man
n
(pl men )
1 [C] adult male human being 男人; 成年男子
clothes for men 男人的服装.
2 [C] human being of either sex; person 人(男女均可)
All men must die. 人皆有一死.
Growing old is something a man has to accept. 逐渐衰老是任何人都得承认的事实.
3 [sing] (without the or a 不加the或a) the human race; mankind 人类
Man is mortal. 人终有一死.
the origin of man 人类的起源
medieval man, ie all people in the Middle Ages 中世纪的人类. =>Usage 见所附用法.
4 [C] husband, male lover, boy-friend, etc 丈夫; 男情人; 男朋友
Her man's been sent overseas by his employers. 她的丈夫已被雇主派到海外.
be made man and wife, ie be married 结成夫妻.
5 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
male person under the authority of sb else (男性的)下属
officers and men in the army, navy, etc 陆军、 海军等的官兵
The manager gave the men (ie the workers) their instructions. 经理给雇员下达了指示.
6 [sing] (fml 文) manservant; valet 男仆; 贴身男仆
My man will drive you home. 我的仆人将开车送你回家.
7 [C] (fml 文) present or former member of a named university (与校名连用)大学生, 大学校友
a Cambridge man 剑桥大学学生
a Yale man 耶鲁大学学生.
8 [sing] (infml 口) (used as a form of address, usu in a lively or an impatient way 用作称呼, 通常含轻松或不耐烦的语气)
Hey, man, are you coming? 嘿, 老兄, 你来吗?
Be quiet, man! 老弟, 安静点!
9 [C] male person with the qualities of courage, toughness, etc often associated with men 男子汉; 大丈夫
Be a man! ie Be brave. 要做个大丈夫(拿出勇气来)!
They acquitted themselves like men. 他们表现得像男子汉.
10 [C] piece used in games such as chess, draughts, etc (国际象棋、 国际跳棋等的)棋子
capture all sb's men 吃掉某人所有的棋子.
11 (idm 习语) an angry young man => angry. as good, etc as the next man => next1. as one man acting unanimously; with everyone agreeing 一齐; 一致
The staff speak as one man on this issue. 在这个问题上全体职员意见一致. be sb's man be the person required or ideally suited for a task 正是所需要的人
If you need a driver, I'm your man. 你要是需要司机, 我当最合适.
If you want a good music teacher, he's your man. 你们要是缺个好的音乐教师, 他就是最理想的人选. be man enough (to do sth) be brave enough 有足够勇气
You're not man enough to fight me! 你没有那个胆量跟我打! be one's own `man be able to arrange and decide things independently 能独立自主; 能作主
He's his own man, but he doesn't ignore advice. 他虽然自有主张, 但并不轻视别人的意见. be twice the man/woman => twice. the child is father of the man => child. dead men's shoes => dead. dead men tell no tales => dead. a dirty old man => dirty. ,every man for him`self (and the devil take the hindmost) (saying 谚) everyone must look after his own interests, safety, etc 人各为己
In business, it's every man for himself. 在商言商, 人各为己. ,every man `jack (rhet esp derog 修辞, 尤作贬义) every single person 人人; 每个人
Every man jack of them ran off and left me! 他们一个个都跑了, 把我撇下了! the grand old man => grand. hit/kick a man when he's down continue to attack or injure sb who is already defeated 继续打击或伤害已失败的人; 落井下石. the inner man => inner. make a `man (out) of sb turn a young man into an adult 使某人长大成人
The army will make a man of him. 军队将把他锻炼成人. a ,man about `town man who spends much time at fashionable parties, club...
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