mas·ter
noun/ˈmɑːstə(r)/
/ˈmæstər/
Idioms - (especially in the past) a man who has people working for him, often as servants in his home
（男）主人，雇主 - They lived in fear of their master.
他们惧怕主人，提心吊胆地过日子。 - Their relationship was one of master and servant.
他们的关系是一种主仆关系。
Extra Examples- The visitor asked to see the master of the house.
客人要求见见主人。 - His father was a wealthy Virginia slave master.
他的父亲是一位富有的弗吉尼亚奴隶主。 - As enslaved people, their survival depended on obeying their master.
作为奴隶，他们的生存取决于服从主人。 - corrupt people who would serve any master
愿意效力于任何主子的堕落者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- colonial
- slave
- …
- obey
- please
- serve
- …
- master of
- They lived in fear of their master.
- a person who is in charge of an organization or group
（组织或团体的）头领，主管 - The police had to obey their political masters.
警察必须服从他们的政治主人。 - Many nations were trying to shake off their colonial masters.
许多国家都试图摆脱他们的殖民统治者。
Extra Examples- The city's new masters patrol deserted streets.
这座城市的新主人在荒凉的街道上巡逻。 - those titans of industry, the masters of the universe
那些工业巨头，宇宙的主宰
- The police had to obey their political masters.
- master of something a person who is able to control something
主宰；主人；有控制力的人 - She was no longer master of her own future.
她已无法把握自己的未来。
Extra Examplessee also puppet master- Fate can be a cruel master.
命运可能是个残忍的主宰者。 - We remain masters of our fate.
我们仍然是自己命运的主人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- colonial
- slave
- …
- obey
- please
- serve
- …
- master of
- She was no longer master of her own future.
- a person who shows a lot of skill at something
能手；擅长…者 - master of something a master of disguise
精于伪装的人 - a master of her craft
技术精湛的人 - a master of the serve-and-volley game
发球上网的高手 - master at doing something a master at managing money
理财达人
Extra Examples- Chaplin, the grand master of physical comedy
肢体喜剧大师卓别林 - Like most masters of her craft, Bowery wasn't appreciated in her time.
与大多数工艺大师一样，鲍厄里在她那个时代并没有受到赏识。 - The fugue was out of fashion when Bach became its master.
当巴赫成为赋格曲大师时，赋格曲已经过时了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acknowledged
- great
- undisputed
- …
- builder
- craftsman
- painter
- …
- master of
- be a past master at something
- be a past master of something
- master of something a master of disguise
- a famous painter who lived in the past
（已故）著名画家，绘画大师 - an exhibition of work by the French master, Monet
法国著名画家莫奈的作品展 - the great masters of Impressionism
印象派的伟大大师 - This portrait is the work of an acknowledged master.
这幅肖像画是一位公认的大师的作品。
- an exhibition of work by the French master, Monet
- master’s(also master’s degree)a second university degree, or, in Scotland, a first university degree, such as an MA
硕士学位；（苏格兰）学士学位 - He has a Master's in Business Administration.
他有工商管理硕士学位。 - She holds a master's degree in journalism.
她拥有新闻学硕士学位。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2- He did a Master's at Hull University.
他是在赫尔大学读的硕士学位。 - She got her Master's last year.
她去年拿到了硕士学位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + Master’s- do
- study for
- take
- …
- degree
- thesis
- master in
- He has a Master's in Business Administration.
- (usually Master)a person who has a master’s degree
硕士；有硕士学位的人 - a Master of Arts/Science
文科／理科硕士
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + Master’s- do
- study for
- take
- …
- degree
- thesis
- master in
- a Master of Arts/Science
- the owner of an animal, especially a dog or horse
（动物，尤指狗或马的）主人 - The dog saved its master's life.
这条狗救了它的主人。 - Even the animals knew their masters were excited.
即使是动物也知道它们的主人很兴奋。 - The horses watched their masters placidly.
马儿平静地看着它们的主人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- colonial
- slave
- …
- obey
- please
- serve
- …
- master of
- The dog saved its master's life.
- (British English, old-fashioned) a male teacher at a school, especially a private school
（尤指私立学校的）男教师 - the physics master
物理老师 - He was ballet master at several dance schools.
他是几所舞蹈学校的芭蕾舞老师。
- the physics master
- the captain of a ship that transports goods
（货船的）船长 - (often used as an adjective) a version of a recording from which copies are made
母带；母片；原始拷贝 - the master copy
原始拷贝
- the master copy
- Master(old-fashioned) a title used when speaking to or about a boy who is too young to be called Mr (also used in front of the name on an envelope, etc.)
（对年龄小而不便称作“先生”的男孩的称谓；也用在信封等处的人名前）少爷，君 - Master(in the UK) the title of the head of some schools and university colleges
校长；院长 - the Master of Wolfson College
沃尔夫森学院院长
- the Master of Wolfson College
- Mastera title used for speaking to or about some religious teachers or leaders
（对宗教导师或领袖的称谓）大师，师父
of servants
person in control
person with skill
famous painter
university degree
animal owner
teacher
captain of ship
original record/tape/movie
title
Word OriginOld English mæg(i)ster (later reinforced by Old French maistre), from Latin magister; probably related to magis ‘more’.
Idioms
be your own master/mistress
- to be free to make your own decisions rather than being told what to do by somebody else
独立自主
serve two masters
- (usually used in negative sentences) to support two different parties, principles, etc. at the same time
侍奉二主（同时支持两个不同的党派）；徘徊于两种不同原则之间