2018考研英语常考熟词僻义单词（80）
2018考研是场艰巨的战役，对于考研英语词汇是它的“先锋兵”，只有攻克词汇，才能确保考研分数的稳固和万无一失。新东方网考研频道祝愿考研的学子们再接再厉，勇往直前!marginal adj不重要的, 微小的, 少量的仅以微弱多数票获胜的;临界的;最低限度的;贫瘠的
The new law will have only a marginal effect on the lives of most
people.新法对大多数人的生活未有重大的影响。
He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.他只以两票的微弱优势当选。
a marginal standard of living 最低限度的生活水平 a marginal business 盈利甚微的企业
marital n.水兵; 海军陆战队官兵The marines landed on the small island.海军陆战队登上了小岛。
marriage n紧密结合【商】商业合并, 兼并
The marriage of words and melody in that song was unusually effective.
那首歌里词与曲配合合谐,产生了非同凡响的效果。
marry vt. & vi.使紧密结合;把..融为一体
She marries wit and/with scholarship in her
writing.她在写作中将学问和才智紧密结合在了一起。
Let's meet by that bridge where the rivers marry.我们就在河流会合处的那座桥边见面吧。
married to sth献身于;致力于married to children’s education致力于儿童教育事业
mask vt用面具遮住; The thief masked his face with a stocking.那贼用长统袜遮住脸。
掩盖, 掩饰A smile masked his disappointment.微笑遮掩了他的失望。
n用作掩饰的事物; The jokes were a mask to hide his sadness.玩笑是掩盖他内心悲伤的方式。
掩饰; 伪装He conceals his worries behind a mask of
nonchalance.他装作无事以掩饰内心的不安。
mass n群众The masses have boundless creative power.群众有无限的创造力。
质量This particle has very small mass.这种粒子的质量很小。
adj.大规模的,These precise instruments have already gone into mass
production.这些精密仪器已经大规模投入生产。
大众的,民众的Mass education is essential in promoting democracy.
民众的教育对提倡民主是非常重要的。
【真题例句】In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most
powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls
were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms.
在西方，在大众传播开始出现、人们开始读书识字之前，最强势的大众传媒就是教堂，它提醒那些做礼拜者他们的心灵处于危险之中，有一天坑会受到蠕虫的啃食。【2006年阅读Txte4】
mat vt使缠结The swimmer's wet hair was matted together. 那游泳者的湿头发乱糟糟结成一团。
vi缠结The fur collar mats when it gets wet. 毛皮领子弄湿了就会缠结起来。
match对手,敌手;相配者[(+for)]The blue shirt and gray tie are a good match.
蓝衬衫和灰领带很相配。
Bill is no match for his brother on this. 在这方面比尔不是他兄弟的对手。
mate n (商船上的)大副The mate is one rank below the captain.大副是仅低于船长的头衔。
vt. & vi.(使)成为配偶, (使)交配Birds mate in the spring.鸟在春天交配。
material adj.物质的; 身体的; 肉体的; 重要的, 重大的
She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.她太穷了,
无法满足家人的物质需要。
The prosecution's case collapsed when a material witness failed to appear
in court.
一名重要的证人没有出庭, 因此诉讼辩论无法进行。
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