mark

verb

/mɑːk/

/mɑːrk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they mark	/mɑːk/ /mɑːrk/
he / she / it marks	/mɑːks/ /mɑːrks/
past simple marked	/mɑːkt/ /mɑːrkt/
past participle marked	/mɑːkt/ /mɑːrkt/
-ing form marking	/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

write/draw写；画

[transitive] to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on something in order to give information about it做记号；做标记

mark something The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.洪水水位由墙上的白线标出。
mark A with B Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.打星号的项目可以删去。
mark B on A Prices are marked on the goods.价格标在商品上。
mark somebody/something + adj. The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent).老师在她的名字旁做了个缺课的记号。
Why have you marked this wrong?你为什么批这道题为错？
Do not open any mail marked ‘Confidential’.不要打开任何标有 “机密” 的邮件。
mark something as something Certain words were marked as important.有些词语被当作重点标了出来。

Sorry, I should have marked that right.对不起，我本该批那道题为对。
Some of the crates were marked for export.其中的一些货箱上作了出口标记。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

clearly
carefully
indelibly
…

preposition

give mark/grade打分；给成绩

[transitive, intransitive] mark (something) (especially British English) to give marks to students’ work给（学生作业）打分，评分，评成绩

I hate marking exam papers.我讨厌阅卷。
I spend at least six hours a week marking.我每周至少要花六个小时批改作业。
If you don't hand your homework in on time, I won't mark it.如果你不按时交作业，我就不给你批改。

compare gradeTopics Educationb1

damage损害

[transitive, intransitive] mark (something) to make a mark on something in a way that damages it or makes it look less good; to become damaged or be made to look less good in this way留下痕迹；弄污；使有污点

A large purple scar marked his cheek.他的面颊上有一块大紫疤。
The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark.这些台面是由不会留下污渍的材料做的。
The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface.镇纸掉到了桌上，在桌面砸出了深深的印痕。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

indelibly
permanently
deeply
…

show position表示方位

[transitive] to show the position of something标明方位；标示 synonym indicate

mark something Yellow arrows mark the way.黄色箭头表示方向。
The cross marks the spot where the body was found.十字记号标明了发现死尸的地点。
be marked in/with something The route has been marked in red.路线用红色标明了。
The boundary was marked with a dotted line.边界用虚线标示。

All buildings are marked on the map.所有的建筑都标在地图上。
My room was clearly marked on the plan.我的房间清楚地标在平面图上。
She carefully marked where the screws were to go.她仔细地标出螺丝的位置。

celebrate庆贺

[transitive] mark something to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important纪念；庆贺

a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war纪念战争结束 50 周年的庆典
The event marked a milestone in the hotel's success story.这一事件标志着该酒店成功故事中的一个里程碑。

Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.俱乐部成员以剪彩仪式正式庆祝了这一时刻。
The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage.婚礼公开表明开始通过婚姻的形式对另一个人承担义务。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

effectively
officially
publicly
…

verb + mark

appear to
seem to

show change标示变化

[transitive] mark something to be a sign that something new is going to happen是…的迹象；成为…的征兆；表明

This agreement marks the start of a new phase in international relations.这项协议标志着国际关系新阶段的开始。
This speech may mark a change in government policy.这篇演讲表明政府的政策可能会有变化。
‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry.《抒情歌谣集》适时地标志19 世纪诗歌的开始。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

effectively
officially
publicly
…

verb + mark

appear to
seem to

give particular quality赋予特征

[transitive, usually passive] (formal) to give somebody/something a particular quality or character赋予特征；给…确定性质 synonym characterize

(be) marked by something a life marked by suffering痛苦的一生
The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression.这座城镇仍然深深地被人们对大萧条的记忆所铭记。
be marked as something He was marked as an enemy of the poor.他被列为穷人的敌人。
mark something Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.基督教给欧洲的文化及思想观念留下了恒久的印记。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

indelibly
permanently
deeply
…

pay attention注意

[transitive] (old-fashioned) used to tell somebody to pay careful attention to something留心；留意；注意

mark something There'll be trouble over this, mark my words.记住我的话，这件事是会有麻烦的。
mark what, how, etc… You mark what I say, John.约翰，注意听着。

in sport体育运动

[transitive] mark somebody (British English) (in a team game

成队比赛

) to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball钉人防守；钉住（对手）

Hughes was marking Taylor.休斯在钉防泰勒。
Our defence had him closely marked.我方后卫已经紧紧地钉住了他。

mark

noun

/mɑːk/

/mɑːrk/

Idioms

symbol记号

a written or printed symbol that is used as a sign of something, for example the quality of something or who made or owns it符号；记号；（显示质量、制造者或所有者等的）标记

punctuation marks标点符号
Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable.带有他的印记的每一件银器都极有价值。
I put a mark in the margin to remind me to check the figure.我在页边做了个记号来提醒自己核对一下这个数字。
A faint pencil mark showed where the house was on the map.淡淡的铅笔记号标示出房子在地图上的位置。
Every image is made up of hundreds of brush marks.每个图像都是由数百个刷痕组成的。

see also exclamation mark, expression mark, punctuation mark, question mark, quotation marks, stress mark, trademark

standard/grade标准；成绩

(especially British English) a number or letter that is given to show the standard of somebody’s work or performance or is given to somebody for answering something correctly成绩；分数；等级

to get a good/poor mark in English英语得分高／低
to give somebody a high/low mark给某人高分／低分
What's the pass mark (= the mark you need in order to pass)?合格分数是多少？

spot/dirt污点

a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good污点；污渍；斑点；疤痕

The children left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污渍斑斑。
There was a red mark on his arm.他的手臂上有一个红色的标记。
a burn/scratch mark一块灼伤的／抓伤的疤痕
Detectives found no marks on the body.侦探没有在尸体上发现任何痕迹。

Synonyms markmark

stain
fingerprint
streak
speck
blot
smear
spot

These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.

mark
a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
- The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污迹斑斑。
stain
a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
- blood stains血迹
fingerprint
a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
- Her fingerprints were all over the gun.那支枪上布满了她的指纹。
streak
a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
- She had streaks of grey in her hair.她头上已是白发绺绺。
speck
a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
- There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.整间房子一尘不染。
blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface指污点、墨渍
smear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surface指污迹、油渍、污渍、污点
spot
a small dirty mark on something:
- There were grease spots all over the walls.墙上满是油渍。

Patterns

a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
a greasy mark/stain/smear
an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
a grease mark/stain/spot
to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear

sign迹象

a sign that a quality or feeling exists（品质或情感的）标志，迹象，表示

On the day of the funeral businesses remained closed as a mark of respect.葬礼那天，商户停业以示敬意。
Such coolness under pressure is the mark of a champion.在压力下仍能这样保持冷静，这就是冠军相。

Such thoughtful behaviour is the mark of a true gentleman.这样体贴周到才是真正的绅士。
the real mark of a master craftsman一位工艺大师的真正标志

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

deep
indelible
permanent
…

verb + mark

bear
have
leave
…

preposition

mark of

phrases

as a mark of respect
make your mark

level水平

a level or point that something reaches that is thought to be important（重要的）水平，标准点，指标

Unemployment has passed the four million mark.失业人数已突破四百万大关。
Ratings had soared towards the 20 million mark.收视率飙升至2000万大关。
The needle was flickering around the 80 mark.指针在80度左右闪烁。
She was leading at the half-way mark.赛程到一半时是她领先。

machine/vehicle机器；车辆

Mark

(followed by a number后接数字) a particular type or model of a machine or vehicle型号

the Mark II engineII 型发动机

in gas oven煤气烤箱

Mark

(British English) (followed by a number后接数字) a particular level of temperature in a gas oven燃气挡；温度刻度

Preheat the oven to gas Mark 6.将烤箱预热到 6 挡。

for signing document

a cross made on a document instead of a signature by somebody who is not able to write their name（文盲在文件上代替签名的）花押

target目标

(formal) a target目标；靶子

Of the blows delivered, barely half found their mark.仅有不到半数的出拳击中目标。
to hit/miss the mark击中／错过目标
(figurative) Shock tactics often fall wide of their mark (= are not successful).突袭战术的结果常常与预期目标天差地远。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

easy

verb + mark

find
hit
miss
…

phrases

wide of the mark

German money德国货币

(also Deutschmark, DM)

the former unit of money in Germany (replaced in 2002 by the euro)德国马克（德国货币单位，于 2002 年为欧元所取代）Topics Moneyc2

词源noun senses 1 to 10 Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’. noun sense 11 Old English marc, from Old Norse mǫrk; probably related to mark (other senses).

Idioms

be close to/near the mark

to be fairly accurate in a guess, statement, etc.（猜测、陈述等）接近准确，几乎无误
- Such guesses are thought to be close to the mark.这种猜测被认为接近事实。
- ‘The Times’ was nearer the mark when it said…《泰晤士报》的报道更接近事实
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

be off the mark

not to be accurate in a guess, statement, etc.（猜测、陈述等）不准确，相去甚远，离题
- No, you're way off the mark.不行，你根本没说到重点。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

be on the mark

to be accurate or correct精确；准确无误
- That estimate was right on the mark.那个估计分毫不差。
- I think that your idea is right on the mark.我认为你的想法是正确的。

fall short of the mark | fall short of something

to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need目标；靶子
- Taylor's solution falls short of the mark.泰勒的解决方案达不到要求。

get off the mark

to start scoring in a game or sport（尤指板球运动）开始得分
- Stewart got off the mark with a four.斯图尔特以一记四分球开始得分。

hit/miss the mark

to succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something达到／没有达到目的；猜测正确／错误
- He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.他满脸通红，萝宾知道自己击中了要害。
- The film misses the mark because it just isn't believable.这部电影没有击中要害，因为它不可信。
Topics Successc2, Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2, Difficulty and failurec2

leave your/its/a mark (on something/somebody)

to have an effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one, that lasts for a long time留下久远的影响（尤指坏影响）
- Such a traumatic experience was bound to leave its mark on the children.这样的痛苦经历一定会长期对孩子们有影响。
- War has left its mark on the country.战争给该国留下了不可磨灭的痕迹。
- She left a permanent mark on racing history.她在赛车史上留下了永久的印记。
- The experience left a deep mark on her memory.那段经历在她的记忆中留下了深深的烙印。

make your/a mark (on something)

to become famous and successful in a particular area（在某领域）取得成功，出名
- He has already made his mark on the music industry.他已经在音乐行业留下了自己的印记。
- She quickly made her mark as a film director.她很快成为一名电影导演。
- Women are continuing to make their mark in business.女性继续在商界占据一席之地。
Topics Successc1

not be/feel up to the mark

(British English, old-fashioned) not to feel as well or lively as usual感觉不舒服
- I’m not feeling up to the mark at the moment.我现在感觉不太好。

on your marks, get set, go!

used to tell runners in a race to get ready and then to start（径赛口令）各就各位，预备，跑！

overstep the mark/line

to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable（行为）越轨
- She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized.她意识到自己越界了，很快就道歉了。

quick/slow off the mark

fast/slow in reacting to a situation（对形势）反应敏捷／迟钝
- If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.如果你能很快回答这些问题，你就能获奖。
- The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.政府对危机反应迟钝。

toe the mark (North American English)

(also toe the (party) line British and North American English)

to say or do what somebody in authority tells you to say or do, even if you do not share the same opinions, etc.顺从当局（或集体）；遵循…路线
- One or two of them refused to toe the mark.他们中有一两个人拒绝照办。
- They rarely fail to toe the mark.他们很少不照办。

up to the mark (British English)

(North American English up to snuff)

as good as it/they should be达到要求；符合标准 synonym up to scratch
- Your work isn't really up to the mark.你的工作没有真正达到要求。

wide of the mark

not accurate不准确；离谱
- Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.后来发现他们的预测结果太离谱了。