mistress
n
1 woman in a position of authority or control 有权位的女子; 女主人
mistress of the situation 控制局面的女人
She wants to be mistress of her own affairs, ie organize her own life. 她的事情她要自己作主.
(dated 旧) Is the mistress of the house in? (ie the female head of the household) 女主人在家吗?
(fig 比喻) Venice was called the `Mistress of the Adriatic'. 威尼斯曾别称`亚得里亚海的门户'. Cf 参看 master1 1.
2 female owner of a dog or other animal (狗的或其他动物的)女主人.
3 (esp Brit) female school teacher (中小学的)女教师
the `French mistress, ie teacher of French (but not necessarily a Frenchwoman) 法语(女)教师(不一定是法国人)
We've got a new `games mistress (ie one in charge of sport) this year. 今年我校新来了个女的体育教师.
4 woman having an illicit but regular sexual relationship, esp with a married man情妇
have/keep a mistress 有情妇. Cf 参看 lover 1.5 (arch 古) woman loved and courted by a man; sweetheart (女)情人, 爱人
O mistress mine! 噢, 我的爱人!
6 (idm 习语) be one's own master/mistress => master1.
No problem. We can do some telephone interviews with our users.
没问题。我们可以用电话来采访我们的用户。
Four years later, she left the children's home and entered an institution for the blind, where she learnt braille.
4年之后,她离开孤儿院,进入一盲人学校,学习布莱叶盲文。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers: