master
noun
verb
adj
ˈmɑːstə
noun
1
SKILLED PERSON
有技能的人
someone
who
is
very
skilled
at
something
大师; 能手
[+
of
]
Runyon
was
a
master
of
the
short
story.
鲁尼恩是一位短篇小说大师。
a
master
of
disguise
伪装高手
Hitchcock
was
an
acknowledged
master
of
suspense.
希区柯克是公认的悬疑大师。
master
at
(doing)
sth
She’s
a
master
at
manipulating
people.
她是支配别人的高手。
a
work
of
art
by
a
true
master
一件真正的大师之作
2
be a past master (at sth)
to
be
very
good
at
doing
something
because
you
have
done
it
a
lot
[英] 擅长 （善于，精于 ）（某事物）
BrE
He’s
a
past
master
at
getting
free
drinks
out
of
people.
他十分善于让人家请他喝酒。
3
MAN WITH AUTHORITY
有权势的人
a.
a
man
who
has
control
or
authority
over
servants
or
workers
b.
the
male
owner
of
a
dog
狗的男主人;
old-fashioned
You’ll
have
to
ask
the
master’s
permission.
你得去请求主人的同意。
4
be your own master
to
be
in
control
of
your
own
life
or
work
自己作主; 自己当老板
Determined
to
be
his
own
master,
Simmons
quit
in
1998
and
started
working
freelance.
西蒙斯一心要自己支配自己，于是在 1998 年辞去工作干起了自由职业。
5
be master of your own fate/destiny
to
be
in
complete
control
of
what
happens
to
you
[文] 掌握自己的命运
literary
Our
country
must
be
master
of
its
own
economic
destiny.
我们的国家必须掌握自己的经济命运。
6
ORIGINAL
原物
a
document,
record,
etc
from
which
copies
are
made
原件; 母（磁）带
I
gave
him
the
master
to
copy.
我把原件给他复制。
7
Master of Arts/Science/Education etc
a
university
DEGREE
in
an
ARTS
subject,
a
science
subject
etc
that
you
can
get
after
your
first
degree
文学/理学/教育学等硕士
8
TEACHER
教师
a.
a
male
teacher
b.
also
又作
a
wise
person
whose
ideas
and
words
other
people
accept
and
follow
大师
BrE old-fashioned
a
Zen
master
禅宗大师
9
YOUNG BOY
小男孩
also
又作
Master
used
when
speaking
or
referring
to
a
young
boy
[过时] 少爷，君
old-fashioned
How’s
young
Master
Toby
today?
托比小少爷今天好吗？
10
UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL
大学官员
the
person
who
is
in
charge
of
some
university
colleges
in
the
UK
〔英国一些大学学院的〕院长
the
Master
of
Trinity
College,
Cambridge
剑桥大学三一学院的院长
11
CAPTAIN
船长
someone
who
is
in
charge
of
a
ship
[过时] 船长
old-fashioned
verb
12
to
learn
a
skill
or
a
language
so
well
that
you
have
no
difficulty
with
it
掌握，精通
the
skills
needed
to
master
a
new
language
掌握一门新语言所需的技能
I
never
quite
mastered
the
art
of
walking
in
high
heels.
我从未学会穿高跟鞋走路。
13
to
manage
to
control
a
strong
emotion
控制住〔强烈的情绪〕;
He
had
learned
to
master
his
fear
of
heights.
他已学会克服自己的恐高症。
adj
14
a
master
copy
of
a
document,
recording
etc
is
the
one
from
which
copies
are
made
〔文件、录音等〕原始拷贝的，母版的
master
list/copy/recording
etc
We’ve
lost
the
master
disk.
我们丢失了原始磁盘。
15
most
important
or
main
最重要的; 主要的
the
master
control
center
at
NASA
美国太空总署的主要控制中心
16
master craftsman/chef/plumber etc
someone
who
is
very
skilled
at
a
particular
job,
especially
a
job
that
involves
working
with
your
hands
一流工匠/主厨/熟练水管工等
a
society
of
master
chefs
大厨协会