[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。
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[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; NAmElæd/noun1[countable ]( old-fashionedorinformal,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
lass
2the 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
ladladslad/læd; NAmElæd/
LDC
ladlad /læd/ ●●○S3 noun [countable] British English
Word Origin
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1old-fashioned informal a boy or young man → lass: a young lad Things were different when I was a lad.► see thesaurus at
man
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 horsesSYN stable boy →
Jack the Lad
WDF
lad
[læd]
CET4TEM4考研
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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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