- [countable]
an adult male human 成年男子；男人 a good-looking young man 英俊的年輕男子 the relationships between men and women 男女間的關系 the men's team/game/race/doubles/singles/event 男子團體/比賽/賽跑/雙打/單打/項目 The board of directors is dominated by middle-aged white men. 董事會以中年白人男性爲主。 He was one of the great men of history. 他是歷史上的偉人之一。 Four armed men burst into the room. 四個武裝人員闖進了房間。 An elderly Indian man sat down beside me and recounted his story. 一位印度老人在我身邊坐下，講述了他的故事。 He is an average working man trying to make ends meet. 他是一個努力維持收支平衡的普通工人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1, People in societya1The men's team won their third gold medal last year. 男子隊去年獲得了第三枚金牌。 the man in charge of the project 負責這個項目的人 Is Jim Carrey the funniest man on earth? 金凱瑞是地球上最搞笑的人嗎？ He walked out of court a free man. 他當庭獲得釋放。 He was a lucky man to have found such a partner. 能找到這麽好的伴侶，他可真是個幸運的家夥。 He was a self-made man who raised himself from poverty to success. 他白手起家，從貧困走向成功。 Mr Locke is a man of means who owns a vast business empire. 駱家輝是一個富有的人，擁有一個龐大的商業帝國。 I was helped by two burly men with tattoos. 兩個身材魁梧紋有刺青的男人幫了我。 Over 150 men, women and children were killed. 150多名成年男女和兒童遇害。 Several people made speeches in honour of the great man. 幾個人作了演講以紀念那位偉人。 Vincente is a wanted man back in his own country. 文森特在自己的國家是個通緝犯。 What a horrible man! 多麽可怕的男人！ the first man on the moon 第一個登上月球的人 men in grey suits 穿着灰西裝的男士 a little old man 矮小的老頭兒 a middle-aged, balding man 開始脫發的中年男人 Only the dead man's young son knows what happened. 只有死者的小兒子知道發生了什麽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elderly
- middle-aged
- old
- …
- Man[uncountable]
humans as a group, both male and female 男人： 一群人，男女不限the damage caused by man to the environment 人類給環境帶來的破壞 The common man (= ordinary people) is losing faith in democratic institutions. 普通人正在對民主制度失去信心。
More About gendergender Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的說法 - 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.
說寫英語時，重要的是用詞要把男女都包括在内，否則可能會冒犯某些人。
The human race 人類 - Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.
man 和 mankind 傳統上用以指所有男性和女性，不過，現在許多人喜歡用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 職業 - The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a 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:
My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女兒喜歡讓女醫生看病。 They have a male nanny for their kids. 他們有個男保姆照料孩子。 a female racing driver 女賽車手
Pronouns 代詞 - He used to be considered to cover both men and women:
he 過去被認爲既指男性也指女性： 人人都需要有被愛的感覺。 Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什麽嗎？ Somebody’s left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在這兒了。 I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望沒人忘了随身帶上護照。 - Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing:
有人在口語和書面語中喜歡用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her： Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself. 人人都知道對自己來說什麽是最好的。 如有疑問請向你的醫生咨詢，他／她會給你更多的信息。 嬰兒累了就會哭 Babies cry when they are tired. 嬰兒疲倦時會哭。
Extra ExamplesIn man the brain is highly developed. 人類的大腦高度發達。 the most poisonous substance known to man 人類所知毒性最強的物質 It's a powerful indictment of the horrors of war and man's inhumanity to man. 這是對戰爭的恐怖以及人與人之間非人行徑的強有力控訴。 The working man wants more and better jobs. 這個工人想要更多更好的工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- prehistoric
- primitive
- …
- in man
- known to man
- man’s inhumanity to man
- [countable] (literary or old-fashioned)
a person, either male or female （不論性别的）人 All men must die. 所有的人都會死。 How could a human torture his fellow man? 一個人怎能折磨他的同類？ While no man is an island, we do function independently for the most part. 雖然沒有人是一座孤島，但我們在很大程度上是獨立運作的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- prehistoric
- primitive
- …
- in man
- known to man
- man’s inhumanity to man
- [uncountable]
humans from a particular period of history 男人： 特定時期的人類early/modern/Prehistoric man 早期人；現代人；史前人
- [countable]
(in compounds 構成複合詞 a man who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned （來自某地、從事某種工作或有某種興趣等的）人 a Frenchman 法國人 a businessman 生意人 a medical man 醫務工作者 a sportsman 運動員
More About gendergender Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的說法 - 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.
說寫英語時，重要的是用詞要把男女都包括在内，否則可能會冒犯某些人。
The human race 人類 - Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.
man 和 mankind 傳統上用以指所有男性和女性，不過，現在許多人喜歡用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 職業 - The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a 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:
My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女兒喜歡讓女醫生看病。 They have a male nanny for their kids. 他們有個男保姆照料孩子。 a female racing driver 女賽車手
Pronouns 代詞 - He used to be considered to cover both men and women:
he 過去被認爲既指男性也指女性： 人人都需要有被愛的感覺。 Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什麽嗎？ Somebody’s left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在這兒了。 I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望沒人忘了随身帶上護照。 - Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing:
有人在口語和書面語中喜歡用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her： Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself. 人人都知道對自己來說什麽是最好的。 如有疑問請向你的醫生咨詢，他／她會給你更多的信息。 嬰兒累了就會哭 Babies cry when they are tired. 嬰兒疲倦時會哭。
- [countable]
a man who likes or who does the thing mentioned （喜歡或做某事的）人 a betting/fighting/drinking man 賭博/打架/喝酒的人 I think he’s a beer man (= he drinks beer). 我認爲他是個喜歡喝啤酒的人。 I've never been a gambling man. 我從不好賭。
- [countable]
a man who works for or supports a particular organization, comes from a particular town, etc. （來自某處、支持某組織或爲其工作的）人 the BBC’s man in Moscow (= the man who reports on news from Moscow) 英國廣播公司駐莫斯科的新聞記者 a loyal Republican Party man 一名忠誠的共和黨人
- [countable, usually plural]
a soldier or a male worker who obeys the instructions of a person of higher rank 士兵；（男性）工人 The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation. 這軍官拒絕讓他的士兵參加這項軍事行動。 The conditions in which the men were working were terrible. 這些人工作的條件很糟糕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elderly
- middle-aged
- old
- …
- [countable]
a man who comes to your house to do a job 上門服務的人 - [singular] (especially North American English, informal)
used for addressing a male person 夥計；哥兒們 - [singular] (old-fashioned)
used for addressing a male person in an angry or impatient way （不耐煩或生氣時對男人的稱呼）你這家夥 - [countable]
a husband or sexual partner 丈夫；性伴侶 What's her new man like? 她的新男友怎麽樣？ I now pronounce you man and wife (= you are now officially married). 我現在正式宣布你們結爲夫婦。
- [countable]
a person who is strong and brave or has other qualities that some people think are particularly male 勇敢強壯的人；男子漢 see also he-man, main man, muscleman, supermanTopics Personal qualitiesc1 - the Man[singular] (North American English, informal)
a group or person that is thought to be in authority or control, especially the police or white people in government 男人： 被認爲是在權威或控制之下的一群人或人，尤其是警察或政府中的白人Activists marched to the police station to voice their displeasure with the Man. 積極分子遊行到警察局，表達他們對這名男子的不滿。
- [singular] (old-fashioned, formal)
a male servant 男仆 - [countable]
one of the figures or objects that you play with in a game such as chess 棋子
male person男人
humans人
particular type of man某類人
soldier/worker戰士；工人
form of address稱呼
husband/boyfriend丈夫；男友
strong/brave person強壯的／勇敢的人
people in authority
servant仆人
in chess, etc國際象棋等
Word OriginOld English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘mankind’.
Idioms
as one man
with everyone doing or thinking the same thing at the same time; in agreement 同心協力；協調一致 The crowd rose to their feet as one man. 整群人一起站了起來。 The staff speak as one man on this issue. 在這個問題上全體職員意見一致。
be all things to all men/people
(of people 人 to please everyone by changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people 使人人高興；八面玲珑 (of things 事物 to be understood or used in different ways by different people 仁者見仁，智者見智
be somebody’s man
be man enough (to do something/for something)
be your own man/woman
to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered 獨立自主 Working for himself meant that he could be his own man. 他自己單幹表明他能獨立自主。
every man for himself
a/the grand old man (of something)
a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time 元老；資深前輩；老前輩 James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science 詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，環境科學的元老
CultureGrand Old Man was a title originally used to refer to William Gladstone, who spent many years in British politics in 19th century and was prime minister four times.
(not) in so/as many words
like a man/woman possessed | like one possessed
make a man (out) of somebody
to make a young man develop and become more adult 使成爲男子漢；使長大成人 They thought the army would make a man of him. 他們認爲軍隊會使他成爲一個男子漢。
a/the man about town
- (old-fashioned)
a man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc. 喜歡社交者；社交界名人 In his new suit, he looked quite the man about town. 穿着新西裝，他看上去很像城裏的人。
a man/woman after your own heart
a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you 趣味相投者；情投意合者
man and boy
the man (and/or woman) in the street
a man of God/the cloth
- (old-fashioned, formal)
a religious man, especially a priest or a clergyman 神職人員；（尤指）牧師，司铎
(the) man of the match
the man of the moment
the man who is the best at a particular point in time 男人： 在特定時間點最出色的男人Man of the moment Tom Ford greets the crowd at the end of his show. 湯姆·福德在表演結束時向觀衆致意。
a man/woman of (many) parts
a person with many skills 多才多藝的人；多面手
a man/woman of the people
(especially of a politician 尤指從政者 a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people 男人： 了解並支持普通人的男人/女人He is not only a statesman, but also a man of the people. 他不僅是一個政治家，而且是一個人民的人。
a man/woman of substance
- (formal)
a rich and powerful man or woman 有錢有勢的男人／女人
a man/woman of the world
a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked 生活閱歷豐富的人；老成持重的人
man’s best friend
a way of describing a dog 人類的好朋友（指狗）
a man’s home is his castle (US English)
(British English an Englishman’s home is his castle)
- (saying)
a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like 人之住宅即其城堡；人在家中，自成一統
a man’s man
a man who is more popular with men than with women 更受男人歡迎的男人
man to man
a marked man/woman
a person who is in danger because their enemies want to harm them （遭計劃攻擊的）目標人物 He has been a marked man since he decided to cooperate with the police. 自從他決定與警方合作以來，他一直是個引人注目的人物。
the next man, woman, person, etc.
the odd man/one out
one man’s meat is another man’s poison
- (saying)
used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all 興趣愛好因人而異；一人手中寶，他人腳下草
the poor man’s somebody/something
separate/sort out the men from the boys
to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not 表明／證明誰有技能（或更勇敢等）
to a man | to the last man
you can’t keep a good man down
- (saying)
a person who is determined or wants something very much will succeed 有志者事竟成；決心大的人終有出頭之日