woman
英 [ˈwʊmən]
美 [ˈwʊmən]
n. 成年女子; 妇女; 女子; 女人; 来自…(或做…、喜欢…等)的女子
复数:women
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.130 / COCA.111
习惯用语
n.
- be your own man/woman
- 独立自主
to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered - Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.
独立工作意味着她能够自主。 a man/woman after your own heart - 趣味相投者;情投意合者
a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned) - (尤指女人因丈夫或情人不忠而)大发雷霆;醋劲大发
used to refer to sb, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to sth, especially the fact that her husband or lover has been unfaithful make an honest woman of sb - 和与其发生过性关系的女人结婚
to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her the man (and/or woman) in the street - 平民;老百姓
an average or ordinary person, either male or female - Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。 a man/woman of (many) parts - 多才多艺的人;多面手
a person with many skills like a man/woman possessedlike one possessed - 着了魔似的;拼命地;猛烈地
with a lot of force or energy - He flew out of the room like a man possessed.
他猛然冲出房门,像着了魔似的。 a man/woman of substance - 有钱有势的男人 / 女人
a rich and powerful man or woman a man/woman of the world - 生活阅历丰富的人;老成持重的人
a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked
牛津词典
noun
- 成年女子;妇女
an adult female human- men, women and children
男人、女人和儿童 - a 24-year-old woman
24岁的女子 - I prefer to see a woman doctor.
我希望让女医生给我看病。
- men, women and children
- 女子;女人
female humans in general- She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)
她是典型的女人。
- She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)
- 来自…(或做…、喜欢…等)的女子
a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned- an Englishwoman
英格兰女人 - a businesswoman
女商人 - a Congresswoman
女议员 - a horsewoman
女骑师
- an Englishwoman
- (尤指做手工劳动的)女工
a female worker, especially one who works with her hands- We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.
我们曾雇过一位女工打扫卫生。
- We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.
- (对女人无礼的称呼)娘儿们
a rude way of addressing a female person in an angry or important way- Be quiet, woman!
安静,你这个臭娘儿们!
- Be quiet, woman!
- 妻子;女朋友;女相好
a wife or sexual partner- He's got a new woman in his life.
他生活中又有了一个女人。
- He's got a new woman in his life.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 成年女子;妇女
Awomanis an adult female human being.- ...a young Lithuanian woman named Dayva.
名叫戴娃的立陶宛年轻女子 - ...men and women over 75 years old.
75岁以上的男女 - ...a woman doctor.
女医生
- ...a young Lithuanian woman named Dayva.
- N-UNCOUNT (泛指)女性,女子
You can refer to women in general aswoman.- ...the oppression of woman.
对妇女的压迫
- ...the oppression of woman.
- 她酷爱户外运动。 → see:She is an avid outdoors woman...
- N-COUNT 来自…的女人;在…上大学的女子
If you say that a woman is, for example, a Londonwomanor an Oxfordwoman, you mean that she comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there.- ...a 38-year-old London woman...
38岁的伦敦女子 - The headmistress was an Oxford woman.
女校长毕业于牛津大学。
- ...a 38-year-old London woman...
- N-COUNT 妻子;情人;女友
Some people refer to a man's wife, lover, or girlfriend as hiswoman.- I know my woman will never leave me.
我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。
- I know my woman will never leave me.
- N-COUNT (公司或组织的)女代表,女代理人
You can refer to a female representative of a company or organization as that company or organization'swoman.- Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat...
又有一位成功的工党女代表就任议员。 - That's Judith Croft, the CND woman.
那个就是朱迪丝·克罗夫特, 核裁军运动女代表。
- Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat...
- N-VOC (命令性的或生气、不耐烦时的称呼)婆娘,娘儿们
People sometimes address a woman aswomanwhen they are ordering her to do something or when they are angry or impatient with her. This use could cause offence.- Do you realize, woman, the scandal and publicity that will be involved?
臭婆娘,你知不知道这会恶名远扬?
- Do you realize, woman, the scandal and publicity that will be involved?
- See also:career woman
- PHRASE 独立自主;做独立女性
If you say that a womanisherown woman, you approve of the fact that she makes her plans and decisions herself, and does not depend on other people.- She knew she had made the right decision. She was her own woman again.
她知道她作了一个正确的决定。她又独立自主了。
- She knew she had made the right decision. She was her own woman again.
- woman of the world→ see:world
英英释义
noun
- women as a class
- it's an insult to American womanhood
- woman is the glory of creation
- the fair sex gathered on the veranda
- a human female employed to do housework
- the char will clean the carpet
- I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
- an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- the woman kept house while the man hunted
- a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
- he was faithful to his woman
双语例句
- You're an intelligent woman, surely you realize by now that I'm helping you
你是个聪明的女人,想必你现在明白了我是在帮你。 - She is an avid outdoors woman
她酷爱户外运动。 - That's Judith Croft, the CND woman.
那个就是朱迪丝·克罗夫特,核裁军运动女代表。 - She'd blossomed into a self-confident young woman.
她已长大成为了一个自信的年轻女性。 - I'm too old to have a dog now. I'm a cat woman.
我太老了,养不了狗。我喜欢养猫。 - Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat
又有一位成功的工党女代表就任议员。 - The man shamelessly abandoned his wife and child for another woman.
那个男人无耻地遗弃了妻儿,另寻新欢。 - She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
她显然是一个很神经质的女人,这一点影响了她的事业。 - She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.
她追赶那个偷了一个妇女提包的男人。 - For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant
我曾与一位女研究助理约会了一年的时间。