gay
adjective
uk/ɡeɪ/us/ɡeɪ/gayadjective(SEXUALITY)
B1
sexuallyorromanticallyattractedtopeopleof the samegenderand not topeopleof a differentgender:
Myauntis gay.
Markknewhe was gay by thetimehe was fourteen.马克到14岁时知道了自己是同性恋。
Synonym
homosexual
See also
lesbianadjective
Compare
asexualadjective
bisexualadjective
straightadjective(SEXUALITY)informal
pansexualadjective
belongingorrelatingto gaypeopleand sometimesqueerpeople(=peoplewho do notfita society'straditionalideasaboutgenderorsexuality):
the gay andlesbiancommunity男女同性恋者群体
gayrights同性恋者的权益
We went to a gaybar.
used todescribeactivitiesthat gaypeopledo that in the past have been donemainlybystraightpeopleand which may not beallowedby an area'slaws:
TheCourtshaveruledthat gayadoption(=adoptionof achildby a gaypersonor a gaycouple)islegal.
Hebelievesstronglyin gaymarriage.
See also
same-sex
- Ibelievethat gayweddingsshould belegal.
- Herspeechcausedoutrageamong the gaycommunity.
- Don'tlethissisterknowhe's gay, because he hasn't come out to hisfamilyyet.
- Gayrightsorganizationsestimatethat about 50,000 gay men and womenlivein thecity.
- Hiscallsforsocialjusticehave made him a gayiconand abelovedsocialmediapresence.
gayadjective(HAPPY)
old-fashioned
happy:
欢快的，愉快的，快乐的We had a gayoldtimedown at thedancehall.我们在下面舞厅玩得开心极了。
old-fashioned
If aplaceis gay, it isbrightandattractive:
五光十色的；鲜艳的；吸引人的Thestreetswere gay andfullofpeople.大街上色彩缤纷，熙熙攘攘。
Feeling pleasure and happiness
- (as) pleased as Punchidiom
- ASMR
- be dancing in the streetsidiom
- be floating on airidiom
- be full of the joys of springidiom
- cheerily
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpily
- chirpy
- gleefully
- gruntled
- happily
- happy camper
- happy placeidiom
- rapturously
- self-healing
- shining
- thrilled
- thrilled to bitsidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Attractive
gayadjective(BAD QUALITY)
slangoffensive
anoffensiveword todescribesomething that is not good,reasonable, orsuitable
gay
noun[C]
uk/ɡeɪ/us/ɡeɪ/a gayperson,especiallya man
（尤指男性）同性恋者Compare
homosexualnounformalold-fashioned
Note:
- This word is usually considered offensive when used as a noun.