mas‧ter 1 S2 W2 / mɑstə $ mæstər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 skilled person someone who is very skilled at something

master of

Runyon was a master of the short story.

a master of disguise

Hitchcock was an acknowledged master of suspense.

master at (doing) something

She’s a master at manipulating people.

a work of art by a true master

2 be a past master (at something) British English to be very good at doing something because you have done it a lot :

He’s a past master at getting free drinks out of people.

3 man with authority old-fashioned

a) a man who has control or authority over servants or workers → mistress :

You’ll have to ask the master’s permission.

b) the male owner of a dog → mistress

4 be your own master to be in control of your own life or work :

Determined to be his own master, Simmons quit in 1998 and started working freelance.

5 be master of your own fate/destiny literary to be in complete control of what happens to you :

Our country must be master of its own economic destiny.

6 original a document, record etc from which copies are made :

I gave him the master to copy.

7 Master of Arts/Science/Education etc a university degree in an art s subject, a science subject etc that you can get after your first degree → MA , M.Sc. , MEd , MPhil , → Bachelor of Arts/Science/Education etc at bachelor ( 2 )

8 teacher

a) British English old-fashioned a male teacher → headmaster , headmistress

b) ( also Master ) a wise person whose ideas and words other people accept and follow :

a Zen master

9 young boy ( also Master ) old-fashioned used when speaking or referring to a young boy :

How’s young Master Toby today?

10 university official ( also Master ) the person who is in charge of some university colleges in the UK :

the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

11 captain old-fashioned someone who is in charge of a ship

→ grand master , old master , quizmaster