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VOA Special English Essential Word Book

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z   ■ 字母 M - 共 79 个 1 machine n. a device with moving parts used to do work 2 magazine n. a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information 3 mail n. letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office 4 main ad. the most important or largest 5 major ad. great in size, importance or amount 6 majority n. the greater number; more than half 7 make v. to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become 8 male n. a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children; ad. of or about men 9 man n. an adult male human 10 manufacture v. to make goods in large amounts 11 many ad. a large number or amount of 12 map n. a picture of the earth's surface or a part of it 13 march v. to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something 14 mark v. to make a sign or cut on something 15 market n. a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them 16 marry v. to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony) 17 mass n. an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size 18 mate v. to bring together a male and a female to create another creature 19 material n. the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else 20 mathematics n. the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs 21 matter n. anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of 22 may v. a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible ("May I go?" "They may leave tomorrow.") 23 mayor n. the chief official of a city or town government 24 meal n. food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner 25 mean v. to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of 26 measure v. to learn the amount, size or distance of something; n. an action taken; a legislative proposal 27 meat n. the part of a dead animal used for food 28 media n. all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio 29 medicine n. a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health 30 meet v. to come together with someone or something at the same time and place 31 melt v. to make a solid into a liquid by heating it 32 member n. one of a group 33 memorial n. something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event 34 memory n. a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered 35 mental ad. about or having to do with the mind 36 message n. written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group 37 metal n. a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold 38 method n. the way something is done 39 microscope n. a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied 40 middle n. the center; a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends; ad. in the center 41 militant n. someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence 42 military n. the armed forces of a nation or group; ad. of or about the armed forces 43 militia n. an army of citizens instead of professional soldiers; an armed force or private army 44 milk n. the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young 45 mind n. the thinking, feeling part of a person 46 mine v. to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth; n. a place in the earth where such substances are found; a bomb placed under the ground or under water so it cannot be seen 47 mineral n. a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt 48 minister n. a member of a cabinet; a high government official ("prime minister,"foreign minister") 49 minor ad. small in size; of little importance 50 minority n. the smaller number; opposite majority 51 minute n. a measure of time; one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; sixty seconds 52 miss v. to fail to hit, see, reach or meet 53 missile n. any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target 54 missing ad. lost; not found 55 mistake n. a wrong action or decision; an action done without the knowledge that it was wrong 56 mix v. to put different things together to make one thing 57 mob n. a large group of wild or angry people 58 model n. an example; something, usually small, made to show how something will look or work 59 moderate ad. not extreme 60 modern ad. of the present or very recent time; the most improved 61 money n. pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things 62 month n. one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided 63 moon n. the bright object often seen in the night sky that orbits the earth about every twenty-nine days 64 moral ad. concerning what is right or wrong in someone's actions 65 more ad. greater in size or amount 66 morning n. the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon 67 most ad. greatest in size or amount 68 mother n. the female parent; a woman who has a child or children 69 motion n. a movement; a continuing change of position or place 70 mountain n. a part of the earth's surface that rises high above the area around it 71 mourn v. to express or feel sadness 72 move v. to change position; to put or keep in motion; to go 73 movement n. the act of moving or a way of moving; a series of acts or efforts to reach a goal 74 movie n. a motion picture; a film 75 much ad. great in amount 76 murder v. to kill another person illegally; n. the crime of killing another person 77 music n. the making of sounds by singing or using a musical instrument 78 must v. a word used with an action word to mean necessary ("You must go to school.") 79 mystery n. something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; a secret

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