/mæn ||; mæn/noun (
plural men /men
||; mɛn/)
1 [C] an adult male person 成年男子;男人
2 [C] a person of either sex, male or female (不论性别的)人: All men are equal. 人人平等。No man could survive long in such conditions. 在那种情况下,没有人能活得久。
3 [U] the human race; human beings 人类: Early man lived by hunting. 早期的人类以狩猎为生。the damage man has caused to the environment 人类对环境造成的破坏
4 [C] (often in compounds 常构成复合词) a man who comes from a particular place; a man who has a particular job or interest 来自某地的人;从事某种职业的人;有某种兴趣的人: a Frenchman 法国人a businessman 商人sportsmen and women 男女运动员
the man in the street (
Brit 英) an ordinary man or woman 普通人;常人;一般人
the odd man/one out→
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