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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wom·an /ˈwʊmən/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/) 1 female person 女性 [countable]WOMAN an adult female person 成年女子，妇女 I was talking to a woman I met on the flight. 我正和一个在飞机上认识的女子交谈。 married women 已婚妇女 a popular women’s magazine 一本受欢迎的女性杂志 When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change. 女人怀孕时，体内的荷尔蒙水平会发生变化。woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman) 女牧师/女医生等 Ireland’s first woman president 爱尔兰的第一位女总统 women artists 女艺术家2 any woman 任何女人 [singular] formalWOMAN women in general 〔泛称〕女人 A woman’s work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do). 女人的活儿永远干不完。3 businesswoman/spokeswoman etc BOWOMANa woman who has a particular kind of job 女商人/女发言人等 Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher 国会女议员埃伦•陶舍尔4 another woman/the other woman informalGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else 别的女人〔指已婚男人的情人〕 I’m sure he’s got another woman. 我敢肯定他有别的女人了。5. be your own woman INDEPENDENT PERSONto make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else 独立自主，不依赖他人6 partner 伴侣 [singular] spokenGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDMARRY a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive 老婆；女朋友〔许多女性认为这具有冒犯性〕 Did he bring his new woman with him? 他带新女朋友来了吗？ → kept woman7. form of address 称呼形式 [uncountable] old-fashioned not politeWOMAN a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc 婆娘〔生气、恼怒等时对妇女的粗鲁称呼〕8. servant 佣人 [countable]DH a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house 女佣，女仆 → cleaner, daily help → old woman, → make an honest woman (out) of somebody at honest(8), → be a woman of the world at world1(21) THESAURUSwoman a female adult person 成年女子,妇女a young woman with dark brown hair 一个深褐色头发的年轻女子lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman 女士,夫人,小姐〔礼貌称呼,尤用于称呼或谈及不认识的女子〕A glass of white wine please, for this lady here. 请给这位女士来杯白葡萄酒。The young lady stood up and shook my hand. 那位年轻女士站起来和我握手。girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty 女孩,姑娘〔通常用于年龄约在20岁以下的年轻女子〕a very pretty girl 很漂亮的女孩teenage girls 少女female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports 女性,女人〔尤用于正式调查、报告等提供有关女性的信息时〕Females account for 46% of Internet users. 因特网用户中女性占46%。relating to women 与女性有关的female relating to women or girls 女性的female voters 女性选民Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body. 广告商试图利用女性的身体形象来推销商品。feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women 有女性气质的,具女性特征的You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. 你不可以哭,也不可以表现出任何其他的女性弱点。the ideal of feminine beauty 女性美的完美典型womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval 有女子气质的,有女人味的her womanly figure 她富于女性美的形体the womanly virtues of compassion and patience 有同情心和耐心的女性美德girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly 女孩子气的〔常含贬义〕Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! 别这么女孩子气！那只是只老鼠！a very girlie pink dress 很女孩气的粉红色连衣裙effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman 〔男子〕女人气的,女性化的His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. 他长长的金发使他看上去很女人气。a pale effeminate-looking young man 一个面色苍白、女里女气的青年男子Examples from the Corpus
woman• women's clothes• Women drivers tend to be much more careful than men.• What can a woman do when she can't trust her best friend?• And women go through a monthly pain cycle.• Could a man who deserted his wife and child for another woman get off free without scars?• Rebecca Stephens was the first British woman to climb Mount Everest.• an exciting new collection of short stories by women writers• Mrs Thatcher was Britain's first woman prime minister.• All participants were new sales and marketing managers, fourteen men and five women.• Who was the dark-haired woman you were talking to?• Not long ago, the Church of England voted to ordain women priests.• Some women work because, having reduced responsibilities and ties, they have more spare time and freedom.• Who's that woman you were talking to just now?• In some African countries, the women do most of the agricultural work.• But this woman was nothing like her.woman priest/doctor etc• One such male priest conducted a ritual of purification of a church after a woman priest had celebrated Mass there.• Is it worse than being a woman doctor?• I think they should tell people if they are going to see a woman doctor.• The Oxford Diocese overwhelmingly endorsed women priests in a poll last year.• Woman vicar death threat HATE-mail threats to decapitate a leading activist for women priests are being treated seriously by police.• When girls come here and meet women doctors, it may make all the difference for them.• Programme S.TDY 6:30 27/10/93 Episcopalians in a moral dilemma over the appointment of woman priests.• A decision on the ordination of women priests will be taken by the General Synod in November.nWoman trademark na British weekly magazine for women, especially popular with married women who have familiesOrigin woman Old English wifman, from wif ( → WIFE) + man “person”wom·an noun →THESAURUS1WomanLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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wom‧an S1 W1 /ˈwʊmən/ noun (plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/)
I was talking to a woman I met on the flight.
married women
a popular women’s magazine
When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change.
woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman)
Ireland’s first woman president
women artists
2. ANY WOMAN [singular] formal women in general:
A woman’s work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).
3. businesswoman/spokeswoman etc a woman who has a particular kind of job:
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
4. another woman/the other woman informal a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else:
I’m sure he’s got another woman.
5. be your own woman to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else
6. PARTNER [singular] spoken a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive:
Did he bring his new woman with him? ⇨ kept woman
7. FORM OF ADDRESS [uncountable] old-fashioned not polite a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc
8. SERVANT [countable] a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house ⇨ cleaner, daily help
⇨ old woman, ⇨ make an honest woman (out) of somebody at honest(8), ⇨ be a woman of the world at world1(21)
▪ woman a female adult person: a young woman with dark brown hair
▪lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman: A glass of white wine please, for this lady here. | The young lady stood up and shook my hand.
▪girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty: a very pretty girl | teenage girls
▪female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports: Females account for 46% of Internet users.
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▪female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
▪feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
▪womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
▪girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
▪effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man
wom‧an S1 W1 /ˈwʊmən/
noun (plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/) Word Family: noun: woman, womanhood, womankind, womanizer, womanizing, womanliness; adjective: womanly, womanish; verb: womanize
1. FEMALE PERSON [countable] an adult female person: woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman)
2. ANY WOMAN [singular] formal women in general:
3. businesswoman/spokeswoman etc a woman who has a particular kind of job:
4. another woman/the other woman informal a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else:
5. be your own woman to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else
6. PARTNER [singular] spoken a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive:
7. FORM OF ADDRESS [uncountable] old-fashioned not polite a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc
8. SERVANT [countable] a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house ⇨ cleaner, daily help
⇨ old woman, ⇨ make an honest woman (out) of somebody at honest(8), ⇨ be a woman of the world at world1(21)
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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。
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