man-made
adjective/ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/
/ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/
- made by people; not natural
synonym artificial人造的;非天然的 - a man-made lake
人工湖 - man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester
尼龙和涤纶之类的人造纤维 - a totally man-made environment
完全人造的环境
Synonyms artificialartificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:- artificial flowers
假花 - artificial light
人造光
- synthetic drugs
合成药物 - shoes with synthetic soles
合成鞋底的鞋
- false teeth
假牙 - a false beard
假胡子
- man-made fibres such as nylon
尼龙之类的人造纤维
- a fake-fur jacket
一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- She would never wear imitation pearls.
她绝不会戴假珍珠。
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMan-made is used with these nouns:- disaster
- famine
- fibre
- …
- a man-made lake