verb
mark A (with B) | mark B on A to 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 ( usuallybe 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 )
to 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。
( ) 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 OPP mark sth up ➡ markdown
( ) ( usuallybe 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。 OPP mark sth up ➡ markdown
( ) 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。 OPP mark sth down ➡ markup
( ) ( usuallybe 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。 OPP mark sth down
to mark or correct a text, etc., for example for printing 审校 ➡ markup