
marking
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。)
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。)
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。)