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| /ˈmɑːstə/ |
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| 1 | old-fashioned a man who has control over servants or other people who work for him 主人；雇主；老板 |
| Many children found themselves working for masters who exploited them. 许多儿童觉得他们是在为剥削他们的雇主干活。 |
| | 1a | a person who has control over other people 控制他人者 | | Civil servants simply implement the policies of their political masters. 公务员只是执行其政治掌权者的政策而已。 | |
| | 1b | a person who has control over something （事物的）控制者 | | be master of sth a system under which people are masters of their own lives 使人们成为自己生活的主人的体制 | |
| | 1c | a man who is the official leader of an organization , group , or event （组织、团体或活动的）领导，主持人 | | the master of the Hunt 打猎协会的负责人 | |
| | 1d | the man who owns a particular dog （狗的）主人 | | See how she stays close to her master. 看她如何紧跟在主人身旁。 | |
| | 1e | the captain of a ship that carries goods （货船的）船长 | |
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| | 1g | a man who is in charge of a college in some British universities or of a building where people live in some colleges in the US （英国某些大学的）院长；（美国某些大学的）学院大楼管理员 | |
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| 2 | a man who is very good at something 擅长者；专家；能手；大师 |
| +at Reardon is an absolute master at this type of shot. 里尔登极其擅长这种击球。 |
| +of He’ s a master of the clever remark. 他擅长作机智的评论。 |
| | 2a | a famous artist 著名艺术家；大师 | | original prints from modern masters such as Chagall and Hockney 夏加尔、霍克内等现代大师的真迹 | |
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| 3 | a document , photograph , recording etc from which copies are made （文件、像片、录音等可供复制的）原件，原版 |
| a digital master 数字原版 |
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| 4 | Master old-fashioned used for talking to or about a young boy 少爷（用作对小男孩的称呼） |
| | 4a | used for talking to or about some religious leaders or teachers of martial arts 大师，师傅（用作对宗教领袖或武术教师的称呼） | |
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| - | be a pastmaster
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| to be very good at something because you have been doing it for a long time |
| （因长期从事某事而）非常擅长 |
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| They are past masters at dealing with political scandals. 他们非常擅长应对政治丑闻。 |
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| - | serveone/two etcmasters
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| to be controlled by onetwo etc things or people |
| 侍奉一主/二主等 |
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