woman

noun

1. 成年女子；妇女
   an adult female human
   1. men, women and children
      男人、女人和儿童
   2. a 24-year-old woman
      24岁的女子
   3. I prefer to see a woman doctor.
      我希望让女医生给我看病。
2. 女子；女人
   female humans in general
   1. She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)
      她是典型的女人。
3. 来自…（或做…、喜欢…等）的女子
   a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned
   1. an Englishwoman
      英格兰女人
   2. a businesswoman
      女商人
   3. a Congresswoman
      女议员
   4. a horsewoman
      女骑师
4. （尤指做手工劳动的）女工
   a female worker, especially one who works with her hands
   1. We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.
      我们曾雇过一位女工打扫卫生。
5. （对女人无礼的称呼）娘儿们
   a rude way of addressing a female person in an angry or important way
   1. Be quiet, woman!
      安静，你这个臭娘儿们！
6. 妻子；女朋友；女相好
   a wife or sexual partner
   1. He's got a new woman in his life.
      他生活中又有了一个女人。

1. N-COUNT 成年女子;妇女
   A woman is an adult female human being.
   1. ...a young Lithuanian woman named Dayva.
      名叫戴娃的立陶宛年轻女子
   2. ...men and women over 75 years old.
      75岁以上的男女
   3. ...a woman doctor.
      女医生
2. N-UNCOUNT (泛指)女性，女子
   You can refer to women in general as woman .
   1. ...the oppression of woman.
      对妇女的压迫
3. 她酷爱户外运动。 → see: She is an avid outdoors woman...
4. N-COUNT 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.
   1. ...a 38-year-old London woman...
      38岁的伦敦女子
   2. The headmistress was an Oxford woman.
      女校长毕业于牛津大学。
5. N-COUNT 妻子;情人;女友
   Some people refer to a man's wife, lover, or girlfriend as his woman .
   1. I know my woman will never leave me.
      我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。
6. N-COUNT (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 .
   1. Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat...
      又有一位成功的工党女代表就任议员。
   2. 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。
7. N-VOC (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.
   1. 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？
8. See also: career woman
9. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
10. woman of the world → see: world

1. A middle-aged woman answered the door.
   一个中年妇女应声开了门。
2. At his side was a beautiful young woman
   他旁边是个年轻漂亮的女子。
3. She was a very beautiful woman
   她是个大美女。
4. The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her
   电影讲述的是一位老太太和一个待她友善的年轻护士的故事。
5. For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant
   我曾与一位女研究助理约会了一年的时间。
6. I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy
   我希望有一天你能找到一个会让你幸福的女人。
7. She's a very sweet woman, as you no doubt know by now.
   她是一个非常温柔的女人，你现在肯定知道了。
8. She's an evil woman.
   她是个邪恶的女人。
9. I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job.
   作为第一个从事这一工作的女性，我感到有压力。
10. Her husband had moved in with a younger woman
    她丈夫和一个比她年轻的女人同居了。
11. She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
    她显然是一个很神经质的女人，这一点影响了她的事业。
12. She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.
    她追赶那个偷了一个妇女提包的男人。
13. I want him to respect me as a career woman
    我希望他把我当作一个职业女性来尊重。
14. It seems to me your wife was a shallow woman and you're well rid of her.
    在我看来你妻子是一个浅薄的女人，幸好你离开了她。
15. She was a woman utterly without self-knowledge.
    她是一个完全没有自知之明的女人。
16. She'd blossomed into a self-confident young woman.
    她已长大成为了一个自信的年轻女性。
17. I talked to social workers and the police — that had stamped me as a bad woman
    我和社会福利工作者及警方都谈过话——因此我便成了坏女人。
18. You're an intelligent woman, surely you realize by now that I'm helping you
    你是个聪明的女人，想必你现在明白了我是在帮你。
19. No-one minds that she's a woman, that's no sweat at all.
    没有人在意她是个女人，这完全没有关系。
20. She is an avid outdoors woman
    她酷爱户外运动。
21. 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。
22. The headmistress was an Oxford woman.
    女校长毕业于牛津大学。
23. I know my woman will never leave me.
    我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。
24. Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat
    又有一位成功的工党女代表就任议员。
25. 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。
26. 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？
27. 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。
28. She is a married woman.
    她是个已婚的女人。
29. She is a vainglorious woman.
    她是个爱虚荣的女性。
30. The man shamelessly abandoned his wife and child for another woman.
    那个男人无耻地遗弃了妻儿，另寻新欢。

n.

be your own man/woman

• 独立自主
  to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered
  1. Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.
     独立工作意味着她能够自主。

a man/woman after your own heart

• 趣味相投者；情投意合者
  a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you

hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)

• （尤指女人因丈夫或情人不忠而）大发雷霆；醋劲大发
  used to refer to sb, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to sth, especially the fact that her husband or lover has been unfaithful

make an honest woman of sb

• 和与其发生过性关系的女人结婚
  to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her

the man (and/or woman) in the street

• 平民；老百姓
  an average or ordinary person, either male or female
  1. Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
     从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。

a man/woman of (many) parts

• 多才多艺的人；多面手
  a person with many skills

like a man/woman possessed

like one possessed

• 着了魔似的；拼命地；猛烈地
  with a lot of force or energy
  1. He flew out of the room like a man possessed.
     他猛然冲出房门，像着了魔似的。

a man/woman of substance

• 有钱有势的男人 / 女人
  a rich and powerful man or woman

a man/woman of the world

• 生活阅历丰富的人；老成持重的人
  a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked

noun

1. women as a class
   1. it's an insult to American womanhood
   2. woman is the glory of creation
   3. the fair sex gathered on the veranda

   Synonym:    womanhoodfair sex

2. a human female employed to do housework
   1. the char will clean the carpet
   2. I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

   Synonym:    charwomancharcleaning womancleaning lady

3. an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
   1. the woman kept house while the man hunted

   Synonym:    adult female

4. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
   1. he was faithful to his woman