Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #91
man
操作；值守
to work at or take charge of a place, machine, or service
- 1.
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
负责某项工作；占据某个工作岗位
- 2.
provide with workers
提供工人
为...配备人员；负责某项工作；占据某个工作岗位；提供工人；为...配备人手；操纵
In use
We need to man the booth at the fair tomorrow.
The ship was manned by a crew of fifty sailors.
She is manning the reception desk today.
man something
man作动词表示'操纵、管理'时，宾语可以是机器、设施或岗位。
They need more people to man the factory.
他们需要更多人操作工厂。
be manned by someone
常用被动语态表示'由…操作/值守'。
The reception desk is manned by a friendly staff.
前台由友好的工作人员值守。
man a position
可指值守某个特定位置或设备。
He manned the telescope all night.
他整夜操作望远镜。
Connections
Collocations
- man the phones
- 接听电话；值守电话
- She manned the phones all afternoon while the receptionist was away.前台接待不在时，她整个下午都在接听电话。
- man the front desk
- 在前台值班
- Two staff members are needed to man the front desk during peak hours.高峰时段需要两名员工在前台值班。
- man the barricades
- 坚守街垒；守住防线
- Protesters manned the barricades late into the night.抗议者直到深夜仍坚守街垒。
- man the ship
- 操纵船只；为船只配备船员
- A small crew manned the ship through the storm.一小队船员驾驶船只穿过了风暴。
- man the booth
- 在展台/摊位值守
- We need volunteers to man the booth at the career fair tomorrow.明天的招聘会上我们需要志愿者在展台值守。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“man”本义是“人”，动词就是“派人(man)去守岗位”——有man在岗，就是man(值守/操作)这个工作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作场所、值班岗位 作动词时通常表示负责某项工作或为某处配备人员，多用于工作场所、值班岗位等场景，语气比较中性，不算正式也不算口语；在具体搭配中有细微差异。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -an 结尾，发音为 /æn/，与 man /mæn/ 押韵：pan, fan, ran, tan, van, ban。注意不要被拼写相似的 man 与 men 迷惑：men 读 /mɛn/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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