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man MALEmAnn [C]pl men menan adult male human being成年男子a polite young man有礼貌的青年男子Women live longer than men, on average.妇女通常比男子长寿。He is now the men's 400 metres champion.他如今是男子400米冠军。John can solve anything--the man's a genius.约翰能解决一切----这个人是个天才。A man is also a general male employee, esp. without particular rank or title.(无级别的)男职员The gas company said they would send some men to fix the heating system.煤气公司说会派人来修理暖气设备。The man from the BBC wrote some positive things about the film.BBC的记者对影片作了肯定的评价。The expedition was made up of 100 officers and men (= low-ranking soldiers).探险队由100名军官和士兵组成。Our man (= The male employee of this company) in Washington sent us the news by fax yesterday.(我们公司)驻华盛顿的人昨天传真发来这条消息。(old use) My man (= male servant) will show you to the door.男仆将领你到门口处。A marketing/media/etc. man is a man typical of or involved in marketing/media/etc.市场营销人员/传媒工作人员(infml) A woman's husband or male partner is sometimes called her man.丈夫,男搭档Have you met her new man yet?你见过她的新任丈夫吗?(infml) Man is sometimes used when addressing an adult male human being, esp. when the speaker is annoyed.伙计,家伙(表恼怒)Give me that, man--it's mine! [as form of address]把那给我,伙计----那是我的!(infml dated) Man is sometimes used as an exclamation, esp. when the speaker is expressing a strong emotion.感叹词,惊叹语(表强烈感情)Man, we had a good time--we drank all through the night!我们昨晚通宵喝酒,过得快活极了!The man is Am slang for the police or others in authority.警察,领导,头头To make a man (out) of a young man or boy is to cause him to act like an adult and take responsibility.磨练成为男子汉A few years in the army will make a man of you.几年的军营生活会把你磨练成男子汉。(dated humorous) From 1910 to 1970 he worked in that factory, man and boy (= all his life).从1910年到1970年,他一生都在那家厂工作。(dated) If a man and a woman are man and wife (usually husband and wife) they are married to each other.夫妻,夫妇They became man and wife on 26 April 1904.他们于1904年4月26日结婚。The man in the moon is the human face that you can imagine you see when you look at the moon. The word is used esp. in children's stories.月中人,月宫人(通常用于儿童故事中,望着月亮幻想看到的人)If you describe a man as a man's man you mean that he enjoys men's activities and being with other men.受其他男子赞赏(或欢迎)的人,喜爱男性运动的男子,喜欢和男性呆在一起的男子I've seen him down the pub with the rugby team--he's a real man's man.我看到他与橄榄球队员一起在酒吧里----他真是个男子汉中的男子汉。If you talk to someone (as) man to man, or if you have a man-to-man talk with them, you talk seriously and honestly together as equals.(谈话)开诚布公地,平等地,严肃地Can we talk man to man about this, rather than as father to son?我们能否不以父子身份,而是平等地谈谈这个问题?(humorous) A man-eater is a woman who uses men to have a series of sexual relationships without really loving them.仅把男子当成性工具的妇女 [MAN 中的man-eater]A man Friday is a male helper who is loyal and can be trusted.忠实的男帮手(esp. humorous) A man of God/man of the cloth is a priest.牧师(fml) A man of letters is a man, usually a writer, who knows a lot about literature.作家,精通文学的人,文学家Man-sized means big.巨大的some man-sized tissues大尺寸纸巾a man-sized effort巨大的努力(Am) The men's room (Br and Aus the gents) is a toilet for men in a public building.男厕所,男洗手间Could you tell me where the men's room is, please?你能告诉我男厕所在哪儿吗?☆ LADY 中的ladies’room"The Man with the Golden Gun" (title of a James Bond story by Ian Fleming, 1974)《金枪手》(伊恩·弗莱明以詹姆斯·邦德为主人公的长篇小说中的一部)"A man's a man for a?(= all) that" (from a poem by Robert Burns, 1759--1796)“尽管那样,仍不失为男中豪杰”(选自罗伯特·彭斯的一首诗)"Our Man in Havana" (title of a book by Graham Greene, 1958)《我们在哈瓦那的人》(格雷厄姆·格林的书名)"It's a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing without a woman or a girl" (from the song It's a man's, man's, man's world by James Brown, 1966)“这是个男性世界,但没有女性也没什么”(“这是个男性世界”中的歌词,詹姆斯·布朗)
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