also maneater, c. 1600, "cannibal," from man (n.) + eater. From 1837 in reference to animals (sharks); 1862 of tigers; 1906 of women. Related: Man-eating.
雙語例句
1. She ran away with a man called McTavish last year.
去年,她和一個叫麥克塔維什的男人私奔了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Nora was deflowered by a man who worked in a soda-water factory.
在汽水廠工作的一個男子奪去了諾拉的童貞。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
他勉強能看到柜臺后面的小個子男人。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂讓他動彈不得,直到警察趕到。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.