woman
n
(pl women )1 [C]
(a) adult female human being 成年女子
men, women and children 男子、 女子和孩子
a single (ie unmarried) woman 單身女子(未婚的)
It's more than a woman (ie any woman) can tolerate. 任何女子都忍受不了這種情況.
[attrib 作定語]
(preferred to lady which is also used 較lady為宜, 但亦可用lady) a ,woman `driver 女司機(jī)
,women `drivers 女司機(jī)們
I'd prefer a woman doctor to examine me. 我希望由女醫(yī)生給我檢查.
a `woman friend 女的朋友
a `French woman 法國女子.
(b) (as an offensive form of address 用作無禮的稱呼)
Shut up, woman! 住嘴, 你這個(gè)娘兒們!
2 [sing](without a or the 不用冠詞a或the) female human beings in general; the female sex 女的人; 女性
Woman has been portrayed by artists in many ways. 藝術(shù)家用各種形式塑造了女性的形象.
3 the woman [sing]
the feminine side of a woman's character 女性的特點(diǎn)
Newborn babies bring out the woman in her. 新生的嬰兒喚起了她女性的特性.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) be twice the man/woman => twice. make an honest woman of sb => honest. a man/woman of parts => part1. a man/woman of his/her word => word. a man/woman of the world => world. wine, women and song => wine. a woman of easy `virtue (euph 婉) prostitute 妓女.