man1 /mæn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural men /men/) 1 male person 男人 [countableC]MAN an adult male human 成年男子,男人 → woman There were two men and a woman in the car. 车上有两男一女。
He’s a very kind man. 他是个非常和蔼的人。
Don’t keep Hansen waiting – he’s a busy man. 别让汉森老等着——他可是个大忙人。
2 strong/brave 强壮的/勇敢的 [countableC usually singular]MAN a man who has the qualities that people think a man should have, such as being brave, strong etc 男子汉,大丈夫 Come on, be a man now. No more crying. 好了,做个男子汉,不要再哭了。
He wasn’t man enough (=strong or brave enough) to face up to his responsibilities. 他没有足够的男子气概去面对自己的责任。
make a man (out) of somebody (=make a boy or young man start behaving in a confident way) 使某人成为一个男人 Running his own business has really made a man out of Terry. 自己经营企业把特里锻炼成了真正的男子汉。
3 person 人 [countableC]PERSON/PEOPLE a person, either male or female – used especially in formal situations or in the past 人〔尤用于正式场合或过去〕 All men are equal in the eyes of the law. 法律面前人人平等。
a man’s right to work 一个人工作的权利
4 people 人们 [uncountableU]GROUP OF PEOPLE people as a group 人类 This is one of the worst diseases known to man. 这是人类已知最严重的疾病之一。
the evolution of man 人类的进化
prehistoric/Stone Age/modern man (=people who lived at a particular stage of human development) 史前人/石器时代的人/现代人
5 worker 工人WORKER a) [countableC usually plural] a man who works for an employer 男雇员 Why were there no protests from the men at the factory? 为什么工厂里的男雇员没有抗议呢?
b) BO[countableC] a man who does a job for you, especially repairing something 提供服务的工人;修理工 Has the man been to fix the TV? 修理工来修过电视机了吗?
gas man/rent man etc I waited all day for the gas man. 我一整天都在等修煤气的工人。
c) the man from something a man who works for a particular company or organization 为某个公司[组织]工作的人 Was that the man from the PR agency? 那个是公关公司的人吗?
6 particular kind of man 特定类别的人 [countableC] a) MANa man who comes from a particular place, does a particular kind of work, or is connected with a particular organization, especially a university or company 〔来自某个地方,从事某种工作,或与大学、公司等机构有联系的〕人 I think she married a Belfast man. 我想她嫁给了一个贝尔法斯特人。
I’ve been a military man all my life. 我一辈子都是个军人。
Even a Harvard man has a lot to learn about politics. 即使一个哈佛大学出来的人在政治方面也有很多要学的。
b) LIKE somebody OR somethinga man who likes, or likes doing, a particular thing 喜欢某物[做某事]的人 I’m more of a jazz man myself. 我本人更喜欢爵士乐。
Are you a betting man? 你喜欢赌博吗?
8 soldier 士兵 [countableC usually plural]PM a soldier or sailor who is under the authority of an officer 〔某个军官手下的〕士兵 The captain ordered his men to fire. 上尉命令手下开火。
9 husband 丈夫 [countableC] informalSSF a woman’s husband or boyfriend 男人〔指某女子的丈夫或男友〕somebody’s man She spent five years waiting for her man to come out of prison. 她等她男人出狱等了五年。
10 the man spoken a) MANused to talk about a man you dislike, a man who has done something stupid etc 家伙,小子〔用于指你不喜欢或做了蠢事等的某男子〕 Don’t listen to him – the man’s a complete idiot. 别听他的,那家伙是个十足的白痴。
b) The Man American EnglishAmE old-fashionedIN CHARGE OF someone who has authority over you, especially a police officer 头儿,上司〔用来指有权管你的某人,尤指警察〕 11 somebody’s your man spokenBEST used to say that a particular man is the best person for a job, situation etc 某人最合适 If you need repairs done in the house, Brian’s your man. 如果你家里有什么需要修理的话,让布赖恩来干最合适。
12. you da man! you’re the man! American EnglishAmE spoken used to praise someone for having done something well 真不赖!好家伙!〔用于称赞某人某事干得好〕 13 our man spokenGUILTY used by the police to refer to a man that they are watching or trying to find, especially because they think he is responsible for a crime 我们的目标〔警察用语,指正在监视或寻找的犯罪嫌疑人〕 Gareth couldn’t possibly be our man. He couldn’t possibly be a murderer. 加雷思不可能是我们的目标,他不可能是凶手。
Perhaps our man parked his car at the station and took the train. 可能我们的目标把车停在火车站并上了火车。
14 our man in/at something REPRESENTATIVEa man who is the representative of a country or organization in a particular place 〔某组织或某国家〕在某地的代表 a report on the accident from our man at the scene 我们的记者从现场发回的事故报道
15. men in (grey) suits informal the men who control businesses, organizations etc, considered as a group, especially when you think they are boring 穿得一本正经的大人物们,头头们〔指掌控企业、机构等的人,尤用于你认为他们很乏味时〕 16 a man of his word TRUSTa man you can trust, who will do what he has promised to do 守信用的人,靠得住的人 He had promised to help, and Sally knew that Dr Neil was a man of his word. 尼尔医生答应会帮忙,萨莉也知道他是个说话算数的人。
a man of his word• He was, as much as was possible in a world where the buck was almighty, a man of his word.• But Dan is a man of his word.• He was a man of his word, and I had great respect for his intellect.• Crazy Horse was a man of his word and was furious at the duplicity of the white man... 17 a man of few words TALK TO somebodya man who does not talk very much 沉默寡言的人 Being a man of few words, his message was short and to the point. 他是个寡言少语的人,他的留言也是简短扼要。
18 be your own man INDEPENDENT PERSONto behave and think independently without worrying about what other people think 自己做主,独立自主 I’m my own man. I say what I believe. 我不管别人,我怎么认为就怎么说。
be your own man• At the same time, both here and in Hawksmoor, Ackroyd, too, is his own man.• But Erlich was his own man.• He turned out to be his own man, and a leader.• He was his own man, after all.• Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.• The latest reshuffle, immediately following victory, was supposed to confirm, once and for all, that Major was his own man.• You can be your own man.• Mobile I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas.• Do you want to be your own man and run your own business? 19 the man of the moment/hour/year a man who has recently done something important 当时的/当年的重要人物 Olson was the man of the hour when the team beat the Tigers. 球队打败了虎队,奥尔森成了名噪一时的英雄。
the man of the moment/hour/year• Back in 1831 the man of the moment was one Squire George Osbaldeston.• You ought to be the man of the hour.• That's what makes Bush the man of the hour, for these are indisputably good times.• Except for one player, the man of the moment in the Kingdome.• Sean Bean's the man of the moment.• Miltiades was the man of the hour, and his advice was to strike at once and win back the Cyclades. 20 it’s every man for himself spokenINDEPENDENT PERSON used to say that people will not help each other 自顾自,不愿互相帮忙 In journalism it’s every man for himself. 在新闻界大家都是自顾自。
it’s every man for himself• In journalism it's every man for himself. 21 the man in the street (also the man on the Clapham omnibus British EnglishBrE old-fashioned)ORDINARY the average man or the average person 老百姓,普通人,常人 SYN Joe Bloggs/Schmo This kind of music doesn’t appeal to the man in the street. 这种音乐不会引起普通人的兴趣。
22 a man of the people ORDINARYa man who understands and expresses the views and opinions of ordinary people 了解民意的人,民众的代言人 The prime minister is a man of the people. 首相是个了解民意的人。
a man of the people• Supporters viewed him as a man of the people.• Joey, a legend among motor-cycling fans in Ulster, has always been a man of the people.• The Conservatives want to demonstrate that the Prime Minister is a man of the people.• He truly is a man of the people.• Just a man of the people, trying to make a dollar.• Springsteen is still a man of the people. 23 a man’s man MANa man who enjoys being with other men and doing sports and activities with them, and is popular with men rather than women 〔喜欢与其他男人在一起,参加运动或各种活动的〕受男人欢迎的男人 He enjoyed his reputation as a man’s man, but was careful never to neglect his family. 他向来很受男人喜欢,对此他乐在其中,但他也很注意,从来都不忽视自己的家庭。
24 a ladies’ man POPULARa man who is popular with women and who likes to go out with a lot of different women 〔喜欢在女人中间厮混的〕受女人欢迎的男人 Paul likes to think he’s a bit of a ladies’ man. 保尔乐得认为自己有点女人缘。
a ladies’ man• He is a ladies' man, causing Rosita to fall in love with him and even suggesting marriage with him.• There was no amorous intent about it, because Matt had assured her that Silas was not a ladies' man.• Old Henry Claar-my grandfather-in-law-was a ladies' man. 25 man and boy British EnglishBrELONG TIME if a man has done something man and boy, he has done it all his life 一辈子,从小到大 I’ve worked on that farm man and boy. 我在那个农场工作了一辈子。
26 man and wife MARRYif a man and a woman are man and wife, they are married 夫妻,夫妇 I now pronounce you man and wife (=you are now officially married). 我现在宣布你们结为夫妻。
27. live as man and wife MARRYif a man and a woman live as man and wife, they live together as if they are married, although they are not 〔未婚男女〕像夫妻般生活,同居 28 as one man writtenWITH if a group of people do something as one man, they do it together 一致;全体 The audience rose as one man to applaud the singers. 观众全体起立为歌手们鼓掌。
29 to a man/to the last man written used to say that all the men in a group do something or have a particular quality 所有人;无一例外地 They were socialists to a man. 他们毫无例外都是社会主义者。
30 man-about-town MANa rich man who goes out a lot to parties, clubs, theatres etc 活跃于社交场的男子,纵情享乐的富有男士 In his designer suit and shiny shoes he looked quite the man about town. 他穿着名牌套装和锃亮的皮鞋,一派社交名流的样子。
31 man of God/man of the cloth RRa priest 神职人员;牧师,神父 You’d believe a man of the cloth, wouldn’t you? 你会相信神父的,是吗?
32 my (good) man British EnglishBrE old-fashioned spokenMAN used when talking to someone of a lower social class – do not use this phrase 老兄,老弟〔对社会阶层较低的人说话时的用语;勿用此短语〕 My good man, I really don’t think you should be here. 老兄,我真的认为你不该在这儿。
my (good) man• But my man fires his gun.• I called my men to drive them back.• I heard my men going after him with their guns - and then everything went black.• But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?• As for fitzAlan ... did you think killing three of my men would go unnoticed?• I decided like a good captain to remain with my men.• Hey Timmy, how are you, my man? 33 my man spokenMAN used by some men to greet a friend 朋友〔某些男子向朋友打招呼的用语〕 Jason, my man! How’s it going? 贾森,哥们儿!你好吗?
my man• But my man fires his gun.• I heard my men going after him with their guns - and then everything went black.• But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?• Six of my men were killed in one spot near me.• You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours.• Hum-m-m, I just lo-o-ve my men in uniform.• I decided like a good captain to remain with my men.• Hey Timmy, how are you, my man? 34 your/yer man spokenMAN used to talk about a particular man – used mainly in Ireland 那个人〔指某一特定的人;主要用于爱尔兰〕 I’ve got to go and see yer man this afternoon. 今天下午我得去看看那个人。
your/yer man• Then I am your man, Watson.• Boss your men and shame your women; that was a rule of thumb with him.• Ged Taggart scored for Barnsley Taylor told: Wright is your man!• It sounds like your man Dario was up there too, cool-wise, I mean.• I've read the files on your men.• Perhaps your men have uncovered something.• Reinforce this so your man won't feel pressure to become aroused.• In that way you got paid whether your man was elected or not. 35 servant 仆人 [countableC] old-fashionedBO a male servant 男仆 My man will drive you to the station. 我的仆人会开车送你去车站。
36. game 游戏 [countableC]DGB one of the pieces you use in a game such as chess 〔国际象棋等的〕棋子 37 every man jack old-fashionedPERSON/PEOPLE each person in a group 〔某一群体中的〕每一个人 Spies, every man jack of them, I’d bet. 我敢打赌他们每个人都是间谍。
38 kick/hit a man when he’s down CRUELto treat someone badly when you know that they already have problems 对某人落井下石 Most of his rivals couldn’t resist kicking a man when he was down. 他的大多数对手都忍不住对他来个落井下石。
39. man’s best friend HBAa dog 人类最好的朋友〔指狗〕 40 the man of the house the most important male member of a family, who is responsible for doing things such as paying bills, making important decisions etc 男主人,一家之主 Since my father’s death, my eldest brother has been the man of the house. 自从我父亲过世后,我叔叔成了一家之主。
→ best man, man-to-man, New Man, old man, → be a man/woman of the world at world1(21) THESAURUSman an adult male human 成年男子,男人Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. 埃德蒙•希拉里爵士是第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的人。
guy (also bloke/chap British EnglishBrE) informal a man 男人,家伙She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. 她约好和一个男人在酒吧见面。
Alex is a really nice bloke. 亚历克斯这家伙真不错。
gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man 先生〔指某男子,是非常礼貌的说法〕an elderly gentleman 一位老先生
Please could you serve this gentleman? 请你接待一下这位先生好吗?
boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager 男孩;少年 lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man 男孩;男青年,小伙子When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army. 我年轻时想参军。
youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval 青少年;青年〔尤用于新闻报道,含贬义〕Gangs of youths roam the streets. 小混混们成群结伙地在街头游荡。
male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun 男人,男子〔尤为警方使用或用于科学研究语境中;形容词male要比名词常用得多〕We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. 我们正在调查一名身份不明男子的死亡事件。
The condition is usually found only in males. 该病通常仅见于男性。
ndude American EnglishAmE informal a man – a very informal useYou could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.
relating to men 与男性有关的male adjectiveadj a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do 男的;〔工作〕男性专属的Most science teachers are male. 大多数理科老师都是男性。
We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering. 我们正在设法招聘更多女性来从事工程设计等传统上由男性主宰的工作。
masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman 男人的;男子气概的He had a very masculine face. 他的脸长得很阳刚。
masculine aggression 男人的好斗性
manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong 有男子气概的;勇敢而强壮的He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. 他脱去衬衫,露出强壮的胸膛。
It isn’t considered manly to cry. 男儿有泪不轻弹。
nIn the portrait, the King looked manly and in control.
nHe was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval 富有男子汉气概的;大男人的〔含幽默或贬损意味〕nOn the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive.
Stallone always plays macho men. 史泰龙总是扮演硬汉。
He’s far too macho to drink mineral water. 他一个大男人,怎么能喝矿泉水。