man noun ⇨man1 (a young man)⇨man2 (the most poisonous substance known to man)⇨partner2 (her new man)man1
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a good-looking young man英俊的小伙子the most poisonous substance known to man人类已知的毒性最大的物质man ♦︎ guy ♦︎ gentleman ♦︎ male ♦︎ bloke ♦︎ dudeThese are all words for an adult male person.这些词均表示成年男子、男人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / an young / old man / guy / gentleman / male / bloke / dude◆a / an middle-aged / older man / guy / gentleman / male / bloke◆a / an elderly man / gentleman / male◆a big / little man / guy / bloke / dude◆a black / white man / guy / male / dude◆an ordinary man / guy / bloke◆a handsome man / guy / gentleman / dude◆a good-looking man / guy / dude◆a nice man / guy / gentleman / bloke / dude◆a good / great / funny man / guy / bloke / dude◆a decent man / guy / bloke◆a cool guy / dude■man [countable] an adult male person成年男子;男人◆He's a good-looking young man.他是个英俊的小伙子。◆He's a family man who rarely goes out with his friends.他是个顾家的男人,很少同朋友外出消遣。◆Over 150 men, women and children were killed.150多名成年男女和儿童遇害。OPPwoman ⇨ woman■guy [countable] (informal) a man男人;家伙◆He seemed like a nice guy.他看上去像个好人。◆It was made by a guy called Alan Webster.那是一个叫艾伦•韦伯斯特的家伙制作的。◆At the end of the film, the bad guy gets shot.影片结尾时坏蛋被击毙。OPPgirl ⇨ girl■gentleman [countable] (formal) a polite way of referring to a man, especially sb that you do not know(尤用作对不认识的男子的尊称)先生◆There's a gentleman here to see you.这里有位先生要见你。ⓘ Gentlemen [plural] is a polite way of addressing more than one man.复数形式gentlemen用作对多位男士的尊称◆Ladies and gentlemen! Can I have your attention, please?女士们,先生们,请大家注意!◆Can I help you, gentlemen?诸位先生,你们要点儿什么?To address one man in this way, use sir.尊称一名男子用sir◆Can I help you, sir?先生,您要点儿什么?In more informal speech, say在非正式谈话中可说◆Can I help you?能为你效劳吗?◆There's someone to see you.有人要见你。OPPlady ⇨ woman■male [countable] (formalortechnical术语) a man男性;男人◆The body is that of a white male aged about 40.死者是一名40岁上下的白人男子。◆Haemophilia is a condition that mostly affects males.血友病患者大多是男性。ⓘ The noun male is mostly used in formal, official, scientific or medical contexts. It is used especially to refer to men as opposed to women.名词male主要用于正式、官方、科学或医疗语境,尤指相对于女性来说的男性。OPPfemale ⇨ woman■bloke [countable] (BrE, informal) a man男人;家伙◆I got chatting to a bloke in the pub.我开始跟酒馆里的一个男人聊起来。◆He was ever such a nice bloke.他是个非常好的人。■dudeduːd, djuːd [countable] (especially NAmE, informal) a man男人;家伙◆He's a real cool dude.他真是个帅哥。◆Hey, dude, what's up?嗨,哥们儿,怎么啦?NOTE辨析 Guy, bloke or dude?Bloke is only used in British English; dude is used especially in American English; guy is used in both. Bloke suggests that sb is a nice but ordinary person. Dude can suggest that sb is attractive and fashionable. A guy can be either. * bloke只用于英式英语,dude尤用于美式英语,guy用于英式和美式英语均可。bloke暗指此人是个好心的普通人,dude有时暗指此人是个英俊的时髦人物,guy可兼具两义。man2
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a good-looking young man英俊的小伙子the most poisonous substance known to man人类已知的毒性最大的物质man ♦︎ humanity ♦︎ mankind ♦︎ the human race ♦︎ humankindThese words all mean all people together considered as a group.这些词均表示人类。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to save humanity / mankind / the human race / humankind◆to destroy humanity / mankind / the human race◆to belong to mankind / the human race◆all (of) / the whole of humanity / mankind / humankind◆the rest of humanity / mankind / the human race / humankind■man [uncountable] human beings as a group or from a particular period of history人类;(特定历史时期的)人◆In man the brain is highly developed.人类的大脑高度发达。◆This is the most poisonous substance known to man.这是人类已知的毒性最大的物质。◆They uncovered tools used by prehistoric man.他们发现了史前人类使用的工具。■humanity hjuːˈmænəti [uncountable] all people considered together as one group人类◆He was found guilty of crimes against humanity(= very serious and cruel crimes against many people).他被判犯有反人类罪。◆All the streets around the temple were just a mass of humanity(= filled with people).寺庙周围的街道上全都挤满了人。■mankind [uncountable] all people considered together as one group人类◆Some described it as 'the greatest disaster in the history of mankind'.有人称其为“人类历史上最大的灾难”。◆These objects date back to the dawn of mankind.这些物品的年代可追溯至人类刚刚出现之时。■the ˌhuman ˈrace [singular] all people considered together as one group人类◆Twenty-five percent of the entire human race could be affected by this disease.全人类中有百分之二十五的人可能感染此病。◆They are perhaps some of the most vulnerable members of the human race.他们大概是人类中最脆弱的一些成员。 see also race ⇨ people2■humankind [uncountable] all people considered together as one group人类◆This could provide new clues about the origins of humankind.这可能为人类的起源研究提供新的线索。NOTE辨析 Which word?Man is the most general of these words: it can be used to refer to people when compared with animals * man在这些词中含义最广,可指与动物相对而言的人◆the relationship between man and nature人与自然的关系to describe the development of people through history也可指不同历史发展阶段的人◆early / Stone Age / modern man早期/石器时代的人;现代人or to talk about all the people, societies and cultures of the world.或指世界上所有的民族、社会和文化◆all diseases known to man人类已知的所有疾病This last use is becoming old-fashioned, used mostly now in literary contexts.最后一种用法已日渐过时,主要用于文学语境。Humanity, mankind and humankind are used especially to talk about all people as part of human society and culture: humanity is often used when talking about general moral and ethical principles. * humanity、mankind和humankind尤指构成人类社会和文化的所有人。谈论普遍的道德和伦理原则时常用humanity◆crimes against humanity反人类罪Mankind or humankind is often used when talking about society and its development, as in the famous quotation of Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon.谈论社会及其发展时常用mankind或humankind,比如尼尔•阿姆斯特朗在踏上月球时所说的名言◆'That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.'这是一个人的一小步,却是人类的巨大飞跃。The human race is used especially to refer to people as a species when compared with animals or considered through history. Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women', but some people now prefer gender neutral words which do not include the word 'man', such as humanity and humankind. * the human race尤指与动物相对而言或从历史的角度考虑的人类这一物种。man和mankind传统上指所有男人和女人,但现在有些人更喜欢用不含man这个词的性别中性词,如humanity和humankind。