[] mark A (with B) | mark B on Ato write or draw words, a symbol, line, etc. on sth in order to give information about it做记号；做标记◆We mark each packet with a sell-by date.我们在每一个包上标上保质期。◆Prices are marked on the goods.价格标在商品上。◆The envelope was marked ‘Confidential’.信封上标有“机密”字样。 () mark sth higher/lower (usually be marked) if shares are marked higher/lower, investors think they are worth more/less and so their value on the stock exchange increases/decreases股市行情看涨／看跌◆Some investors marked the shares higher because the results showed an improvement.一些投资者因公司业绩好转而对股票看涨。◆The airline was marked 4.7% lower.航空股下跌 4.7%。➡mark sth down (2) , mark sth up (2) ●ˌmark ˈtimeto pass the time while you wait for sth more interesting等待时机◆I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism.我做这份工作只是等待时机 ── 我希望进入新闻业。if sth such as prices mark time, they stay at the same level although they may change soon（价格等）维持不变◆The shares are marking time, as investors wait for next week's results.股价横盘整理，投资者正等待下周的业绩报告。●ˌmark sth ˈdown () to lower the price of sth减价◆We've marked the price down from €49 to €29. 我们已经将价格从 49 欧元降至 29 欧元。◆marked-down items降价商品OPPmark sth up ➡markdown () (usually be marked down) if shares are marked down, their value on the stock exchange decreases（股价）下跌◆The company saw its shares marked down 0.5 per cent (= by investors on a stock exchange).这家公司股价下跌了百分之零点五。OPPmark sth up ➡markdown ●ˌmark sb ˈout as/for sthto choose sb or to make people recognize sb as special in some way挑选；选定◆She was marked out for early promotion.她获选定提前晋升。●ˌmark sth ˈup () to raise the price of sth涨价；提价◆We've marked the price up from €49 to €55. 我们已经把价格从 49 欧元提高到 55 欧元。OPPmark sth down ➡markup () (usually be marked up) if shares are marked up, their value on the stock exchange increases（股价）上扬，上升◆Share prices were marked up as soon as trading started.交易一开始股价就上升了。OPPmark sth down to mark or correct a text, etc., for example for printing审校➡markup