| 单词 | person |
| 释义 | person (pɜːʳsən ) Word forms: people , persons language note: The usual word for 'more than one person' is people. The form persons is used as the plural in formal or legal language. 1. countable noun A1 A person is an individual human being. At least one person died and several others were injured. Everyone knows he's the only person who can do the job. My great-grandfather was a person of some importance here. The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person. They were both lovely, friendly people. At least fifty four people have been killed and a further fifty are missing. Synonyms: individual, being, body [informal], human 2. plural noun Persons is used as the plural of person in formal, legal, and technical writing. ...removal of the right of accused persons to remain silent. Persons who wish to adopt a child may contact their local social services department. ...persons with neck problems. 3. countable noun If you talk about someone as a person, you are considering them from the point of view of their real nature. I've a lot of time for him as a person now. Robin didn't feel good about herself as a person. 4. countable noun If someone says, for example, 'I'm an outdoor person' or 'I'm not a coffee person', they are saying whether or not they like that particular activity or thing. [mainly spoken] I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities. 5. do sth in person phrase B2 If you meet, hear, or see someone in person, you are in the same place as them, rather than, for example, speaking to them on the phone, writing to them, or seeing them online or on television. It was the first time she had seen him in person. ...a trip to Hollywood to meet his favorite actor in person. She wanted to hear him sing in person. 6. do sth in person phrase B2 If you do something in person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you. You must collect the mail in person and take along some form of identification. She went to New York to receive the award in person. 7. countable noun Your person is your body. [formal] The suspect had carried no documents on his person. 8. in the person of sb phrase You can use in the person of when mentioning the name of someone you have just referred to in a more general or indirect way. [written] We had a knowledgeable guide in the person of George Adams. 9. countable noun B2 In grammar, we use the term first person when referring to 'I' and 'we', second person when referring to 'you', and third person when referring to 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', and all other noun groups. Person is also used like this when referring to the verb forms that go with these pronouns and noun groups. 10. See also first person, second person, third person -person (-pɜːʳsən ) Word forms: -people , -persons 1. combining form [ADJECTIVE noun] -person is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved in something or can use something. People is not used in this way. ...two-person households. ...the spa's 32-person staff. ...his 1971 one-person exhibition. ...two-person tents. 2. combining form -person is added to nouns to form nouns which refer to someone who does a particular job or is in a particular group. -person is used by people who do not want to use a term which indicates whether someone is a man or a woman. -people can also be used in this way. She was chairperson of the school governors. ...Jessie Marshall, a contemporary craftsperson. He had a staff of six salespeople working for him. Quotations: A person is a person because he recognizes others as personsspeech at enthronement as Anglican archbishop of Cape Town Idioms: the person or thing of someone's dreams the person or the thing that someone prefers to all others It was in Tunisia that they saw the house of their dreams, the most beautiful dwelling imaginable. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers when one person sneezes, another catches cold [mainly British] said to mean that the things that happen to one country or person have a great effect or influence on other countries or people And when the American economy sneezes, the City of London catches cold. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: different person She is very quiet now, she is a different person. The Sun (2013) He turned into a different person. The Sun (2008) Are you a different person at work than at home? Christianity Today (2000) It's much easier to go home and make an online donation to a charity serving the homeless than to look a homeless person in the eye and say hello. Christianity Today (2000) The gift will allow a homeless young person to buy enough food to last them the Christmas week. The Sun (2013) Christmas is the hardest time of year for a homeless person. Times, Sunday Times (2014) For the first time in my life, I've become a morning person. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I'm not naturally a morning person. The Sun (2012) Obviously being a morning person runs in the family. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Though I like people, I am not a people person. Christianity Today (2000) You can't be timid, you have to be a people person and be chatty and sunny. The Sun (2012) She's a people person. The Sun (2011) But some time last year an unknown person altered my entry in the online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, to give my birthplace as Belgrade. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The leaked audio tape was posted on YouTube by an unknown person. The Sun (2015) Police yesterday appealed for the unknown person to come forward. The Sun (2010) Translations: Chinese: 人 Japanese: 人 |
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