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| 1 | C an adult male human 成年男子；男人 |
| an ambitious young man 雄心勃勃的小伙子 |
| a jury of nine men and three women 由九男三女组成的陪审团 |
| a man’ s overcoat 男式大衣 |
| a man of 64 64岁的男子 |
| | 1a | a man with a particular quality or ability 有某种特性（或能力）的男子 | | a man of great charm/integrity 魅力非凡/刚正不阿的男子 | | a man of action/honour 实干/正直的男人 | |
| | 1b | used by a man for referring to himself 本人（男人用于自称） | | A man likes to have some time to himself. 本人希望有一些属于自己的时间。 | |
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| 2 | C old-fashioned a person of either sex . Some people do not like to use this word in this way because they consider it offensive to women 人 |
| All men are created equal. 人人生来平等。 |
| | 2a | U people in general 人类 | | He always maintained his belief in the goodness of man. 他总是坚信人性本善。 | | the evolution of man 人类的进化 | |
| | 2b | the people who lived at a particular period in history 史前/现代人等 | | Inactivity is a disease of modern man. 懒散是现代人的通病。 | |
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| 3 | C someone who is strong and brave , as a man is traditionally expected to be 男子汉；大丈夫 |
| be a man! Come on! Be a man! 来吧！拿出男子汉的气概！ |
| | 3a | to be strong and brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous 敢（做某事） | | Are you man enough for the job? 你敢接这份活儿吗？ | |
| | 3b | to give a boy or young man the qualities that a man is traditionally expected to have 把某人培养成男子汉 | | The army will soon make a man out of you. 军队不久将会把你培养成男子汉。 | |
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| 4 | C a man who is connected with a particular place （某个地方的）人，男子 |
| a city man 城里人 |
| The truck was driven by a 28-year-old Doncaster man. 卡车是由一个28岁的唐卡斯特男子驾驶的。 |
| | 4a | a man who has been to a particular university （念过某所大学的）人，男子 | | an Oxford man 上过牛津大学的人 | |
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| 5 | C informal a man who takes part in a particular activity or who likes a particular thing （参加某项活动的）人；（喜欢某种事情的）人 |
| I’ m not really a football man. I prefer tennis. 我不能算是一个真正痴迷足球的人。我更喜欢网球。 |
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| 6 | C a husband , boyfriend , or sexual partner 丈夫；男朋友；性伙伴 |
| Have you met Jessica’ s new man? 你见过杰西卡的新男友吗？ |
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| 7 | C usually plural a man of low rank in the armed forces （军队中军衔较低的）部下，下属 |
| General Hoge ordered his men to take the bridge. 霍奇将军命令部下攻占那座桥。 |
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| 8 | C a man of low status who works in a factory , on a farm , or in industry （工厂、农场或行业中地位较低的）雇员，雇工 |
| The men were threatening to go on strike. 那些雇员威胁要罢工。 |
| | 8a | a man who comes to your house to do a piece of work or provide a service , especially to repair something 上门服务人员；（尤指）上门修理工 | | the dishwasher man 洗碗机修理工 | | the gas man 煤气修理工 | | They sent a man round to look at the sink. 他们派了个修理工过来看看洗涤槽。 | |
| | 8b | a man who works for a particular company or organization , or who does a particular type of work （在某公司或组织工作的）职员；（从事特种工作的）人 | | He eyed the two CIA men suspiciously. 他怀疑地看着这两个中情局探员。 | | a medical/military man 医务人员/军人 | | our man in sth Our man in Brazil has been watching the situation. 我们派驻巴西的人一直在密切观察局势。 | |
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| 9 | C informal used for talking to a man or boy 老兄，老弟，小伙子（用以称呼成年男子或男孩） |
| Hey man, how are you doing? 嘿，老弟，过得怎么样？ |
| | 9a | used for talking to a man when you are annoyed or upset 老兄，老弟，小伙子（用于生气或烦恼时对男子的称呼） | | Just get on with it, man! 继续干吧，老兄！ | |
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| 10 | the man MAINLY AMERICAN informal someone with power and authority over other people 头头；上司；大人物 |
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| 11 | C one of the small objects used for playing a game such as chess （象棋等游戏中的）棋子 |
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| 12 | C old-fashioned a servant 男仆；侍从；佣人 |
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| - | as one man
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| all together at the same time , in a way that shows complete agreement |
| 一起；一致 |
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| The whole group cheered as one man. 整群人一起欢呼。 |
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| - | be sb’ s man
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| to be the right person for something |
| 正是适合做某事的人 |
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| If you want a cheap ticket, Burton is your man. 如果你想要一张便宜的票，伯顿正是你要找的人。 |
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| - | be your own man
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| to not let yourself be influenced or controlled by other people |
| 独立自主 |
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| - | every man for himself
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| used for saying that everyone needs to look after themselves and not worry about anyone else |
| 各忙各的；自顾自 |
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| In this business it’ s every man for himself. 在这个行业中，大家各忙各的。 |
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| - | hit/kick a man when he’ s down informal
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| to treat someone badly when they are already in a weak position |
| 落井下石 |
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| - | man and boy
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| all the time since you were a boy |
| 一辈子；从小到大 |
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| He had worked on the railways for 30 years, man and boy. 他从小到大就一直在铁路上工作，已经30年了。 |
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| - | man and wife
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| two people who are married to each other |
| 夫妻 |
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| pronounce sb man and wife The judge pronounced them man and wife. 法官宣布他们结为夫妻。 |
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| - | man cannot live by bread alone
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| used for saying that people need more than food , money , and possessions in order to have a good life |
| 人活着不能光为了吃饭；人要有点精神追求 |
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| - | the man for the job
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| the right person to do something |
| 做这件事的最佳人选 |
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| - | the man of the moment/hour
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| the man who is most popular or successful at a particular time |
| （某个时候的）风云人物 |
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| - | man’ s bestfriend often humorous
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| a dog |
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| - | a man’ s man
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| a man who likes spending time with other men and doing things that men traditionally enjoy |
| 好哥们；真汉子 |
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| - | the men in (grey) suits
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| the men who control an organization but whose names are not well-knownThis expression shows that you think people like this are boring or conservative . |
| （某个组织的）幕后老板（该词组表示认为这样的人很讨厌或者很保守） |
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| - | my (good/dear) man BRITISH old-fashioned
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| used for talking to a man of a lower social class |
| 老弟，朋友（用于对社会等级较低的人的称呼） |
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| - | my man mainly AMERICAN informal
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| used for addressing a man you like |
| 兄弟，朋友（对自己喜爱的人的称呼） |
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| - | to a man/to the lastman literary
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| used for saying that all the men in a group do or are something |
| 全体；毫无例外地 |
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| The entire committee opposed him, to a man. 委员会所有成员全都反对他。 |
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| - | your man Irish spoken
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| used for talking about a particular man |
| 那个人 |
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| Your man in the newsagent’ s told me he’ s selling the business. 报刊经销店的那个人告诉我他要把生意转让。 |
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| See also | | - separate 2 | | - street | | - world | |
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