boy
noun[C]
uk/bɔɪ/us/bɔɪ/A1
amalechildor, moregenerally, amaleof anyage:
男孩;小伙子;男人,男子ateenage/adolescentboy十几岁的男孩
As ayoungboy, myfatherused towalkthreemilestoschool.我爸爸小时候常常要走3英里路去上学。
You've been a verynaughtyboy!你真是个调皮的男孩!
Their little boy(=theiryoungson)is verysick.他们的小儿子病得很重。
Allright, boysandgirls,settledown!好了,孩子们,安静下来!
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
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the boysB2[plural]
agroupofmalefriends:
男性朋友们He used to likespendingFridaynightswith the boys.他以前周五晚上喜欢与哥们儿在一起。
(alsoour boys)
anapprovingway ofspeakingaboutyourcountry'ssoldiers:
(对本国士兵的昵称)子弟兵,士兵们We must notforgetourboysservingfarfromhome.我们不应该忘记那些远离家乡在外服役的子弟兵们。
one of the boys
atypicalmale:
典型的男人Heplaysbaseball,drinksa lot ofbeerandgenerallyactslike one of the boys.他踢足球,喝啤酒,总的说来是典型的男人作为。
- He's anaffectionatelittle boy.
- He was always a good boy, veryfriendlyandeagertoplease.
- We've got twograndchildren- a three-year-oldgirland abouncingbabyboy.
- She's at thatagewhere she'sstartingto getinterestedin boys.
- According towitnesses, therobberywascarriedout by twoteenageboys.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toddler
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
Idioms
bad/big boy
boys will be boys
my (dear) boy
the boys in blue
boy
exclamation
mainlyUSinformaluk/bɔɪ/us/bɔɪ/(alsooh boy)used toexpressexcitement,worry,disappointment, etc. or toemphasizesomething:
(表示兴奋或强调)嗬,好家伙!Boy, that was good!好家伙,那可真棒!
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- eatyourheart outidiom
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
- yum yum