| 词组 | mark |
| 释义 | mark [marked, marked, marking] mark as mark sb/sth as sth to show or consider that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing: ▪ Townsend's skill and speed mark him as a player of potential. ▪ When she first saw Patrick she had marked him as a bully. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mark down BrE, label mark down 1. mark sth down • mark down sth to reduce the price of something: ▪ Pentos shares were marked down by 14p to 56p. ▪ The store was having its final sale on Friday, with everything marked down by 20%. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce ■ OPPOSITE: mark up markdown n C a reduction in the price of something: ▪ We are offering a 20% markdown on selected products. 2. mark down sth • mark sth down to write something down, especially in order to keep a record: ▪ As part of the diet, I had to mark down everything I ate each day. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑jot down 3. mark sb/sth down • mark down sb/sth if teachers mark a student or their work down, they give the student a lower score: ▪ Miss Perkovich marked me down three points for beginning a sentence with `but'. mark down as mark sb/sth down as sth BrE to consider someone or something to be a particular type of person or thing: ▪ From the start of his rugby career, Andrew has been marked down as a very exciting player. ▪ The Netherlands was marked down as a particularly attractive area for economic expansion. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mark as mark off 1. mark off sth • mark sth off to separate an area of ground or show where its border is: ▪ Within the garden, hedges are valuable for marking off special areas and providing shelter. ▪ The Voskresenye gates mark off the north side of Red Square. 2. mark sth/sb off • mark off sb/sth to make something or someone different from other things or people of a similar type: + from ▪ Each of the city's districts has its own distinct character that marks it off from its neighbour. ■ SIMILAR TO: distinguish formal 3. mark sth off • mark off sth to put a mark beside or through something that is written on a list, to show that it has been dealt with or chosen etc: ▪ I began to mark the days off on a chart. ▪ He marked off the names of people he could rely on for support. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cross off, ↑tick off BrE, ↑check off mark out 1. mark sb/sth out • mark out sb/sth BrE to make someone or something seem different from or better than other people or things, especially in a very noticeable way: ▪ Felipe was broad-shouldered and slim. He still had that athletic look that had marked him out so long ago. + as ▪ Her considerable experience of international law marked her out as exceptional. + from ▪ It's the way real ale is produced that marks it out from other beers. ■ SIMILAR TO: distinguish 2. mark out sth • mark sth out to separate a particular area from the area around it, by drawing lines or using other signs: ▪ The area marked out here is intended as a viewing platform for spectators. 3. be marked out (for sth) if someone is marked out for something, they have special qualities and abilities which make them likely to achieve it + for ▪ Right from the beginning, he seemed to have been marked out for a career in baseball. ■ SIMILAR TO: be destined mark up 1. mark up sth • mark sth up to increase the price of something, especially so that it will sell for more than has been paid for it: ▪ It annoys farmers to see how much their produce has been marked up by the time it reaches the shops. ▪ The market was relieved that the figures were not worse, and marked the shares up 7p. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put up, ↑hike up ■ OPPOSITE: mark down mark-up n C an increase in the price of something, especially the difference between the amount a store pays for something and the amount it sells it for: ▪ The mark-up on eggs between producer and supermarket is between 160% and 170%. 2. mark sth up • mark up sth BrE to put a mark beside something that is written on a list, to show that you have dealt with it or chosen it: ▪ It was Lawrie's job to collect the rents and mark them up in a book. ▪ The vehicles are all tested first and their parts are marked up for repair as necessary. 3. mark up sth • mark sth up to write any necessary instructions for changes on a piece of writing or music that is intended to be printed: ▪ Text must be checked and marked up for corrections. |
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