(1)成年女子(adult human female)[C]： a～of honour/the world 正派/深通世故的女人; a～of letters 女作家; a single/married/childless/cultured/decent～单身/已婚/没有孩子/有教养/正派的女子; an unmarried～未婚女子; a dissolute/fast/loose～放荡的女子; a high-bred/high-minded～出身高贵/品质高尚的女子; a drinking/car～女酒徒/汽车驾驶员; admit～to membership 接纳女子为会员; grow into/became a beautiful～长成/变成漂亮的女子; deliver a parturient～给产妇接生; play the～作女人姿态; His sisters are both grown women. 他的两个姐妹都长大成人了。She is her own～. 她是一个有独立见解的女人。a～driver/doctor/judge/friend/teacher/mayor/worker 女司机/医生/法官/朋友/教师/市长/工人;〖同〗lady;〖反〗man;

(2)娘们儿(used as an offensive form of address)[C](用作无礼的称呼)：Shut up，～! 住嘴，你这个娘们儿! Do what you're told，～! 叫你干什么你就干什么，你这个娘们儿! Drat the～，she really gets on my nerves! 讨厌的娘们儿，她真烦死我了!

(3)女人(性)(females considered as a whole)[U]：W～lives longer than man in most countries/is different from man in being able to give birth to children. 女性在很多国家都比男性活得长/不同于男性之处是能够生孩子。W～must strive for political freedom. 妇女必须争取政治上的自由。modern～现代女性;〖同〗womankind，females;〖反〗manhood，male;

(4)女性的特点 (female nature or quality) [U，the～]： a man with something of a/the～in him 一个带点女人味儿的男人; There's not much of the～about her. 她没有多少女人味儿。He is a～in tenderness. 他温柔得像女人一样。I want to chat to her，～to～，on her level. 我想和她坦诚地聊聊，女人对女人式地。

(5)女佣(female domestic helper)[C](infml)：employ a～to do washing for sb 雇个女佣帮某人洗衣服;We have a～who comes in to do the cleaning. 我们有个女佣来打扫卫生。The Queen's women surrounded her/helped her put on the royal robe. 王后的女仆们簇拥着她/帮她穿上王室的礼服。a daily～朝来夜归的女佣;〖同〗maid，maidservant，housekeeper，charwoman;〖反〗man，manservant;

(6)妻子，情人(wife or mistress)[C]：the sheikh and all his women 酋长和他的妻子们; Who is the～in your son's life? 谁是和你儿子同居的人? a～of easy virtue/the street(s) 妓女;〖同〗lover，mistress，sweetheart，wife;

→′chairwoman n 女主席;′businesswoman n 女商人;′horsewoman n 女骑手;′sports-woman n 女运动员;′womanhood n 成年女子的身分或状态;′womanish adj(贬)女人气的;′womanize，-ise v 与许多女子发生性关系;′womanizer，-iser n 与许多女子发生性关系的男子;′womankind n (fml) 女人，女性;′womanliness n 女人气;′womanly adj(褒)像女子的，女性的;

【辨异】woman 与 female 和 lady 的区别见FEMALE。