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manhood

noun
🔊/ˈmænhʊd/
🔊/ˈmænhʊd/
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  1. [uncountable] the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boy成年；成年时期
    • to reach manhood达到成年
    • His youth and early manhood were spent in America.他的青春和成年时期曾在美国度过。
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • young
    verb + manhood
    • grow to
    • prove
    • question
    • …
    preposition
    • in manhood
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  2. [uncountable] the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power男儿气质
    • Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。🔊🔊
    • It seemed they were fighting to prove their manhood.他们似乎在以打斗来证明自己的阳刚之气。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • young
    verb + manhood
    • grow to
    • prove
    • question
    • …
    preposition
    • in manhood
    See full entry
  3. [singular] (literary or humorous) a man’s penis. People use ‘manhood’ to avoid saying ‘penis’. （与 penis 同义，即阴茎）
  4. [uncountable] (literary) all the men of a country一国的男子
    • The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I.这个国家的男子都在第一次世界大战的战场上牺牲了。🔊🔊
    5. compare womanhood