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mastering

/mas-ter, mah-ster/US // ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər //UK // (ˈmɑːstə) //

掌握,母盘,母版制作,母带

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n.名词 noun
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    • : a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
    • : an owner of enslaved people, in the institution of chattel slavery; a slaveholder: Antebellum laws and codes in the South restricted the circumstances under which masters could free African Americans from slavery.
    • : an owner of a pet or other animal: The dog waited at the end of the lane every evening to greet his master coming home.
    • : Older Use. the male head of a household: As the oldest son, he felt a lot of pressure to act as the master of the house after his father’s passing.
    • : Older Use. an employer of workers or servants: The valet unpacked his master’s luggage prior to his arrival.
    • : the dominant sexual partner in a BDSM relationship of unequal power.
    • : a person eminently skilled in something, as an occupation, art, or science: the great masters of the Impressionist period.
    • : a person whose teachings others accept or follow: a Zen master.
    • : Chiefly British. a male teacher or schoolmaster.
    • : a worker qualified to teach apprentices and to carry on a trade independently.
    • : a title given to a bridge or chess player who has won or placed in a certain number of officially recognized tournaments.
    • : a person holding this title.
    • : Also called mas·ter mar·i·ner [mas-ter mar-uh-ner, mah-ster] /ˈmæs tər ˈmær ə nər, ˈmɑ stər/ . a person who commands a merchant ship; captain.
    • : a victor or conqueror.
    • : a presiding officer.
    • : an officer of the court to whom some or all of the issues in a case may be referred for the purpose of taking testimony and making a report to the court.
    • : the Master. Jesus Christ.
    • : a person who has been awarded a master's degree.
    • : a boy or young man.
    • : Also called matrix . an original document, drawing, manuscript, etc., from which copies are made.
    • : Machinery, Computers. a device or process that controls another device or process operating in a similar way.Compare slave.
    • : Recording. matrix. a tape or disk from which duplicates may be made.
    • : Also called cop·y neg·a·tive [kop-ee neg-uh-tiv] /ˈkɒp i ˈnɛg ə tɪv/ .Photography. a film, usually a negative, used primarily for making large quantities of prints.
    • : master of foxhounds.
    • : Archaic. a work of art produced by a master.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being master; exercising mastery; dominant.
    • : chief or principal: a master list.
    • : directing or controlling: a master switch.
    • : of or relating to a master from which copies are made: master film; master matrix; master record; master tape.
    • : dominating or predominant: a master play.
    • : being a master of some occupation, art, etc.; eminently skilled: a master diplomat; a master pianist.
    • : being a master carrying on one's trade independently, rather than a worker employed by another: a master plumber.
    • : characteristic of a master; showing expert skill, ability, or knowledge: The chosen design was a master achievement that still amazes architects, engineers, and scientists today.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make oneself master of; become an adept in: to master a language.
    • : to conquer or overcome: to master one's pride.
    • : to rule or direct as master: to master a crew.
    • : Recording. to produce a master tape, disk, or record of: The producer recorded, mixed, and mastered the new album.

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Examples

  • All colugos are master gliders, considered among the best of the 60-odd species of mammals that can glide.

  • SpaceX astronauts arrive at the International Space Station, Taylor Swift’s masters have a new owner, and a new study makes the case for flexible work arrangements.

  • She graduated from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and received her master’s in Space Systems Operations Management from Webster University.

  • He received a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a master’s from Clarkson University.

  • I’m a mom of two young kids, navigating a pandemic, distance learning, working and finishing my master’s degree.

  • But truth be told, I never came close to mastering the language despite my excellent grades.

  • The Macallan represents a lifestyle; the kind that represents a person set on mastering their craft.

  • I would say timing and mastering topography were two of them.

  • “They do have to worry about the injuries that you can trigger if you go heavy without mastering movements,” she admits.

  • The positives of meditation are many, but mastering the practice can be a challenge.

  • A feeling of lassitude possesses me, my feet drag heavily, and I experience great difficulty in mastering my sleepiness.

  • And he spurred away headlong, his bruise nowhere, one horrible thought mastering all.

  • “I will not—” he began; but mastering his indignant anger he let fall his arm.

  • No man can be a good captain of a battleship, for instance, until he has spent many years mastering the necessary knowledge.

  • Sega's huge muscles were quite equal to the task of mastering a dozen of the best fighting men of Earth.