| 词组 | a/the man about town |
| 释义 | man-about-townA fashionable man known for socializing. Although he's been called a man-about-town by the press, he secretly prefers quiet evenings at home. man about towna fashionable man who leads a sophisticated life. He prefers a nightclub to a quiet night at home—a man about town. Bob's too much of a man about town to go to a football game. man about townA man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in Fred is quite the man about town these days. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of "a sophisticated place" as opposed to rural settings. man about towna fashionable male socialite.a/the ˌman about ˈtowna man who frequently goes to fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc. |
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