Woman Female Person Young N Count 可数名词 ˈwʊmən ˈwɪmɪn
The flashcard defines "woman" as an adult female human being. It also provides various contexts, such as woman as a general term for females, a woman with specific interests or from a certain place, a wife or partner, a female representative, and an impolite form of address. The plural form is "women".
The flashcard defines "woman" as an adult female human being. It also provides various contexts, such as woman as a general term for females, a woman with specific interests or from a certain place, a wife or partner, a female representative, and an impolite form of address. The plural form is "women".
[N-COUNT 可数名词]成年女子；妇女 A woman is 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
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](泛指)女性，女子 You can refer to women in general as woman .
...the oppression of woman.
对妇女的压迫
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]爱好…的女人；喜欢做…的女子 If you say that a woman is, for example, a gambling woman or an outdoors woman, you mean that she likes gambling or outdoor activities. a woman about town→see:
town
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[supp N]
She is an avid outdoors woman...
她酷爱户外运动。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]来自…的女人；在…上大学的女子 If you say that a woman is, for example, a London woman or an Oxford woman, you mean that she comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there.
[n-proper N]
...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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]妻子；情人；女友 Some people refer to a man's wife, lover, or girlfriend as his woman .
[poss N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I know my woman will never leave me.
我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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's woman .
[with supp]
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。
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[N-VOC 称呼名词](命令性的或生气、不耐烦时的称呼)婆娘，娘儿们 People sometimes address a woman as woman when 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？
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See also:
career woman
；
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[PHRASE 短语]独立自主；做独立女性 If you say that a woman is her own woman, you approve of the fact that she makes her plans and decisions herself, and does not depend on other people.
[V inflects]
[approval]
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。
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woman of the world→see:
world
；
Oxford
woman★/ˈwʊmən; NAmEˈwʊmən/noun(pluralwomen/ˈwɪmɪn; NAmEˈwɪmɪn/)1★[countable ]an adult female human 成年女子；妇女◆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。2[uncountable ]female humans in general （泛指）女性◆( informal) She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)她是典型的女人！3[countable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned 来自…（或做…、喜欢…等）的女子◆an Englishwoman英国女人◆a businesswoman女商人◆a Congresswoman女议员◆a horsewoman女骑师☞note at
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4[countable ]a female worker, especially one who works with her hands （尤指做手工劳动的）女工◆We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.我们曾雇过一位女工打扫卫生。5[singular ]( old-fashioned) a rude way of addressing a female person in an angry or important way （对女人无礼的称呼）娘儿们◆Be quiet, woman!安静，你这个臭娘儿们！6[countable ]( sometimes disapproving) a wife or sexual partner 妻子；女朋友；女相好◆He's got a new woman in his life.他生命中又有了一个女人。☞see also
fallen woman
,
kept woman
,
other woman
IDIOMbe your own ˈman/ˈwomanto act or think independently, not following others or being ordered 独立自主◆Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.独立工作意味着她能够自主。☞more at
womanwom‧an /ˈwʊmən/ ●●●S1W1 noun (plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/)
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1female person [countable] an adult female person: I was talking to a woman I met on the flight. married women a popular women’s magazine When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change.woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman) Ireland’s first woman president women artists2any woman [singular] formal women in general: A woman’s work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).3businesswoman/spokeswoman etc a woman who has a particular kind of job: Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher4another woman/the other woman informal a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else: I’m sure he’s got another woman.5be your own woman to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else6partner [singular] spoken a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive: Did he bring his new woman with him? →
kept woman
7form of address [uncountable] old-fashioned not polite a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc8servant [countable] a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house → cleaner, daily help →
old woman
, → make an honest woman (out) of somebody
at honest(8)
, → be a woman of the world
at world1(21)
THESAURUSwoman a female adult person: · a young woman with dark brown hairlady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman: · A glass of white wine please, for this lady here.· The young lady stood up and shook my hand.girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty: · a very pretty girl· teenage girlsfemale formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports: · Females account for 46% of Internet users.relating to womenfemale relating to women or girls: · female voters· Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: · You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.· the ideal of feminine beautywomanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: · her womanly figure· the womanly virtues of compassion and patiencegirly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: · Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!· a very girlie pink dresseffeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: · His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.· a pale effeminate-looking young man
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women[173156] womens[201]
女人(66%)，妇女(29%)，女人的(5%)
n.妇女；女性；成年女子
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