man

英 [mæn]

美 [mæn]

n.  成年男子; 男人; 人类; (特定历史时期的)人; (不论性别的)人
v.  在…岗位上工作; 操纵(机器等); 配备(人员)
int.  (表示惊奇、气愤等)嘿，天哪

复数：men　过去分词：manned　现在分词：manning　过去式：manned　第三人称单数：mans　

中考高考CET4考研计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.91 / COCA.94

短语动词

习惯用语

n.

as one man
• 同心协力；协调一致
  with everyone doing or thinking the same thing at the same time; in agreement
be sb's man
• 最合适的人；最佳人选
  to be the best or most suitable person to do a particular job, etc.
• For a superb haircut, David's your man.
  要想理个好发型，你最好是去找戴维。
be man enough (to do sth/for sth)
• 有足够的勇气或意志
  to be strong or brave enough
• He was not man enough to face up to his responsibility.
  他没有足够的勇气去承担责任。
every man for himself
• 人各为己；自己顾自己
  people must take care of themselves and not give or expect any help
• In business, it's every man for himself.
  生意场上都是人各为己。
make a man (out) of sb
• 使成为男子汉；使长大成人
  to make a young man develop and become more adult
a/the man about town
• 喜欢社交者；社交界名人
  a man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc.
man and boy
• 从小到大；一辈子
  from when sb was young to when they were old or older
• He's been doing the same job for 50 years─man and boy.
  他从小就干着同一份工作，有50年了。
the man (and/or woman) in the street
• 平民；老百姓
  an average or ordinary person, either male or female
• Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
  从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。
a man of God/the cloth
• 神职人员；（尤指）牧师，司铎
  a religious man, especially a priest or a clergyman
the man of the match
• （某项比赛的）最佳运动员
  the member of a team who plays the best in a particular game
a man of the people
• 体恤民情者；体察民意者
  a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people
man's best friend
• 人类的好朋友（指狗）
  a way of describing a dog
a man's home is his castlea man's home is his castlea man's man
• 更受男人欢迎的男人
  a man who is more popular with men than with women
be your own man/woman
• 独立自主
  to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered
man to man
• （男人间）诚实相待，坦率
  between two men who are treating each other honestly and equally
• I'm telling you all this man to man.
  我要把这一切都坦率地告诉你。
• a man-to-man talk
  坦率的谈话
one man's meat is another man's poison
• 兴趣爱好因人而异；一人手中宝，他人脚下草
  used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all
separate/sort out the men from the boys
• 表明 / 证明谁有技能（或更勇敢等）
  to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not
to a manto the last man
• 一致；毫无例外
  used to emphasize that sth is true of all the people being described
• They answered ‘Yes,’ to a man.
  他们异口同声地回答：“是。”
• They were all destroyed, to the last man.
  他们无一例外全部被歼。
you can't keep a good man down
• 有志者事竟成；决心大的人终有出头之日
  a person who is determined or wants sth very much will succeed
a/the grand old man (of sth)
• 元老；资深前辈；老前辈
  a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time
a man/woman after your own heart
• 趣味相投者；情投意合者
  a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you
a marked man/woman
• （遭计划攻击的）目标人物
  a person who is in danger because their enemies want to harm them
the next man, woman, person, etc.
• 平常人；一般的人
  the average person
• I can enjoy a joke as well as the next man , but this is going too far.
  我和平常人一样喜欢开玩笑，可这太过分了。
the odd man/one out
• 与其他不同（或合不来）的人（或物）；异类
  a person or thing that is different from others or does not fit easily into a group or set
• At school he was always the odd man out.
  在学校里他总是与别人格格不入。
• Dog, cat, horse, shoe─which is the odd one out?
  狗、猫、马、鞋——哪一个不属同类？
a man/woman of (many) parts
• 多才多艺的人；多面手
  a person with many skills
the poor man's sb/sth
• （比同类的名人显物）逊色的人（或物）；次级货色
  a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing
• Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.
  白葡萄汽酒是廉价的香槟。
like a man/woman possessedlike one possessed
• 着了魔似的；拼命地；猛烈地
  with a lot of force or energy
• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.
  他猛然冲出房门，像着了魔似的。
a man/woman of substance
• 有钱有势的男人 / 女人
  a rich and powerful man or woman
be all things to all men/peoplebe all things to all men/peoplea man/woman of the world
• 生活阅历丰富的人；老成持重的人
  a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked

牛津词典

noun

男人 male person
• 成年男子；男人
  an adult male human
  1. a good-looking young man
     英俊的年轻男子
  2. the relationships between men and women
     男女间的关系
人 humans
• 人类；（特定历史时期的）人
  humans as a group or from a particular period of history
  1. the damage caused by man to the environment
     人类给环境带来的破坏
  2. early/modern/Prehistoric man
     早期 / 现代 / 史前人
• （不论性别的）人
  a person, either male or female
  1. All men must die.
     所有的人都会死的。
某类人 particular type of man
• （来自某地、从事某种工作或有某种兴趣等的）人
  a man who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned
  1. a Frenchman
     法国人
  2. a businessman
     生意人
  3. a medical man
     医务工作者
  4. a sportsman
     运动员
• （喜欢或做某事的）人
  a man who likes or who does the thing mentioned
  1. a betting/drinking/fighting man
     赌博 / 喝酒 / 打架的人
• （来自某处、支持某组织或为其工作的）人
  a man who works for or supports a particular organization, comes from a particular town, etc.
  1. the BBC's man in Moscow (= the man who reports on news from Moscow)
     英国广播公司驻莫斯科的新闻记者
  2. a loyal Republican Party man
     一名忠诚的共和党人
战士；工人 soldier/worker
• 士兵；（男性）工人
  a soldier or a male worker who obeys the instructions of a person of higher rank
  1. The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation.
     这军官拒绝让他的士兵参加这项军事行动。
• 上门服务的人
  a man who comes to your house to do a job
  1. the gas man
     煤气工人
  2. The man's coming to repair the TV today.
     修理工今天来修电视。
称呼 form of address
• 伙计；哥儿们
  used for addressing a male person
  1. Nice shirt, man!
     好漂亮的衬衣啊，哥儿们！
  2. Hey man. Back off!
     喂，伙计，退后！
• （不耐烦或生气时对男人的称呼）你这家伙
  used for addressing a male person in an angry or impatient way
  1. Don't just stand there, man─get a doctor!
     你这家伙，别只是站着——赶紧去找医生呀！
丈夫；男友 husband/boyfriend
• 丈夫；性伙伴
  a husband or sexual partner
  1. What's her new man like?
     她的新男友怎么样？
  2. I now pronounce you man and wife (= you are now officially married) .
     我现在正式宣布你们结为夫妇。
强壮的 / 勇敢的人 strong/brave person
• 勇敢强壮的人；男子汉
  a person who is strong and brave or has other qualities that some people think are particularly male
  1. Come on, now─be a man.
     快点儿，像个男子汉的样子。
  2. She's more of a man than he is.
     她比他有男子气。
仆人 servant
• 男仆
  a male servant
  1. My man will drive you home.
     我的仆人会开车送你回家。
国际象棋 in chess
• 棋子
  one of the figures or objects that you play with in a game such as chess

verb

• 在…岗位上工作；操纵（机器等）；配备（人员）
  to work at a place or be in charge of a place or a machine; to supply people to work somewhere
  1. Soldiers manned barricades around the city.
     士兵把守着城市周围的路障。
  2. The telephones are manned 24 hours a day by volunteers.
     每天24小时都有志愿者接听电话。

exclamation

• （表示惊奇、气愤等）嘿，天哪
  used to express surprise, anger, etc.
  1. Man, that was great!
     哇，太棒了！

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 男人;男子
  Amanis an adult male human being.
  1. He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening...
     他没想到这位年轻男子会在黄昏前再次出现。
  2. I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
     我一向认为他是个正直的人。
  3. ...the thousands of men, women and children who are facing starvation.
     成千上万面临饥饿的男人、女人和儿童
• N-VAR 人，人类（此用法仍有争议）
  Manandmenare sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use.
  1. The chick initially has no fear of man...
     小鸡天生并不怕人。
  2. Anxiety is modern man's natural state.
     焦虑是现代人的自然状态。
  3. ...a possible first step to sending a man back to the moon or to Mars.
     把人送回月球或火星的可行的第一步
• N-COUNT （有某类嗜好的）人
  If you say that a man is, for example,a gambling manoran outdoors man, you mean that he likes gambling or outdoor activities.
  1. Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham?...
     格雷厄姆先生，你是好赌的人吗?
  2. He is a keen outdoors man with a great interest in photography and walking.
     他非常喜欢户外运动，酷爱摄影和徒步旅行。
• N-COUNT （来自某地的）人；（在某地上过学的）人
  If you say that a man is, for example,a London manoran Oxford man, you mean that he comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there.
  1. ...as the Stockport man collected his winnings...
     在那名来自斯托克波特的人收拢他赢的钱的时候
  2. Attlee was an Oxford man.
     艾德礼是名牛津学子。
• N-COUNT (某公司或组织的男性)职员，代表
  If you refer to a particular company's or organiza-tion'sman, you mean a man who works for or represents that company or organization.
  1. ...the Daily Telegraph's man in Abu Dhabi.
     《每日电讯报》驻阿布扎比的记者
  2. ...America's man at the United Nations.
     美国驻联合国人员
• N-COUNT (某人的)支持者，亲信
  If you say that a man is someone'sman, you mean that he always supports that person or does what they want.
  1. At the time he was said to be very much Rajiv Gandhi's man.
     据说他当时是拉吉夫·甘地的铁杆支持者。
• N-SING 丈夫;情人;男朋友
  Some people refer to a woman's husband, lover, or boyfriend as herman.
  1. ...if they see your man cuddle you in the kitchen or living room.
     假如他们看见你的男朋友在厨房或起居室里搂着你的话
• N-PLURAL 士兵（相对于军官而言）
  In the armed forces, themenare soldiers, sailors, marines, or airmen of lower rank, as opposed to the officers.
  1. 150 officers and men had to be taken straight to hospital.
     不得不将150名官兵直接送往了医院。
  2. ...a drill sergeant who would work with the men at least one hour every morning.
     每天早晨至少和士兵操练一小时的操练中士
• N-PLURAL （尤指从事体力劳动或为上级工作的）男工，男雇员，男下属
  Male workers are sometimes referred to asmen, especially if they do physical work or work for a more senior person.
  1. The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer...
     男雇员以4比1的多数票接受了工资条件。
  2. After the talks, the leader of the Workers' Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
     会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。
• N-VOC (对男子的称呼，表示生气或不耐烦)老兄，老弟，小伙子
  One man sometimes addresses another as 'man' when he is angry or impatient with him.
  1. I told you, man! It'll be sometime after eight o'clock.
     老兄，我告诉过你了，时间是八点以后。
• N-VOC （在非正式场合中用以称呼男子）老弟,老兄
  In very informal social situations,manis sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man.
  1. Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots?
     哎哟，老弟，哪里搞来的靴子？
• VERB 在…岗位上工作;操作(机器等)
  If youmansomething such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it.
  1. French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city.
     法国士兵把守着首都的各路关卡。
  2. ...the person manning the phone at the complaints department...
     投诉部的接线生
  3. The station is seldom manned in the evening.
     这个站晚上很少有人值班。
• See also:mannedladies’ manno-man's land
• PHRASE 有足够的勇气(或能力)
  If you say that a man isman enoughto do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
  1. I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong...
     我对他说，他应该勇于承认错误。
  2. You can search me if you think you're man enough.
     有胆的话，你可以搜我的身。
• 更受男人（而非女人）欢迎的男人
  If you describe a man asa man's man, you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women.
• CONVENTION 老兄;老弟
  People sometimes address a man asmy man.
  1. 'Get the guy in the purple shirt.' — 'All right, my man.'
     “把那个穿紫衬衫的家伙叫过来。”——“好的，老兄。”
• CONVENTION 我的老兄，我的老弟(对地位比自己低的人的友好称呼，但略带屈尊俯就之意)
  people sometimes address a man asmy man,my dear man, ormy good man. This form of address is often friendly, but can also suggest that the speaker feels superior to the person being addressed.
  1. My dear man, you are welcome to stay...
     我的老弟，欢迎你留下来。
  2. It's not for you to say so, my man!
     你不该这么说，老弟！
• PHRASE 能自己做主;无须听命于他人
  If you say that a manishisown man, you approve of the fact that he makes his decisions and his plans himself, and does not depend on other people.
  1. Be your own man. Make up your own mind...
     要有主见，你自己做主吧。
  2. He'll be his own man and won't be dictated to.
     他要自己做决定，不会被他人左右。
• PHRASE 一致;毫无例外
  If you say that a group of men are, do, or think somethingto a man, you are emphasizing that every one of them is, does, or thinks that thing.
  1. To a man, the surveyors blamed the government...
     调查员们无一例外地都指责政府。
  2. They died, to a man, when they tried to break out...
     他们企图逃走的时候全都丢掉了性命。
  3. Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
     经济学家几乎无一例外地持怀疑态度。
• PHRASE 私下的;一对一的;开诚布公的
  Aman-to-manconversation or meeting takes place between two men, especially two men who meet to discuss a serious personal matter.
  1. He called me to his office for a man-to-man talk...
     他把我叫到他的办公室私下谈了谈。
  2. Me and Ben should sort this out man to man.
     我和本应该把这件事坦率地说清楚。
• the man in the street→ see:street

英英释义

noun

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  Synonym:homohuman beinghuman
• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  1. all the world loves a lover
  2. she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women
  Synonym:worldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansmankind
• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
  1. he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
  2. he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
  Synonym:piece
• an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  1. there were two women and six men on the bus
  Synonym:adult male
• a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
  1. she takes good care of her man
• an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
  1. the army will make a man of you
• the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
  1. it was every man for himself
• a male subordinate
  1. the chief stationed two men outside the building
  2. he awaited word from his man in Havana
• someone who serves in the armed forces
  1. two men stood sentry duty
  Synonym:servicemanmilitary manmilitary personnel
• a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
  1. Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
  Synonym:valetvalet de chambregentlemangentleman's gentleman

verb

• provide with workers
  1. We cannot man all the desks
  2. Students were manning the booths
• take charge of a certain job
  1. Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning

双语例句

• You can search me if you think you're man enough.
  有胆的话，你可以搜我的身。
• Me and Ben should sort this out man to man.
  我和本应该把这件事坦率地说清楚。
• Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham?
  格雷厄姆先生，你是好赌的人吗？
• It's not for you to say so, my man!
  你不该这么说，老弟！
• After the talks, the leader of the Workers 'Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
  会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。
• He is a keen outdoors man with a great interest in photography and walking.
  他非常喜欢户外运动，酷爱摄影和徒步旅行。
• The wrong man had been punished
  罚错了人。
• The chick initially has no fear of man
  小鸡天生并不怕人。
• He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening
  他没想到这位年轻男子会在黄昏前再次出现。
• Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
  经济学家几乎无一例外地持怀疑态度。