human

英 [ˈhjuːmən]

美 [ˈhjuːmən]

adj.  人的; 显示人类特有弱点的; 人本性的; 有人情味的; 通人情的
n.  人

复数：humans　

中考高考CET4考研TOEFLIELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.550 / COCA.399

习惯用语

adj.

the human face of…
• （某主题、话题等的）标志性人物
  a person who is involved in a subject, issue, etc. and makes it easier for ordinary people to understand and have sympathy with it
• He is the human face of party politics.
  他是政党政治的标志性人物。
with a human face
• 考虑老百姓需要的；有人情味的；有人性的
  that considers the needs of ordinary people
• This was science with a human face.
  这是大众需要的科学。
the milk of human kindness
• 人的善良天性；恻隐之心
  kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans

牛津词典

adj.

• 人的
  of or connected with people rather than animals, machines or gods
  1. the human body/brain
     人体 / 脑
  2. human anatomy/activity/behaviour/experience
     人体解剖学；人的活动 / 行为 / 经历
  3. a terrible loss of human life
     生命的惨重损失
  4. Contact with other people is a basic human need .
     和他人接触是人的基本需要。
  5. This food is not fit for human consumption .
     这种食物不适合人食用。
  6. human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world)
     人文地理学
  7. The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it) .
     人质被当成了人体盾牌。
  8. Firefighters formed a human chain (= a line of people) to carry the children to safety.
     消防队员组成人链把孩子们救到了安全的地方。
  9. Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house.
     在房子里发现了尸体。
• 显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的
  showing the weaknesses that are typical of people, which means that other people should not criticize the person too much
  1. human weaknesses/failings
     人性的弱点 / 缺点
  2. We must allow for human error .
     我们必须考虑到人为的失误。
  3. It's only human to want the best for your children.
     为自己的孩子谋求最好的条件是人之常情。
• 有人情味的；通人情的
  having the same feelings and emotions as most ordinary people
  1. He's really very human when you get to know him.
     你若了解他，就知道他确实很有人情味。
  2. The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them) .
     公众总是对平易近人的政治人物有好感。

noun

• 人
  a person rather than an animal or a machine
  1. Dogs can hear much better than humans.
     狗的听觉比人灵敏得多。
  2. That is no way to treat another human being.
     那绝不是对待他人的方式。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 人的;人类的
  Humanmeans relating to or concerning people.
  1. ...the human body.
     人体
  2. ...human history.
     人类历史
• N-COUNT （尤指与动物或机器相对的）人
  You can refer to people ashumans, especially when you are comparing them with animals or machines.
  1. Its rate of growth was fast — much more like that of an ape than that of a human.
     它的发育速度很快——更像猿，而不像人。
• ADJ-GRADED （情感、弱点、错误等）人特有的显示人的本性的
  Humanfeelings, weaknesses, or errors are ones that are typical of humans rather than machines.
  1. ...an ever growing risk of human error...
     越来越高的人为错误的风险
  2. We're not perfect. We're only human.
     我们并不完美。我们只是凡人。

英英释义

noun

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  Synonym:homomanhuman being

adj

• having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
  1. human beings
  2. the human body
  3. human kindness
  4. human frailty
• characteristic of humanity
  1. human nature
• relating to a person
  1. the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects

双语例句

• The United Nations Secretary-General has spoken of the need for individual freedoms and human rights.
  联合国秘书长谈到保证个人自由和人权的必要性。
• Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.
  有关侵犯人权的部分在报告中占据了显要地位。
• He was making all the right noises about multi-party democracy and human rights.
  他假意支持多党民主和人权问题。
• Doctors study the structure of the human body.
  医生研究人体构造。
• It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this
  如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。
• The UN needs to become more interventionist to prevent human rights abuses and suffering.
  联合国应该更多地进行干涉以阻止对人权的践踏和苦难的发生。
• He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
  他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。
• Enlightened companies include its human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
  有见识的公司将人力资源包括在公司价值评估中。
• He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues
  他只是含蓄地提到了国际社会对人权问题的关注。
• Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
  如果在政治上对自己有利，各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。