A: What type of tree is that?

　　B: I think it is a maple

　　maple n. 槭树，枫树，槭木

　　A: I really dislike Stephanie.

　　B: Dont try to mar me with your negative impressions of her before I even meet her.

　　mar vt. 破坏，毁坏

　　A: Im getting a new fireplace installed.

　　B: Is it the marble one you had your eye on?

　　marble n. 1. 大理石;2. 弹子;3. 弹子游戏

　　A: The mare is expecting her foal in three weeks.

　　B: Oh! I thought a mare was a male horse, silly me!

　　mare n. 母马，母驴

　　A: Did you do well in the exam, Sir?

　　B: Yes, you only made some marginal errors.

　　marginal a. 1. 微小的，少量的，不重要的;2. 仅以微弱多数票获胜的;3. 记在页边的，有旁注的

　　A: Have you ever smoked marijuana?

　　B: No, I have never tried drugs.

　　marijuana n. 大麻，大麻烟

　　A: What is your marital status?

　　B: I am married.

　　marital a. 婚姻的，夫妻的

　　A: Im going to visit the maritime museum this afternoon.

　　B: I assume that it is the one by the sea.

　　maritime a. 1. 海的，海事的，航海的;2. 近海的，海的

　　A: It rained so much. My garden is like a marsh.

　　B: Dont worry, it will dry out soon.

　　marsh n. 沼泽，湿地

　　A: I was a marshal in the army for 11 years.

　　B: Gosh, that is a high rank, you must have worked hard to get there.

　　marshal n. 1. 元帅，最高指挥官;2. 总指挥，司仪;3. 执法官，警察局长，消防队长

　　vt. 整理，排列，集结

　　A: I read that the ancient Romans were martial people.

　　B: Im not sure if they were inclined to war.

　　martial a. 战争的，军事的，武术的

　　A: The sunset is amazing.

　　B: Yes, I am sitting here marveling at it right now.

　　marvel vi. 惊叹，赞佩

　　vt. 对感到惊异

　　n. 令人惊异的事，奇迹

　　A: That girl looks particularly masculine.

　　B: Maybe it is because she lifts weights.

　　masculine a. 1. 男性的，男子的;2. 男子气的

　　A: Shall I mash your potatoes?

　　B: No, thanks, I like them whole.

　　mash vt. 　把捣成糊状

　　n. 糊状物

　　A: The soldiers massacred each other with gunfire during the war.

　　B: Do you know how many people were killed?

　　massacre vt. 1. 大规模屠杀，残杀;2. 彻底击败

　　n. 1. 大屠杀，残杀;2. 残败

　　A: What type of tree is that?

　　B: I think it is a maple

　　maple n. 槭树，枫树，槭木

　　A: I really dislike Stephanie.

　　B: Dont try to mar me with your negative impressions of her before I even meet her.

　　mar vt. 破坏，毁坏

　　A: Im getting a new fireplace installed.

　　B: Is it the marble one you had your eye on?

　　marble n. 1. 大理石;2. 弹子;3. 弹子游戏

　　A: The mare is expecting her foal in three weeks.

　　B: Oh! I thought a mare was a male horse, silly me!

　　mare n. 母马，母驴

　　A: Did you do well in the exam, Sir?

　　B: Yes, you only made some marginal errors.

　　marginal a. 1. 微小的，少量的，不重要的;2. 仅以微弱多数票获胜的;3. 记在页边的，有旁注的

　　A: Have you ever smoked marijuana?

　　B: No, I have never tried drugs.

　　marijuana n. 大麻，大麻烟

　　A: What is your marital status?

　　B: I am married.

　　marital a. 婚姻的，夫妻的

　　A: Im going to visit the maritime museum this afternoon.

　　B: I assume that it is the one by the sea.

　　maritime a. 1. 海的，海事的，航海的;2. 近海的，海的

　　A: It rained so much. My garden is like a marsh.

　　B: Dont worry, it will dry out soon.

　　marsh n. 沼泽，湿地

　　A: I was a marshal in the army for 11 years.

　　B: Gosh, that is a high rank, you must have worked hard to get there.

　　marshal n. 1. 元帅，最高指挥官;2. 总指挥，司仪;3. 执法官，警察局长，消防队长

　　vt. 整理，排列，集结

　　A: I read that the ancient Romans were martial people.

　　B: Im not sure if they were inclined to war.

　　martial a. 战争的，军事的，武术的

　　A: The sunset is amazing.

　　B: Yes, I am sitting here marveling at it right now.

　　marvel vi. 惊叹，赞佩

　　vt. 对感到惊异

　　n. 令人惊异的事，奇迹

　　A: That girl looks particularly masculine.

　　B: Maybe it is because she lifts weights.

　　masculine a. 1. 男性的，男子的;2. 男子气的

　　A: Shall I mash your potatoes?

　　B: No, thanks, I like them whole.

　　mash vt. 　把捣成糊状

　　n. 糊状物

　　A: The soldiers massacred each other with gunfire during the war.

　　B: Do you know how many people were killed?

　　massacre vt. 1. 大规模屠杀，残杀;2. 彻底击败

　　n. 1. 大屠杀，残杀;2. 残败