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marking

UK //ˈmɑːkɪŋ//US //ˈmɑːrkɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语mearcian(做记号),与德语markieren同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语*markōną。

noun

❶ 指物体表面留下的痕迹、符号或图案,常用于表示身份、分类或装饰用途。

“The tiger's stripes are natural markings that help it blend into the grass.”

(老虎的条纹是帮助它融入草丛的自然斑纹。)

“The teacher used red markings to correct the students' essays.”

(老师用红色标记批改学生的作文。)

❶ 指评分或批改的行为,尤其在学校或考试中。

“The marking of exams took the teachers a whole week.”

(批改试卷花了老师们整整一周时间。)

“She complained about the unfair marking of her assignment.”

(她抱怨自己的作业评分不公平。)

同义词:pattern, symbol, grading, scoring, notation

verb

❶ 做记号或标记的动作,表示识别、分类或记录。

“She was marking the important dates on her calendar.”

(她正在日历上标记重要的日期。)

“The hikers marked the trail with colored ribbons.”

(徒步旅行者用彩色丝带标记了小径。)

同义词:labeling, tagging, indicating, noting, recording

常见短语

marking time — 指等待时机或无所事事地消磨时间,没有实质性进展。

“The team was just marking time until the new manager arrived.”

(团队在新经理到来前只是在消磨时间。)

marking pen — 一种用于做标记或写字的专用笔,通常颜色鲜艳且持久。

“She used a black marking pen to label the moving boxes.”

(她用黑色记号笔给搬家纸箱做标记。)