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mistress
mis·tress / 5mIstrIs ; 5mIstrEs /noun C
1. a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else情妇:
The Prince had shocked society by living openly with his mistress.王子和他的情妇公开同居,让社会大为震惊。
2. BrE old-fashioneda female teacher女教师;
master:
the new English mistress新来的英语女教师
3. the female owner of a dog, horse etc〔狗、马等的〕女主人;
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4. old-fashionedthe female employer of a servant〔仆人的〕女主人;
master:
The maid looked nervously at her mistress.女仆紧张地看着她的女主人。
5. be (a / the) mistress of sth if a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc〔妇女〕控制着某事物; 是某事的能手;
master:
She appeared to be very much the mistress of the situation.她似乎很好地控制着局面。
6. Mistress old useused with a woman's family name as a polite way of speaking to her夫人; 小姐〔对女子的礼貌称呼,置于女子的姓之前〕;
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Mistress ⇒ Main Entry: mistress

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