单词详解

1.n.

A.主人，雇主(a person who has general authority over others)

The servant is doing housework for her master. 仆人正在给雇主做家务。

B.能手，名家，师傅(a person who is skilled at sth)

The young man learned a great deal from the works of his master.

这位年轻人从师傅的作品中学到了许多东西。

The painting is the work of a master. 这幅画是一位艺术大师的杰作。

C.硕士，硕士学位(someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution)

My brother got his master’s degree of literature last term.

我哥哥上学期拿到了文学硕士学位。

2. vt.

A.做…的主人，控制，征服(have the power to control or deal with…)

They are able to master the situation.他们能够控制局势。

B.熟练，精通(be or become completely proficient or skilled in)

He has mastered every detail of the business. 他已精通生意的每一个细节。

相关词组

1. master key万能钥匙

  Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

爱是一把开启幸福之门的关键钥匙。

2. be one’s own master独立自主，做自己的主人

 He earns enough now to be his own master. 现在他能赚的钱足以自立

3. master-piece名作，代表作

 The old man and the seais a masterpiece of Hemingway. 老人与海是海明威的代表作

相关单词

 名词复数：masters

过去式：mastered

过去分词：mastered

现在分词：mastering