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mark

UK /mɑːk/US /mɑːrk/

词源

源自古英语 'mearc',意为边界或标志,与古高地德语 'marcha' 和拉丁语 'margo'(边缘)有关。

noun

❶ 标记或符号,用于表示特定信息或位置,如书签、成绩标记等。

“She put a mark on the page to remember where she stopped reading.”

(她在书页上做了个标记,以便记住读到哪儿了。)

“The teacher gave him a high mark for his excellent essay.”

(老师因为他的优秀论文给了他高分。)

❶ 目标或标准,常用于表示需要达到的水平或程度。

“The sales team hit their mark for the quarter.”

(销售团队达到了本季度的目标。)

“His performance fell short of the mark.”

(他的表现未达到标准。)

同义词:sign, symbol, indication, target, goal

verb

❶ 做标记或留下痕迹,可以是物理上的或象征性的。

“He marked the important dates on his calendar.”

(他在日历上标记了重要的日期。)

“The dog marked its territory by the tree.”

(狗在树旁标记了自己的领地。)

❶ 评分或评价,通常用于学术或竞赛场景。

“The teacher spent the evening marking exam papers.”

(老师花了一晚上批改试卷。)

“The judges will mark each performance out of ten.”

(评委将给每个表演打十分制分数。)

同义词:indicate, label, grade, score, evaluate

常见短语

make one's mark — 取得成功或留下重要影响,通常指在某个领域取得显著成就。

“She made her mark in the tech industry with her innovative ideas.”

(她凭借创新思想在科技行业取得了成功。)

on the mark — 准确或恰当,形容某人的评论或行动完全正确。

“His analysis of the situation was right on the mark.”

(他对情况的分析非常准确。)

mark my words — 强调所说的话很重要或将成为事实,用于引起听者注意。

“Mark my words, this new policy will cause problems.”

(记住我的话,这项新政策会引发问题。)