man

man
(pl. men )
  1. an adult human male
    （成年）男子，男人
    ■a male worker or employee
    男工人，男雇员
    over 700 men were made redundant.
    700多名男工人被裁减。
    the BBC's man in India.
    英国广播公司在印度的男雇员。
    ■a male member of a sports team
    （运动队）男队员
    Johnson took the ball past three men and scored.
    约翰逊带球过了3名队员后得分。
    ■(men)ordinary members of the armed forces as distinct from the officers
    士兵
    he had a platoon of forty men to prepare for battle.
    他带领一个排40名士兵准备战斗。
    ■a husband, boyfriend, or lover
    丈夫；男友；情人
    the two of them lived for a time as man and wife.
    他们两人一度以夫妻名义共同生活。
    ■[with modifier]a male person associated with a particular place, activity, or occupation
    （属于某地、某一活动或职业的）男人
    a Cambridge man.
    男性剑桥人。
    I'm a solid Labour man.
    我是一个坚定的工党人。
    ■a male pursued or sought by another, especially in connection with a crime
    被追捕的男性
    Inspector Bull was sure they would find their man.
    布尔警官坚信他们会找到要抓的男子。
    ■(dated)a manservant or valet
    (旧)男仆；男随从
    get me a cocktail, my man.
    给我来一杯鸡尾酒，伙计。
    ■(historical)a vassal
    (史)封臣；臣属
  2. a human being of either sex; a person
    （不论性别的）人
    God cares for all races and all men.
    上帝关心所有种族和所有的人。
    ■(亦作 Man)[in sing.]human beings in general; the human race
    人类
    places untouched by the ravages of man.
    没有遭到人类破坏的地方。
    ■[in sing.]an individual; one
    个人
    a man could buy a lot with eighteen million dollars.
    一个人用1,800万美元可以买很多东西。
    ■a person with the qualities typically associated with males, such as bravery, spirit, or toughness
    男子汉，大丈夫
    she was more of a man than any of them.
    她比他们中间的任何一个都更像男子汉。
    ■(informal)used in speech as a form of address (usually to a man but sometimes to a woman or child)
    (非正式)[用作称谓，通常用于男人，有时也用于妇女或儿童]老兄；伙计
    hey, man, you think you might be able to play tomorrow?.
    喂，伙计，你觉得你明天还能玩吗？。
    ■[in sing.][with adj. or noun modifier]a type of prehistoric human named after the place where the remains were found
    （按发现其遗迹的地名命名的）史前人种
    Cro-Magnon man.
    克鲁马努人。
  3. (一般作 the Man)(informal)a group or person in a position of authority over others, such as a corporate employer or the police
    (非正式)头头；老板；警察
    they've mastered their emotive grunge-pop without haggling with the Man.
    他们没有同老板讲价钱就把他们那喧闹煽情的流行歌曲灌制成唱片。
    ■(black slang)white people collectively regarded as the controlling group in society
    (黑人俚语)（作为社会统治群体的）白人；白人社会
    he urged that black college athletes boycott the Man's Rose Bowl.
    他敦促黑人大学生运动员抵制白人的玫瑰碗美式足球决赛。
  4. a figure or token used in playing a board game
    （棋类游戏）棋子
(manned, manning)
[with obj.]
  1. (常作 be manned)provide (something, especially a place or machine) with the personnel to run, operate, or defend it
    给（某物，尤指地方或机器）配备操作（或保卫）人员
    the firemen manned the pumps and fought the blaze.
    消防队员操作水泵同大火搏斗。
    ■provide someone to fill (a post or office)
    派人担任（职务）
    the chaplaincy was formerly manned by the cathedral.
    以前牧师人选由教区总教堂指派。
  2. (archaic)fortify the spirits or courage of
    (古)为…鼓气；为…壮胆
    he manned himself with dauntless air.
    他用一种大无畏的气势鼓舞自己。
exclamation
  1. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis
    (非正式，主北美)（表示惊讶、赞美、高兴或强调等）啊；呀；哈；啊呀；喂；嗨；嘿
    wow, like cosmic, man.
    哇，妙极了，真绝。
常用词组
as — as the next man
  1. as — as the average person
    像普通人一样…
    I'm as ambitious as the next man.
    我像其他人一样有抱负。
as one man
  1. with everyone acting together or in agreement
    一致地
    the crowd rose to their feet as one man.
    整群人一起站了起来。
be someone's (或 the) man
  1. be the person perfectly suited to a particular requirement or task
    最佳人选
    for any colouring and perming services, David's your man.
    只要是染发和烫发，戴维是你的最佳人选。
be man enough to do (或 for)
  1. be brave enough to do
    有足够的勇气做
    he has not been man enough to face up to his responsibilities.
    他没有足够的勇气来面对自己要负的责任。
every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
  1. (proverb)everyone should (or does) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others
    (谚)各人自己照管自己，自顾自
    in previous student flats she'd shared, it was every man for himself.
    在她以前住过的学生公寓里，大家都自己顾自己。
    full speed ahead and the devil take the hindmost.
    全速前进，落后者倒霉。
make a man out of someone
  1. (of an experience or person) turn a young man into a mature adult
    （经历或人）使某人成熟，使某人长大成人
    I make men out of them and teach them never to let anyone outsmart them.
    我帮他们走向成熟并教导他们绝不要败给任何人。
man about town
  1. a fashionable male socialite
    社交名人，时髦男人
man and boy
  1. (dated)throughout life from youth
    (旧)从童年到成年；整个一生
    the time when families worked in the fields man and boy.
    家家户户终生忙碌于田间的年代。
the man in the moon
  1. the imagined likeness of a face seen on the surface of a full moon
    月中人
    ■(figurative)used, especially in comparisons, to refer to someone regarded as out of touch with real life
    (喻)脱离实际生活的人
    a kid with no more idea of what a girl needed than the man in the moon.
    一个对女孩需求一无所知的远离实际的人。
the man in (或 美 on) the street
  1. an ordinary person, often with regard to their opinions, or as distinct from an expert
    普通人，常人
    he had been his eyes and ears in the community, voiced the opinions of the man in the street.
    在社区中他是他的耳目，谈出普通人的见解。
man of action
  1. 见 action
man of the cloth
  1. a clergyman
    牧师；教士
man of God
  1. a clergyman
    牧师；教士
    ■a holy man or saint
    圣人
man of honour
  1. a man who adheres to what is right or to a high standard of conduct
    正直的人
man of the house
  1. the male head of a household
    男主人，男户主
man of letters
  1. a male scholar or author
    男性学者；男作家
man of the match
  1. the team member who has given the most outstanding performance in a particular game
    （一场比赛）最佳队员
man of the moment
  1. a man of importance at a particular time
    关键人物
man of straw (亦作 straw man)
  1. a person compared to a straw image; a sham
    稻草人；假冒者
    ■a sham argument set up to be defeated
    （供反驳用）假想的观点
  2. a person undertaking a financial commitment without adequate means
    金融骗子，承诺出资却无力实现者
man of the world
  1. 见 world
the man on the Clapham omnibus
  1. (Brit.)the average man, especially with regard to his opinions
    (英)普通人
man's best friend
  1. an affectionate or approving way of referring to the dog
    人类最好的朋友（指狗）
a man's man
  1. a man whose personality is such that he is more popular and at ease with other men than with women
    与同性相处更自在的男人
man to man
  1. in a direct and frank way between two men; openly and honestly
    坦率地，开诚布公地
    he was able to talk man to man with the delegates.
    他能开诚布公地同代表们交谈。
    a man-to-man chat.
    坦诚的闲聊。
  2. denoting a defensive tactic in soccer or other sport in which each player is responsible for marking one opponent
    （足球等运动等）一对一地，人盯人地
    one of the best man-to-man markers in the English game.
    本次英国赛事中最佳的盯人好手之一。
    Washington's cornerbacks are fast enough to cover man-to-man.
    华盛顿队的角后卫速度很快，足以盯住对手。
men in (grey) suits
  1. powerful men within an organization who exercise their influence or authority anonymously
    后台；幕后操纵的人
men in white coats
  1. (humorous)psychiatrists or psychiatric workers (used to imply that someone is mad or mentally unbalanced)
    (幽默)白衣人（指精神病医生或精神病治疗工作者）
    I wondered how much more stupid I could get before the men in white coats would lead me away.
    我在想距离白衣人来把我带走之前我还可能做什么更蠢的事。
the men's (或 the men's room)
  1. a men's public toilet
    男盥洗室，男厕所
my (或my good或my dear) man
  1. (Brit. dated)a patronizing form of address to a man
    (英，旧)（屈尊俯就的称呼）老弟；朋友
separate (或 sort out) the men from the boys
  1. (informal)show or prove which people in a group are truly competent, brave, or mature
    (非正式)区分真汉子与小男孩
to a man
  1. without exception
    无一例外地
    to a man, we have all taken a keen interest in the business.
    我们无一例外都对此事有很大的兴趣。
派生
manless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu 'mankind'
用法
  1. Traditionally the word man has been used to refer not only to adult males but also to human beings in general, regardless of sex. There is a historical explanation for this: in Old English the principal sense of man was ‘a human being’, and the words wer and wif were used to refer specifically to ‘a male person’ and ‘a female person’ respectively. Subsequently, man replaced wer as the normal term for ‘a male person’, but at the same time the older sense ‘a human being’ remained in use.In the second half of the twentieth century the generic use of man to refer to ‘human beings in general’ (as in reptiles were here long before man appeared on the earth) became problematic; the use is now often regarded as sexist or at best old-fashioned. In some contexts, alternative terms such as the human race or humankind may be used. Fixed phrases and sayings such as time and tide wait for no man can be easily rephrased, e.gtime and tide wait for nobodyHowever, in other cases, particularly in compound forms, alternatives have not yet become established: there are no standard accepted alternatives for manpower or the verb man, for example
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