“man”这个英语单词,相信没有几个人不知道它的意思。这个词的拼写和意思都非常简单,是指“男人”,但是你肯定想不到就是这么简单的一个词,只要搭配了不同的词组成短语,就能表达丰富的含义。下面,我们就来学一些有关“man”的短语表达。
1. man of the world 阅历丰富、饱经世故的人
例句: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?
2. man of letters 文人、作家、学者
例句: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。
3. man of his word 守信用的人、说话算数的人
关于“man”的俚语
例句:you can trust him because he's a man of his word。
你可以信任他,他是个说话算话的人。
4. man of means 有钱人、财主
例句:only man of means could afford to travel abroad。
5. man of many parts 多才多艺的人
例句:back then, i was a man of many parts。
想当年,我也多才多艺呢。
6. man of few words 沉默寡言的人
例句:i suppose that he is a man of few words。
我猜想他是一个言语不多的人。
7. grumpy old man 怪脾气的臭老头
例句:most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man。
遇到这种天气,大多人会以此为借口,不来看望一个脾气不好的老人。
8. macho man 硬汉
例句:angrily, she cut short his mirth: "even in novels it says the macho man is extinct."
她忿忿地打断了他的笑声:“连小说上都说,男子汉绝迹了。”