- made by people; not natural 人造的；非天然的synonym artificial
- a man-made lake人工湖
- man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester尼龙和涤纶之类的人造纤维
- a totally man-made environment完全人为的环境
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
- artificial flowers假花
- artificial light人造光
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
- synthetic drugs合成药物
- shoes with synthetic soles合成鞋底的鞋
- false not natural:
- false teeth假牙
- a false beard 假胡子
- man-made made by people; not natural:
- man-made fibres such as nylon尼龙之类的人造纤维
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
- a fake-fur jacket一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
- She would never wear imitation pearls.她绝不会戴假珍珠。
Patterns- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMan-made is used with these nouns: See full entry