大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(五十七)

　　minister [(1) a member of a cabinet; (2) a high government official ]

　　The Cabinet Ministers meet every Tuesday. (1)

　　The Prime Minister and his new Foreign Minister will arrive in Washington tomorrow. (2)

　　minor [(1) small in size; (2) of little importance]

　　Only a minor amount of money is missing. (1)

　　He wrote a report on a minor English poet. (2)

　　minority [(1) the smaller number; (2) opposite majority]

　　Blacks, Hispanics and Asians are minorities in America. (1)

　　The Democrats are the minority party in the Congress. (2)

　　minute [(1) a measure of time; (2) one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; (3) sixty seconds]

　　I saw him only minutes ago. (1)

　　We met for 30 minutes. (2)

　　She gave him exactly one minute to explain. (3)

　　miss [to fail to hit, see, reach or meet]

　　He missed meeting her by only about two minutes.

　　missile [any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target]

　　Some Senators support building a new rocket system to defend against long distance missiles.

　　missing [(1) lost; (2) not found]

　　My watch is missing. (1)

　　His brother was reported missing in Vietnam. (2)

　　mistake [(1) a wrong action or decision; (2) an action done without the knowledge that it was wrong]

　　He made a mistake by not waiting for the telephone call. (1)

　　Her mistake was not understanding his feelings for her. (2)

　　mix [to put different things together to make one thing]

　　She mixed peanut butter and fruit jelly in a sandwich.

　　mob [a large group of wild or angry people]

　　The peaceful demonstration suddenly became an angry mob.

　　model [(1) an example; (2) something, usually small, made to show how something will look or work]

　　Her daughter was the model of a perfect child. (1)

　　This model shows how his new home will look when completed. (2)

　　moderate [not extreme]

　　The moderate proposal was approved by both sides.

　　modern [(1) of the present or very recent time; (2) the most improved]

　　We enjoyed the Museum of Modern Art. (1)

　　The old ships are being replaced by modern ones. (2)

　　money [pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things]

　　Do you need some money?

　　month [one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided]

　　This is the first month of the new year.