Word · Frequency #22633
mace
催泪喷雾剂；防身喷雾
核心释义
a trademarked spray that temporarily disables a person
- 1.
狼牙棒；重型战棍
A heavy fighting club.
- 2.
肉豆蔻衣；肉豆蔻皮(香料)
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- 3.
催泪瓦斯；防身喷雾剂
Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- 4.
(中国旧时货币单位)钱,等于十分之一两
An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- 5.
(商标)一种暂时使人失去行动能力的液体；作为气雾剂喷在脸上,会刺激眼睛并导致眩晕和无法行动
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- 6.
权杖；礼仪性的狼牙棒
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- 7.
旧时重量单位,合57.98格令,约3.8克。
An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.
- 8.
持有权杖的官员
an official who carries a mace of office
- 9.
(乐队指挥用的)长指挥杖,通常有装饰性头部
A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- 10.
由肉豆蔻种子干燥的肉质外壳制成的香料
spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
- 11.
持权杖者；执杖官
An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
- 12.
(制革用的)软皮槌
A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
- 13.
连枷
A flail.
狼牙棒；重型战棍；肉豆蔻衣；肉豆蔻皮(香料)；催泪瓦斯；防身喷雾剂；(中国旧时货币单位)钱,等于十分之一两；(商标)一种暂时使人失去行动能力的液体；作为气雾剂喷在脸上,会刺激眼睛并导致眩晕和无法行动
用法In use
She always carries a small can of mace in her bag when she walks home at night.
用法提示：句中 mace 是不可数名词，指一种防身用催泪喷雾剂。
The security guard sprayed mace at the attacker to stop the fight.
用法提示：mace 此处作名词，指喷雾剂本身，作 sprayed 的宾语。
Police officers are trained to use mace only when someone poses an immediate threat.
用法提示：mace 作不可数名词，表示这种防身喷雾剂的名词用法。
a can/bottle of mace
名词用法。mace 指防身喷雾，计量时常说 a can/bottle of mace；作为商标时也可大写为 Mace。
She always keeps a can of mace in her bag.
她总是在包里放一瓶防身喷雾。
mace sb
动词用法。mace 作及物动词，表示“用防身喷雾喷（某人）”，过去式和过去分词是 maced。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carry mace
- 随身携带防身喷雾
- She always carries mace when she walks home alone at night.她晚上独自走路回家时总是随身携带防身喷雾。
- spray mace
- 喷射防身喷雾
- The security guard sprayed mace at the intruder.保安向入侵者喷射防身喷雾。
- mace spray
- 防身喷雾剂
- Mace spray is illegal in some countries.防身喷雾剂在一些国家是非法的。
- a can of mace
- 一罐防身喷雾
- He pulled out a can of mace and warned the mugger.他掏出一罐防身喷雾，警告那个抢劫者。
- a blast of mace
- 一股防身喷雾
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mace 与 face（脸）押韵：防身喷雾是朝对方脸上喷的，记住“喷脸”就记住了 mace。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：self-defense、news reports、casual conversation Mace 原是商标名，指装在喷雾罐里的防身液体，喷到面部会刺激眼睛，使人短暂眩晕或无法行动。这个词在日常口语和一般新闻报道中比较常见；在正式的安全或法律说明中，通常用 pepper spray（胡椒喷雾）来指同类用品。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ace and rhyme with mace /meɪs/: face, lace, pace, race, case, place. Note that maze and maize are pronounced /meɪz/ with a voiced /z/, and mice is /maɪs/ with a different vowel; they look similar but do not rhyme.
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