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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*[mæn]n. 男人, 人类, 人vt. 为...配备人手, 操纵, 使振奋【计】 城域网, 手册【医】 人相关词组: between man and man every man jack make a man of sb as a man as one man be one's own man to a man
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.
对己之不幸付之一笑,这是一门伟大的艺术。
If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.