男子气概:man的用法小结
Sometimes a man has to make hard choices, choices that might look wrong to others. but you know are right in the long run.
——Game of Throne
有时候,人要做出艰难的决定,即便在他人看来大错特错,但他知道这是最正确的长远打算。
——《权利的游戏》
一、你知道men有几种含义吗?
n.
1.男人;人类,人 an adult male human
Every man and his dog, plus wives, kids and grandparents, have turned out to study the strangers.
岛上所有的男人和他们的狗,加上媳妇、娃娃、老头老太太们,都出来围观这些陌生人。
2.男雇员,男仆 a male servant
The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done.
那位男雇员病了,很多的日常杂务都没做。
3.士兵 a soldier
Stand out that man in the back row.
后排的那个士兵,出列。
4.丈夫;(男)情人 a husband or sexual partner
Over the years I fondly thought of him as my "Valentine Man".
在过去的那段日子里,我竟天真地把他看作是我的“瓦伦丁节的情人”。
5.老兄,伙计 used for addressing a male person
Cheer up, man. Things are not as bad as you think.
振作点,老兄。情况没你想的那么严重。
v.
1.给...配置人员 to supply people to work somewhere
The management manned the ship with experienced hands.
管理部门给这条船配置了有经验的人员。
2.操纵(某设备) be in charge of a place or a machine
The switchboard is manned twenty-four hour a day.
电话总机是一天24小时由人操纵的。
二、词义辨析:还有哪些单词能表示“人类”的意思呢?
man, mankind, humanity
这些名词均有“人类”之意。
man指各时代的全体人类。
mankind集体名词,语体庄重,泛指过去、现在和未来的人类。
humanity书面用词,集合名词,多用于文学作品中,作人类解时,侧重有同情心、理解力和崇高品质。
三、你知道men和哪些词更搭吗?
best man
n. 男傧相,伴郎
cave man
n.(史前石器时代的)穴居人,(尤指对妇女无礼的)粗野汉
enlisted man
n. 士兵
fancy man
n. 情夫
front man
n.挂名负责人,出面人物
四、最后,来做个小测试吧
When did she take on with that ____?
她什么时候和那个人开始交往的?
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