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词汇 philander
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Definition of philander in English:

philander

verb fɪˈlandəfəˈlændər
[no object]
  • (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

    (男人)勾搭女性,拈花惹草

    married men who philander
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hubert philanders openly with Sonia, while Henri and Ines are in the bedroom trying to shut the child up.
    • His parents quarreled, his father drank and philandered and, when Wilson was 10, left the family for another woman.
    • He spent a lot of his life philandering, that is to say, cheating on my mom, making her insanely miserable.
    • There is, however, one class of married man that should be free to mislead and philander as they wish: guys who were strong-armed into buying expensive engagement rings for their wives.
    • The naïf in this case is gorgeous Leslie, whose fiancé Logan philanders with Agnes while expecting Leslie to be faithful.
    Synonyms
    womanize, have affairs/an affair, flirt, trifle/toy/dally with someone's affections
    informal play around, carry on, play the field, sleep around
    North American informal fool around
    vulgar slang screw around
    rare be a carpet knight, coquet

Origin

Mid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander 'man, husband', often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros 'fond of men', from philein 'to love' + anēr 'man'.

Rhymes

Amanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, dander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, pasanda, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander

Definition of philander in US English:

philander

verbfəˈlændərfəˈlandər
[no object]
  • (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

    (男人)勾搭女性,拈花惹草

    married men who philander
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His parents quarreled, his father drank and philandered and, when Wilson was 10, left the family for another woman.
    • Hubert philanders openly with Sonia, while Henri and Ines are in the bedroom trying to shut the child up.
    • He spent a lot of his life philandering, that is to say, cheating on my mom, making her insanely miserable.
    • There is, however, one class of married man that should be free to mislead and philander as they wish: guys who were strong-armed into buying expensive engagement rings for their wives.
    • The naïf in this case is gorgeous Leslie, whose fiancé Logan philanders with Agnes while expecting Leslie to be faithful.
    Synonyms
    womanize, have affairs affair, have an affair, flirt, dally with someone's affections, toy with someone's affections, trifle with someone's affections

Origin

Mid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander ‘man, husband’, often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros ‘fond of men’, from philein ‘to love’ + anēr ‘man’.

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