human

Word family noun human humanism humanity ≠ inhumanity humanitarian humanitarianism humankind humanoid humanenesshumanisthumanizationhumannesshuman naturehuman resourceshuman shieldadjective human ≠ inhuman superhuman subhuman humane ≠ inhumane humanitarian humanoid humanistichumanlikeverb humanize adverb humanly ≠ inhumanly humanely ≠ inhumanely

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ldoce_165_ghu·man1 /ˈhjuːmən/ S2 W1 adjectiveadj

1 PERSON/PEOPLEbelonging to or relating to people, especially as opposed to machines or animals 〔尤指与机器或动物相对的〕人的，人类的

There are many different cell types in the human body.

人体中有许多种不同的细胞类型。

the power of the human mind

人脑的威力

The desire for joy lies deep within the human spirit.

对快乐的渴求藏在人类心灵深处。

Infra-red light is invisible to the human eye.

红外线是人眼看不见的。

theories of human behaviour

关于人类行为的理论

different areas of human experience

人类各方面的经验

respect for the absolute value of human life

对人类生命绝对价值的尊重

The accident was the result of human error.

事故是由于人为过失造成的。

The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.

这种肉被宣布不适合人类食用。

2 NORMALhuman weaknesses, emotions etc are those that are typical of people 普通人的，人本性的

He was also a person with very obvious human failings.

他也是一个具有明显人性弱点的人。

3. somebody is only human BLAMEused to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done 某人只是个普通人而已〔表示某人不应因其所为受责备〕

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somebody is only human• The Supreme Court's nine justices are only human - sometimes they make mistakes.• It is only human of Mr Teicher to make himself into the hero-victim of his own narrative.• Greed is only human, they say.

4 NORMALSAMEhaving the same feelings and emotions as ordinary people 有人性的，有平凡人的思想感情的

He’s really not so bad. When you get to know him he seems quite human.

他真的没那么坏。你了解他之后就会知道他也是普普通通的人。

5 a/the human touch FRIENDLYsomeone, especially someone in authority, who has the human touch deals with people in a kind friendly way and is able to understand their feelings and problems 人情味，人性

The president has been accused of lacking the human touch.

总统被指责不近人情。

Examples from the Corpus

a/the human touch• Remember, people are interested in people not politics and the best campaign moments are those with a human touch.• Science can have a human touch.• Sir Peter Parker who he replaced will always be remembered as an enthusiastic chairman with a human touch.

6. human interest a quality that makes a story interesting because it is about people’s feelings, lives, relationships etc 〔故事、报道中的〕人情味

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human interest• For he is above all concerned to deny that the point of the universe is somehow to serve human interests.• Gombe is still inaccessible by road - but despite its isolation, it hasn't lacked human interest.• One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests.• The conflict was not lacking in human interest.• It is the most exciting of all, the richest in human interest, and also the most dangerous.• It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.• human interest stories• A human interest story, featuring the second-youngest Nobel laureate in history, seemed to him much more promising.• Undoubtedly, the human interest story of how I have managed to be a theoretical physicist despite my disability has helped.

7. the human condition the experiences, emotions, needs etc that all people share, especially considered as a situation from which it is impossible to escape 人类的处境，人的境况

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the human condition• At the end of the day, this industry, this activity, does expand the human condition.• Even the typewriters seemed to be muffled, recording discreetly the secrets of the human condition.• For them to be able to do that, they have to embody a certain aspect of the human condition.• Humpty Dumpty: the purest embodiment of the human condition.• The Serpent is the most profound image ever conceived to crystallize this dual principle in the human condition.• But in the larger view, I have done little for the human condition by bringing home the jackpots.• This criticism challenges the view of human nature and the human condition constructed by liberal theories.• Hypochondria is actually the commonest killer of the lot, when transferred from the human condition to one's pets.

8 human chain a line of people 人链

Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the brothers to safety.

消防队员们组成人链把几兄弟救到了安全的地方。

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human chain• The crowd was on the point of becoming a lynch mob, but were still linked in a human chain.• Traders sitting elbow to elbow formed a human chain.• Rally organizers with colored arm-bands link hands, forming a human chain at the crosswalks.• They had dropped out of the human chain of ancestors and descendants that had formerly bound them all together.• We can form a human chain of Berliners along the Wall which no one dare break, nomatterhow many soldiers they send.• Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the four brothers to safety but they found to be dead at hospital.

9 put a human face on something (also give something a human face) to make an important event or principle understandable to ordinary people by directing their attention to the way it affects a particular person 〔通过特定的个人〕形象生动地表现某事

Anne Frank was the girl whose diary put a human face on the Holocaust.

安妮·弗兰克就是那位在日记中通过个人经历来描写大屠杀的女孩。

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put a human face on something• What he fails to do is to put a human face on these processes.

10. capitalism/communism/socialism etc with a human face a capitalist etc economic and political system that does not ignore people’s needs 人性化的资本主义/共产主义/社会主义等

n COLLOCATIONS

nouns

the human body

The diagram shows all the organs in the human body.

the human mind/brain

Distances in space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.

the human spirit

Our capacity for forgiveness is a triumph of the human spirit.

the human eye (=used especially when saying that something cannot be seen by people)

These creatures are too small for the human eye to see.

human life

I firmly believe in the sanctity of all human life.

human health

Toxic waste is a risk to human health and the environment.

human behaviour British EnglishBrE, human behavior American English

We study the aspects of human behaviour that result from our social upbringing.

human activity

Our research measured the impact of human activity on this particular eco-system.

human relationships

Trust is an essential ingredient in all human relationships.

human society

In every human society there is a struggle for power.

the human population

The UN estimates that the human population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050.

human error

Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by human error.

human needs (=the things people need to have in order to live a normal healthy comfortable life)

The islanders meet the universal basic human needs of food and shelter in unexpected ways.

human remains (=the body of someone who has died)

The police found human remains in the basement.

phrases

for human consumption/habitation (=to be eaten/lived in by people)

This meat is not fit for human consumption.

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human• the effects of pollution on the human and animal population• human behavior• For all he knew it might not be unusual to unearth human bones in grounds such as these.• The humor springs from basic human emotions like love and fear of failure.• Bacteria cannot be seen with the human eye.• To argue that solutions only demean the grandeur of human ignorance?• The potential applications seemed as boundless as the human imagination.• Therefore, in throwing away his pipe, he intentionally cuts himself off from human pleasures and the ties of home.• It abhors all violence and relies upon moral education, love and sympathy to secure human progress.• We can illustrate this by reference to a basic and familiar area of human social experience, courtship and marriage.• The incident made Herman seem more human to his fans.• That the pioneers could hang on at all is monumental testimony to the tenacity of the human will.

the human body• It also requires a specific point of entry into the human body.• It employs unconventional techniques and materials, even to the extent of transient use of the human body.• Their name derives from their capacity to become any of the 220 different types of cells that make up the human body.• To understand how exercise affects sleep, you must understand the circadian rhythm of the human body.• Idealist philosophers saw the human body as the most perfect expression of the vertebrate form.• In the case of the human body, that steady field is the Earth's magnetic field.• Carrying the analogy further, the functions carried out by the human body would be the electronic commerce applications.

human2 W3 (also human being) noun [countableC]

PERSON/PEOPLEa person 人 →5 See picture of brain 脑, throat 喉, vein 静脉 ... →4 See picture of 见图 human

n THESAURUS

human/human being a person

The monkeys show no fear of humans.

It was thought that the disease could not be passed to human beings.

the human race all the people in the world, considered as one group

War and aggression threaten the future of the whole human race.

humanity people in general – used especially when you are talking about people’s rights, or their suffering etc

The general was accused of committing crimes against humanity.

30% of humanity live in conditions of terrible poverty.

mankind/humankind people in general – used especially when talking about their history and development. Some people prefer not to use mankind because it sounds like it does not include women

Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.

The greatest threat to humankind is poverty.

man people in general – used especially when you are talking about people compared to nature. Some people prefer not to use man because it sounds like it does not include women

The grandeur of the mountains is a constant reminder of man’s insignificance.

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human• He's not human; he's an empty space disguised as a human.• I can't just let a human take over.• To be treated like a human is a luxury, perhaps, in this age where jobs are scarce.• But, of course, being known by another human leaves one open to incursion, to cast it in military parlance.

Origin human1

(1300-1400) French humain, from Latin humanus

单词	human
释义	human Word family noun human humanism humanity ≠ inhumanity humanitarian humanitarianism humankind humanoid humanenesshumanisthumanizationhumannesshuman naturehuman resourceshuman shieldadjective human ≠ inhuman superhuman subhuman humane ≠ inhumane humanitarian humanoid humanistichumanlikeverb humanize adverb humanly ≠ inhumanly humanely ≠ inhumanely Related topics: Human ldoce_165_ghu·man1 /ˈhjuːmən/ ●●● S2 W1 adjectiveadj 1 PERSON/PEOPLEbelonging to or relating to people, especially as opposed to machines or animals 〔尤指与机器或动物相对的〕人的，人类的 There are many different cell types in the human body. 人体中有许多种不同的细胞类型。 the power of the human mind 人脑的威力 The desire for joy lies deep within the human spirit. 对快乐的渴求藏在人类心灵深处。 Infra-red light is invisible to the human eye. 红外线是人眼看不见的。 theories of human behaviour 关于人类行为的理论 different areas of human experience 人类各方面的经验 respect for the absolute value of human life 对人类生命绝对价值的尊重 The accident was the result of human error. 事故是由于人为过失造成的。 The meat was declared unfit for human consumption. 这种肉被宣布不适合人类食用。 2 NORMALhuman weaknesses, emotions etc are those that are typical of people 普通人的，人本性的 He was also a person with very obvious human failings. 他也是一个具有明显人性弱点的人。 3. somebody is only human BLAMEused to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done 某人只是个普通人而已〔表示某人不应因其所为受责备〕 Examples from the Corpus somebody is only human• The Supreme Court's nine justices are only human - sometimes they make mistakes.• It is only human of Mr Teicher to make himself into the hero-victim of his own narrative.• Greed is only human, they say. 4 NORMALSAMEhaving the same feelings and emotions as ordinary people 有人性的，有平凡人的思想感情的 He’s really not so bad. When you get to know him he seems quite human. 他真的没那么坏。你了解他之后就会知道他也是普普通通的人。 5 a/the human touch FRIENDLYsomeone, especially someone in authority, who has the human touch deals with people in a kind friendly way and is able to understand their feelings and problems 人情味，人性 The president has been accused of lacking the human touch. 总统被指责不近人情。 Examples from the Corpus a/the human touch• Remember, people are interested in people not politics and the best campaign moments are those with a human touch.• Science can have a human touch.• Sir Peter Parker who he replaced will always be remembered as an enthusiastic chairman with a human touch. 6. human interest a quality that makes a story interesting because it is about people’s feelings, lives, relationships etc 〔故事、报道中的〕人情味 Examples from the Corpus human interest• For he is above all concerned to deny that the point of the universe is somehow to serve human interests.• Gombe is still inaccessible by road - but despite its isolation, it hasn't lacked human interest.• One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests.• The conflict was not lacking in human interest.• It is the most exciting of all, the richest in human interest, and also the most dangerous.• It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.• human interest stories• A human interest story, featuring the second-youngest Nobel laureate in history, seemed to him much more promising.• Undoubtedly, the human interest story of how I have managed to be a theoretical physicist despite my disability has helped. 7. the human condition the experiences, emotions, needs etc that all people share, especially considered as a situation from which it is impossible to escape 人类的处境，人的境况 Examples from the Corpus the human condition• At the end of the day, this industry, this activity, does expand the human condition.• Even the typewriters seemed to be muffled, recording discreetly the secrets of the human condition.• For them to be able to do that, they have to embody a certain aspect of the human condition.• Humpty Dumpty: the purest embodiment of the human condition.• The Serpent is the most profound image ever conceived to crystallize this dual principle in the human condition.• But in the larger view, I have done little for the human condition by bringing home the jackpots.• This criticism challenges the view of human nature and the human condition constructed by liberal theories.• Hypochondria is actually the commonest killer of the lot, when transferred from the human condition to one's pets. 8 human chain a line of people 人链 Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the brothers to safety. 消防队员们组成人链把几兄弟救到了安全的地方。 Examples from the Corpus human chain• The crowd was on the point of becoming a lynch mob, but were still linked in a human chain.• Traders sitting elbow to elbow formed a human chain.• Rally organizers with colored arm-bands link hands, forming a human chain at the crosswalks.• They had dropped out of the human chain of ancestors and descendants that had formerly bound them all together.• We can form a human chain of Berliners along the Wall which no one dare break, nomatterhow many soldiers they send.• Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the four brothers to safety but they found to be dead at hospital. 9 put a human face on something (also give something a human face) to make an important event or principle understandable to ordinary people by directing their attention to the way it affects a particular person 〔通过特定的个人〕形象生动地表现某事 Anne Frank was the girl whose diary put a human face on the Holocaust. 安妮·弗兰克就是那位在日记中通过个人经历来描写大屠杀的女孩。 Examples from the Corpus put a human face on something• What he fails to do is to put a human face on these processes. 10. capitalism/communism/socialism etc with a human face a capitalist etc economic and political system that does not ignore people’s needs 人性化的资本主义/共产主义/社会主义等 n COLLOCATIONS nouns the human body The diagram shows all the organs in the human body. the human mind/brain Distances in space are too great for the human mind to comprehend. the human spirit Our capacity for forgiveness is a triumph of the human spirit. the human eye (=used especially when saying that something cannot be seen by people) These creatures are too small for the human eye to see. human life I firmly believe in the sanctity of all human life. human health Toxic waste is a risk to human health and the environment. human behaviour British EnglishBrE, human behavior American English We study the aspects of human behaviour that result from our social upbringing. human activity Our research measured the impact of human activity on this particular eco-system. human relationships Trust is an essential ingredient in all human relationships. human society In every human society there is a struggle for power. the human population The UN estimates that the human population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050. human error Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by human error. human needs (=the things people need to have in order to live a normal healthy comfortable life) The islanders meet the universal basic human needs of food and shelter in unexpected ways. human remains (=the body of someone who has died) The police found human remains in the basement. phrases for human consumption/habitation (=to be eaten/lived in by people) This meat is not fit for human consumption. Examples from the Corpus human• the effects of pollution on the human and animal population• human behavior• For all he knew it might not be unusual to unearth human bones in grounds such as these.• The humor springs from basic human emotions like love and fear of failure.• Bacteria cannot be seen with the human eye.• To argue that solutions only demean the grandeur of human ignorance?• The potential applications seemed as boundless as the human imagination.• Therefore, in throwing away his pipe, he intentionally cuts himself off from human pleasures and the ties of home.• It abhors all violence and relies upon moral education, love and sympathy to secure human progress.• We can illustrate this by reference to a basic and familiar area of human social experience, courtship and marriage.• The incident made Herman seem more human to his fans.• That the pioneers could hang on at all is monumental testimony to the tenacity of the human will. the human body• It also requires a specific point of entry into the human body.• It employs unconventional techniques and materials, even to the extent of transient use of the human body.• Their name derives from their capacity to become any of the 220 different types of cells that make up the human body.• To understand how exercise affects sleep, you must understand the circadian rhythm of the human body.• Idealist philosophers saw the human body as the most perfect expression of the vertebrate form.• In the case of the human body, that steady field is the Earth's magnetic field.• Carrying the analogy further, the functions carried out by the human body would be the electronic commerce applications. human2 ●●● W3 (also human being) noun [countableC] PERSON/PEOPLEa person 人 →5 See picture of brain 脑, throat 喉, vein 静脉 ... →4 See picture of 见图 human n THESAURUS human/human being a person The monkeys show no fear of humans. It was thought that the disease could not be passed to human beings. the human race all the people in the world, considered as one group War and aggression threaten the future of the whole human race. humanity people in general – used especially when you are talking about people’s rights, or their suffering etc The general was accused of committing crimes against humanity. 30% of humanity live in conditions of terrible poverty. mankind/humankind people in general – used especially when talking about their history and development. Some people prefer not to use mankind because it sounds like it does not include women Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind. The greatest threat to humankind is poverty. man people in general – used especially when you are talking about people compared to nature. Some people prefer not to use man because it sounds like it does not include women The grandeur of the mountains is a constant reminder of man’s insignificance. Examples from the Corpus human• He's not human; he's an empty space disguised as a human.• I can't just let a human take over.• To be treated like a human is a luxury, perhaps, in this age where jobs are scarce.• But, of course, being known by another human leaves one open to incursion, to cast it in military parlance. Origin human1 (1300-1400) French humain, from Latin humanus
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