/mɑ:k ||; mɑrk/noun[C] 1 a spot or line that spoils the appearance of sth 痕迹；污点；斑渍: There's a dirty mark on the front of your shirt. 你的衬衫正面有一点污渍。If you put a hot cup down on the table it will leave a mark. 如果你将一只热杯子放在桌上，会留下痕迹。 ☞ Look at birthmark. 参看birthmark。 ☞picture at blob 见blob插图
2 something that shows who or what sb/sth is, especially by making him/her/it different from others （用于识别或提供数据的）标记，标识，记号: My horse is the one with the white mark on its face. 脸上有白斑的是我的马。
3 a written or printed symbol that is a sign of sth （书写或印刷的）符号，记号，标点: a question/punctuation/exclamation mark 问号；标点符号；感叹号
4 a sign of a quality or feeling （性质或感受的）表示，迹象: They stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect. 他们静立两分钟，以示敬意。
5 a number or letter you get for school work that tells you how good your work was 绩分；分数；等级: She got very good marks in the exam. 她在考试中取得很高的分数。The pass mark is 60 out of 100. 百分制中的及格分数是60分。to get full marks(= everything correct) 取得满分
6 the level or point that sth/sb has reached 水平；指标: The race is almost at the half-way mark. 赛跑已经进行了将近一半。
7 an effect that people notice and will remember 影响；印象: The time he spent in prison left its mark onhim. 他的狱中生活给他留下了深刻影响。He was only eighteen when he first made his markin politics. 他在政界崭露头角时还不过十八岁。
8 a particular model or type of sth 型；式: the new SL 53 Mark III 新的SL53三型 Be careful. You cannot use mark to talk about the product itself, or the company that makes it. Use brand or make instead What make is your car? What brand of coffee do you buy? 注意：mark不能用来表示产品本身或生产厂家，而要用brand或make：What make is your car?你的汽车是什么牌子的？·What brand of coffee do you buy?你买什么牌子的咖啡？
9 (formal 正式) a person or an object towards which sth is directed; a target 目标；靶子: the arrow hit/missed its mark 那箭射中╱没有射中靶子His judgement of the situation is wide of the mark (= wrong). 他对形势的判断完全错误。
10 the unit of money in Germany 马克（德国货币单位）
on your marks, get set, go! used at the start of a sports race（起跑前的号令语）各就位，预备，跑！
quick, slow, etc off the mark quick, slow, etc in reacting to a situation 反应快／慢等
*mark²/mɑ:k ||; mɑrk/verb[T] 1 to put a sign on sth 作记号；加上符号: We marked the price on all items in the sale. 减价期间，我们把所有货品都标上了价钱。I'll mark all the boxes I want you to move. 我会把要你搬走的箱子都做上记号。
2 to spoil the appearance of sth by making a mark on it （在某物表面上）留下痕迹或污点: The white walls were dirty and marked. 白墙给弄得很脏，都是一道道的痕迹。
3 to show where sth is or where sth happened 标出，表示（所在之处或所发生的地点）: The route is marked in red. 这条路线用红色标出。Flowers mark the spot where he died. 鲜花标出他死亡的地点。
4 to celebrate or officially remember an important event 庆祝；纪念: The ceremony marked the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the school. 这典礼庆祝学校建校五十周年。
5 to be a sign that sth new is going to happen 标志着（某事即将发生）: This decision marks a change in government policy. 这项决定标志着政府的政策要发生变化。
6 to look at sb's school, etc work, show where there are mistakes and give it a number or letter to show how good it is 批改；评分；评等级: Why did you mark that answer wrong? 为什么你把那答案批为不对？He has 100 exam papers to mark. 他要给100份试卷评分。
7 (in sport) to stay close to a player of the opposite team so that he/she cannot play easily （体育）钉住对手，紧贴对手
mark sb/sth down as/for sth to decide that sb/sth is of a particular type or suitable for a particular use 记下…（何种类型或适合派什么用场）:
From the first day of school, the teachers marked Fred down as a troublemaker. 开学第一天，老师就把弗雷德认定为捣乱份子。 mark sth out to draw lines to show the position of sth 画线标出位置:
Spaces for each car were marked out in the car park. 停车场上的每个车位都用线画出。 mark sth up/down to increase/decrease the price of sth that you are selling 抬高╱降低（某物的价格）:
All goods have been marked down by 15%. 所有货品都削价一成半。