manipulate
【考法 1】 vt. 巧妙操作： to move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner
【例】 manipulate a foreign language 熟练地掌握外语
【近】 handle, finesse, manage
【反】 bungle, fumble 笨拙地做
【考法 2】 vt. 暗中操控： to influence or manage shrewdly or deviously
【例】 He manipulated public opinion in his favor. 他巧妙地将大众观点导向了有利于他的一边
【近】 machinate, maneuver
【派】 manipulation n.操纵，控制
mannered
【考法 1】 adj. 不自然的，做作的： having an artificial or stilted character
【例】 a mannered speech 做作的演讲
【近】 affected, artificial, assumed, factitious, fake, feigned, pretended, pseudo, sham, spurious
【反】 natural 自然的；artless, genuine, unfeigned 真诚的
manumit
【考法 1】 v. 解放（奴隶）： to release from slavery or bondage
【例】 Though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed. 尽管这位维吉尼亚之子公开地支持自由，但他直到临死才释放自己的奴隶
【近】 free, emancipate, enfranchise, liberate, loose, release, unbind, unchain, unshackle
【反】 detain 拘留；enchain, enfetter, enslave 奴役
manuscript
【考法 1】 n. 手稿： a book, document, or other composition written by hand
【例】 beautiful Latin manuscript on the school's diplomas 学校毕业证书上美丽的手写拉丁文
【近】 calligraphy, penmanship, script
【反】 print, type, typewriting 打字稿
mar
【考法 1】 n.污点，坏点： something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
【例】 mars on the furniture 家具上的污点
【近】 blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, fault, flaw, imperfection, mark, pockmark, scar
【考法 2】 vt. 破坏，削弱： to impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil
【例】 The once flatroad surface is now marred by numerous potholes. 曾经平整的路面如今被坑洞所破坏‖an
election marred by sexual scandal 被性丑闻蒙上阴影的选举
【近】 blemish, compromise, cripple, damage, deface, disfigure, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil, vitiate
【反】 doctor, fix, mend, patch, renovate, repair 修补；adorn, beautify, bedeck, embellish, garnish 装饰
marsh
【考法 1】 n. 沼泽，湿地： an area of soft, wet, low-lying land
【例】 The marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals. 沿着海岸线一带
的沼泽为大量的动植物提供了栖息所
【近】 bog, fen, marshland, mire, moor, morass, quagmire, slough, swamp, wetland
【派】 marshy adj.潮湿的
martinet
【考法 1】 n. 纪律严明之人： a strict disciplinarian
【例】 He's a retired lieutenant and a bit of a martinet. 他是一个退役的中尉，并且是一个有点纪律严明的人
【近】 disciplinarian, purist, stickler
【反】 reprobate 放纵的人
marvel
【考法 1】 n. 令人惊奇的事物： one that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder
【派】 The robot is a marvel of modern engineering. 机器人是工程领域的奇迹
【近】 flash, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, splendor
【考法 2】 v.（因为壮观、美丽等而）表示惊讶： to feel amazement or bewilderment at or about
【派】 marvel at the tranquility of Chopin's nocturne 惊叹于肖邦夜曲中体现出来的宁静和祥
【近】 gape, gaze, goggle, wonder
【派】 marvelous adj.令人惊奇的
masquerade
【考法 1】 n. 面具，伪装： a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
【例】 Although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on.
尽管她早已对客人滔滔不绝的话感到厌倦，但她还是装出了一幅饶有兴致的样子以示礼貌
【近】 facade, guise, mask, pretense, semblance, show, veil
【考法 2】 v. 伪装，掩饰： to disguise oneself
【例】 masquerade as a policeman 化装成警察
【近】 act, disguise, pose, pretend
【反】 betray, disclose, reveal, unmask 揭露
mash
【考法 1】 v. 捣碎： to cause to become a pulpy mass
【例】 mash potatoesbefore adding it to the mixture 在混合之前捣碎土豆
【近】 crush, grind, smash, squeeze
【反】 agglomerate 聚集成团