man
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A man is an adult male human being. 男子; 男人
He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening. 他沒想到那個年輕男子傍晚前會再次出現。
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. 我一直把他看作個正直的男人。
2. N-VAR Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use. 人 (用以泛指)
The chick initially has no fear of man. 小雞最初不怕人。
3. N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a gambling man or an outdoors man, you mean that he likes gambling or outdoor activities. (有某嗜好的) 人
Are you a gambling man, Mr. Graham?
你是個賭徒嗎,格雷勒姆先生?
4. N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a Harvard man or a Yale man, you mean that he went to that university. (屬某院校的) 人
Stewart, a Yale man, was invited to stay on and write the script. 斯圖爾特,一個耶魯人,應邀畱下來寫該劇本。
5. N-COUNT If you refer to a particular company's or organization's man, you mean a man who works for or represents that company or organization. (屬某公司或組織的) 人[journalism]
...the Chicago Tribune's man in Abu Dhabi. …駐阿佈紥比的《芝加哥論罈》人。
6. N-SING Some people refer to a woman's husband, lover, or boyfriend as her man. 男人 (指丈夫、情人或男友)[非正式]
...if they see your man cuddle you in the kitchen or living room. …要是他們看見你的男人在廚房或客厛擁抱你。
7. N-VOC In very informal social situations, man is sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man. 老兄[套語]
Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots?
哇,老兄!你從哪兒弄來的那雙靴子?
8. V-T If you man something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it. 操控 (機器等); 控制 (某地)
French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city. 法國士兵控制了首都的路障。
...the person manning the phone at the complaint department. …在投訴部負責接聽電話的人。
9. →see also manned ,no-man's land
10. PHRASE If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it. 有足夠的勇氣或能力 (做某事)
I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong. 我告訴過他應該有足夠的勇氣承認自己做錯了。
11. PHRASE If you describe a man as a man's man, you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women. 受男人喜愛的男人
Very much a man's man, he enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. 作爲一個很受男人喜愛的男人,他喜歡和朋友喝酒開玩笑。
12. PHRASE If you say that a man is his own man, you approve of the fact that he makes his decisions and his plans himself, and does not depend on other people. 自己的主人[表贊許]
Be your own man. Make up your own mind. 做自己的主人,自己做決定吧。
13. PHRASE If you say that a group of men are, do, or think something to a man, you are emphasizing that every one of them is, does, or thinks that thing. 一致地[強調]
To a man, the survivors blamed the government. 幸存者們一致譴責該政府。
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man /mæn/ (manning,manned,mans,men)
剑桥词典
- Her eyes were immediately drawn to the tall blond man standing at the bar .
- My father never spoke a lot, but when he did speak it was worth listening to.
- Do you recognize that man in the grey suit ?
- Jon has developed from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated young man.
- I believe women should be paid the same as men.
man noun (MALE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]an adult male human being
成年男子,男人
a young /tall man 年輕/高個男子
men and women 男人和女人
the man in the green jacket 穿綠夾尅的男子
the men's champion in the 400 metres 男子400米賽跑冠軍
Steve can solve anything - the man's a genius . 史蒂夫能解決一切——此人是個天才。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
a male employee
(未明確職位或頭啣的)男性雇員
The gas company said they would send some men to fix the leak . 煤氣公司說會派人來解決泄漏問題。
The man from the newspaper wrote some positive things about the movie . 報社來的人對影片作了肯定的評價。
Our man in Washington sent us the news by fax yesterday . 我們駐華盛頓的人昨天通過傳真發來這條消息。
men
[ 名詞的複數形式 ] military
male members of the armed forces who are not officers
(軍隊中的)士兵
The military expedition was made up of 100 officers and men. 軍事探險隊由100名軍官和士兵組成。
He ordered his men to fire . 他命令手下的士兵開槍。
One of the men is here to see you, sir . 有一個士兵來找你,長官。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] old-fashioned
a male servant
男僕
My man will show you to the door . 我的男僕將領您到門口。
a marketing, advertising, etc. man
a man typical of or involved in marketing , advertising , etc.
市場營銷/廣告等人員
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] informal
a husband or male sexual partner
丈夫;情夫;男朋友
I hear she's got a new man. 我聽說她又找了個新男朋友。
Is there a man in her life ? 她有男人嗎?
mainly US informal
used when talking to someone, especially a man
(用於稱呼,尤指對男子)老兄,老弟,小夥子,朋友
Hey, man, how are you doing? 嘿,老兄,你好嗎?
man and wife old-fashioned
If a man and a woman are man and wife , they are married to each other.
夫妻,夫婦
the man [ 單數名詞 ] US slang
a person or group that has power or authority , for example the police
警察
例句
man noun (PEOPLE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the human race
人類,人
Man is still far more intelligent than the smartest robot . 人類仍遠比最智能的機器人聰明。
Man is rapidly destroying the earth . 人類正迅速燬滅著地球。
This is one of the most dangerous substances known to man. 這是人類已知的最危險的物質之一。
Try to imagine what life must have been like for Neolithic man 10,000 years ago. 想象一下1萬年前新石器時代人的生活是什麽樣子。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] literary or old-fashioned
a person of either sex
(不論性別的)人
All men are equal in the sight of the law . 法律麪前人人平等。
man noun (OBJECT)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]any of the objects that are moved or played with in games such as chess
(國際象棋等遊戯中的)棋子
習語
as one manit's every man for himself
make a man (out) of sb
man and boy
be man enough to do sth
the man in the moon
(as) man to man
man's best friend
man's inhumanity to man
a man's man
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man on!
to a man
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