mace
n
1 large heavy club formerly used as a weapon, usu having a head with metal spikes (旧时用作武器的)狼牙棒, 钉头锤.
2 staff or rod, usu ornamented, carried or displayed as a sign of the authority of an official, eg a mayor 权杖(通常有装饰, 为官员如市长所携带或作显示权威之用).
mace n [U]
dried outer covering of nutmegs, used for flavouring foods 肉蔻乾皮(用作食物香料).
🔁 扩展释义
*[meis]n. 狼牙棒, 权标, 权杖, 执权标者【医】 肉豆蔻衣
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
swillvt.& vi. 冲洗;猛喝;大口喝;(使)液体流动;
n. 泔脚饲料;猪食;<非正>(谈话或写作中的)无意义的话;废话;
I visited Japan on an observation tour of its industries.
我到日本观摩它的工业。
It's about time!
正是时候。
The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.