2011中考词汇讲解(十一)

中考英语考纲词汇用法详解

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Macao[mE5kau]n. 澳门：Macao is in the southeast of Chi na. 澳门位于中国的东南面。

machine[mE5FI:n]n. 机器：That machine is at work. 那台机器正在运转。/ Is it made by hand or by machine? 它是手工做的还是机器做的?

madam[5mAdEm]n. 女士，夫人，小姐：This way, please, madam. 夫人，请这边走。/ Can I help you, Madam?

夫人，我来帮你好吗？/ Excuse me, madam, can you tell me the time please? 对不起，太太，请问现在是几点钟？【说明】常大写第一个字母，主要用于呼语，用来对已婚或未婚女性的尊称。

magazine[7mAgE5zi:n]n. 杂志：He likes collecting old ma gazines. 他喜欢收集旧杂志。

mainland[5meinlEnd]n. 大陆；本土(对岛屿，半岛而言)：T he ship left the island and headed for the mainland. 轮船离开小岛向大陆开去。

make[meik] (made, made)v. 制作，做：The boy made a f rame for his picture. 这孩子为他的画做了一个架子。/ Bi rds make their nests in spring. 鸟儿在春天筑巢。/ Don’t make any noise in the library. 不要在图书馆内大声喧哗。

【短语】be made in 在……生产或制造：Watches made in Switzerland are famous. 瑞士产的表很有名。be made of 由……制成：The chair is made of wood. 这椅子是用木头做的。make a decision 做出决定：They have made t

he final decision. 他们做出了最后的决定。/ Since you w eren’t at the meeting, we m ade the decision without you.

因为你没来开会，我们便自己决定了。make a mistake 犯错误：I made a mistake in the English test. 英语考试时我答错了一处。make a noise 吵闹：The plane made a loud noise when it landed. 飞机着陆时发出很大的噪

声。/ They made a noise when they played games. 他们玩游戏时很吵。make faces 做鬼脸；做苦脸：Each stude nt dipped a finger into the mixture, sucked it and made a face. 每个学生都把一个手指伸进混合液里蘸了一下，舔

了舔，然后做了一个鬼脸。make money赚钱：In the old days he never made enough to feed his family. 在旧社会，他挣的钱从来不够养家。make room for给……腾出地方：Please make room for me. 请给我让出点地方。ma ke sure 确保，确认，查明：Make sure you get there in time. 一定要准时到达那里。make telephone (phone) calls 打电话：As soon as you got home, you’d better make phone calls to us at first. 你一到家最好先给我们打个电话。make up one’s mind 下决心：She made up her min d to catch up with her classmates. 她下决心要赶上她的

同班同学。

man[mAn]n. 男人；人：Don’t cry. Be a man! 不要哭，要像个男子汉！/ How long has man lived on the earth?

人类在地球上居住多久了？

【注意】其复数形式为men。

man-made[5mAn meid]adj. 人造的，人工的：China has se nt up lots of man-made satellites into the sky。中国向太空发送过许多人造卫星。

many[5meni]adj. 许多的，多的：There are many mistakes in his exercises. 他的练习里有许多错误。/ Many people think so. 许多人认为是这样的。

【注意】many, much 的比较级和最高级分别为more和mos t。

map[mAp]n. 地图：This is a map of China. 这是一幅中国地图。/ Do you see this point on the map? 你能看到地图上的这一点吗?

March[mB:tF]n. 3月：March 8th is the International Wor king Women’s D ay. 3月8日是国际劳动妇女节。

mark[mB:k]n. 记号，标记，痕迹：When you read, you’d better make a mark where you have any questions. 你读书时，最好在有问题的地方作个记号。/ You have left di rty marks on the floor. 你在地上留下了污迹。

market[5mB:kit]n. 市场，集市：Many different kinds of meat are sold in the market. 市场上出售各种肉。marry[5mAri]v. 结婚：She married a doctor. 她和一位医生结了婚。/ They have married for ten years. 他们已经结婚10年了。

match[mAtF]n. 比赛，竞赛：I like to watch tennis match es. 我喜欢看网球赛。/ Will you go to watch the basketb all match this afternoon? 今天下午你要去看篮球比赛

吗？