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master/ˈmɑ:stə/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1a a person having control of persons or things 主人 b an employer 雇主 c a male head of a household (家庭)男主人 master of the house 户主 d the owner of a dog, horse, etc. (狗、马等的)主人 e the owner of a slave 奴隶主 f Naut. the captain of a merchant ship 【海】商船船长 g Hunting the person in control of a pack of hounds etc. 【狩猎】掌管(狗群等)的人 2 a male teacher or tutor, esp. a schoolmaster 男教师；男家庭教师(尤指校长) 3a the head of a college, school, etc. 院长(校长等) b the presiding officer of a livery company, Masonic lodge, etc. 同业工会(石匠工会支部等)的主持人 4 a person who has or gets the upper hand 占优势者 we shall see which of us is master 咱们来看看我们之中谁能获胜 5a a person skilled in a particular trade and able to teach others 能手；师傅 often 常作 attrib.: master carpenter 手艺高超的木工匠 b a skilled practitioner 善…的人 a master of innuendo 暗讽大师 6 a holder of a university degree originally giving authority to teach in the university 硕士 Master of Arts 文科硕士; Master of Science 理科硕士 7a a reverend teacher in philosophy etc. (哲学等的)导师 b (作 the Master) Christ 耶稣基督 8 a great artist 大师；名家 9 Chess etc. a player of proved ability at international level 【棋类】(国际知名的)大师级 10 an original version (e.g. of a film or gramophone record) from which a series of copies can be made (如电影、唱片)原带，母带；模版 11 (作 Master)a a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called Mr (Master T. Jones 琼斯少爷; Master Tom 汤姆少爷)(置于人名前作称呼)…少爷 b archaic a title for a man of high rank, learning, etc. [古义] (置于高职位、高学问者之前作称呼)…长；…官 12 (in England and Wales) an official of the Supreme Court (英格兰、威尔士)最高法院的法官 13 a machine or device directly controlling another (cf. 参见 SLAVE n. 4) 主导装置，母机 14 (作 Master) a courtesy title of the heir apparent of a Scottish viscount or baron (对苏格兰子爵、男爵长子的尊称)大少爷 the Master of Falkland 福克兰大少爷 ●adj. 1 commanding, superior 支配的；统治的；优秀的 a master spirit 杰出人才 2 main, principal 主要的，最重要的 master bedroom 主卧室 3 controlling others 主导的 master plan 总体设计 ●v. tr. 1 overcome, defeat 克服；打败；战胜 2 reduce to subjection 征服；制服 3 acquire complete knowledge of (a subject) or facility in using (an instrument etc.) 掌握(某学科)；精通(仪器等) 4 rule as a master 统治；控制；作主人 □ be master of 1 have at one's disposal 能自由处理(控制)；拥有 2 know how to control 能控制 □ be one's own master be independent or free to do as one wishes 独立自主 □ make oneself master of acquire a thorough knowledge of or facility in using 熟练掌握；精通 □ masterdom n.□ masterhood n.□ masterless adj.[Old English mœgester (later reinforced by Old French maistre) from Latin magister, probably related to magis ‘more’] |