mark

1. N-COUNT A mark is a small area of something such as dirt that has accidentally got onto a surface or piece of clothing. 斑点

The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks. 这些狗总是往墙上蹭，留下了点点污斑。

2. V-T/V-I If something marks a surface, or if the surface marks, the surface is damaged by marks or a mark. 玷污; 留下污痕

Leather overshoes were put on the horses' hooves to stop them from marking the turf. 皮套子被套在了马蹄上，防止它们弄脏了跑马场。

3. N-COUNT A mark is a written or printed symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet. 记号

He made marks with a pencil. 他用铅笔作了记号。

4. V-T If you mark something with a particular word or symbol, you write that word or symbol on it. 在…上作记号

The bank marks the cheque "certified."

银行在支票上标有“保付”的字样。

Mark them with a symbol. 用个记号把他们标出来。

5. N-COUNT A mark is a point that is given for a correct answer or for doing something well in an exam or competition. A mark can also be a written symbol such as a letter that indicates how good a student's or competitor's work or performance is. 分数

...a simple scoring device of marks out of 10, where "1" equates to "Very poor performance."

…一个简单的十分制评分体系，其中1分相当于表现“很差”。

6. N-PLURAL If someone gets good or high marks for doing something, they have done it well. If they get poor or low marks, they have done it badly. 评价

You have to give her top marks for moral guts. 你必须给她的道德勇气最高的评价。

7. V-T When a teacher marks a student's work, the teacher decides how good it is and writes a number or letter on it to indicate this opinion. 打分

He was marking essays in his small study. 他正在他的小书房里批阅文章。

8. markingN-UNCOUNT 打分

For the rest of the lunch break I do my marking. 在剩余的午休时间，我批改作业。

9. N-COUNT A particular mark is a particular number, point, or stage which has been reached or might be reached, especially a significant one. (重要的) 指标

Unemployment is rapidly approaching the one million mark. 失业人数正迅速接近百万大关。

10. N-COUNT The mark of something is the characteristic feature that enables you to recognize it. 特征

The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members. 文明社会的特征是它关心最弱势群体。

11. N-SING If you say that a type of behaviour or an event is a mark of a particular quality, feeling, or situation, you mean it shows that that quality, feeling, or situation exists. 表示

It was a mark of his unfamiliarity with Hollywood that he didn't understand that an agent was paid out of his client's share. 他不知道经纪人的报酬由客户支付，这就是他对好莱坞并不熟悉的表现。

12. V-T If something marks a place or position, it shows where something else is or where it used to be. 标明 (位置)

A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened. 一个巨大的弹坑标明了爆炸发生的地点。

13. V-T An event that marks a particular stage or point is a sign that something different is about to happen. 标志 (转折点)

The announcement marks the end of an extraordinary period in European history. 这个声明标志着欧洲历史上一个伟大时代的终结。

14. V-T If you do something to mark an event or occasion, you do it to show that you are aware of the importance of the event or occasion. 纪念

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to mark the occasion. 数十万人走上了街头纪念这一时刻。

15. V-T Something that marks someone as a particular type of person indicates that they are that type of person. 表明 (为某一种类的人)

Her opposition to abortion and feminism marks her as a convinced traditionalist. 她对堕胎和女权主义的反对表明她是一个坚定的传统主义者。

16. →see also marked , marking , punctuation mark , question mark

17. PHRASE If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing. 留下深远的影响

Years of conditioning had left their mark on her, and she never felt inclined to talk to strange men. 多年的熏陶给她留下了深远的影响，她从来不愿意和陌生男人说话。

18. PHRASE If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual. 获得名望

She made her mark in the film industry in the 1960s. 20世纪60年代她在电影界颇有名望。

19. PHRASE If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate. 离谱

That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems. 那种比较不像看上去那么离谱。