Tra từ mark - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mark [mark marks marked marking] verb, noun BrE [mɑːk] NAmE [mɑːrk]
verb

WRITE/DRAW
1. transitive to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on sth in order to give information about it
•~ A (with B) Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
•~ B on A Prices are marked on the goods.
•~ sb/sth + adj. The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent).
•Why have you marked this wrong?
•Do not open any mail marked ‘Confidential’.

SPOIL/DAMAGE
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to make a mark on sth in a way that spoils or damages it; to become spoilt or damaged in this way
• A large purple scar marked his cheek.
• The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark.

SHOW POSITION
3. transitive ~ sth to show the position of sth
Syn: ↑indicate
• The cross marks the spot where the body was found.
• The route has been marked in red.

CELEBRATE
4. transitive ~ sth to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important
•a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war

SHOW CHANGE
5. transitive ~ sth to be a sign that sth new is going to happen
•This speech may mark a change in government policy.
•The agreement marks a new phase in international relations.

GIVE MARK/GRADE
6. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (especially BrE)to give marks to students' work
• I hate marking exam papers.
• I spend at least six hours a week marking.
compare ↑grade

GIVE PARTICULAR QUALITY
7. transitive, usually passive (formal)to give sb/sth a particular quality or character
Syn: ↑characterize
•~ sb/sth a life marked by suffering
•~ sb/sth as sth He was marked as an enemy of the poor.

PAY ATTENTION
8. transitive (old-fashioned)used to tell sb to pay careful attention to sth
•~ sth There'll be trouble over this, mark my words.
•~ what, how, etc… You mark what I say, John.

IN SPORT
9. transitive ~ sb (in a team game)to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball
•Hughes was marking Taylor.
•Our defence had him closely marked.
see also ↑marking
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 10 Old English mearc gemerce mearcian Germanic Indo-European Latin margo ‘margin’ n. sense 11 Old English marc Old Norse mǫrk ↑mark

Thesaurus:
mark verb
1. T
•Prices are marked on the goods.
label • • highlight • • flag • |BrE tick • |AmE check •
mark/label/highlight/flag/tick/check sth with sth
mark/highlight sth in red, yellow, etc.
mark/highlight/flag/tick/check an item
mark/highlight/flag a/an word/paragraph/passage/section/error
Mark or label? When you use mark, you usually have to say how sth is marked; when sth is labelled, sb has written sth on it, for example to say what it is or who it belongs to
•The path is marked in red.
• All luggage must be clearly labelled.
2. T, I (BrE)
•Have you marked our homework?
correct • |especially AmE grade •
mark/correct/grade a/an/sb's paper/essay/assignment/work/homework
mark/grade a/an test/examination/project/student/pupil
grade/mark sb/sth A/B/C, etc.

Example Bank:
•‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry.
•All buildings are marked on the map.
•Certain words were marked as important.
•Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.
•Mark the position of all the building sites in black.
•Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
•My room was clearly marked on the plan.
•She carefully marked where the screws were to go.
•Some of the crates were marked for export.
•The boundary was marked with a dotted line.
•The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface.
•The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression.
•The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage.
•This speech appears to mark a change in government policy.
•I spent the whole vacation marking exam papers.
•If you don't hand your homework in on time I won't mark it.
•Most teachers spend at least two hours a day marking.
•She was marked down for bad spelling.
•Sorry, I should have marked that right.
•You can be marked up if your writing shows particular creativity.
Idioms: ↑close to the mark ▪ ↑get off the mark ▪ ↑hit the mark ▪ ↑leave a mark ▪ ↑make a mark ▪ ↑mark time ▪ ↑mark you ▪ ↑not be up to the mark ▪ ↑off the mark ▪ ↑on the mark ▪ ↑on your marks, get set, go! ▪ ↑slow off the mark ▪ ↑up to the mark
Derived: ↑mark somebody down ▪ ↑mark somebody down as something ▪ ↑mark somebody off ▪ ↑mark somebody out as something ▪ ↑mark something down ▪ ↑mark something off ▪ ↑mark something out ▪ ↑mark something up

noun

SPOT/DIRT
1. a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that spoils its appearance
• The children left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
•a burn/scratch mark
• Detectives found no marks on the body.
2. a noticeable spot or area of colour on the body of a person or an animal which helps you to recognize them
•a horse with a white mark on its head
• He was about six feet tall, with no distinguishing marks.
see also ↑birthmark, ↑marking

SYMBOL
3. a written or printed symbol that is used as a sign of sth, for example the quality of sth or who made or owns it
•punctuation marks
• Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable.
• I put a mark in the margin to remind me to check the figure.
see also ↑question mark, ↑exclamation mark, ↑trademark

SIGN
4. a sign that a quality or feeling exists
•On the day of the funeral businesses remained closed as a mark of respect.
•Such coolness under pressure is the mark of a champion.

STANDARD/GRADE
5. (especially BrE)a number or letter that is given to show the standard of sb's work or performance or is given to sb for answering sth correctly
•to get a good/poor mark in English
•to give sb a high/low mark
• What's the pass mark (= the mark you need in order to pass)?
• I got full marks (= the highest mark possible) in the spelling test.
• (ironic)‘You're wearing a tie!’ ‘ Full marks for observation.’
see also ↑black mark, ↑grade

LEVEL
6. a level or point that sth reaches that is thought to be important
•Unemployment has passed the four million mark.
•Ratings had soared towards the 20 million mark.
•The needle was flickering around the 80 mark.
•She was leading at the half-way mark.

MACHINE/VEHICLE
7. Mark (followed by a number)a particular type or model of a machine or vehicle
•the Mark II engine

IN GAS OVEN
8. Mark (BrE) (followed by a number)a particular level of temperature in a gas oven
•Preheat the oven to gas Mark 6.

SIGNATURE
9. a cross made on a document instead of a signature by sb who is not able to write their name

TARGET
10. (formal)a target
•Of the blows delivered, barely half found their mark.
•to hit/miss the mark

GERMAN MONEY
11. = ↑Deutschmark
more at overstep the mark/line at ↑overstep, toe the mark at ↑toe _v., wide of the mark at ↑wide _adj.

Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 10 Old English mearc gemerce mearcian Germanic Indo-European Latin margo ‘margin’ n. sense 11 Old English marc Old Norse mǫrk ↑mark

Thesaurus:
mark noun
1. C
•The kids left dirty marks on the wall.
stain • • smear • • smudge • • spot • • streak • • fingerprint • • blot • • blemish • • speck •
a mark/stain/smear/smudge/spot/streak/fingerprint/blot/blemishspeck on sth
leave a mark/stain/smear/smudge/streak/fingerprint/blot/speck
remove a mark/stain/smear/smudge/spot/fingerprint/blemish/speck
2. C
•The horse had a white mark on its head.
spot • • dot • • patch •
a mark/spot/dot/patch on sth
with marks/spots/dots/patches
a blue, black, red, etc. mark/spot/dot/patch
3. (especially BrE)
•What's the pass mark?
grade • • score • • result •
a high/low/good/poor mark/grade/score
a final mark/grade/score/result
get a mark/a grade/a score/your results
Mark or grade? In British schools a mark is often more precise than a grade, expressed as a particular number out of 10 or 100, for example; grade is often a letter such as A, B or C, covering a range of marks. However, in American schools a grade can be a letter or a number, and mark is not usually used.

Synonyms:
mark
stain • fingerprint • streak • speck • blot • smear • spot
These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.
mark • a small area of dirt or other substance on the surface of sth, especially one that spoils its appearance: ▪ The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
stain • a dirty mark on sth that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid: ▪ blood stains
fingerprint • a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person's finger, often used by the police to identify criminals: ▪ Her fingerprints were all over the gun.
streak • a long thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on: ▪ She had streaks of grey in her hair.
speck • a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on sth: ▪ There isn't a ▪ speck of dust ▪ anywhere in the house.
blot • a spot or dirty mark left on sth by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface
smear • a mark made by sth such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surface
spot • a small dirty mark on sth: ▪ There were grease spots all over the walls.
a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of sth
a greasy mark/stain/smear
a/an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
a/an grease mark/stain/spot
to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear

Synonyms:
patch
dot • mark • spot
These are all words for a small part on a surface that is a different colour from the rest.
patch • an area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it: ▪ a white dog with a black patch on its head ◇ ▪ patches of dense fog
dot • a small round mark on sth, especially one that is printed: ▪ The letters ‘i’ and ‘j’ have dots over them. ◇ ▪ The island is a small green dot on the map.
mark • a noticeable area of colour on the body of a person or animal: ▪ The horse had a white mark on its head.
spot • a small round area that is a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on: ▪ Which has spots, a leopard or a tiger?
a patch/dot/mark/spot on sth
with patches/dots/marks/spots
a blue/black/red, etc. patch/dot/mark/spot

Example Bank:
•Does he have any distinguishing marks?
•How did you get that mark on your shirt?
•How many marks out of ten would you give it?
•I got full marks for my homework.
•If you get below 40 marks, you're not allowed to go up into the next class.
•Marks are deducted for incorrect spelling.
•She took off a mark for bad handwriting.
•Shock tactics often fall wide of their mark.
•Spending has now reached the $1 million mark.
•Such thoughtful behaviour is the mark of a true gentleman.
•The dirty water left a mark around the side of the bathtub.
•The experience left a deep mark on her memory.
•The festival organizers deserve high marks.
•The river was at its low-water mark.
•The shot found its mark.
•Their relationship was approaching the two-year mark.
•There were grubby marks on the wall.
•There were two small puncture marks on her arm.
•These greasy marks just won't come out.
•This year's sales figures have already passed the mark set last year.
•We've reached the halfway mark in the show.
•What's the pass mark in chemistry?
•Women are continuing to make their mark in business.
•You get two marks for each correct answer.
•Your grammar is not quite up to the mark.
•a good mark for geography
•around the $500 mark
•the real mark of a master craftsman
•‘You're wearing a tie!’ ‘ Full marks for observation.’
•A faint pencil mark showed where the house was on the map.
•Do you have any distinguishing marks?
•He tried to remove the marks with bleach.
•I got a good mark in English.
•I got full marks in the spelling test.
•Look for a bird with a blue mark on its wings.
•On the day of the funeral businesses remained closed as a mark of respect.
•Police examined the tyre marks left in the mud.
•Skid marks curved across the road.
•The horse had a white mark on its head.
•The iron left scorch marks on my new shirt.
•The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
•The marks wouldn't come off the floor.
•Why did she have scratch marks on her face?
•a question/exclamation mark

See also: ↑up to snuff