1 N-COUNT 主人;雇主;老板 A servant's master is the man that he or she works for. 主人;雇主;老板
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My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private.
我的主人命令我务必私下里传递消息。
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In 1777 several northern states encouraged white masters to free their slaves for military service.
1777年,北方的几个州鼓励白人奴隶主解放奴隶,让他们参军。
SYN lord, ruler, commander, chief
2 N-COUNT [usually poss NOUN] (狗的)拥有者,主人 A dog's master is the man or boy who owns it. (狗的)拥有者,主人
SYN owner, keeper
3 N-COUNT 专家;能手;高手 If you say that someone is a master of a particular activity, you mean that they are extremely skilled at it. 专家;能手;高手
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She was a master of the English language.
她是英文高手。
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He is a master at blocking progress.
他特别擅长充当拦路虎。
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They appear masters in the art of making regulations work their way.
他们似乎十分擅长利用规章制度为自己服务。
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...a master craftsman.
手艺高超的工匠
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...a master criminal.
手段高明的罪犯
SYN expert, maestro, pro [informal] , ace [informal]
5 N-VAR (局势的)控制者,主宰者 If you are master of a situation, you have complete control over it. (局势的)控制者,主宰者
6 VERB 掌握;精通 If you master something, you learn how to do it properly or you succeed in understanding it completely. 掌握;精通
SYN learn, understand, pick up, acquire
7 VERB 控制;掌控 If you master a difficult situation, you succeed in controlling it. 控制;掌控
SYN control, manage, direct, dominate
8 N-COUNT [usually n NOUN] 男教师 A master is a male teacher. 男教师 [British]
9See also:headmaster housemaster
10 N-COUNT (已故)著名画家,艺术大师 A famous male painter of the past is often called a master . (已故)著名画家,艺术大师
12 ADJ [ADJ n] (电影、录音等)原始拷贝的,母盘的,母带的 A master copy of something such as a film or a tape recording is an original copy that can be used to produce other copies. (电影、录音等)原始拷贝的,母盘的,母带的
SYN original, primary, archetypal, prototypical
13 N-COUNT [usually with poss] (商船的)船长 The master of a ship that carries passengers or goods is its captain. (商船的)船长
SYN captain, commander, skipper
14 N-SING 硕士学位 A master's degree can be referred to as a master's . 硕士学位
15 N-COUNT [oft the N; N-VOC] 长老(信徒对宗教法师或领袖的称呼) Master is sometimes used by the followers of a male religious teacher or leader as a way of referring to him or addressing him. 长老(信徒对宗教法师或领袖的称呼)
16 N-TITLE (旧时的)少爷,小主人;君(现在用于信件中对男孩的称谓) In the past, Master was used before a boy's name as a polite way of referring to him or addressing him. Nowadays, Master can be written before a boy's name when addressing a letter to him. (旧时的)少爷,小主人;君(现在用于信件中对男孩的称谓) [old-fashioned]
17 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 自己作主;独立自主 If you say that you are your own master, you mean that your decisions are not controlled by other people and you are free to do what you want. 自己作主;独立自主
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | master Also look up: |
N. | owner; (ant.) servant, slave 1 artist, expert, professional 3 |
VERB. | learn, study, understand 6 |
Word Partnership | Use master with: |
N. | lord and master, master and slave 1 master chef, master craftsman, master criminal, master of disguise, master spy, Zen master 3 4 master a skill 6 |
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