WOMAN1 a woman2 a woman who does a particular job or activity3 what you call a woman when you speak to her or write to her4 for women or relating to women5 believing in equal rights for womenRELATED WORDSsee alsoMOTHERGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDSEXMANCHARACTER1 a woman 女人woman /ˈwʊmən/ [countable noun]a female adult 女人，成年女子，妇女 Rebecca Stephens was the first British woman to climb Mount Everest. 丽贝卡·斯蒂芬斯是首位登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国女子。 Who's that woman you were talking to just now? 刚才跟你说话的那个女子是谁？ In some African countries, the women do most of the agricultural work. 在有些非洲国家，妇女要干大部分的农活。lady /ˈleɪdi/ [countable noun]a polite word for a woman, especially a woman who is there when you are speaking about her 女士；夫人；小姐〔礼貌用语，尤用于对方在场时谈及她〕 There's a lady here who wants to speak to you about her account. 这里有位女士想跟你谈谈她的账户。old lady Ella is the elderly lady who lives next door. 埃拉是住在隔壁的老太太。ladies and gentlemenuse this when you are talking to an audience, making a speech etc 女士们，先生们〔演讲时用〕 Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you here tonight. 女士们先生们，欢迎今晚来临，我感到非常高兴。girl /gɜːʳl/ [countable noun]a young woman 年轻女子，女孩，姑娘 He's going out with that girl who works in the library. 他与在图书馆上班的那个姑娘在谈恋爱。 On Saturday night, the streets are full of teenage girls and boys, out for a good time. 星期六晚上，街上全是出来玩的少男少女。young girl In Britain, some young girls are choosing parenthood as an alternative to employment. 在英国，有些年轻女孩选择生孩子当妈妈而不去上班。2 a woman who does a particular job or activity 从事某一工作或活动的女性woman /ˈwʊmən/ [countable noun]woman writer/teacher/priest/driver etc Mrs Thatcher was Britain's first woman prime minister. 撒切尔夫人是英国第一位女首相。 an exciting new collection of short stories by women writers 一本新出版的、精彩刺激的女作家短篇故事集 Not long ago, the Church of England voted to ordain women priests. 不久前，英格兰教会为授予女性神职举行了投票。 Women drivers tend to be much more careful than men. 女司机往往比男司机小心得多。policewoman/businesswoman/publicity woman etc A young policewoman was standing at the door. 一位年轻的女警察站在门口。 I was impressed by some of the high-flying businesswomen at the conference. 会议上，一些事业有成的女企业家给了我深刻的印象。female /ˈfiːmeɪl/ [adjective usually before noun]formalafemale worker, teacher, singer etc is a woman or girl - use this to contrast women with men who are doing the same thing 【正式】女〔性〕的〔用于和做同样事情的男性相比〕 Emma is the only female lawyer that the firm has ever employed. 埃玛是那家事务所有史以来雇用的唯一一位女律师。 Female students tend to get better grades than male students. 女学生的成绩往往比男学生好。 In Tokyo, the number of female taxi drivers is up 75% since 1972. 自1972年以来，东京的女出租车司机人数上升了75%。lady /ˈleɪdi/ [adjective only before noun]a polite word, which some women may find offensive, for a woman who does an important or professional job 女…〔礼貌用语，用于指从事重要或专业工作的妇女，有些妇女会认为该词有所冒犯〕lady doctor/councillor etc I'd rather see a lady doctor, if that's possible. 如果可能的话，我想找女医生看病。 The town has had a lady mayor for a couple of years now. 该市有女市长已经有好几年了。3 what you call a woman when you speak to her or write to her 与一位女士说话或通信时用的称呼MrsBritish/Mrs.American /ˈmɪsɪz, ˈmɪsəz/use this before the family name of a woman who is married 太太，夫人〔用于已婚女子的姓氏前〕 Mrs Thomas, the doctor is ready to see you now. 托马斯太太，医生现在可以给你看病了。 ‘Dear Mrs. Gilman,’ the letter said ... “亲爱的吉尔曼太太，”信中写道… It's Mrs Hawksworth's 70th birthday this weekend. 本周末是霍克斯沃思太太的70大寿。Miss /mɪs/use this before the family name of a woman who has never been married 小姐〔用于未婚女子的姓氏前〕 The children were told that they should call their new teacher Miss Watts. 孩子们被告知要称呼新老师沃茨小姐。 My secretary, Miss Evans, will meet you in reception. 我的秘书埃文斯小姐会在接待处等你。MsBritish/Ms.American /mɪz, məz/use this before a woman's family name if you do not know whether she is married, or if it is not important whether she is married 女士〔冠于女子姓氏前，用于其婚姻状况不明或没必要说明其婚姻状况时〕 Would you prefer to be called Mrs or Ms Cawley? 你喜欢被称作考利太太还是考利女士? Does anyone know a Ms. Jacobs? There's a letter for her here. 有没有人认识一位姓雅各布斯的女士？这里有给她的一封信。madam /ˈmædəm/formaluse this when writing a formal letter to a woman. In British English this is also used when talking to a customer in a shop, hotel, restaurant etc 【正式】女士〔用于写给妇女的正式书信，英国英语中也用来称呼商店、酒店、餐厅等的女顾客〕 Can I help you, madam? 您想买什么，女士？ Dear Madam, I am writing in response to your advertisement. 亲爱的女士，兹回应你们的广告。Madam Chairmanuse this to address a female chairman in a formal discussion 主席女士〔正式讨论中对女主席的称呼〕 Madam Chairman, I would like to reply to that point. 主席女士，我想对那个问题作出回答。ma'am /mæm, mɑːm, məmǁmæm/Americanspokena polite word used when talking to a woman who you do not know 【美口】女士〔对不认识的女子的敬称〕 Would you like some help, ma'am? 要帮忙吗，女士？4 for women or relating to women 女性的women's /ˈwɪmɪnz/ [adjective only before noun]use this about things that are designed for women or done by women, and not designed for or done by men 女性的 She's the fashion editor for a women's magazine. 她是一本女性杂志的时装编辑。 Why don't they ever show women's football on TV? 电视上为什么从来不播女子足球？ the latest and most fashionable trends in women's clothes 女装最新最时尚的潮流ladies’ /ˈleɪdiz/ [adjective only before noun]formalused, especially in the past, about things that are designed for women or done by women, and not designed for or done by men 【正式】女性的〔尤在过去使用〕 I managed to get a place on the university ladies’ golf team. 我终于进了大学的女子高尔夫球队。 the ladies’ tennis tournament 女子网球锦标赛 Ladies’ fashions are on the first floor. 女装在一楼。the ladies’ room/the ladies’the women's toilets in a public place 女洗手间，女卫生间 Could you tell me where the ladies’ room is? 请问女卫生间在哪里？female /ˈfiːmeɪl/ [adjective only before noun]use this about behaviour or personal qualities that are traditionally thought to be typical of women, or about physical characteristics that belong to women 〔指行为、性格或生理特征〕女性的 Many women reject the traditional female roles of wife and mother. 许多妇女拒绝为人妻母的传统女性角色。 Patience and kindness are often seen as female qualities. 忍耐和善良常被视作女性的品格特点。 the female reproductive system 女性生殖系统feminine /ˈfemɪnən, ˈfemənən/ [adjective]looking attractive in a way that is traditionally thought to be typical of a woman 女性的，有女性味道的 Hairstyles this autumn are long, soft and very feminine. 今秋流行柔软的长发，很有女性风韵。 Lindsay wears very feminine clothes - pretty dresses with flowers on and things like that. 林赛穿的衣服很有女人味，都是漂亮的花裙子一类的衣服。 the rounded feminine shape 丰满的女性体型femininity /ˌfemɪˈnɪnəti, ˌfeməˈnɪnəti/ [uncountable noun] ideas of femininity 女性气质的概念effeminate /ɪˈfemɪnət, ɪˈfemənət/ [adjective]use this about a man who behaves like a woman or looks like a woman 〔男人〕女人气的，脂粉气的 He was very young and handsome in a slightly effeminate way. 他非常年轻英俊，稍带点阴柔气质。 The way he walks is a bit effeminate, and he sounds effeminate too. 他走路的样子有点女人气，说话也一样。womanly /ˈwʊmənli/ [adjective]womanly qualities are typical of a grown woman, especially one who is sensible, kind etc 女性的，女人特有的〔尤指敏感、善良等品性〕 She had a plump, womanly figure. 她体型丰满，很有女性风韵。 the conventional womanly virtues of patience and sense 女性的传统美德—耐心、理性 He thought that since she'd had children, she'd grown more attractive and womanly. 他觉得她生了孩子之后，变得更有魅力和更有女人味了。5 believing in equal rights for women 相信妇女有平等权利的feminism /ˈfemɪnɪzəm, ˈfemənɪzəm/ [uncountable noun]a set of beliefs based on the principle that women are equal to men and should be treated equally 女权主义 There were many close links between social reform movements and feminism. 社会改革运动和女权主义之间有许多密切联系。 the civilising influence of feminism 女权主义的教化作用feminist /ˈfemɪnəst, ˈfemənəst/ [countable noun]someone who believes strongly in the principle that men and women should be treated equally, and that society should be changed so that this can happen 女权主义者 The feminists marched in thousands when David Laing urged married women to give up their jobs and stay at home. 戴维·莱恩呼吁已婚妇女放弃工作待在家里后，便有数千名女权主义者起来游行。radical feministsomeone with extreme feminist views 激进的女权主义者 In the 1960's I saw myself as a revolutionary and a radical feminist. 20世纪60年代，我是个革命者和激进的女权主义者。feminist [adjective] the early feminist movement 早期的女权运动