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The word 'lad' refers to a young man or boy, and can also be used informally in British English to refer to male friends or work colleagues.

小伙子;年轻人;少年;男孩;伙计;兄弟;哥们儿

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/læ̱d/
1
[N-COUNT; N-VOC 可数名词;称呼名词]小伙子;年轻人;少年;男孩 A lad is a young man or boy.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • When I was a lad his age I would laugh at the strangest things...

    我是他那样的小毛孩时,莫明其妙地就会发笑。

  • Come along, lad. Time for you to get home.

    来吧,小伙子。你该回家了。

2
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]伙计;兄弟;哥们儿 Some men refer to their male friends or colleagues as the lads .
  [the N]
  [BRIT 英,INFORMAL 非正式]
  • ...a drink with the lads...

    与哥们儿一块喝一杯

  • The lads don't join the union because they're frightened of being victimized.

    那几个伙计没加入工会是因为害怕成为牺牲品。


Oxford lad / læd ; NAmE læd / noun 1 [countable ] ( old-fashioned or informal, BrE) a boy or young man 男孩儿;少年;男青年;小伙子 Things have changed since I was a lad. 从我幼时至今,一切都发生了变化。 He's a nice lad. 他是个好小伙子。 compare
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2 the lads [plural ] ( BrE) ( informal) a group of friends that a man works with or spends free time with 伙伴;哥们儿 to go to the pub with the lads 与伙伴一起去酒吧 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] ( BrE) ( informal) a lively young man, especially one who is very interested in women and having sex, drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys sport (精力旺盛的)放荡小伙子 Tony was a bit of a lad—always had an eye for the women. 托尼这小子真是个花花公子,总是很会欣赏女人。 see also
laddish
4 [countable ] ( BrE) a person who works in a stable 马夫;马倌 see also
stable boy
lad lads
lad / læd ; NAmE læd /
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ladlad /læd/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] British English
Word Origin
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Phrases
1old-fashioned informal a boy or young manlass:  a young lad Things were different when I was a lad. see thesaurus at
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2the lads spoken a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with:  a night out with the ladsone of the lads (=a member of your group of friends)3a bit of a lad spoken a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly:  That Chris is a bit of a lad, isn’t he?4lad culture informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football – used to show disapproval5 (also stable lad) a boy or man who works with horses SYN  stable boy
Jack the Lad
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Spoken:

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lads[10189]
小伙子(76%),少年(24%)
n.少年,小伙子;家伙
n.(Lad)人名;(英、捷)拉德

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