man /mæn/ CET4 TEM4 ( manning, manned, mans, men )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A man is an adult male human being. 男子; 男人

  例：

  He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening.

  他没想到那个年轻男子傍晚前会再次出现。

  例：

  I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.

  我一直把他看作个正直的男人。

• 2. 

  N-VAR Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use. 人 (用以泛指)

  例：

  The chick initially has no fear of man.

  小鸡最初不怕人。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a gambling man or an outdoors man, you mean that he likes gambling or outdoor activities. (有某嗜好的) 人

  例：

  Are you a gambling man, Mr. Graham?

  你是个赌徒吗，格雷勒姆先生?

• 4. 

  N-COUNT If you say that a man is, for example, a Harvard man or a Yale man, you mean that he went to that university. (属某院校的) 人

  例：

  Stewart, a Yale man, was invited to stay on and write the script.

  斯图尔特，一个耶鲁人，应邀留下来写该剧本。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to a particular company's or organization's man, you mean a man who works for or represents that company or organization. (属某公司或组织的) 人 [journalism]

  例：

  ...the Chicago Tribune's man in Abu Dhabi.

  …驻阿布扎比的《芝加哥论坛》人。

• 6. 

  N-SING Some people refer to a woman's husband, lover, or boyfriend as her man. 男人 (指丈夫、情人或男友) [非正式]

  例：

  ...if they see your man cuddle you in the kitchen or living room.

  …要是他们看见你的男人在厨房或客厅拥抱你。

• 7. 

  N-VOC In very informal social situations, man is sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man. 老兄 [套语]

  例：

  Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots?

  哇，老兄！你从哪儿弄来的那双靴子？

• 8. 

  V-T If you man something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it. 操控 (机器等); 控制 (某地)

  例：

  French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city.

  法国士兵控制了首都的路障。

  例：

  ...the person manning the phone at the complaint department.

  …在投诉部负责接听电话的人。

• 9. 

  → see also manned, no-man's land

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it. 有足够的勇气或能力 (做某事)

  例：

  I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong.

  我告诉过他应该有足够的勇气承认自己做错了。

• 11. 

  PHRASE If you describe a man as a man's man, you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women. 受男人喜爱的男人

  例：

  Very much a man's man, he enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies.

  作为一个很受男人喜爱的男人，他喜欢和朋友喝酒开玩笑。

• 12. 

  PHRASE If you say that a man is his own man, you approve of the fact that he makes his decisions and his plans himself, and does not depend on other people. 自己的主人 [表赞许]

  例：

  Be your own man. Make up your own mind.

  做自己的主人，自己做决定吧。

• 13. 

  PHRASE If you say that a group of men are, do, or think something to a man, you are emphasizing that every one of them is, does, or thinks that thing. 一致地 [强调]

  例：

  To a man, the survivors blamed the government.

  幸存者们一致谴责该政府。