| 单词 | lady |
| 释义 | ladyladiesladylady /ˈleɪdi/ noun [countable] (plural ladies)1a polite word for a woman ➔ gentleman: Good afternoon, ladies.lady下午好﹐女士们。young/old/elderly etc ladyThe young lady at reception sent me up here.send接待处的小姐让我来这里的。the ladies’ hockey teamlady女子曲棍球队2a woman who is polite and behaves well ➔ gentleman: A lady never swears.swear淑女从不说粗话。3the ladies British English a public toilet for women SYN ladies’ room American English4Lady a title used before the name of a British woman of high social rank: Lady Helen Windsor海伦∙温莎夫人Word Choice: lady or woman?In everyday English, the usual word to use is woman:Who is that woman over there?be那边那个女人是谁？Most of our customers are women.customerbewoman我们的客户大多数是女性。You use lady when you want to be polite:Are you the lady I spoke to on the phone?bespeak您就是和我通电话的那位女士吗？Lady is also used in written descriptions, for example in novels:The door was answered by an elderly lady.beanswer开门的是一位老妇女。THESAURUS: ladywoman a female adult person: An attractive woman of about 30 came in.comelady a very polite word for a woman: Never argue with a lady.girl a young female person – usually someone younger than about 20: Who’s that pretty girl over there?female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women compared to men: More males than females go into engineering.malefemaleengineer |
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