man

1. N-COUNT A man is an adult male human being. 男子; 男人

He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening. 他沒(méi)想到那個(gè)年輕男子傍晚前會(huì)再次出現(xiàn)。

I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. 我一直把他看作個(gè)正直的男人。

2. N-VAR Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use. 人 (用以泛指)

The chick initially has no fear of man. 小雞最初不怕人。

3. N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a gambling man or an outdoors man, you mean that he likes gambling or outdoor activities. (有某嗜好的) 人

Are you a gambling man, Mr. Graham?

你是個(gè)賭徒嗎，格雷勒姆先生?

4. N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a Harvard man or a Yale man, you mean that he went to that university. (屬某院校的) 人

Stewart, a Yale man, was invited to stay on and write the script. 斯圖爾特，一個(gè)耶魯人，應(yīng)邀留下來(lái)寫(xiě)該劇本。

5. N-COUNT If you refer to a particular company's or organization's man, you mean a man who works for or represents that company or organization. (屬某公司或組織的) 人[journalism]

...the Chicago Tribune's man in Abu Dhabi. …駐阿布扎比的《芝加哥論壇》人。

6. N-SING Some people refer to a woman's husband, lover, or boyfriend as her man. 男人 (指丈夫、情人或男友)[非正式]

...if they see your man cuddle you in the kitchen or living room. …要是他們看見(jiàn)你的男人在廚房或客廳擁抱你。

7. N-VOC In very informal social situations, man is sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man. 老兄[套語(yǔ)]

Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots?

哇，老兄！你從哪兒弄來(lái)的那雙靴子？

8. V-T If you man something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it. 操控 (機(jī)器等); 控制 (某地)

French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city. 法國(guó)士兵控制了首都的路障。

...the person manning the phone at the complaint department. …在投訴部負(fù)責(zé)接聽(tīng)電話(huà)的人。

9. →see also manned ,no-man's land

10. PHRASE If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it. 有足夠的勇氣或能力 (做某事)

I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong. 我告訴過(guò)他應(yīng)該有足夠的勇氣承認(rèn)自己做錯(cuò)了。

11. PHRASE If you describe a man as a man's man, you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women. 受男人喜愛(ài)的男人

Very much a man's man, he enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. 作為一個(gè)很受男人喜愛(ài)的男人，他喜歡和朋友喝酒開(kāi)玩笑。

12. PHRASE If you say that a man is his own man, you approve of the fact that he makes his decisions and his plans himself, and does not depend on other people. 自己的主人[表贊許]

Be your own man. Make up your own mind. 做自己的主人，自己做決定吧。

13. PHRASE If you say that a group of men are, do, or think something to a man, you are emphasizing that every one of them is, does, or thinks that thing. 一致地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

To a man, the survivors blamed the government. 幸存者們一致譴責(zé)該政府。