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单词 manhood
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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
    • to reach manhood
    • His youth and early manhood were spent in America.
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • young
    verb + manhood
    • grow to
    • prove
    • question
    preposition
    • in manhood
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power
    • Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
    • It seemed they were fighting to prove their manhood.
    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.
  4. [uncountable] (literary) all the men of a country
    • The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I.
  5. compare womanhood
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