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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++man1 /mæn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural men /men/) 1 male person 男人 [countable]MAN an adult male human 成年男子，男人 → woman There were two men and a woman in the car. 车上有两男一女。 He’s a very kind man. 他是个非常和蔼的人。 a man’s watch 男式手表 Don’t keep Hansen waiting – he’s a busy man. 别让汉森老等着——他可是个大忙人。2 strong/brave 强壮的/勇敢的 [countable usually singular]MAN a man who has the qualities that people think a man should have, such as being brave, strong etc 男子汉，大丈夫 Come on, be a man now. No more crying. 好了，做个男子汉，不要再哭了。 He wasn’t man enough (=strong or brave enough) to face up to his responsibilities. 他没有足够的男子气概去面对自己的责任。make a man (out) of somebody (=make a boy or young man start behaving in a confident way) 使某人成为一个男人 Running his own business has really made a man out of Terry. 自己经营企业把特里锻炼成了真正的男子汉。3 person 人 [countable]PERSON/PEOPLE a person, either male or female – used especially in formal situations or in the past 人〔尤用于正式场合或过去〕 All men are equal in the eyes of the law. 法律面前人人平等。 a man’s right to work 一个人工作的权利4 people 人们 [uncountable]GROUP OF PEOPLE people as a group 人类 This is one of the worst diseases known to man. 这是人类已知最严重的疾病之一。 the evolution of man 人类的进化prehistoric/Stone Age/modern man (=people who lived at a particular stage of human development) 史前人/石器时代的人/现代人5 worker 工人WORKER a) [countable usually plural] a man who works for an employer 男雇员 Why were there no protests from the men at the factory? 为什么工厂里的男雇员没有抗议呢？ b) BO[countable] a man who does a job for you, especially repairing something 提供服务的工人；修理工 Has the man been to fix the TV? 修理工来修过电视机了吗？gas man/rent man etc I waited all day for the gas man. 我一整天都在等修煤气的工人。 c) the man from something a man who works for a particular company or organization 为某个公司[组织]工作的人 Was that the man from the PR agency? 那个是公关公司的人吗？6 particular kind of man 特定类别的人 [countable] a) MANa man who comes from a particular place, does a particular kind of work, or is connected with a particular organization, especially a university or company 〔来自某个地方，从事某种工作，或与大学、公司等机构有联系的〕人 I think she married a Belfast man. 我想她嫁给了一个贝尔法斯特人。 I’ve been a military man all my life. 我一辈子都是个军人。 Even a Harvard man has a lot to learn about politics. 即使一个哈佛大学出来的人在政治方面也有很多要学的。 b) LIKE somebody OR somethinga man who likes, or likes doing, a particular thing 喜欢某物[做某事]的人 I’m more of a jazz man myself. 我本人更喜欢爵士乐。 Are you a betting man? 你喜欢赌博吗？n7. → man!8 soldier 士兵 [countable usually plural]PM a soldier or sailor who is under the authority of an officer 〔某个军官手下的〕士兵9 husband 丈夫 [countable] informalSSF a woman’s husband or boyfriend 男人〔指某女子的丈夫或男友〕10 the man spoken11 somebody’s your man spokenBEST used to say that a particular man is the best person for a job, situation etc 某人最合适12. you da man! you’re the man! American English spoken used to praise someone for having done something well 真不赖！好家伙！〔用于称赞某人某事干得好〕13 our man spokenGUILTY used by the police to refer to a man that they are watching or trying to find, especially because they think he is responsible for a crime 我们的目标〔警察用语，指正在监视或寻找的犯罪嫌疑人〕14 our man in/at something REPRESENTATIVEa man who is the representative of a country or organization in a particular place 〔某组织或某国家〕在某地的代表15. men in (grey) suits informal the men who control businesses, organizations etc, considered as a group, especially when you think they are boring 穿得一本正经的大人物们，头头们〔指掌控企业、机构等的人，尤用于你认为他们很乏味时〕16 a man of his word TRUSTa man you can trust, who will do what he has promised to do 守信用的人，靠得住的人17 a man of few words TALK TO somebodya man who does not talk very much 沉默寡言的人18 be your own man INDEPENDENT PERSONto behave and think independently without worrying about what other people think 自己做主，独立自主19 the man of the moment/hour/year a man who has recently done something important 当时的/当年的重要人物20 it’s every man for himself spokenINDEPENDENT PERSON used to say that people will not help each other 自顾自，不愿互相帮忙21 the man in the street (also the man on the Clapham omnibus British English old-fashioned)ORDINARY the average man or the average person 老百姓，普通人，常人 SYN Joe Bloggs/Schmo22 a man of the people ORDINARYa man who understands and expresses the views and opinions of ordinary people 了解民意的人，民众的代言人23 a man’s man MANa man who enjoys being with other men and doing sports and activities with them, and is popular with men rather than women 〔喜欢与其他男人在一起，参加运动或各种活动的〕受男人欢迎的男人24 a ladies’ man POPULARa man who is popular with women and who likes to go out with a lot of different women 〔喜欢在女人中间厮混的〕受女人欢迎的男人25 man and boy British EnglishLONG TIME if a man has done something man and boy, he has done it all his life 一辈子，从小到大26 man and wife MARRYif a man and a woman are man and wife, they are married 夫妻，夫妇27. live as man and wife MARRYif a man and a woman live as man and wife, they live together as if they are married, although they are not 〔未婚男女〕像夫妻般生活，同居28 as one man writtenWITH if a group of people do something as one man, they do it together 一致；全体29 to a man/to the last man written used to say that all the men in a group do something or have a particular quality 所有人；无一例外地30 man-about-town MANa rich man who goes out a lot to parties, clubs, theatres etc 活跃于社交场的男子，纵情享乐的富有男士31 man of God/man of the cloth RRa priest 神职人员；牧师，神父32 my (good) man British English old-fashioned spokenMAN used when talking to someone of a lower social class – do not use this phrase 老兄，老弟〔对社会阶层较低的人说话时的用语；勿用此短语〕33 my man spokenMAN used by some men to greet a friend 朋友〔某些男子向朋友打招呼的用语〕34 your/yer man spokenMAN used to talk about a particular man – used mainly in Ireland 那个人〔指某一特定的人；主要用于爱尔兰〕35 servant 仆人 [countable] old-fashionedBO a male servant 男仆36. game 游戏 [countable]DGB one of the pieces you use in a game such as chess 〔国际象棋等的〕棋子37 every man jack old-fashionedPERSON/PEOPLE each person in a group 〔某一群体中的〕每一个人38 kick/hit a man when he’s down CRUELto treat someone badly when you know that they already have problems 对某人落井下石39. man’s best friend HBAa dog 人类最好的朋友〔指狗〕40 the man of the house the most important male member of a family, who is responsible for doing things such as paying bills, making important decisions etc 男主人，一家之主 → best man, man-to-man, New Man, old man, → be a man/woman of the world at world1(21) THESAURUSman an adult male human 成年男子，男人a young man 年轻男子Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. 埃德蒙•希拉里爵士是第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的人。guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man 男人，家伙She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. 她约好和一个男人在酒吧见面。Alex is a really nice bloke. 亚历克斯这家伙真不错。gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man 先生〔指某男子,是非常礼貌的说法〕an elderly gentleman 一位老先生Please could you serve this gentleman? 请你接待一下这位先生好吗？boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager 男孩；少年a teenage boy 一个十几岁的男孩lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man 男孩；男青年,小伙子When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army. 我年轻时想参军。youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval 青少年；青年〔尤用于新闻报道，含贬义〕Gangs of youths roam the streets. 小混混们成群结伙地在街头游荡。male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun 男人，男子〔尤为警方使用或用于科学研究语境中；形容词male要比名词常用得多〕We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. 我们正在调查一名身份不明男子的死亡事件。The condition is usually found only in males. 该病通常仅见于男性。ndude American English informal a man – a very informal useYou could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.relating to men 与男性有关的male adjective a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do 男的；〔工作〕男性专属的Most science teachers are male. 大多数理科老师都是男性。a male nurse 男护士We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering. 我们正在设法招聘更多女性来从事工程设计等传统上由男性主宰的工作。masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman 男人的；男子气概的He had a very masculine face. 他的脸长得很阳刚。masculine aggression 男人的好斗性manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong 有男子气概的；勇敢而强壮的He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. 他脱去衬衫，露出强壮的胸膛。It isn’t considered manly to cry. 男儿有泪不轻弹。nIn the portrait, the King looked manly and in control.nHe was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval 富有男子汉气概的；大男人的〔含幽默或贬损意味〕nOn the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive.Stallone always plays macho men. 史泰龙总是扮演硬汉。He’s far too macho to drink mineral water. 他一个大男人，怎么能喝矿泉水。Examples from the Corpus
man• In an effort to prove his manhood he had taken to stealing cars and drinking alcohol.• Any other soldier would have told him to pull himself together and be a man.• You wouldn't understand how she feels -- you're a man!• I was getting ready to leave when a man opened the door.• You never see Fuller Brush men any more.• Prescriptions for men cost more than for women aged between 25 and 84 years.• If I were a gambling man, I'd put money on the Saints.• The gas man came by to read the meter.• Hey, what's happening, man?• If men alone had the vote, President Bob Dole would now be running for re-election.• Tania was at the party with her new man.• The Dutch reclamation of their land is a classic case of man's struggle against nature.• The grandeur of the mountains is a constant reminder of man's insignificance.• He's a meat-and-potatoes man.• A real man wouldn't be scared of commitment.• He had a very successful business and died a rich man.• When I arrived at the shelter, I found the right man.• It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.• Ask the men to meet here at 11:00 for a briefing.• Many of the men said they would vote for the strike.• There the man held Sammler against the wall with his forearm.• They want to know, Who is this man?• Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited city known to man.• Two men so different in appearance and manner, yet both prepared to sacrifice her feelings on the altar of their ambition.• Bush was a Yale man.• Are you man enough to admit that you've been lying?make a man (out) of somebody• But there was one thing about it - it made men of us.• You think it makes a man of you, holding a gun.• Micky Hazard was made man of the match.• Jim Magilton was made man of the match but for many United fans new keeper Phil Whitehead was the real hero.• Garth agrees to take him on, telling his wife that he will make a man of him.prehistoric/Stone Age/modern man• But it feels that the modern men have expanded comics, made them somehow more artistic.• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• One can write about the past, but from the point of view of a modern man.• The only sign of modern man from horizon to horizon is the road we followed in.• The private sphere becomes the natural home of modern man.• Some sites are astronomical calendars, others lunar observatories, showing the scientific abilities of prehistoric man.• Fire, then, may well have been the first enshrined divinity of prehistoric man.• But unlike prehistoric man, you have far fewer ways to release the energy produced by the stress response.nman!1 spoken a) MANused when speaking to an adult male, especially when you are excited, angry etc 老兄！老弟！〔用于称呼成年男子，尤在说话人激动、生气等时使用〕 Stop talking nonsense, man! 别胡说八道了，老兄！ b) MANused when speaking to someone, especially an adult male 老兄！老弟！〔尤用于称呼成年男子〕 You look great, man! 你气色很好，老兄！man2 ●○○ verb (manned, manning) [transitive] 1 CONTROLto work at, use, or operate a system, piece of equipment etc 在〔某系统、设备等上〕工作；使用，操纵〔某系统、设备等〕n2 man up phrasal verb informal if a man mans up, he makes an effort to behave bravely→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
man• In the early morning of May 18, police manning barricades were replaced by army paratroopers who opened fire with machine guns.• The booths are manned by customs officials.• On the Bulevard Republicii there are a number of road- blocks, formerly manned by militias and now by troops.• It's no wonder the counter isn't manned half the time.man3 interjection especially American English 1 EMPHASIZEused to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are angry, surprised, disappointed etc 喂，嘿，啊呀〔用于强调正在说的话，尤在生气、吃惊、失望等时使用〕 Man, that was a lucky escape! 哎呀，那真是死里逃生啊！ Oh, man! I can hear the bullets. 哎呀！我听到了子弹声。Examples from the Corpus
man• Man, your refrigerator makes a lot of noise.From Longman Business Dictionarymanman /mæn/ verb (manned, manning) [transitive] if a person or group mans a vehicle, place, or system, they work there or operate the systemHe has opened an office manned by two of his sons.Can you man the phones (=answer any telephone calls) for an hour?→ See Verb tableOrigin man1 Old Englishman1 noun →10-19 →20-29 →30-40
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man1 S1 W1 /mæn/ 
noun (plural men /men/)
There were two men and a woman in the car.
He’s a very kind man.
a man’s watch
Don’t keep Hansen waiting – he’s a busy man.
2. STRONG/BRAVE [countable usually singular] a man who has the qualities that people think a man should have, such as being brave, strong etc:
Come on, be a man now. No more crying.
He wasn’t man enough (=strong or brave enough) to face up to his responsibilities.
make a man (out) of somebody (=make a boy or young man start behaving in a confident way)
Running his own business has really made a man out of Terry.
3. PERSON [countable] a person, either male or female – used especially in formal situations or in the past:
All men are equal in the eyes of the law.
a man’s right to work
4. PEOPLE [uncountable] people as a group:
This is one of the worst diseases known to man.
the evolution of man
prehistoric/stone-age/modern man (=people who lived at a particular stage of human development)
5. WORKER
a. [countable usually plural] a man who works for an employer:
Why were there no protests from the men at the factory?
b. [countable] a man who does a job for you, especially repairing something:
Has the man been to fix the TV?
gas man/rent man etc
I waited all day for the gas man.
c. the man from something a man who works for a particular company or organization:
Was that the man from the PR agency?
6. PARTICULAR KIND OF MAN [countable]
a. a man who comes from a particular place, does a particular kind of work, or is connected with a particular organization, especially a university or company:
I think she married a Belfast man.
I’ve been a military man all my life.
Even a Harvard man has a lot to learn about politics.
b. a man who likes, or likes doing, a particular thing:
I’m more of a jazz man myself.
Are you a betting man?
7. man__ spoken
a. used when speaking to an adult male, especially when you are excited, angry etc:
Stop talking nonsense, man__
b. used when speaking to someone, especially an adult male:
You look great, man__
8. SOLDIER [countable usually plural] a soldier or sailor who is under the authority of an officer:
The Captain ordered his men to fire.
9. HUSBAND [countable] informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend
sb’s man
She spent five years waiting for her man to come out of prison.
10. the man spoken
a. used to talk about a man you dislike, a man who has done something stupid etc:
Don’t listen to him – the man’s a complete idiot.
b. The Man American English old-fashioned someone who has authority over you, especially a police officer
11. sb’s your man spoken used to say that a particular man is the best person for a job, situation etc:
If you need repairs done in the house, Brian’s your man.
12. you da man__ you’re the man__ American English spoken used to praise someone for having done something well
13. our man spoken used by the police to refer to a man that they are watching or trying to find, especially because they think he is responsible for a crime:
Gareth couldn’t possibly be our man. He couldn’t possibly be a murderer.
Perhaps our man parked his car at the station and took the train.
14. our man in/at something a man who is the representative of a country or organization in a particular place:
our man in Rome
a report on the accident from our man at the scene
15. men in (grey) suits informal the men who control businesses, organizations etc, considered as a group, especially when you think they are boring
16. a man of his word a man you can trust, who will do what he has promised to do:
He had promised to help, and Sally knew that Dr Neil was a man of his word.
17. a man of few words a man who does not talk very much:
Being a man of few words, his message was short and to the point.
18. be your own man to behave and think independently without worrying about what other people think:
I’m my own man. I say what I believe.
19. the man of the moment/hour/year a man who has recently done something important:
Olson was the man of the hour when the team beat the Tigers.
20. it’s every man for himself spoken used to say that people will not help each other:
In journalism it’s every man for himself.
21. the man in the street (also the man on the Clapham omnibus British English old-fashioned) the average man or the average person
SYN Joe Bloggs/Schmo:
This kind of music doesn’t appeal to the man in the street.
22. a man of the people a man who understands and expresses the views and opinions of ordinary people:
The prime minister is a man of the people.
23. a man’s man a man who enjoys being with other men and doing sports and activities with them, and is popular with men rather than women:
He enjoyed his reputation as a man’s man, but was careful never to neglect his family.
24. a ladies’ man a man who is popular with women and who likes to go out with a lot of different women:
Paul likes to think he’s a bit of a ladies’ man.
25. man and boy British English if a man has done something man and boy, he has done it all his life:
I’ve worked on that farm man and boy.
26. man and wife if a man and a woman are man and wife, they are married:
I now pronounce you man and wife (=you are now officially married).
27. live as man and wife if a man and a woman live as man and wife, they live together as if they are married, although they are not
28. as one man written if a group of people do something as one man, they do it together:
The audience rose as one man to applaud the singers.
29. to a man/to the last man written used to say that all the men in a group do something or have a particular quality:
They were socialists to a man.
30. man-about-town a rich man who goes out a lot to parties, clubs, theatres etc:
In his designer suit and shiny shoes he looked quite the man about town.
31. man of God/man of the cloth a priest:
You’d believe a man of the cloth, wouldn’t you?
32. my (good) man British English old-fashioned spoken used when talking to someone of a lower social class – do not use this phrase:
My good man, I really don’t think you should be here.
33. my man spoken used by some men to greet a friend:
Jason, my man__ How’s it going?
34. your/yer man spoken used to talk about a particular man – used mainly in Ireland:
I’ve got to go and see yer man this afternoon.
35. SERVANT [countable] old-fashioned a male servant:
My man will drive you to the station.
36. GAME [countable] one of the pieces you use in a game such as chess
37. every man jack old-fashioned each person in a group:
Spies, every man jack of them, I’d bet.
38. kick/hit a man when he’s down to treat someone badly when you know that they already have problems:
Most of his rivals couldn’t resist kicking a man when he was down.
39. man’s best friend a dog
40. the man of the house the most important male member of a family, who is responsible for doing things such as paying bills, making important decisions etc:
Since my father’s death, my uncle was the man of the house.
⇨ best man, man-to-man, New Man, old man, ⇨ be a man/woman of the world at world1(21)
▪ man an adult male human: a young man | Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.
▪guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man: She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. | Alex is a really nice bloke.
▪gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man: an elderly gentleman | Please could you serve this gentleman?
▪boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager: a teenage boy
▪lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man: When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army.
▪youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval: Gangs of youths roam the streets.
▪male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun: We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. | The condition is usually found only in males.
▪dude American English informal a man - a very informal use: You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.
■ relating to men
▪male adjective a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do: Most science teachers are male. | a male nurse | We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering.
▪masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman: He had a very masculine face. | masculine aggression
▪manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong: He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. | It isn’t considered manly to cry. | In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control. | He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
▪macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval: On the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive. | Stallone always plays macho men. | He’s far too macho to drink mineral water.
man2 verb (past tense and past participle manned, present participle manning) [transitive]
A team of volunteers are manning the phones.
the first manned spacecraft
man3 interjection especially American English
used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are angry, surprised, disappointed etc:
Man, that was a lucky escape__
Oh, man ! I can hear the bullets.
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noun (plural men /men/) Word Family: noun: man, manhood, mankind; adjective: manly ≠ unmanly, manned ≠ unmanned, mannish; verb: man; adverb: manfully
Language: Old English
1. MALE PERSON [countable] an adult male human ⇨ woman: 2. STRONG/BRAVE [countable usually singular] a man who has the qualities that people think a man should have, such as being brave, strong etc:
make a man (out) of somebody (=make a boy or young man start behaving in a confident way)
3. PERSON [countable] a person, either male or female – used especially in formal situations or in the past:
4. PEOPLE [uncountable] people as a group:
prehistoric/stone-age/modern man (=people who lived at a particular stage of human development)
5. WORKER
a. [countable usually plural] a man who works for an employer:
b. [countable] a man who does a job for you, especially repairing something:
gas man/rent man etc
c. the man from something a man who works for a particular company or organization:
6. PARTICULAR KIND OF MAN [countable]
a. a man who comes from a particular place, does a particular kind of work, or is connected with a particular organization, especially a university or company:
b. a man who likes, or likes doing, a particular thing:
7. man__ spoken
a. used when speaking to an adult male, especially when you are excited, angry etc:
b. used when speaking to someone, especially an adult male:
8. SOLDIER [countable usually plural] a soldier or sailor who is under the authority of an officer:
9. HUSBAND [countable] informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend
sb’s man
10. the man spoken
a. used to talk about a man you dislike, a man who has done something stupid etc:
b. The Man American English old-fashioned someone who has authority over you, especially a police officer
11. sb’s your man spoken used to say that a particular man is the best person for a job, situation etc:
12. you da man__ you’re the man__ American English spoken used to praise someone for having done something well
13. our man spoken used by the police to refer to a man that they are watching or trying to find, especially because they think he is responsible for a crime:
14. our man in/at something a man who is the representative of a country or organization in a particular place:
15. men in (grey) suits informal the men who control businesses, organizations etc, considered as a group, especially when you think they are boring
16. a man of his word a man you can trust, who will do what he has promised to do:
17. a man of few words a man who does not talk very much:
18. be your own man to behave and think independently without worrying about what other people think:
19. the man of the moment/hour/year a man who has recently done something important:
20. it’s every man for himself spoken used to say that people will not help each other:
21. the man in the street (also the man on the Clapham omnibus British English old-fashioned) the average man or the average person
SYN Joe Bloggs/Schmo:
22. a man of the people a man who understands and expresses the views and opinions of ordinary people:
23. a man’s man a man who enjoys being with other men and doing sports and activities with them, and is popular with men rather than women:
24. a ladies’ man a man who is popular with women and who likes to go out with a lot of different women:
25. man and boy British English if a man has done something man and boy, he has done it all his life:
26. man and wife if a man and a woman are man and wife, they are married:
27. live as man and wife if a man and a woman live as man and wife, they live together as if they are married, although they are not
28. as one man written if a group of people do something as one man, they do it together:
29. to a man/to the last man written used to say that all the men in a group do something or have a particular quality:
30. man-about-town a rich man who goes out a lot to parties, clubs, theatres etc:
31. man of God/man of the cloth a priest:
32. my (good) man British English old-fashioned spoken used when talking to someone of a lower social class – do not use this phrase:
33. my man spoken used by some men to greet a friend:
34. your/yer man spoken used to talk about a particular man – used mainly in Ireland:
35. SERVANT [countable] old-fashioned a male servant:
36. GAME [countable] one of the pieces you use in a game such as chess
37. every man jack old-fashioned each person in a group:
38. kick/hit a man when he’s down to treat someone badly when you know that they already have problems:
39. man’s best friend a dog
40. the man of the house the most important male member of a family, who is responsible for doing things such as paying bills, making important decisions etc:
⇨ best man, man-to-man, New Man, old man, ⇨ be a man/woman of the world at world1(21)
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verb (past tense and past participle manned, present participle manning) [transitive] Word Family: noun: man, manhood, mankind; adjective: manly ≠ unmanly, manned ≠ unmanned, mannish; verb: man; adverb: manfully
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ˌIsle of ˈMan, the (also Man) written abbreviation, IOM
an island in the Irish Sea. It is under British control, but has its own parliament, the Tynwald, and its own laws. Many rich British people live there or keep their money there because taxes are lower than in the UK. A well-known series of motorcycle races called the TT (Tourist Trophy) races is held in the Isle of Man every year. The adjective for describing people or things from the Isle of Man is Manx.
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(also Man) written abbreviation, IOMan island in the Irish Sea. It is under British control, but has its own parliament, the Tynwald, and its own laws. Many rich British people live there or keep their money there because taxes are lower than in the UK. A well-known series of motorcycle races called the TT (Tourist Trophy) races is held in the Isle of Man every year. The adjective for describing people or things from the Isle of Man is Manx.
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Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的说法
When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not. 说写英语时，重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内，否则可能会冒犯某些人。
The human race 人类
Man andmankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women'. Many people now prefer to usehumanity ,the human race ,human beings orpeople .* man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性，不过，现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 职业
The suffix -ess in names of occupations such asactress ,hostess andwaitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can useactor orhost (althoughactress andhostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such asserver forwaiter andwaitress .后缀 -ess 在职业的名称如 actress、hostess 和 waitress 中表明从事此职业的是女性。目前，许多人避免用这些词。取而代之的是 actor 或 host（尽管 actress 和 hostess 仍然很常见）或用中性词如 server 取代 waiter 和 waitress。 Neutral words like assistant ,worker ,person orofficer are now often used instead of-man or-woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can usepolice officer instead ofpoliceman orpolicewoman , andspokesperson instead ofspokesman orspokeswoman . Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in bothBrE NAmE 现在职业名称常用中性词如 assistant、worker、person 或 officer 取代 -man 或 -woman。例如可用 police officer 代替 policeman 或 policewoman，用 spokesperson 代替 spokesman 或 spokeswoman。在报刊、电视、广播和公文中，英式英语和美式英语都常用中性词。 When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary /nurse /model (NOTman ) ora woman /female doctor /barrister /driver . However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman.谈及传统上由另一性别干的工作时，有人用 male secretary/nurse/model（不用 man）或 woman/female doctor/barrister/driver 表示。不过现在这种用法不常见，除非要强调此人的性别，或由某性别干此工作仍然少见 ：◆ My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。 ◆ They have a male nanny for their kids. 他们有个男保姆照料孩子。 ◆ a female racing driver 女赛车手
Pronouns 代词
He used to be considered to cover both men and women.* he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性 ：◆ Everyone needs to feel he is loved. 人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody ,everyone ,anybody ,anyone ,somebody ,someone , etc. one of the plural pronounsthey ,them , andtheir is often used.现在此用法不获认同。取而代之的是在 everybody、everyone、anybody、anyone、somebody、someone 等之后常用复数代词 they、them 和 their ：◆ Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什么吗？ ◆ Somebody's left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在这儿了。 ◆ I hope nobody's forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望没人忘了随身带上护照。 Some people prefer to use he or she ,his or her , orhim or her in speech and writing.有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her ：◆ Everyone knows what's best for him- or herself. 人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or(s)he can also be used in writing.* he/she 或 (s)he 亦可用于书面语中 ：◆ If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. 如有疑问请向你的医生咨询，他／她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use 'she'.) 有些人只用 she。 ：These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. 这种说法用得太多可能显得别扭。最好尽量改动句子，用复数名词。 ：Instead of saying 避免说 ：◆ A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say 可以说 ：◆ Babies cry when they are tired. 婴儿疲倦时会哭。
Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的说法
When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not. 说写英语时，重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内，否则可能会冒犯某些人。
The human race 人类
Man andmankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women'. Many people now prefer to usehumanity ,the human race ,human beings orpeople .* man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性，不过，现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 职业
The suffix -ess in names of occupations such asactress ,hostess andwaitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can useactor orhost (althoughactress andhostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such asserver forwaiter andwaitress .后缀 -ess 在职业的名称如 actress、hostess 和 waitress 中表明从事此职业的是女性。目前，许多人避免用这些词。取而代之的是 actor 或 host（尽管 actress 和 hostess 仍然很常见）或用中性词如 server 取代 waiter 和 waitress。 Neutral words like assistant ,worker ,person orofficer are now often used instead of-man or-woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can usepolice officer instead ofpoliceman orpolicewoman , andspokesperson instead ofspokesman orspokeswoman . Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in bothBrE NAmE 现在职业名称常用中性词如 assistant、worker、person 或 officer 取代 -man 或 -woman。例如可用 police officer 代替 policeman 或 policewoman，用 spokesperson 代替 spokesman 或 spokeswoman。在报刊、电视、广播和公文中，英式英语和美式英语都常用中性词。 When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary /nurse /model (NOTman ) ora woman /female doctor /barrister /driver . However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman.谈及传统上由另一性别干的工作时，有人用 male secretary/nurse/model（不用 man）或 woman/female doctor/barrister/driver 表示。不过现在这种用法不常见，除非要强调此人的性别，或由某性别干此工作仍然少见 ：◆ My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。 ◆ They have a male nanny for their kids. 他们有个男保姆照料孩子。 ◆ a female racing driver 女赛车手
Pronouns 代词
He used to be considered to cover both men and women.* he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性 ：◆ Everyone needs to feel he is loved. 人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody ,everyone ,anybody ,anyone ,somebody ,someone , etc. one of the plural pronounsthey ,them , andtheir is often used.现在此用法不获认同。取而代之的是在 everybody、everyone、anybody、anyone、somebody、someone 等之后常用复数代词 they、them 和 their ：◆ Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什么吗？ ◆ Somebody's left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在这儿了。 ◆ I hope nobody's forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望没人忘了随身带上护照。 Some people prefer to use he or she ,his or her , orhim or her in speech and writing.有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her ：◆ Everyone knows what's best for him- or herself. 人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or(s)he can also be used in writing.* he/she 或 (s)he 亦可用于书面语中 ：◆ If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. 如有疑问请向你的医生咨询，他／她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use 'she'.) 有些人只用 she。 ：These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. 这种说法用得太多可能显得别扭。最好尽量改动句子，用复数名词。 ：Instead of saying 避免说 ：◆ A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say 可以说 ：◆ Babies cry when they are tired. 婴儿疲倦时会哭。
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