masters
masters — 名詞
- masterssingular
- mastersesplural
1. the people an animal belongs to and obeys.
飼主；主人
動物所屬並服從的人
the people an animal belongs to and obeys.
The two dogs ran back to their masters when the storm began.
暴風雨開始時，那兩隻狗跑回了主人的身邊。
return to their masters = go back to owners
At feeding time, the horses pushed toward their masters at the gate.
餵食時間一到，那些馬就朝門口的飼主擠過去。
animals moving toward owners in a concrete scene
Guide dogs learn to stop and wait for their masters at curbs.
導盲犬學會在路緣停下來等自己的主人。
The parrots grew quiet as soon as their masters entered the room.
那些鸚鵡一見主人走進房間，就安靜了下來。
文法句型
their masters
return to their masters
wait for their masters
用法筆記
Used for the people an animal lives with or takes commands from. Unlike sense 2, this sense is about pets or working animals, not social power over servants or slaves.
常見錯誤
2. people who employ servants or hold power over enslaved people.
主家；奴隸主
支配僕人或奴隸的人
people who employ servants or hold power over enslaved people.
In the novel, the servants feared their masters' sudden calls.
在那本小說裡，僕人們害怕主家突然傳喚。
servants and their masters in a historical setting
The old records list the names of masters beside each servant.
那些舊紀錄把每位僕人旁邊都寫上了主家的姓名。
historical document context
The film shows how cruel masters controlled life on the plantation.
那部電影呈現出殘酷的奴隸主如何控制種植園生活。
Runaway families hid in the hills to escape their masters.
逃跑的一家人躲進山裡，想逃離自己的主家。
- servants
the people under their authority in household settings.
文法句型
servants and their masters
escape their masters
answer their masters
用法筆記
This sense is mainly historical or literary. It appears in writing about servants, slavery, and strongly unequal social systems, not in everyday modern employment.
3. people who are fully in charge of a situation or of their own reactions.
掌控者
能掌控局勢或自我反應的人
people who are fully in charge of a situation or of their own reactions.
After months of training, the climbers were masters of their fear.
經過數月訓練後，那些攀岩者已成了自己恐懼的掌控者。
be masters of + emotion
Noor and Yumi became masters of the crowded kitchen by noon.
到了中午，Noor 和 Yumi 已成了那間擁擠廚房的掌控者。
become masters of + place or situation
Good traders stay calm because they are masters of their emotions.
好的交易員能保持冷靜，因為他們是自己情緒的掌控者。
By the final round, the home team looked like masters of the game.
到了最後一輪，主場隊看起來已成了這場比賽的掌控者。
- controllers
focuses on actively directing events or systems.
- rulers
usually about authority over people or land, not emotions.
- victims
people affected by events rather than controlling them.
文法句型
be masters of something
be masters of their emotions
be masters of the situation
用法筆記
Often appears in the pattern 'masters of ...'. Distinguish from sense 5 — this sense is about command or self-control, while sense 5 is about great skill.
常見錯誤
4. the licensed captains who command merchant ships.
船長
負責指揮商船的持照船長
the licensed captains who command merchant ships.
The harbor office called the masters in for a storm warning.
港務辦公室把那些船長叫進來聽取暴風警報。
harbor office + masters in shipping context
Experienced masters know every sandbank along that narrow river mouth.
有經驗的船長熟知那個狹窄河口的每一道沙洲。
specialized knowledge of a shipping route
The insurance meeting brought thirty masters and cargo agents to Busan.
那場保險會議把三十位船長和貨運代理帶到了 Busan。
Radio reports helped the masters guide their ships through the fog.
無線電報告幫助那些船長把船駛過濃霧。
文法句型
merchant-ship masters
the masters of the ships
call the masters in
用法筆記
This is a formal shipping term, especially for merchant vessels. In everyday conversation, people usually say 'captains' instead.
5. people with such complete skill in a craft, sport, or subject that others learn
高手；能手
某技藝或領域非常熟練的人
people with such complete skill in a craft, sport, or subject that others learn from them.
Young chefs watched the sushi masters shape rice with quiet precision.
年輕廚師看著那些壽司高手安靜而精準地捏飯。
masters = highly skilled practitioners
At the chess club, the masters solved the endgame in seconds.
在西洋棋社裡，那些能手幾秒內就解開了殘局。
chess masters
These repair manuals were written by masters who know every engine sound.
這些修理手冊是由熟知每種引擎聲的高手寫成的。
During the workshop, two glass masters showed Bao how to shape hot glass.
在工作坊裡，兩位玻璃能手示範給 Bao 看怎麼塑形熱玻璃。
文法句型
masters of + craft
chess masters
glass masters
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' plus the field, or by a noun naming the activity. Distinguish from sense 3 — sense 5 is about excellence, not about control over events.
常見錯誤
6. the famous painters of earlier times whose work is still widely admired.
名畫家
備受推崇的古典名畫家
the famous painters of earlier times whose work is still widely admired.
The museum's top floor is devoted to the Italian masters.
那家博物館的頂樓都在展義大利名畫家的作品。
nationality + masters for famous painters
Élise spent an hour sketching details from the Dutch masters.
Élise 花了一個小時臨摹荷蘭名畫家的細節。
the Dutch masters
The guide explained how the Spanish masters used shadow in portraits.
導覽員說明了那些西班牙名畫家如何在肖像畫裡運用陰影。
Collectors still pay huge sums for paintings by the old masters.
收藏家至今仍願意為那些古典名畫家的作品付出巨款。
- masters of painting
descriptive phrase stressing their artistic rank.
- great painters
broader and more general than this specialized art-history use.
文法句型
the Dutch masters
the old masters
paintings by the masters
用法筆記
Often appears with a nationality or with the phrase 'the old masters'. It refers especially to painters whose works are treated as classics.
7. male teachers at some older British schools.
男教師
傳統英國學校裡的男性教師
male teachers at some older British schools.
At the old boarding school, the masters still wore gowns for assembly.
在那所老寄宿學校裡，男教師在朝會時仍穿著罩袍。
traditional British school setting
The masters checked the dormitory doors before the winter storm arrived.
冬季暴風雨來臨前，那些男教師檢查了宿舍的門。
masters = teachers in a boarding school
After supper, the masters supervised quiet study in the long hall.
晚餐後，那些男教師在長廳裡看著學生安靜自習。
Several masters coached the rowing team on the river every dawn.
好幾位男教師每天黎明都在河上指導划船隊。
- schoolmasters
the fuller traditional term for male teachers.
- teachers
the modern general word, without the same historical flavor.
文法句型
the masters at the school
the masters wore gowns
the masters supervised study
用法筆記
This is chiefly older British school language. Modern schools usually say 'teachers', and the gender restriction is part of the traditional usage.
8. the people in charge of some British schools and some university colleges.
校長；院長
英國部分學校或學院的主管
the people in charge of some British schools and some university colleges.
The masters from five colleges met in Oxford to discuss admissions.
來自五所學院的院長在 Oxford 開會討論招生。
masters from colleges in British academic context
During the ceremony, the masters walked into the hall in black gowns.
典禮進行時，那些校長穿著黑袍走進大廳。
formal ceremonial role of college heads
The letter was signed by the masters and the senior tutors.
那封信由那些院長和資深導師共同簽署。
Parents wrote to the masters after the school changed its boarding rules.
學校修改住宿規定後，家長寫信給那些校長。
- principals
modern general word for school heads, but not the same specific title.
- wardens
used at some colleges, though it names a different formal title.
文法句型
the masters of the colleges
the masters met
write to the masters
用法筆記
This is a British institutional title for certain school or college heads. It is not the ordinary word for any school principal.
9. the original recordings, films, or files from which later copies are made.
母帶；原版
用來製作複本的原始版本
the original recordings, films, or files from which later copies are made.
The studio locked the masters in a metal cabinet after the session.
錄音結束後，錄音室把母帶鎖進金屬櫃裡。
masters = original recordings kept safely
When the flood hit, the band rushed upstairs with the masters.
洪水一來，那支樂團就抱著母帶衝上樓。
protecting the masters from damage
The label restored the old masters before pressing the new vinyl.
那家唱片公司在壓製新黑膠前先修復了舊母帶。
Without the masters, the documentary could only be copied at low quality.
沒有那些原版，這部紀錄片就只能以很差的品質複製。
- originals
general word for source versions, less technical than this sense.
- source files
common in digital work, though not always the formal archival original.
- copies
later versions made from the original source.
文法句型
store the masters
restore the masters
lose the masters
用法筆記
Common in music, film, and publishing work. The word points to the source version that later copies depend on, not just any earlier draft.
masters — 動詞
- masterspresent simple I / you / we / they
- masterses3rd person singular
- mastersing-ing form
- mastersedpast simple
1. if someone masters an emotion, fear, or pain, they learn to keep it under contro
克制住
把情緒或感受穩住不外露
if someone masters an emotion, fear, or pain, they learn to keep it under control.
Abigail mastered her anger before answering the rude customer.
Abigail 在回答那位無禮的顧客前先克制住怒氣。
master + emotion
The actor mastered his nerves and walked calmly onto the stage.
那名演員克制住緊張，平靜地走上舞台。
master + nerves before performing
After a deep breath, Eli mastered his panic and opened the door.
深呼吸之後，Eli 克制住恐慌，打開了門。
Yumi mastered her disappointment long enough to congratulate the winner.
Yumi 克制住失望，好讓自己先向得勝者道賀。
- lose
as in 'lose control', the opposite of keeping a feeling in check.
文法句型
master + fear / anger / panic
master + disappointment
master + nerves
用法筆記
The object is usually a feeling, fear, pain, or another inner reaction. Distinguish from sense 2, where the object is a skill or subject that someone learns well.
2. if someone masters a skill or subject, they learn it so well that they can use i
掌握
把技能或知識學到能自如運用
if someone masters a skill or subject, they learn it so well that they can use it confidently.
Ritu mastered the new billing system within a single week.
Ritu 在短短一週內就掌握了新的計費系統。
master + system
By spring, the children had mastered simple songs on the recorder.
到了春天，孩子們已掌握直笛上的簡單歌曲。
master + practical performance skill
Christopher mastered enough Japanese to guide visitors around Kyoto.
Christopher 掌握了足夠的日語，能帶訪客遊 Kyoto。
After months of practice, Bao mastered the jump without falling.
練了好幾個月後，Bao 終於掌握了那個跳躍而不再跌倒。
- struggle with
to have difficulty using or understanding something.
文法句型
master + skill / subject
master enough + noun + to-infinitive
master + system
用法筆記
The object is usually a language, school subject, tool, technique, or physical move. It suggests full working command, not just basic familiarity.