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| 1 | an area of an unpleasant substance such as dirt or oil on the surface of something that is different in colour from the rest 污渍；污点；油渍 |
| There was a greasy mark on his shirt. 他的衬衫上有一块油渍。 |
| leave a mark (on sth) The sauce has left a mark on the cloth. 酱油已经在布上留下一块污渍。 |
| | 1a | a damaged area on the surface of something 痕迹；疤痕 | | a burn/scorch/bite/scuff/scratch mark There were burn marks on her hands. 她的双手上有烧伤的疤痕。 | |
| | 1b | an area of colour on something such as a person’ s or animal’ s skin that is different in colour from the rest （人或动物皮肤等上的）色斑 | | The male bird has a white mark on its breast. 雄鸟的胸脯上有一块白斑。 | |
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| 2 | a score in the form of a number , percentage , or letter that a teacher gives a student’ s work . AMERICANgrade （老师给学生作业打的）分数 |
| My worst mark was a D. 我最差的分数是D。 |
| +for/in What were his marks for the last test? 他上一次考试的分数是多少？ |
| give sb/get a high/low/good/poor mark You can’ t afford to get another low mark in Spanish. 你的西班牙语不能再得低分了。 |
| top marks (=the highest possible mark) She got top marks for history. 最高分 |
| | 2a | a score that a judge gives a performance in a competition （比赛中裁判打的）分数 | |
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| 3 | a particular level , stage , total etc that something reaches 水平；阶段；总额 |
| the halfway mark Chicago was the halfway mark on our trip across the country. 芝加哥处在我们全国旅行线路的中点。 |
| reach a mark Average earnings have not yet reached the £18,000 mark. 平均收入尚未达到18,000英镑的水平。 |
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| 4 | a printed or written symbol that is not a letter or a number 符号；记号 |
| The mark above the vowel changes its sound. 元音上面的符号改变它的发音。 |
| Put a mark by the names of the most interesting candidates. 在最有趣的候选人名字旁边作个记号。 |
| | 4a | the symbol X that someone who does not know how to write puts instead of their name on a document (不会写字的人在文件上当作签名的)X符号 | |
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| 5 | +of something that shows that a person or thing has a particular quality 标志；标记 |
| The mark of a good film is that it leaves you talking about it. 好的影片都会让观众在看完影片后仍然对其进行品味谈论。 |
| a mark of respect The race was postponed as a mark of respect. 为了表示敬意比赛延期举行。 |
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| 6 | the unit of money used in Germany before the euro （德国在使用欧元之前使用的）马克 |
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| 7 | an official sign on something that shows who made it , who it belongs to , or that it is of a particular standard or quality 标签；标记 |
| carry a mark (=have a mark on it) We suggest you only buy toys that carry the safety mark. 带有标签 |
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| 8 | the place that you try to hit 靶子；目标 |
| find/hit your mark His third shot found its mark. 他的第三枪击中了目标。 |
| miss your mark The bullet missed its mark, embedding itself in a tree. 子弹没击中目标，嵌入树里。 |
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| - | be quick/slow off the mark informal
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| to react quicklyslowly so that you getlose an advantage |
| 反应迅速/缓慢 |
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| Some companies have been quicker off the mark than others. 有些公司比另一些公司反应快。 |
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| - | close to/near the mark
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| almost correct |
| 几乎正确的 |
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| His guess was very close to the mark. 他的猜测非常接近。 |
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| - | hit/miss the mark
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| to achieve/not achieve the result that you intended |
| 取得/未取得预期效果 |
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| Robin knew his comment had hit the mark. 罗宾知道他的评论已经取得了预期的结果。 |
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| - | leaveyour/amark (on)
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| to have a very strong and noticeable effect on someone or something , usually a bad one that lasts a long time |
| （对…）产生巨大而显著的影响 |
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| Years of war have left their mark on these pretty islands. 多年的战争给这些美丽的小岛留下了巨大的创伤。 |
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| - | make your/a mark (on sth)
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| to change something or do something important so that people notice and remember you |
| （在某事物上）留下印迹 |
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| He’ s only been here four days but he’ s already made his mark. 他仅在这里呆了4天，但已留下了他的印迹。 |
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| - | Mark 1/2/3 etc
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| 1 | a type of vehicle , machine etc with slightly different features from those of an earlier or later type that has the same name and is made by the same company 1/2/3等型（车辆、机器等的型号） | Like the Mark 3, the Mark 4 has a luxury interior. 和3型一样，4型也有豪华的内装饰。 | |
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| 2 | BRITISH a particular level of heat produced by a gas oven （煤气灶的）热度 | Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5. 把煤气灶预热到5挡的热度。 | |
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| - | not up to the mark BRITISH
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| 1 | informal not good enough 不够好 | Your performance is just not up to the mark. 你的表演还是不够好。 | |
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| 2 | informal old-fashioned not feeling very well 觉得不舒服 | Johnny’ s not feeling up to the mark at the moment. 约翰尼现在觉得不舒服。 | |
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| - | on the mark
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| correct |
| 正确的 |
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| The inflation forecasts have been right on the mark. 对通货膨胀的预测非常正确。 |
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| - | on your marks spoken
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| used for telling runners in a race to stand in their positions ready to start |
| 各就位 |
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| On your marks, get set, go! 各就位，预备，跑！ |
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| - | stamp your mark on sth
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| to affect or change something in a way that allows people to recognize your influence |
| 对某物产生深远的影响 |
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| She has stamped her own mark on the British film industry. 她已在英国电影业中留下了自己的印迹。 |
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| - | wide of the mark/(way) off the mark
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| 不对的 |
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| Her theory turned out to be pretty wide of the mark. 结果证明她的理论错得离谱。 |
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