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1. 成年女子;妇女
A woman is an adult female human being.
2. (泛指)女性，女子
You can refer to women in general as woman .
3. 爱好…的女人;喜欢做…的女子
If you say that a woman is, for example, a gambling woman or an outdoors woman, you mean that she likes gambling or outdoor activities.
4. 来自…的女人;在…上大学的女子
If you say that a woman is, for example, a London woman or an Oxford woman, you mean that she comes from London or Oxford, or went to university there.
5. 妻子;情人;女友
Some people refer to a man's wife, lover, or girlfriend as his woman .
6. (公司或组织的)女代表，女代理人
You can refer to a female representative of a company or organization as that company or organization's woman .
7. (命令性的或生气、不耐烦时的称呼)婆娘，娘儿们
People sometimes address a woman as woman when they are ordering her to do something or when they are angry or impatient with her. This use could cause offence.
8. see also: career woman
9. 独立自主;做独立女性
If you say that a woman is her own woman, you approve of the fact that she makes her plans and decisions herself, and does not depend on other people.
10. woman of the world - see world
1. women as a class
e.g. it's an insult to American womanhood
woman is the glory of creation
the fair sex gathered on the veranda
2. a human female employed to do housework
e.g. the char will clean the carpet
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
Synonym: charwomancharcleaning womancleaning lady
3. an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
e.g. the woman kept house while the man hunted
Synonym: adult female
4. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
e.g. he was faithful to his woman