unthreatening
威胁的<>无威胁性的
Sample:Jabbing a minatory forefinger at
Dorothy, the Wicked Witch cried, "I'll get you, and your little dog,
too!"
mince [5mIns] vi. 碎步走,装腔作势
to walk with short steps in a prim
affected manner
sip:drink=mince:walk
啜饮:喝=碎步走:走 （种属关系）
quaff:sip=stride:mince
大口喝:啜饮=迈大步走:碎步走(程度类比)
Sample:Yum-Yum
walked across the stage with mincing steps.
mingle [5mIN^(E)l] vt.vi. (使)混合
to bring or mix together or with something
else usually without fundamental loss of identity:INTERMIX
mingle<>separate
(使)混合<>分离
sequester<>permit to mingle
使隔绝<>可以混合
Sample:A good salesperson in usually an
extrovert, who likes to mingle with people.
minion [5mInjEn] n. 奴才,宠臣
a servile dependent, follower, or
underling
minion:dependent=groveler:petitioner
奴才:依赖者
=卑恭屈节者:请求者
mint [mInt] vt. 铸造,铸币,伪造
to make (as coins) out of
metal:COIN
strike:medal=mint:coin
打造:奖牌=铸造:硬币 （动作及其加工对象）
Sample:The US government mints pennies, nickels,
dimes, and quarters.
mint [mInt] n. 薄荷,造币厂,巨额
a
vast sum or amount
mint<>modicum
巨额<>少量
minuscule [5mInEskju:l] adj.小写的；小的 n. 草写小字,小写字
very small
small:minuscule=moist:saturated
小:微小=湿的:饱和的（程度类比）
minuscule:letter=minnow:fish
小写字:字母=小鱼:鱼 （种属关系）
minuscule<>lengthy document
小写字<>冗长的文件
Sample:Why should I involve myself with a
project with so minuscule a chance for success?
minutia [maI5nju:FIE] n. 细节,细目,琐事
a minute or minor detail
minutia<>essential point/vital feature
琐事<>要点/重要特征
minutia<>lengthy account
细节<>冗长的解释
minute<>gargantuan
微小的<>巨大的
minutia<>crucial aspects
琐事<>重要方面
Synonyms: TRIVIA, small beer, small
change, small potato(es), triviality
Sample:She would have liked to ignore the
minutiae of daily living.
miracle [5mIrEk(E)l] n. 奇迹,奇事
an extremely outstanding or unusual event,
thing, or accomplishment
prodigy:person=miracle:occurrence
非凡的人:人=奇迹:事件 （种属关系）
ordinary<>miraculous
平凡的<>奇迹的
Synonyms: WONDER, marvel, phenomenon, portent, prodigy,
sensation, stunner
Sample:All the passengers in a sinking boat
drowned except one who was saved by a miracle.
mirage [5mIrB:V] n．幻影，海市蜃楼
something illusory and unattainable
maelstrom:turbulent=mirage:illusory
大漩涡:混乱的=海市蜃楼:幻影的（事物及其正面特征）
Sample:The lost prospector was fooled by a
mirage in the desert.
mire [5maIE(r)] vt. 使陷于泥泞,使陷入困境
to cause to stick fast in or as if
in mire
mire<>extricate
使陷入困境<>使解脱
Sample:Their
rear wheels became mired in mud.
mirth [m\:W] n．欢乐，欢笑
gladness or gaiety as shown by or
accompanied with laughter
mirth:laughter=approval:applause
欢乐:笑=赞成:鼓掌 （行为及其所表达的含义）
Sample:Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's mirth
improper.
misanthrope [5mIsEnWrEJp]
n.厌恶人类的人, 不愿与人来往者
a
person who hates or distrusts mankind
misanthrope:humane=ascetic:voluptuary
厌恶人类的人:仁慈的=苦行者:耽于酒色的（人物及其反面特征）
hospitable:misanthrope=genteel:churl
思想开放的:厌世者=优雅的:粗俗的人（人物及反面特征）
Sample:We thought the hermit was a miantrope because
he shunned our society.
misbehave [mIsbI5heIv] vt.vi. (使)行为无礼貌,(使)行为不端
castigation:disapproval=misbehave:crime
申斥，强烈反对:不赞成不满意=（使）行为不端:罪行，犯罪 （动作造成结果的关系）
lapse:error=misbehavior:criminality
小错:谬误；差错=不正当的行为:犯罪行为 （程度类比）
reprobate:misbehave=sycophant:fawn
堕落的人:行为不端= 马屁精:小鹿,巴结,奉承 （人和行为的同义关系）
Sample:When her son misbehaves, she yells at him
instead of telling him why his actions are wrong.
mischievous [5mIstFIvEs] adj. 调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的
able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble,
or minor injury
insensitive:boor=mischievous:imp
不敏感的:乡下人=淘气的:顽童 （人物及其正面特征）
tightfisted:parsimonious=brattish:mischievous
吝啬的:过度节俭的=淘气的:调皮的恶作剧的(人物及其正面特征)
rapscallion:mischievous=sluggard:lazy
{cavalier:arrogant}
流氓:为害的=懒鬼:懒惰 (人物及其正面特征)
Synonyms: NAUGHTY, bad, ill-behaved, misbehaving, paw
Sample:She always tried to entice her baby brother into mischief.
miscreant [5mIskrIEnt] n.卑鄙, 有罪恶的人, 异端
one who behaves criminally or viciously
miscreant:criminal=visionary:delusion
堕落的:罪犯=梦想的:幻觉 （事物及其正面特征）
paragon:admirable=miscreant:despicable
模范:令人尊敬的=有罪的人:令人鄙视的 (正面特征)
miscreant<>law-abiding individual
有罪恶的人<>遵守法纪的人
miscreant<>saint
有罪恶的人<>圣人
Synonyms: VILLAIN , blackguard, heel, knave, lowlife, rascal, rogue, scoundrel
Sample:His kindness to the miscreant amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.
misdemeanor [mIsdI5mi:nE(r)] n.不轨的行为,品行不端，过失，轻罪
a crime less serious than a felony
crime:misdemeanor=commitment:decision
罪，罪行，犯罪:轻罪=许诺，信奉:决定，决心 （程度类比 ）
misdemeanor:crime=lapse:error
轻罪:罪，罪行；犯罪=小错误:谬误，差错 （程度类比）
Sample:The culprit pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor rather than face trial for a felony.
miser [5maIzE(r)] n.守财奴，吝啬鬼
a mean grasping person; especially :one who is extremely stingy
with money
miser:munificent=zealot:blasé
吝啬鬼:慷慨的=热心者:厌倦享乐的 （人物及其正面特征）
miser:parsimonious=spendthrift:prodigal
吝啬鬼:吝啬的=挥金如土的(人):奢侈的 （人物及其正面特征）
miser:hoard=dandy:preen=sycophant:fawn=pundit:opinion
守财奴:贮藏=好打扮的人:打扮修饰=马屁精:巴结,奉承=博学之人:见解 （人物及其正面特征）
parsimony:miser=rebelliousness:insurgent
吝啬:守财奴=反抗的:暴动者（人物及其正面特征动作）
miser:hoard=malinger:shirk
守财奴:秘藏=装病的人:逃避 （人物及其正面特征动作）
spendthrift<>miser
挥金如土的(人)<>守财奴
Sample:Her frugality should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
misfortune [mIs5fC:tFu:n] n. 不幸,灾祸,坏运气
a distressing or unfortunate incident or event
boon<>misfortune
恩惠，幸运的<>坏运气
Synonyms: adversity, contretemps, mischance, mishap, tragedy
Sample:People frequently denigrate books about
recent catastrophes as morally despicable attempts to profit, from misfortune,
but in my view our desire for such books, together with the venerable tradition
to which they belong, legitimizes them.
misgiving [mIs5^IvIN] n.疑虑，担心
a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
misgiving<>certainty
疑虑<>必然；肯定
compunction<>absence of misgiving/{animosity}
后悔<>没有疑虑
Synonyms: APPREHENSION, apprehensiveness, foreboding, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment
Sample:Hamlet described his misgivings to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.
mishap [5mIshAp] n. 不幸之事，恶运，灾祸
an unfortunate accident
catastrophe:mishap=humiliation:embarrassment
大祸:不幸=羞辱，耻辱:窘迫，尴尬 （褒贬程度类比）
mishap:accident=peccadillo:offence
不幸:事故=小罪:犯罪 （种属）
oxymoron:contradictory=mishap:catastrophic
矛盾修饰法:矛盾的=不幸:灾难的（事物及其正面特征）
Synonyms: MISFORTUNE, adversity, contretemps, mischance, tragedy
Sample:With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.
misnomer [mIs5nEJmE(r)] n.用词不当, [律](在诉讼等中)写错姓名(或地名)
a name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
Sample:His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname, King Eric the Just, was a misnomer.
misrepresent [mIsreprI5zent] vt. 不如实的叙述,不称职地代表
to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
tamper:adjust=misrepresent:communicate
干预:调整=不如实地叙述(或说明):传达（错误和正常）
Sample:He misrepresented the job as working in an
office when it is actually an outside sales position.
mite [maIt] n. 一点儿，小东西 ,螨，蛆，少量的捐款
any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
mite:creature=speck:amount
螨一类的小生物:生物 =少量:量 （种属关系）
Sample:Gnats are annoying mites that sing.
mitigate [5mItI^eIt] v. 减轻，使缓和，安慰（忧伤、悲苦等）
to make less severe or painful:ALLEVIATE
mitigate:severe=qualify:general
缓和，减轻:严重的，严肃的=使具有资格:一般的,常规（消除关系）
mitigate<>exacerbate
缓和，减轻<>使加剧
Synonyms: RELIEVE, allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lighten, mollify
Sample:Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving.
mnemonics [ni:`mCnIks] n. 记忆术
a technique of improving the memory
regiment:health=mnemonics:memory
团=一大群:健康,卫生 =记忆法，记忆规则:记忆 （目的关系）
mnemonics:remember=staff:walk
助记法:记忆=拐杖:行走 （事物及其对象）
Sample:He used mnemonic tricks to master new words.
morbid [5mC:bId] adj. 疾病的，致病的，患部的，病理学的，（精神、思想等）不健康，令人毛骨悚然
abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
morbid<>wholesome
疾病的<>适合卫生的
morbid<>hale
病态的<>健康的
morbid<>verdant
病态的<>青翠的
morbid<>salubrious
病态的<>健康的
Synonyms: morose, sick, sickly
Sample:These morbid speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.
mobility [mEu5biliti] n. 灵活性,变动性,情感不定
capable of moving or being moved:MOVABLE
splint:mobility=ballast:instability=purchase:slippery
夹板:流动性=压舱物:不稳定性；不坚决=支点:滑动（防止关系 ）
splint:immobilize=duct:convey
用夹板夹:使固定,使不动=管,槽,沟渠,导管:传送,运送 （工具的作用 ）
pliant:flexibility=static:immobility
柔软的:弹性=固定的:不可移动（同义关系）
Sample:The hierarchy of medical occupations is in many ways a caste system; its strata remain intact and the practitioners in them have very little vertical mobility.
mockery [5mRkErI] n. 嘲弄,笑柄,歪曲
a subject of laughter, derision, or sport
diatribe:abuse=burlesque:mockery
抨击:咒骂=用文字模仿以讽刺:嘲弄（程度类比）
patronize:condescension=deride:mockery
惠顾:自以高人一等 =嘲笑:，歪曲 （褒贬程度类比 ）
mockery<>tribute
嘲弄<>尊重
Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, sham, travesty
Sample:His trial was a mockery of justice;
everyone knew he was guilty, yet he was found innocent.
moderate [5mRdErEt] vt. 节制,使稳定,使缓和
to lessen the intensity or extremeness of
exorbitant:moderation=perfidious:loyalty
过分的:温和的=不忠的:忠心（事物及其反面特征）
moderate:intensify=extenuate:seriousness
温和的:使强=使(罪过等)显得轻微:严重的（消除关系）
Sample:The hurricane's high winds moderated as it reached the shore.
modicum [5mRdIkEm] n. 少量
a small portion:a limited quantity
inkling:knowledge=modicum:quantity
小知识:知识=小量:量 （程度类比）
modicum<>large amount
少量<>大量
Synonyms: PARTICLE, atom, grain, iota, jot, minim, molecule, ounce, scrap, whit
Sample:Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.
molar [5mEJlE(r)] n.臼齿, 磨牙
A tooth with a broad crown used to grind food, located behind the premolars.
rib:bone=molar:tooth
肋骨:骨头=臼齿:牙齿 （种属）
Sample:The dentist took a bad molar out of my
mouth.
molding [5mEJldIN] n. 【常~s】 『建筑』 (装饰墙壁、屋檐或家具等凸出部等用之) 嵌线,线脚,壁带
a decorative plane or curved strip used for ornamentation or finishing
hem:garment=ruffle:shirt=molding:cabinet
（衣服等的）折边:衣服=使皱:男衬衫=嵌线，壁带:橱，柜；（事物及其装饰物）
mollify [5mRlIfaI] v. 平息，缓和，使变软
to soothe in temper or disposition:APPEASE
mollification:soothe=indemnity:secure
平息，缓和:安慰，使镇定=保证:使安心（ 行为及其结果）
mollify:anger=hearted:dejection
缓和:发怒=鼓励:颓丧 （行为及其消除对象 ）
mollify<>rouse
平息<>唤醒，唤起
vex<>mollify
使烦恼，使恼火<>平息
discommode<>convenience/pacificate/ease/mollify
使不方便，打扰，给...添麻烦<>便利，方便／安抚，缓靖／安逸，熟练／缓和
mollify<>antagonize/ire
缓和<>使对抗，使敌对反对，引起把抗／忿怒
pique<>mollify
激怒<>缓和
discomfit<>mollify
挠乱<>平息
mollify<>exasperate
缓和<>激怒
bait<>mollify
使生气<>平息
disaffect<>mollify
实敌对<>平息
mollify<>nettle
缓和<>激怒
mollify<>rankle
缓和<>激怒
mollify<>exacerbate
平息<>使加剧
mollify<>incite to anger
安抚<>惹怒
harrow<>mollify
伤害<>平息
harry<>mollify/check
骚扰◇平息/阻止
vex<>mollify
使烦恼，使恼火<>平息
beleaguer<>mollify
使烦恼<>使平静
Synonyms: PACIFY, appease, assuage, conciliate, placate, propitiate, sweeten
Sample:A customer was unhappy, and the store manager mollified her by returning her money.
mollycoddle [5mRlIkRd(E)l] vt. 溺爱,娇养 n. 娇生惯养的人
a pampered or effeminate man or boy
chide:pillory=humor:mollycoddle
叱责:示众嘲弄=使迁就:溺爱 （程度类比）
mollycoddle<>treat harshly
娇养<>粗鲁的对待
Sample:Don't mollycoddle the boy, Maud! You'll spoil him.
molt [mEJlt] n. 换毛,脱皮,换毛期
the act or process of sheding hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically; specifically :ECDYSIS
fledge<>molt
长羽毛<>换毛
Sample:The male robin molted in the spring.
momentous [mEJ5mentEs] adj. 极重要的，严重的
IMPORTANT, CONSEQUENTIAL
atrocious:bad=momentous:important
残忍的:坏的；有害的=极重要的:重要的 (程度类比)
Synonyms: IMPORTANT, big, consequential, considerable, material, meaningful, significant, substantial, weighty
Sample:The failure of many psychotherapists to utilize the results of pioneering research could be due in part to the specialized nature of such findings:even momentous findings may not be useful.
momentum [mEJ5mentEm] n. 势头,要素，【物】动量，〈喻〉动向
a property of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass and motion and that is equal to the product of the body's mass and velocity
vacillate:swing=momentum:scutter
犹豫:动摇=动力:疾走 （因果关系）
oscillate:swing=momentum:scooter
振荡:秋千=动力:速可达单脚滑行车 (事物及其正面特征)
Sample:The car lost momentum as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
monochromatic [mRnEJ5krEJmAtIk] adj. 单色的,一色的
having or consisting of one color or hue
iridescent<>monochromatic
单色的<>闪光的，多彩的
chromatic<>colorless
彩色的<>无色的
Sample:Most people who are color blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly monochromatic view of a world all in shades of gray.
monocle [5mRnEk(E)l] n.单片眼镜
an eyeglass for
one eye
monocle:eye=??
单片眼镜:眼睛=??
monopolize [mE5nRpElaIz] vt. 独占,垄断
to get a monopoly of:assume complete possession or control of
Sample:The people grumbled at his exorbitant prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.
monotone [5mRnEtEJn] adj. 单调的
having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase :MONOTONIC
stammer:halting=drone:monotonous
结巴的说:犹豫=单调而低沉地说:单调的 (行为及其正面特征)
vociferous<>reticent/monotone
嘈杂的<>沉默不语的／单调的
monotonous<>piebald
单调的<>花斑的
Synonyms: DULL, banausic, blah, dreary, humdrum, monotonous, pedestrian, poky, stodgy
Sample:The speaker's monotone bored the audience
and many people fell asleep.
montage [mRn5tB:V]n. 混成画,拼集的照片,蒙太奇，剪辑
the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
montage:images=medley:songs
拼集的照片,蒙太奇:影象=混合:歌曲 （组成关系）
zigzag:turns=montage:images
之字形:旋转=混蒙太奇:影象（组成关系）
Sample:The movie was a montage of scenes of life
in New York City.
morass [mE5rAs] n. 沼泽地，困境v. 陷入困境
something that traps, confuses, or impedes
morass:irritating=??
沼泽地，困境:气人的=??
Sample:Congress turned into a legislative morass
where nothing could become law.
moratorium [mRrE5tC:rIEm] n. 延期偿付,延期偿付期间，暂禁
a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
reprieve:punishment=moratorium:activity
暂缓执行政（死形）:罚，惩罚=延期偿付:活动 (延期和正常)
fast:eat=moratorium:act
绝食:吃=延期偿付:行动，做事 (前者是后者的停顿)
moratorium:activity =respite:labor
延期偿付:活动=暂缓:劳动 （(延期和正常)
tourniquet:bleeding=moratorium:activity
止血绷带:出血=暂停:行动 (事物及其作用对象)
Sample:If we declare a moratorium and delay collection of debts for six months, I am sure the farmers will be able to meet their bills.
mordant [5mC:dEnt] adj. 讥讽的，尖酸的 剧烈的，腐蚀性的
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style:INCISIVE
mordant<>genial
尖酸的<>和蔼
Synonyms: CAUSTIC, mordacious, salty, scathing, trenchant
Sample:Actors feared the critic's mordant pen.
moribund [5mRrIbQnd] adj．即将结束的，垂死的，没落的
being in the state of dying:approaching death
initial:realized=tangible:indefinite { moribund:dead }
最初的:实现的=切实的:模糊的 （反义关系）
moribund<>beginning
开始<>开端
moribund<>nascent
垂死的<>初生的
moribund<>currency
垂死<>现存的
Sample:The doctors called the family to the bedside of the moribund patient.
morose [mE5rEJs] adj．脾气坏的，不高兴的
having a sullen and gloomy disposition
morose<>cheerful
高兴的；爽快的
sanguine<>morose
乐天的，自信的
jovial<>morose
快活的<>郁闷的
jocund<><>morose
欢乐的<>郁闷的
rejoice<>morose
高兴<>忧郁
Synonyms: SULLEN, crabbed, dour, gloomy, glum, saturnine, sulky, surly, ugly
Sample:When we first meet Hamlet, we find him morose and depressed.
morsel [5mC:sEl] n.(食物)一口, 少量
a small quantity : FRAGMENT
shard:pottery=morsel:food
破片:陶瓷=少量食物:食物（碎片与整体）
mortar [5mC:tE(r)] n. 小臼，乳钵
a strong vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
hammer:anvil=pestle:mortar
铁锤:铁砧=杵:小臼 （配对工具）
mortar:grind=vat:dye
小臼:碾(碎)=染缸:染色（容器及其用途）
mosque [mRsk] n. 清真寺
a building used for public worship by Muslims
spire:church=minaret:mosque
塔尖:教堂=（回教寺院的）尖塔:清真寺 (建筑物的顶端和建筑物)
Sample:Muslims pray in the mosques five times a
day.
mosquito [mE5ski:tEJ] n. 蚊子
any of a family (Culicidae) of dipteran flies with females that have a set of slender organs in the proboscis adapted to puncture the skin of animals and to suck their blood and that are in some cases vectors of serious diseases
mosquito:netting=impurity:filter
蚊子:网=杂质:过滤 （后者消除前者）
Sample:myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
moth-eaten [`mCW9i:tLn] adj.虫蛀的, 破旧的, 过时的
old and timeworn; stale
moth-eaten<>fresh and new
虫蛀的, 破旧的, 过时的<>崭新的
Synonyms： OLD-FASHIONED, antiquated, archaic, bygone, dated, moldy, old hat, outdated, pass*, rococo
motile [`mEJtaIl] adj. 能动的,有自动力的
exhibiting or capable of movement
motility<>stasis
运动<>静止
Sample:Certain organisms exhibit remarkable motility; motile spores, for example, may travel for miles before coming to rest.
motivate [5mEJtIveIt] v. 促使，激发
to provide with a motive:IMPEL
exculpatory:absolve=motivational:stir
辩明无罪的:赦免;解除（责任等）=动荡的:拨动；激动 （行为及其结果）
exhortation:motivate=invective:discredit
劝告，规劝:促动；激励=痛骂；恶意抨击:不信任
fungi:ecologist=motivation:psychologist
菌类:生态学者=行为的动机:心理学家
Synonyms: PROVOKE, excite, galvanize, innervate, innerve, move, pique, quicken, rouse, stimulate
Sample:A desire to go to medical school motivates
her to study hard every day.
motley [5mRtlI] adj. 杂色的,斑杂的,杂多的,混杂的
variegated in color
composed of diverse often incongruous elements
motley<>colorless
杂色的<>无色的
motley<>unique
杂色的<>唯一的，单色
motley<>unvaried
杂色的<>没变化的
motley<>homogenize
杂乱的<>使相同 【注：词性不符】
Synonyms: VARIEGATED, dappled, discolor, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, parti-colored, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored
Sample:As described by Chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was motley group.
mottle [5mRt(E)l] vt. 使成杂色
to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
striated:groove=mottled/dappled:spot
有纵线；条纹的=有杂色的，斑驳的／斑纹的；花斑的:点；斑点（形容词修饰名词）
mottle<>blanch
使成杂色<>使变白
mottled<>homogenious/solidary
形状、颜色等一致/团体、元素的结合
Sample:When he blushed, his face took on a mottled hue.
mournful [5mC:nfJl] adj. 悲恸的,悲哀的,令人惋惜的
causing sorrow or melancholy:GLOOMY
jovial<>mournful
悲恸的<>快活的
revelry<>mournfulness
狂欢<>悲哀
Sample:The hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.
movement [5mu:vmEnt] n. 运动,倾向,乐章
a distinct structural unit or division having its own key, rhythmic structure, and themes and forming part of an extended musical composition
stanza:poem=movement:symphony=instrumentalist:orchestra
节，段:诗，韵文=乐章:交响乐=乐器演奏家:管弦乐队 （组成关系）
choreographer:movement=architect:building
{sculptor:statue}
舞蹈指导:舞蹈动作=建筑师:建筑 {雕塑家:雕像} 【注:强调设计、安排、指导 ，而不是建造】
Sample:Though Gray and Burns share many traits with the Romantic poets who followed them, most critics consider them precursors of the Romantic Movement, not true Romantics.
muddy [5mQdI] adj.多泥的, 泥泞的，浑浊的不明快或不纯的
lacking in clarity or brightness:CLOUDY, DULL
muddy<>clarity
浑浊的<>清晰 【注:词性不符】
Sample:Her writing is muddy and difficult to
understand.
muffle [5mQf(E)l] vt. 围裹,抑制,发低沉的声音
to wrap or pad with something to dull the sound
plangent<>muffled
回音的，震颤的
resonant<>muffled
声音洪亮的<>声音压抑的
Sample:We woke to the clarion to muffle its
striking.
mulish [5mju:lIF] adj. 骡的,执拗的,杂种的，顽固的
unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
despicable:value=mulish:flexible
可鄙的:重要性=执拗的:灵活的 （反义关系）
flexible<>mulish
灵活的<>顽固的
pliant<>mulish
易受影响的，易弯的<>顽固的
Synonyms: OBSTINATE, bullheaded, headstrong, perverse, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, wrongheaded
mumble [5mQmb(E)l] vt.vi. 喃喃而语,咕哝
to utter with a low inarticulate voice
enunciate<>mumble
（清楚地）表达<>咕哝
Sample:After the automobile accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.
mundane [5mQndeIn] adj. 尘世的；世俗的，宇宙的
characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary:COMMONPLACE
mundane<>extraordinary
平凡的<>特殊的
mundane<>spiritual
世俗的<>精神的
mundane<>unusual
世俗的<>不寻常的
Synonyms: EARTHLY, earthy, sublunary, tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial, uncelestial, worldly
Sample:He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations.
municipality [mju:nIsI5pAlItI] n. 自治区,市当局,全市民
a primarily urban political unit having corporate status and usually powers of self-government
Sample:The investigation into municipal corruption turned up new instances of skulduggery daily.
munificent [mju:5nIfIs(E)nt] adj. 慷慨的，丰厚的
characterized by great liberality or generosity
miser:munificent=zealot:blase
守财奴:慷慨的=热心者:厌烦于亨乐（人物及其反面特征）
munificent<>parsimonious
慷慨大方的<>吝啬小气的
Sample:The munificent gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.
mural [5mjJEr(E)l] adj. 墙壁的n. 壁画，壁饰
a mural work of art (as a painting)
petroglyph:rock=mural:wall
岩石雕刻:岩石=壁画:墙 （事物及其对象）
Sample:Two huge murals were painted by Marc
Chagall on the walls of the opera house.
murky [m\:k] adj. 黑暗的，朦胧的
characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
limpid<>murky
清澈的<>朦胧的
murky<>clear
朦胧的<>晴朗的；清楚的
pellucid<>murky
清澈明晰的<>朦胧的
Sample:She left a trace of musky perfume behind her.
murmur [5m\:mE(r)] n. 低语,低声的怨言
a low indistinct but often continuous sound
croon:sing=murmur:speak
低声歌唱，低唱:唱，唱歌=低声说:说，讲；谈话 （行为及其特征方式）
Sample:The crowd murmured angrily and indicated that they did not care to listen to the speaker who was approaching the rostrum.
mute [mju:t] vt. 减弱...的声音 adj.无声的，缄默的
to muffle, reduce, or eliminate the sound of
mute<>amplify
增强，扩大
Sample:One theory about intelligence sees
language as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since
animals are mute, they must be mindless as well.(9504)
myopic [maI5RpIk] adj. 近视的
a lack of foresight or discernment:a narrow view of something
myopic<>discerning
短见的<>有辨识能力的
myopia<>prescience
短见的<>预见
Sample:In thinking only of your present needs and ignoring the future, you are being rather myopic.
myriad [5mIrIEd] adj. 无数的,一万的,种种的
having innumerable aspects or elements
countless/innumerable/myriad/untold:number=everlasting/interminable:duration
无数的／数不清的／一万的，种种的／数不尽的:号，号码=持久的／无终止的；冗长的:持续 （种属）
myriad<>few/scarce
无数的<>很少的/缺乏的
myriad<>scanty
无数的<>很少的
Sample:myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
nadir [5neIdIE(r)] n. 最低点，无底
the lowest point
nadir<>summit
最低点<>顶点，最高点；极度
nadir<>acme
最低点<>顶点
apex<>nadir
最高点＜＞最低点
Sample:Although few people realized it, the Dow-Jones averages had reached their nadir and would soon begin an upward surge.
nag [nA^] v.叱责，抱怨不断地责骂、挑剔或强求
to irritate by constant scolding or urging
tonic<>draining { nagging }
增进健康之物<>气力耗尽
Sample:She's always nagging her son to get a
haircut.
naive [nB:5i:v] adj. 天真的,纯真的,朴素的
deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment; especially :CREDULOUS
guile:naif=tardy:prompt
狡猾:天真=迟缓的:迅速 （反义关系）
worldly<>naive
现世的；世俗的<>天真的
Sample:We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his naivety.
narcissism [5nB:sIsIz(E)m] n. 自我陶醉,自恋
love of or sexual desire for one's own body
narcissist:self absorbed=sycophant:obsequious
自恋:自我迷恋 =马屁精:顺从的（人及其正面特征）
narcissism:love=guilt:blame
自恋:爱=自责:谴责（种属关系/对自己:一般）
nascent [5nAsEnt] adj. 新生的，诞生中的，初期的
coming or having recently come into existence
moribund<>nascent
将死的<>初生的
Sample:If we could identify these revolutionary movements in their nascent state, we would be able to eliminate serious trouble in later years.
natty [`nAtI] adj. 整洁的，帅的，清楚的，敏捷的
trimly neat and tidy:SMART
slovenly<>natty
邋遢的<>整洁的
Sample:Priding himself on being a natty dresser, the gangster Bugsy Siegel collected a wardrobe of imported suits and ties.
nauseate [5nC:sIeIt] v. 使作呕，使厌恶
to feel disgust
vertigo:nauseate=??
眩晕:恶心 =?? （动作及其结果）
Sample:The foul smells began to nauseate him.
naysayer [5neiseiE] n. 怀疑者，否定者
one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something
concur<>naysay
同意<>拒绝
nebulous [5nebjJlEs] adj. 模糊不清的，云状的，星云的
INDISTINCT, VAGUE
nebulous<>distinct
模糊的<>清楚的，明显的
nebulous<>clear cut
模糊不清的<>清除的
nebulous<>unambiguous
模糊不清的<>清除的
nebulous<>limpid
模糊的<>清楚的，明显的
nebulous<>pellucid
模糊不清的<>清楚的
Sample:She had only a nebulous memory of her grandmother's face.
needy [5ni:dI] adj.贫困的,生活艰苦的
being in want:POVERTY-STRICKEN
affluent<>needy
富有的<>贫困的
Sample:As he grew older, he became famous as a philanthropist and benefactor of the needy.