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[/ˈwumən; ˋwʊmən/] n (pl women [/ˈwɪmɪn; ˋwɪmɪn/])1 [C] (a) adult female human being 成年女子:
men, women and children 男子、 女子和孩子 *
a single (ie unmarried) woman 单身女子（未婚的） *
It's more than a woman (ie any woman) can tolerate. 任何女子都忍受不了这种情况. *
[attrib 作定语] (preferred to lady which is also used 较lady为宜, 但亦可用lady) a ,woman `driver 女司机 *
,women `drivers 女司机们 *
I'd prefer a woman doctor to examine me. 我希望由女医生给我检查. *
a `woman friend 女的朋友 *
a `French woman 法国女子.
(b) (as an offensive form of address 用作无礼的称呼):
Shut up, woman! 住嘴, 你这个娘儿们!用法:
2 [sing](without a or the 不用冠词a或the) female human beings in general; the female sex 女的人; 女性:
Woman has been portrayed by artists in many ways. 艺术家用各种形式塑造了女性的形象. 用法:
3 the woman [sing] the feminine side of a woman's character 女性的特点:
Newborn babies bring out the woman in her. 新生的婴儿唤起了她女性的特性. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be twice the man/woman => twice. make an honest woman of sb => honest. a man/woman of parts => part1. a man/woman of his/her word => word. a man/woman of the world => world. wine, women and song => wine. a woman of easy `virtue (euph 婉) prostitute 妓女.
-woman
(with ns forming compound ns 与名词结合构成复合名词) woman concerned with 与某事物有关的女子:
`chairwoman *
`horsewoman *
`sportswoman. Cf 参看 -man (man1). |