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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。
操作；值守
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
操作；值守
to work at or take charge of a place, machine, or service
They need more people to man the factory.
他们需要更多人操作工厂。
负责某项工作；占据某个工作岗位
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
提供工人
provide with workers
man
Base
原形
mans
3rd person
第三人称单数
manning
-ing
现在分词
manned
Past
过去式
manned
Past participle
过去分词
He mans the front desk every day.
他每天在前台值班。
She manned the booth yesterday.
她昨天在展位值班。
They are manning the helpline right now.
他们现在正在值守热线。
规则动词，变过去式时双写n再加-ed
We need to man the booth at the fair tomorrow.
明天我们需要派人负责展会上的展位。
The ship was manned by a crew of fifty sailors.
这艘船由五十名水手组成的船员操控。
She is manning the reception desk today.
她今天正在前台值班。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He man the phone.
Use this
He mans the phone.
作为动词'man'的第三人称单数形式应为'mans'，而不是名词原形'man'。学生容易混淆名词和动词的用法，忘记加-s。
Not this
He maned the phone yesterday.
Use this
He manned the phone yesterday.
动词'man'的过去式需要双写n再加-ed，即'manned'。学生可能按照规则动词加-ed，忽略了辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节需要双写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
值守求助热线
Trained counselors man the helpline around the clock.
训练有素的咨询师全天候值守求助热线。
鼓起勇气，振作起来
He needs to man up and take responsibility for his actions.
他需要鼓起勇气，为自己的行为负责。
坚守路障；奋力抗议
The workers manned the barricades during the protest.
工人们在抗议中坚守路障。
掌舵；负责领导
She was chosen to man the helm of the new department.
她获选掌管新部门的工作。
（出自音乐剧《悲惨世界》）现在是时候守住街垒了。
With the storm approaching, the shelter manager asked volunteers to man the front desk overnight.
随着暴风雨来临，避难所负责人请志愿者通宵值守前台。
Use man naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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