Man

(noun.) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; 'he taught me to set up the men on the chess board'; 'he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage'.

(noun.) one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea.

(noun.) an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); 'there were two women and six men on the bus'.

(noun.) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; 'she takes good care of her man'.

(noun.) an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); 'the army will make a man of you'.

(noun.) the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; 'it was every man for himself'.

(noun.) a male subordinate; 'the chief stationed two men outside the building'; 'he awaited word from his man in Havana'.

(verb.) provide with workers; 'We cannot man all the desks'; 'Students were manning the booths'.

(verb.) take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; 'Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning'.

录入:劳伦斯

• He was undeniably a prosperous man, bore his drinking better than others bore their moderation, and, on the whole, flourished like the green bay-tree. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• We went to the 'commissionaire' of the hotel--I don't know what a 'commissionaire' is, but that is the man we went to--and told him we wanted a guide. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Come, come, I'll write you a cheque,' said the little man; and down he sat at the table for that purpose. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Except one man, who got up and went out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Why, the man was weary of you, and would have jilted you, but that Dobbin forced him to keep his word. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He could not tell me that; he saw me, and over my shoulder he saw the man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• They mostly began to reign as old men, and their reigns were short, averaging less than two years each. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But are we men's equals, or are we not? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Women are certainly quicker in some things than men. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The men lit another cigarette and talked casually. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• But this does not mean that men will have become homeless and all adrift. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But men of your character are mostly so independent. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• All but two of the steamers were commanded by volunteers from the army, and all but one so manned. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This island was fortified and manned. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Fully a thousand black men manned the great engine of destruction. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• My men were sent by an equal division into both the pirate ships, and my sloop new manned. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• This engine was manned by sixty trained men and under expert operation would throw a stream of 1. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It was the work of only a few hours to get the boats manned, with coal aboard and steam up. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Whether Mr. Murderer and Mrs. Murderess Manning were not both unusually stout people? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Smith was selected for the delicate duty of manning the boats and surprising the enemy's pickets on the south bank of the river. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Scarcely waiting for their craft to touch, the creatures manning them leaped among the therns with the fury of demons. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Cope and Cooper of Pennsylvania obtained a patent in 1826, and Manning obtained one in 1831. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

校对:马特