man
n
(pl men )
1 [C] adult male human being 男人; 成年男子
clothes for men 男人的服裝.
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. 逐漸衰老是任何人都得承認的事實.
3 [sing] (without the or a 不加the或a) the human race; mankind 人類
Man is mortal. 人終有一死.
the origin of man 人類的起源
medieval man, ie all people in the Middle Ages 中世紀的人類. =>Usage 見所附用法.
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 結成夫妻.
5 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
male person under the authority of sb else (男性的)下屬
officers and men in the army, navy, etc 陸軍、 海軍等的官兵
The manager gave the men (ie the workers) their instructions. 經理給雇員下達了指示.
6 [sing] (fml 文) manservant; valet 男仆; 貼身男仆
My man will drive you home. 我的仆人將開車送你回家.
7 [C] (fml 文) present or former member of a named university (與校名連用)大學生, 大學校友
a Cambridge man 劍橋大學學生
a Yale man 耶魯大學學生.
8 [sing] (infml 口) (used as a form of address, usu in a lively or an impatient way 用作稱呼, 通常含輕松或不耐煩的語氣)
Hey, man, are you coming? 嘿, 老兄, 你來嗎?
Be quiet, man! 老弟, 安靜點!
9 [C] male person with the qualities of courage, toughness, etc often associated with men 男子漢; 大丈夫
Be a man! ie Be brave. 要做個大丈夫(拿出勇氣來)!
They acquitted themselves like men. 他們表現得像男子漢.
10 [C] piece used in games such as chess, draughts, etc (國際象棋、 國際跳棋等的)棋子
capture all sb's men 吃掉某人所有的棋子.
11 (idm 習語) an angry young man => angry. as good, etc as the next man => next1. as one man acting unanimously; with everyone agreeing 一齊; 一致
The staff speak as one man on this issue. 在這個問題上全體職員意見一致. 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. 你要是需要司機, 我當最合適.
If you want a good music teacher, he's your man. 你們要是缺個好的音樂教師, 他就是最理想的人選. be man enough (to do sth) be brave enough 有足夠勇氣
You're not man enough to fight me! 你沒有那個膽量跟我打! be one's own `man be able to arrange and decide things independently 能獨立自主; 能作主
He's his own man, but he doesn't ignore advice. 他雖然自有主張, 但并不輕視別人的意見. 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 諺) everyone must look after his own interests, safety, etc 人各為己
In business, it's every man for himself. 在商言商, 人各為己. ,every man `jack (rhet esp derog 修辭, 尤作貶義) every single person 人人; 每個人
Every man jack of them ran off and left me! 他們一個個都跑了, 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 繼續打擊或傷害已失敗的人; 落井下石. the inner man => inner. make a `man (out) of sb turn a young man into an adult 使某人長大成人
The army will make a man of him. 軍隊將把他鍛煉成人. a ,man about `town man who spends much time at fashionable parties, club...
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*[m?n]n. 男人, 人類, 人vt. 為...配備人手, 操縱, 使振奮【計】 城域網, 手冊【醫】 人相關詞組: 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