the man in the street

1 (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。

Examples from the Corpus

the man in the street• But the man in the street will say: how can it get worse?• For the man in the street, sueing for libel can be an expensive business.• The noise of thunder rolls across the city, pressing down and leaving the man in the street angered and on edge.• Then comes the whip, the sudden vicious reminder of the man in the street.• That's what the man in the street wants.• The Alliance Party had a slightly Roman Catholic image with the man in the street.• One of the men in the street ran to open the door, then another man pushed him.

→ the man in the street at man1(12)

2 (also the man/woman on the street)ORDINARY the average person, who represents the general opinion about things 普通人，平民百姓

The man on the street assumes that all politicians are corrupt.

老百姓认为政客都腐败。

Examples from the Corpus

the man/woman in the street• But the man in the street will say: how can it get worse?• Then comes the whip, the sudden vicious reminder of the man in the street.• The advertising industry has to know exactly what the man in the street is thinking.• That's what the man in the street wants.• The Alliance Party had a slightly Roman Catholic image with the man in the street.• One of the men in the street ran to open the door, then another man pushed him.• This latest legislation will not really affect the man or woman in the street.• Like most of the women in the street, Pat Johnstone had been angered by it all.• He picked up the women in the street.

→ the man/woman in the street at street1(2)

单词	the man in the street
释义	the man in the street the man in the street 1 (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。 Examples from the Corpus the man in the street• But the man in the street will say: how can it get worse?• For the man in the street, sueing for libel can be an expensive business.• The noise of thunder rolls across the city, pressing down and leaving the man in the street angered and on edge.• Then comes the whip, the sudden vicious reminder of the man in the street.• That's what the man in the street wants.• The Alliance Party had a slightly Roman Catholic image with the man in the street.• One of the men in the street ran to open the door, then another man pushed him. → the man in the street at man1(12) 2 (also the man/woman on the street)ORDINARY the average person, who represents the general opinion about things 普通人，平民百姓 The man on the street assumes that all politicians are corrupt. 老百姓认为政客都腐败。 Examples from the Corpus the man/woman in the street• But the man in the street will say: how can it get worse?• Then comes the whip, the sudden vicious reminder of the man in the street.• The advertising industry has to know exactly what the man in the street is thinking.• That's what the man in the street wants.• The Alliance Party had a slightly Roman Catholic image with the man in the street.• One of the men in the street ran to open the door, then another man pushed him.• This latest legislation will not really affect the man or woman in the street.• Like most of the women in the street, Pat Johnstone had been angered by it all.• He picked up the women in the street. → the man/woman in the street at street1(2)
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