master
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɑː.stər/us/ˈmæs.tɚ/masternoun[C](CONTROLLER)
B2
thepersonwhoowns,caresfor, andcontrolsananimal:
（动物的）主人Withcarefultraining, adogwillobeyitsmastercompletely.受过精心训练的狗会完全听从主人的指令。
apersonwhoemploysaservantorownsaslave:
（雇佣人或拥有奴隶的）主人Servants had toobeytheirmasters.佣人必须服从主人。
apersonwho hascontrolover aparticularsituation:
（用控制能力的）主宰，主人She was thevictimof hercircumstancesratherthan the masterofherfate.她是现实的受害者，而不是命运的主人。
thecaptainof ashipthatcarriesgoods:
（货船的）船长Ship's masters are inchargeof aship,itscrewand anycargoit iscarrying, atseaand inport.在海上和港口，船长对船只、船员和货物都有控制权。
- Thedogtrottedobedientlyto his master.
- Thedogsaveditsmaster'slife.
- Masters couldbeattheirslaveswithoutfearofpunishment.
- Servants had toobeytheirmasters.
People in charge of or controlling other people
- acephalous
- administrator
- anti-management
- authority
- bureaucrat
- conservator
- controller
- council
- counter-power
- dean
- lord
- management
- manipulator
- mistress
- the thought police
- too many chiefs and not enough Indiansidiom
- top dog
- troika
- tsar
- yourlord and masteridiom
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
Bosses & managers
Ship's officers
masternoun[C](SKILLED PERSON)
C2
apersonwho is veryskilledin aparticularjoboractivity:
大师，名家；专家He wasamasterofdisguise.他是个伪装大师。
afamousand veryskilledpainter:
杰出画家，著名画家Thispaintingisclearlytheworkof a master.这幅画显然是名家的作品。
- JamesBrownis the master offunk.
- Heconsideredhimself a master ofwittybanter.
- He was a master ofstratagem.
- She was master of thesarcasticcomment.
- He is a mastercraftsman.
Experts and specialists
- academician
- artist
- authority
- boffin
- child prodigy
- doyenne
- historiographer
- hotshot
- knowsomethinginside outidiom
- lapidary
- literati
- pundit
- pyrotechnician
- Renaissance man
- savant
- semiotician
- whizz
- wizard
- wonder
- wunderkind
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Artists
masternoun[C](TEACHER)
UKold-fashioned
amaleschoolteacher:
男中学教师Mr Wells was myLatinmaster atschool.威尔斯先生是我上中学时的拉丁语老师。
Master
(in the UK) theheadof someschoolsoruniversitycolleges:
（英国）学校的校长；大学学院的院长The Master of St. John's College will belaunchingtheappeal.圣约翰学院的院长将发出呼吁。
See also
headmaster
Teachers
- academician
- ALNCo
- associate professor
- board of education
- co-principal
- handler
- headteacher
- homeschooler
- housemaster
- housemistress
- instructor
- professorship
- rector
- residence
- schoolie
- schoolmarm
- scribe
- teaching assistant
- trainer
- tutor
masternoun[C](TITLE)
Master
old-fashioned
used before thenameof aboywho is tooyoungto be called "Mr":
（称呼年纪尚幼、不能被称为“先生”的男孩时，置于名字之前）少爷theletterwasaddressedto MasterJohnOwen.这封信的收信人是约翰·欧文少爷。
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accede tosomething
- accession
- anointed
- anti-monarchical
- anti-monarchist
- duke
- dukedom
- earl
- earldom
- emir
- MBE
- Messrs
- miss
- mister
- monarch
- Royal Highness
- royal prerogative
- royalist
- Rt. Hon.
- Shah
masternoun[C](COPY)
anoriginalversionof something from whichcopiescan be made:
（可以复制更多拷贝的）原版Isenther acopyandkeptthe master.我寄给她了一份拷贝，自己留下了原版。
You shouldkeepthe mastercopy(= theoriginal)in asafeplace.你应该把原版保存在稳妥的地方。
Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- benchmarking
- core
- cross-section
- exemplification
- flavour
- for instanceidiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- qua
- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- specimen
- taste
Grammar
Suffixes-man, -master-womanand-ess
Many people feel that traditional uses of the suffixes -man, -master, -woman and -ess are sexist and outdated, so alternative, neutral forms are often used (m = male; f = female).…Nouns, adjectives and verbs withman
Some nouns, adjectives and verbs which include man are considered sexist nowadays. We can often use neutral alternatives:…Idiom
beyourown master
master
verb[T]
uk/ˈmɑː.stər/us/ˈmæs.tɚ/masterverb[T](CONTROL)
tolearntocontrolanemotionorfeeling:
征服，制伏；控制Ifinallymastered myfearofflying.我最终克服了对飞行的恐惧。
Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- anti-pleasure
- ascetically
- asceticism
- be in command (ofyourself)idiom
- boundary
- get a grip (onyourself)idiom
- go easyidiom
- go steady onsomethingidiom
- grip
- mind over matteridiom
- puritanism
- restrained
- restraint
- restrict
- restrictyourselftosomething
- stint
- temperance
- undignified
- willpower
masterverb[T](LEARN)
tolearnhow to do something well:
精通，掌握to master atechnique掌握一项技术
Shelivedin Italy for severalyearsbut neverquitemastered thelanguage.她在意大利住了好几年，但一直没怎么学好意大利语。
Hequicklymasteredtheartofinterviewingpeople.他很快就掌握了采访的艺术。
to learn something
- learnI'm learning how to play the piano.
- studyI'm studying Italian right now.
- masterShe lived in Italy for several years but never quite mastered the language.
- pick upWhen you live in a country, you soon pick up the language.
- familiarize yourself withHe prepared for the interview by familiarizing himself with the company's work.
- get the hang of something"I've never used this software before." "Don't worry, you'll soon get the hang of it."
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- shadow
- sit
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
master
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈmɑː.stər/us/ˈmæs.tɚ/extremelyskilled:
技术熟练的；技艺精湛的a mastercraftsman手艺高明的工匠
a masterchef技艺不凡的厨师
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adeptly
- dexterous
- dexterously
- digital native
- expert
- expertly
- pedicure
- pedigreed
- polished
- practised
- proficient
- up to(doing) somethingidiom
- well qualified
- white-collar
- with the best of themidiom
- workmanlike
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