man
noun
verb
mæn noun
1
MALE PERSON
男人
an adult male human 成年男子，男人; C
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。
a man’s watch
男式手表
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
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 C usually singular 一般用单数
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.
他没有足够的勇气去面对自己的责任。
make a man (out) of sb (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.
经营自己的企业使特里真正树立了信心。
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PERSON
人
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〕 C
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
people as a group 人类 U
This is one of the worst diseases known to man .
这是人类已知最糟糕的疾病之一。
the evolution of man
人类的演变
prehistoric/stone-age/modern man
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WORKER
工人
a. a man who works for an employer b. a man who does a job for you, especially repairing something c. a man who works for a particular company or organization 为某个公司 （组织 ）工作的工人 C usually plural 一般用复数 C
Why were there no protests from the men at the factory?
为什么工厂里男雇员没有抗议呢？
Has the man been to fix the TV?
那个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。
Was that the man from the PR agency?
那个是公关公司的人吗？
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PARTICULAR KIND OF MAN
特定类别的人
a. a 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 b. a man who likes, or likes doing, a particular thing 喜欢某物 （做某事 ）的人 C
I think she married a Belfast man.
我想她嫁给了一个贝尔法斯特男子。
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。
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？
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man!
a. used when speaking to an adult male, especially when you are excited, angry etc b. used when speaking to someone, especially an adult male 老兄！ 老弟！〔尤用于称呼成年男子〕 spoken
Stop talking nonsense, man!
别胡说八道了，老兄！
You look great, man!
你气色很好，老兄！
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SOLDIER
士兵
a soldier or SAILOR who is under the authority of an officer 〔某个军官手下的〕士兵 C usually plural 一般用复数
The Captain ordered his men to fire.
上尉命令手下开火。
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HUSBAND
丈夫
a woman’s husband or boyfriend [非正式] 男人〔指某女子的丈夫或男友〕 C | informal
sb’s man
She spent five years waiting for her man to come out of prison.
她用了五年的时间等她男人出狱。
10
the man The Man
10. a. used to talk about a man you dislike, a man who has done something stupid etc b. someone who has authority over you, especially a police officer [美，过时] 头儿，上司〔用来指有权管你的某人，尤指警官〕 spoken AmE old-fashioned
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。
11
sb’s your man
11. used to say that a particular man is the best person for a job, situation etc [口] 某人最合适 spoken
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!
12. used to praise someone for having done something well [美，口] 真不赖！ 好家伙！〔用于称赞某人某事做得出色〕 AmE spoken
13
our man
13. 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 [口] 我们的目标〔警方用于指正在监视或寻找的犯罪嫌疑人〕 spoken
Gareth couldn’t possibly be our man. He couldn’t possibly be a murderer.
加雷斯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后就坐火车了。
14
our man in/at sth
14. a 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
our man in Rome
我们在罗马的代表
a report on the accident from our man at the scene
来自我们在事发现场的记者的报道
15
men in (grey) suits
15. the men who control businesses, organizations etc, considered as a group, especially when you think they are boring [非正式] 穿得一本正经的大人物们 （头头们 ）〔指掌控企业、机构等的那些人，尤用于你认为他们很乏味时〕 informal
16
a man of his word
16. a 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.
他答应会帮忙，萨莉也知道尼尔医生是个说话算数的人。
17
a man of few words
17. a 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.
他是个沉默寡言的人，他所传达的信息也是简短扼要。
18
be your own man
18. to behave and think independently without worrying about what other people think 自己作主，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。
19
the man of the moment/hour/year
19. a man who has recently done something important 当时的/当年的重要人物
Olson was 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。
20
it’s every man for himself
20. used to say that people will not help each other [口] 自顾自，不愿互相帮忙 spoken
In journalism it’s every man for himself.
在新闻界大家都是自顾自。
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the man in the street the man on the Clapham omnibus
21. ; the man on the Clapham omnibus BrE old-fashioned the average man or the average person [英，过时] 老百姓，普通人，常人; BrE old-fashioned
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
22. a man who understands and expresses the views and opinions of ordinary people 了解民意的人，为民众代言的人
The prime minister is a man of the people.
首相是个了解民意的人。
23
a man’s man
23. a 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.
他作为受男人喜欢的男人名声很响，他欣然接受，但从来都不忽视自己的家庭。
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a ladies’ man
24. a 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.
保尔喜欢认为自己多少是个受女人欢迎的男人。
25
man and boy
25. if a man has done something man and boy, he has done it all his life 一辈子，从小到大 BrE
I’ve worked on that farm man and boy.
我在那个农场工作了一辈子。
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man and wife
26. if 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) .
我现在宣布你们为合法夫妻。
27
live as man and wife
27. if a man and woman live as man and wife, they live together as if they are married, although they are not 〔未结婚的男女〕像夫妻般生活，同居
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as one man
28. if a group of people do something as one man, they do it together 一致; 全体 written
The audience rose as one man to applaud the singers.
观众全体起立向歌手们鼓掌。
29
to a man/to the last man
29. used to say that all the men in a group do something or have a particular quality [书面] 所有人; 无一例外地 written
They were socialists to a man.
他们毫无例外都是社会主义者。
30
man-about-town
30. a rich man who goes out a lot to parties, clubs, theatres etc 社交名流
In his designer suit and shiny shoes he looked quite the man about town.
他穿着名家设计的服装和闪闪发亮的皮鞋，一派社交名流的样子。
31
man of God/man of the cloth
31. a 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
32. used when talking to someone of a lower social class – do not use this phrase [英，过时，口] 老兄，老弟〔对社会阶层较低的人说话时的用语; 勿用此短语〕 BrE old-fashioned spoken
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。
33
my man
33. used by some men to greet a friend [口] 朋友〔某些男子向朋友打招呼的用语〕 spoken
Jason, my man! How’s it going?
贾森，朋友！ 过得怎样？
34
your/yer man
34. used to talk about a particular man – used mainly in Ireland [口] 那个人〔指某一特定的人; 主要用于爱尔兰〕 spoken
I’ve got to go and see yer man up this afternoon.
今天下午我得去看看那个人。
35
SERVANT
仆人
a male servant [过时] 男仆 C | old-fashioned
My man will drive you to the station.
我的仆人将开车送你去车站。
36
GAME
游戏
one of the pieces you use in a game such as CHESS 〔国际象棋等的〕棋子 C
37
every man jack
37. each person in a group [过时] 〔某一群体中的〕每一个人 old-fashioned
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
38. to 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.
他的大多数对手都禁不住对他来个落井下石。
39
man’s best friend
39. a dog 人类最好的朋友〔指狗〕
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the man of the house
40. 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 uncle was the man of the house.
自从我父亲过世后，我叔叔成了一家之主。
verb
41 to work at, use, or operate a system, piece of equipment etc 在〔某系统、设备等上〕工作; 使用，操纵〔某系统、设备等〕
A team of volunteers are manning the phones.
有一个志愿者小组在接听电话。
the first manned spacecraft
第一艘载人宇宙飞船
42 used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are angry, surprised, disappointed etc [尤美] 喂，嘿，啊呀〔用于强调正在说的话〕
Man, that was a lucky escape!
哎呀，那真是死里逃生啊！
Oh, man! I can hear the bullets.
哎呀！我听到了子弹声。