wom·an /ˈwʊmən/ ●●●S1W1 noun (plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/)
1female person 女性 [countableC]WOMAN an adultfemale person 成年女子,妇女
I was talking to a woman I met on the flight.
我正和一个在飞机上认识的女子交谈。
married women
已婚妇女
a popular women’s magazine
一本受欢迎的女性杂志
When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change.
女人怀孕时,体内的荷尔蒙水平会发生变化。
woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman) 女牧师/女医生等
Ireland’s first woman president
爱尔兰的第一位女总统
women artists
女艺术家
2any woman 任何女人 [singular] formalWOMAN women in general 〔泛称〕女人
A woman’s work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).
女人的活儿永远干不完。
3businesswoman/spokeswoman etcBOWOMANa woman who has a particularkind of job 女商人/女发言人等
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
国会女议员埃伦•陶舍尔
4another woman/the other womaninformalGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND a woman that a man is having a sexualrelationship with, even though he is married to someone else 别的女人〔指已婚男人的情人〕
I’m sure he’s got another woman.
我敢肯定他有别的女人了。
5.be your own womanINDEPENDENT PERSONto make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else 独立自主,不依赖他人
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be your own woman• But behind everything she did was a raw power that emphasised she was her own woman.
6partner 伴侣 [singular] spokenGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDMARRY a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive 老婆;女朋友〔许多女性认为这具有冒犯性〕
7.form of address 称呼形式 [uncountableU] old-fashioned not politeWOMAN a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc 婆娘〔生气、恼怒等时对妇女的粗鲁称呼〕
lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman 女士,夫人,小姐〔礼貌称呼,尤用于称呼或谈及不认识的女子〕
A glass of white wine please, for this lady here.
请给这位女士来杯白葡萄酒。
The young lady stood up and shook my hand.
那位年轻女士站起来和我握手。
girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty 女孩,姑娘〔通常用于年龄约在20岁以下的年轻女子〕
a very pretty girl
很漂亮的女孩
teenage girls
少女
female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formalsurveys and reports 女性,女人〔尤用于正式调查、报告等提供有关女性的信息时〕
You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.
你不可以哭,也不可以表现出任何其他的女性弱点。
the ideal of feminine beauty
女性美的完美典型
womanlybehaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval 有女子气质的,有女人味的
her womanly figure
她富于女性美的形体
the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
有同情心和耐心的女性美德
girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly 女孩子气的〔常含贬义〕
Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!
别这么女孩子气!那只是只老鼠!
a very girlie pink dress
很女孩气的粉红色连衣裙
effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman 〔男子〕女人气的,女性化的
His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.
woman priest/doctor etc• One such male priest conducted a ritual of purification of a church after a woman priest had celebratedMass there.• Is it worse than being a woman doctor?• I think they should tell people if they are going to see a woman doctor.• The OxfordDiocese overwhelmingly endorsedwomen priests in a poll last year.• Woman vicardeaththreat HATE-mail threats to decapitate a leading activist for women priests are being treated seriously by police.• When girls come here and meet women doctors, it may make all the difference for them.• Programme S.TDY 6:30 27/10/93 Episcopalians in a moraldilemma over the appointment of woman priests.• A decision on the ordination of women priests will be taken by the General Synod in November.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WOMAN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤young年輕女子▸➤middle-aged中年婦女▸➤elderly, old, older上了年紀的女人;老婦;較年長的婦女◇The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman's home.竊賊使用欺騙的手段進入了一個老太太家。◇Older women often have difficulty conceiving.年齡較大的女性不容易懷孕。➤adult, grown成年女子◇The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.她記憶中的那個小女孩已經長大成人了。➤married已婚女人▸➤single, unattached, unmarried單身女子;未婚女士▸➤widowed寡婦▸➤divorced離婚的婦女▸➤pregnant孕婦▸➤childless無子女的女人➤menopausal, post-menopausal更年期/絕經婦女▸➤business(usually businesswoman) , career, professional, working女商人;職業婦女➤average, ordinary普通的女人➤extraordinary, remarkable非凡的/了不起的女人▸➤attractive, beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty有魅力的女人;漂亮女郎;端莊秀麗的女子;美女▸➤desirable性感女郎▸➤plain, ugly相貌平平的女子;醜女人▸➤well-dressed衣着高雅的女士➤educated, intelligent, smart (especially NAmE) 有教養的女人;聰明的女人◇highly educated women who are successful in business受過良好教育並在事業上取得成功的女人➤powerful, strong有權勢的女人;女強人➤successful成功的女人➤independent, modern獨立的女人;現代女性▸➤motherly慈母般的女人▸➤decent, good, kind, nice正派的女人;好女人;善良的女人▸➤evil, wicked邪惡的女人;壞女人▸➤hysterical歇斯底里的女人▸➤battered受虐待的婦女◇a hostel for battered women受虐婦女收容所➤the other情婦;第三者◇She was the 'other woman' in this family drama (= the one the husband was having an affair with).她就是這場家庭鬧劇中的第三者。◇Jean Menkes plays the president's wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman.瓊・門克斯飾演總統夫人,而菲奧娜・漢德利扮演總統的情婦。VERB + WOMAN➤marry娶某個女人▸➤depict, portray, present, show刻畫女性;塑造女性;表現女性◇We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.我們想要改變媒體眼中的女性形象。➤abuse, assault, rape虐待/侵犯/強姦婦女PHRASES➤the oppression of women, violence against women對婦女的壓迫/暴力◇a United Nations report on violence against women一份有關暴力傷害婦女的聯合國報告➤the position of women, the role of women, the status of women女性的地位;女性的作用◇There were important changes in the position of women in society.女性的社會地位有了重大變化。➤a woman of a certain age (= not young)上年紀的婦女➤women of childbearing age育齡婦女▸➤a woman of the world深通世故的女人◇He saw her as a woman of the world who could offer him advice.他認為她深通世故,能夠幫他出出主意。➤women's liberation, the women's movement (becomingold-fashioned) 婦女解放/運動◇a symbol of women's liberation婦女解放的標誌➤a women's group婦女組織➤women's rights婦女權利➤women's studies女性研究◇a professor of women's studies研究女性問題的教授
woman ♦︎ lady ♦︎ femaleThese are all words for an adult female person.这些词均表示成年女子、妇女。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / an young / older woman / lady / female◆a / an middle-aged / old / elderly woman / lady◆a black / white woman / lady / female◆a / an married / single / unmarried woman / lady◆a / an beautiful / attractive woman / lady / female◆a nice / fine / charming woman / lady■woman [countable] an adult female person成年女子;妇女◆a 24-year-old woman24岁的女子◆Alcohol affects men and women differently.酒精对男性和女性的作用不同。◆I prefer to see a woman doctor.我希望让女医生给我看病。OPPman ⇨ man1■lady [countable] a polite way of referring to a woman, especially sb that you do not know(尤用于礼貌地谈及不认识的女子)女士,小姐◆There's a lady waiting to see you.有位女士在等您。ⓘ Ladies [plural] is a polite, formal way of addressing more than one woman.复数形式的ladies是称呼多位女士的礼貌而正式的用语◆Can I take your coats, ladies?女士们,我替你们拿大衣好吗?◆Ladies and gentlemen! Can I have your attention, please?女士们、先生们!请注意!To address one woman in this way, you can use madam or ma'am.称呼一位女士时,可用madam或ma'am◆Can I take your coat, madam / ma'am?女士,我替你拿大衣好吗?However, some women do not like to be called lady or madam, so you can leave it out.但是,有些妇女不愿意被称为lady或madam,那就可以把称呼省略掉◆There's someone waiting to see you.有人在等你。◆Can I take your coats?我替你们拿大衣好吗?OPPgentleman ⇨ man1■female [countable] (formalortechnical术语) a woman or girl女子◆The body is that of a white female aged about 30.死者是一名年龄约30岁的白人女子。◆More females than males are employed in the factory.这家工厂雇用的女工多于男工。ⓘ The noun female is mostly used in formal, official, scientific or medical contexts. * female作名词时,大多用于正式、官方、科技或医学语境。OPPmale ⇨ man1