大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(五十六)

　　melt [to make a solid into a liquid by heating it]

　　Ice melts into water at temperatures above zero degrees Celsius.

　　member [one of a group]

　　He is a member of a rock band.

　　memorial [something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event]

　　Have you visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington?

　　memory [(1) a picture in the mind of past events; (2) the ability to remember; (3) a thing remembered]

　　I can still see in my memory the place we used to swim. (1)

　　He has a good memory. (2)

　　Do you have any memory of your father before he went to war? (3)

　　mental [about or having to do with the mind]

　　She had some unusual mental powers.

　　mercy [(1) kindness toward those who should be punished; (2) the power to be kind or to pardon]

　　She showed mercy by forgiving him for leaving her. (1)

　　He admitted guilt and asked the judge for mercy. (2)

　　message [(1) written or spoken news or information; (2) a note from one person to another person or group]

　　The candidate delivered his message to the crowd. (1)

　　He sent her an E-mail message with his computer. (2)

　　metal [a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold]

　　Many products formerly made of metal now are made of plastic.

　　method [the way something is done]

　　She developed a new method for losing weight.

　　microscope [a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied]

　　Tell me what you see through the microscope.

　　middle [(1) the center; (2) a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends; (3) in the center]

　　He stopped in the middle of the field. (1)

　　They rested in the middle of the day. (2)

　　I would guess her age to be in the middle twenties. (3)

　　militant [someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence]

　　Police are prepared for violence by militant demonstrators.

　　military [(1) the armed forces of a nation or group; (2) of or about the armed forces]

　　She has been in the military for seven years. (1)

　　Many military bases were closed in the United States. (2)

　　milk [the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young]

　　Please bring me a glass of cold milk.

　　mind [the thinking, feeling part of a person]

　　He has a good mind, but sometimes he does not use it.

　　mine [(1) to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth; (2) a place in the earth where such substances are found; (3) a bomb placed under the ground or under water so it cannot be seen]

　　Mining for gold can create serious environmental problems. (1)

　　Many old mines can be found in the mountains of the western United States. (2)

　　An international treaty seeks a ban on the use of explosive military mines. (3)

　　mineral [a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt]

　　Name two important minerals found under the ground.