| 单词 | man |
| 释义 | man (mæn ) Word forms: men , mans , manning , manned 1. countable noun A1 A man is an adult male human being. He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening. ...the thousands of men, women and children who are facing starvation. Synonyms: male, guy [informal], fellow [old-fashioned], gentleman 2. variable noun B2 Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Many people prefer to avoid this use. The chick initially has no fear of man. Anxiety is modern man's natural state. ...a possible first step to sending a man back to the moon or to Mars. Synonyms: humankind, humanity, mankind, people 3. countable noun 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. Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham? He is a keen outdoors man with a great interest in photography and walking. 4. countable noun If you say that a man is, for example, a London man or an Oxford man, you mean that he comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there. ...as the Stockport man collected his winnings. Attlee was an Oxford man. 5. countable noun 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. [journalism] ...the Daily Telegraph's man in Abu Dhabi. ...America's man at the United Nations. 6. countable noun [poss NOUN] If you say that a man is someone's man, you mean that he always supports that person or does what they want. 7. singular noun Some people refer to someone's husband, lover, or boyfriend as their man. [informal] 8. plural noun In the armed forces, the men are soldiers, sailors, marines, or airmen of lower rank, as opposed to the officers. 150 officers and men had to be taken straight to hospital. ...a drill sergeant who would work with the men at least one hour every morning. 9. plural noun [oft poss NOUN] Male workers are sometimes referred to as men, especially if they do physical work or work for a more senior person. The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer. After the talks, the leader of the Workers' Council said his men would be going back down the mines. Synonyms: worker, labourer, workman, hand 10. vocative noun One man sometimes addresses another as 'man' when he is angry or impatient with him. [old-fashioned, feelings] I told you, man! It'll be sometime after eight o'clock. 11. countable noun In very informal social situations, man is sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man. [formulae] Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots? 12. verb If you man something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it. French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city. [VERB noun] ...the person manning the phone at the complaints department. [VERB noun] The station is seldom manned in the evening. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: staff, people, fill, crew 13. See also manned, ladies' man, no-man's land 14. man enough to/for 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. I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong. You can search me if you think you're man enough. 15. a man's man 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. 16. my man convention People sometimes address a man as my man. [informal] 'Get the guy in the purple shirt.'—'All right, my man.' 17. my good man convention People sometimes address a man as my dear man or my good man. This form of address is often friendly, but can also suggest that the speaker feels superior to the person being addressed. [British, old-fashioned, feelings] My dear man, you are welcome to stay. A gin and tonic with ice and a twist of your finest lemon, my good man. 18. own man 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. [approval] Be your own man. Make up your own mind. He'll be his own man and won't be dictated to. 19. to a man 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. [emphasis] To a man, the surveyors blamed the government. They died, to a man, when they tried to break out. Synonyms: without exception, as one, every one, unanimously 20. man to man phrase A man-to-man conversation or meeting takes place between two men, especially two men who meet to discuss a serious personal matter. He called me to his office for a man-to-man talk. Me and Ben should sort this out man to man. Synonyms: frankly, openly, directly, honestly 21. the man in the street phrase If you talk about the man in the street or the woman in the street, you mean ordinary people in general. The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders. 22. man about town phrase If you describe someone as a man about town or a woman about town, you mean that they are sophisticated, like to go out and spend money, and have a busy social life. He was known as a tall, handsome man about town. 23. man of the world phrase If you say that someone is a man of the world or a woman of the world, you mean that they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked by immoral or dishonest actions. Look, we are both men of the world, would anyone really mind? ...an elegant, clever and tough woman of the world. Phrasal verbs: man up phrasal verb If you man up, you start to be more brave in the way that you deal with a situation. You need to man up and confront them. [VERB PARTICLE] -man (-mæn ) combining form [ADJECTIVE noun] -man combines with numbers to make adjectives which indicate that something involves or is intended for that number of people. ...the four-man crew on board the fishing trawler. He set up a three-man panel to advise him. ...a two-man tent. Quotations: Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reedPensées Man is the measure of all things Man is heaven's masterpieceEmblems There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than manAntigone Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the graveHydriotaphia Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictionsLacon The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescenceA Child's Garden of Misinformation What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form, in moving, how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals!Hamlet Man is something to be surpassedThus Spake Zarathustra Man was formed for societyCommentaries on the Laws of England man: an animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to beThe Devil's Dictionary Man, became man through work, who stepped out of the animal kingdom as transformer of the natural into the artificial, who became therefore the magicianThe Necessity of Art The best of men are but men at best Idioms: a hatchet man a man whose job is to destroy things or do unpleasant tasks, often on behalf of someone else He had to play the hatchet man and it was not pleasant for the many he laid off. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can't keep a good man down said to mean that if people are able and determined, they will recover from any difficulties or problems and be successful. You can replace `man' with `woman' or with another word referring to a person. Rios hit a winning smash from a sitting position before toppling over. You can't keep a good man down, although there are those who would like to try. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a man of straw [British, formal] a man who does not have the ability or the courage necessary to carry out a particular task or to fulfil a particular role Either he is a brave and principled national leader or he is a man of straw who does not deserve to win the next election. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the man in the street an ordinary, average person But how do these massive changes appear to the man in the street? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the man on the Clapham omnibus [British] an ordinary, average person The wealthy and powerful never liked the man on the Clapham omnibus knowing what they were about. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers no use to man or beast or no good to man or beast completely useless Circumstances had compelled him, much against his will, to take no less than six beginners, some of them first-voyagers, of no use to man or beast. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone's right-hand man someone's close assistant and the person they trust to help and support them in everything they do He was always by her side, and supported her in everything she did. He was her right-hand man, her business manager, and he travelled with her everywhere. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 男人 Japanese: 男 |
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