man

noun

1. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Synonym: homohuman beinghuman

2. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

e.g. all the world loves a lover
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

Synonym: worldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansmankind

3. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

e.g. he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage

Synonym: piece

4. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

e.g. there were two women and six men on the bus

Synonym: adult male

5. a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

e.g. she takes good care of her man

6. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

e.g. the army will make a man of you

7. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

e.g. it was every man for himself

8. a male subordinate

e.g. the chief stationed two men outside the building
he awaited word from his man in Havana

9. someone who serves in the armed forces
a member of a military force

e.g. two men stood sentry duty

Synonym: servicemanmilitary manmilitary personnel

10. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

e.g. Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man

Synonym: valetvalet de chambregentlemangentleman's gentleman

verb

1. provide with workers

e.g. We cannot man all the desks
Students were manning the booths

2. take charge of a certain job
occupy a certain work place

e.g. Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning

1. 男人;男子
A man is an adult male human being.

e.g. He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening...
他没想到这位年轻男子会在黄昏前再次出现。
e.g. I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
我一向认为他是个正直的人。

2. 人，人类（此用法仍有争议）
Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use.

e.g. The chick initially has no fear of man...
小鸡天生并不怕人。
e.g. Anxiety is modern man's natural state.
焦虑是现代人的自然状态。

3. （有某类嗜好的）人
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.

e.g. Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham?...
格雷厄姆先生，你是好赌的人吗?
e.g. He is a keen outdoors man with a great interest in photography and walking.
他非常喜欢户外运动，酷爱摄影和徒步旅行。

4. （来自某地的）人；（在某地上过学的）人
If you say that a man is, for example, a London man or an Oxford man, you mean that he comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there.

e.g. ...as the Stockport man collected his winnings...
在那名来自斯托克波特的人收拢他赢的钱的时候
e.g. Attlee was an Oxford man.
艾德礼是名牛津学子。

5. (某公司或组织的男性)职员，代表
If you refer to a particular company's or organiza-tion's man, you mean a man who works for or represents that company or organization.

e.g. ...the Daily Telegraph's man in Abu Dhabi.
《每日电讯报》驻阿布扎比的记者
e.g. ...America's man at the United Nations.
美国驻联合国人员

6. (某人的)支持者，亲信
If you say that a man is someone's man, you mean that he always supports that person or does what they want.

e.g. At the time he was said to be very much Rajiv Gandhi's man.
据说他当时是拉吉夫·甘地的铁杆支持者。

7. 丈夫;情人;男朋友
Some people refer to a woman's husband, lover, or boyfriend as her man .

e.g. ...if they see your man cuddle you in the kitchen or living room.
假如他们看见你的男朋友在厨房或起居室里搂着你的话

8. 士兵（相对于军官而言）
In the armed forces, the men are soldiers, sailors, marines, or airmen of lower rank, as opposed to the officers.

man的近义词

e.g. 150 officers and men had to be taken straight to hospital.
不得不将150名官兵直接送往了医院。
e.g. ...a drill sergeant who would work with the men at least one hour every morning.
每天早晨至少和士兵操练一小时的操练中士

9. （尤指从事体力劳动或为上级工作的）男工，男雇员，男下属
Male workers are sometimes referred to as men, especially if they do physical work or work for a more senior person.

man

e.g. The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer...
男雇员以4比1的多数票接受了工资条件。
e.g. After the talks, the leader of the Workers' Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。

10. (对男子的称呼，表示生气或不耐烦)老兄，老弟，小伙子
One man sometimes addresses another as 'man' when he is angry or impatient with him.

e.g. I told you, man! It'll be sometime after eight o'clock.
老兄，我告诉过你了，时间是八点以后。

11. （在非正式场合中用以称呼男子）老弟,老兄
In very informal social situations, man is sometimes used as a greeting or form of address to a man.

e.g. Hey wow, man! Where d'you get those boots?
哎哟，老弟，哪里搞来的靴子？

12. 在…岗位上工作;操作(机器等)
If you man something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it.

e.g. French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city.
法国士兵把守着首都的各路关卡。
e.g. ...the person manning the phone at the complaints department...
投诉部的接线生

13. see also: manned;ladies’ man;no-man's land

14. 有足够的勇气(或能力)
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.

e.g. I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong...
我对他说，他应该勇于承认错误。
e.g. You can search me if you think you're man enough.
有胆的话，你可以搜我的身。

15. 更受男人（而非女人）欢迎的男人
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.

16. 老兄;老弟
People sometimes address a man as my man .

e.g. 'Get the guy in the purple shirt.' — 'All right, my man.'
“把那个穿紫衬衫的家伙叫过来。”——“好的，老兄。”

17. 我的老兄，我的老弟(对地位比自己低的人的友好称呼，但略带屈尊俯就之意)
people sometimes address a man as my man ,my dear man, or my good man. This form of address is often friendly, but can also suggest that the speaker feels superior to the person being addressed.

e.g. My dear man, you are welcome to stay...
我的老弟，欢迎你留下来。
e.g. It's not for you to say so, my man!
你不该这么说，老弟！

18. 能自己做主;无须听命于他人
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.

e.g. Be your own man. Make up your own mind...
要有主见，你自己做主吧。
e.g. He'll be his own man and won't be dictated to.
他要自己做决定，不会被他人左右。

19. 一致;毫无例外
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.

e.g. To a man, the surveyors blamed the government...
调查员们无一例外地都指责政府。
e.g. They died, to a man, when they tried to break out...
他们企图逃走的时候全都丢掉了性命。

20. 私下的;一对一的;开诚布公的
A man-to-man conversation or meeting takes place between two men, especially two men who meet to discuss a serious personal matter.

e.g. He called me to his office for a man-to-man talk...
他把我叫到他的办公室私下谈了谈。
e.g. Me and Ben should sort this out man to man.
我和本应该把这件事坦率地说清楚。

21. the man in the street -> see street
man about town -> see town
man of the world -> see world

1. 男士：前一组通常是男孩子或男士(Man)的名字,后一组通常是女孩子或女士(woman)的名字. 美国人男性常用名有800个左右,女性常用名有500个左右,也和中国人的习惯有些类似,美国人的名字也是男女有别. 例如:约翰逊(J是约翰(John)的son(儿子

2. man：the metropolitan area network; 城域网

3. man：metropolitan transport network; 城域传送网

4. man：metropolitan area network; 宽带城域网