今天是网上虚拟的“83男人节”,而众多网友都呼吁正式设立这一节日。是啊,男人也是很辛苦的嘛!说不定很快我们就真的迎来官方的Men's Day了。那么今天我们就来介绍一些man这个词的相关短语吧,祝男人们节日快乐!
1. as one man
一齐,一致
They rose as one man to applaud his speech.
他们一起起身为他的演讲鼓掌。
2. the man in the street
一般人,普通人
The man in the street often has little interest in politics.
普通人大多对政治内容没兴趣。
3. man of letters
学者,作家
Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.
莎士比亚或许可以算是英国最伟大的作家。
4. man of the world
饱经世故者,阅历丰富者
Bob is a man of the world; why not go to him for advice?
鲍勃是个通晓世故的人,干吗不去听听他的意见呢?
5. to a man
所有人,毫无例外
The committee, to a man, adopted the proposal.
委员会全体一致采纳了这个建议。
6. be one's own man
独立自主,不受他人支配;精神正常
Now that he has a business he is his own man.
既然他有自己的事业,他就是一个独立的人了。
After a refreshing nap he was again his own man.
爽快地睡过一觉后,他又恢复精神了。
7. a man about town
花花公子
John has a reputation for being a man about town.
约翰被人们认为是一个纨绔子弟。
8. man and boy
(男子)从小到大
He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years.
他从小到大在农场工作了50多年。
9. sort out the men from the boys
选出强者/能人
OK everybody, today we're going to do a physical fitness test, which will soon sort out the men from the boys!
大家注意,今天我们要进行体能测验,选出真正的男子汉!