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Boy Man I N Count 可数名词 Male S   [Informal

英语单词 boy
英美音标 英 [bɔɪ] 美 [bɔɪ]
中文释义 n.男孩;儿子;男服务员
英语例句 (1) That boy is about ten years old.
(2) The stone just missed the boy.
(3) Don't cry, you are a big boy now.
(4) She is partial to her youngest boy.
(5) The bell boy will take you to your room.
中文例句 (1) 那个男孩大约有十岁。
(2) 那块石头差点儿砸到那个男孩。
(3) 别哭,你现在已经是大男孩了。
(4) 她偏爱她的小儿子。
(5) 这位青年服务员会引您去您的房间。
vocabulary简明 A boy is a male child. When a baby is born, the doctor or midwife often says, "It's a girl!" or "It's a boy!"
vocabulary扩展 A boy usually grows up to be a man, just as a girl most often becomes a woman. A delivery boy is a young man whose job involves taking pizzas to people's homes, and you might call to your dog, "Here, boy!" unless your dog is female. Boy is also an exclamation: "Oh boy! I can't wait for my vacation next week!" The Old English root is boie, "boy," but also "servant" or "commoner."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]男孩;男童 A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
  • I knew him when he was a little boy...

    他还是个小男孩的时候我就认识他了。

  • He was still just a boy.

    他还只是个孩子。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]男青年,小伙子(尤用于指青年男女恋爱关系时) You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls.
  • ...the age when girls get interested in boys.

    姑娘开始对小伙子感兴趣的年龄

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]儿子 Someone's boy is their son.
  [usu poss N]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Eric was my cousin Edward's boy...

    埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。

  • I have two boys.

    我有两个儿子。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]家伙,伙计(尤用于亲切谈论某人时) You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way.
  [with supp]
  [feelings]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • ...the local boy who made President...

    当上总统的本地小伙子

  • 'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.

    “加把劲儿,伙计们”,他向船员们喊道。

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[N-VOC 称呼名词]家伙,伙计(用于吆喝马或狗时) You can use boy when giving instructions to a horse or dog.
  • Down, boy, down!

    趴下,小家伙,趴下!

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See also:
backroom boy
blue-eyed boy
bully-boy
head boy
messenger boy
office boy
old boy
stable boy
Teddy boy
    7
    [PHRASE 短语]警察 The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue .
      [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
      8
      [EXCLAM 感叹语]好家伙(表示激动、羡慕等情感) Some people say 'boy' or 'oh boy' in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration.
        [feelings]
        [mainly AM 主美]
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.

        哇,好家伙!想想看我会告诉他什么。

      9
      [PHRASE 短语]男人总归是男人(用以表示男人的典型行为不会改变) If you say boys will be boys, for example when a group of men are behaving noisily or aggressively, you are suggesting in a light-hearted way that this is typical male behaviour and will never change.
        10
        [PHRASE 短语]男子汉中的一员 If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
          [usu v-link PHR]
        • He wants to be accepted as one of the boys.

          他想被人看作一个男子汉。

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