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boy

美 [bɔɪ]英 [bɔɪ]
  • n.男孩;黑仔,小子;伙计;兵哥哥们,小伙子们;男青年;年少的儿子;一帮男伙伴;做某工作的男孩(或小伙子)
  • int.表示惊奇、高兴、痛苦等

复数: boys

boyboy

noun

1

男孩;男青年
a male child or a young male person

a little/small/young boy

小男孩;小伙子

I used to play here as a boy.

我小时候常在这里玩。

The older boys at school used to tease him.

学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。

Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.

她现在已经是个十几岁的姑娘了,开始对男孩子感兴趣。

2

年少的儿子
a young son

They have two boys and a girl.

他们有两个儿子和一个女儿。

Her eldest boy is at college.

她的长子在上大学。

3

做某工作的男孩(或小伙子);伙计
a boy or young man who does a particular job

a delivery boy

报童

4

(指称某地等的人)
a way of talking about sb who comes from a particular place, etc.

He's a local boy .

他是本地人。

a city/country boy

城里 / 乡下来的人

5

一帮男伙伴
a group of male friends who often go out together

a night out with the boys

和弟兄们一同消遣的一夜

6

(对本国士兵的昵称)兵哥哥们,小伙子们
a way of talking with affection about your country's soldiers

7

(尤为旧时不礼貌地称呼黑人男子用)黑仔,小子
used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past

习语

the police

you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour

from when sb was young to when they were old or older

他从小就干着同一份工作,有50年了。
He's been doing the same job for 50 years─man and boy.

it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too

exclamation

boy

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 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

  • 3
    N-COUNT 儿子
    Someone's boy is their son.

    Eric was my cousin Edward's boy...

    埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 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.

    ...the local boy who made President...

    当上总统的本地小伙子

  • 5
    N-VOC 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!

  • 6
    See also:backroom boy;blue-eyed boy;bully-boy;head boy;messenger boy;office boy;old boy;stable boy;Teddy boy

  • 7
    PHRASE 警察
    The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue .

  • 8
    EXCLAM 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.

    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 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 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.

    He wants to be accepted as one of the boys.

    他想被人看作一个男子汉。

noun

1
(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
get out of my way, boy
2
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
he likes to play golf with the boys
3
a youthful male person
the baby was a boy
she made the boy brush his teeth every night
most soldiers are only boys in uniform
Synonym: male child
4
a male human offspring
their son became a famous judge
his boy is taller than he is
Synonym: son

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  1. The boy is wild and completely out of control .

    这男孩缺乏管教,简直是无法无天。

  2. His only thought was to keep the boy from harm .

    他一心想的就是不要让这男孩受到伤害。

  3. I used to play here as a boy .

    我小时候常在这里玩。

  4. Do you really think we can take on the big boys ?

    你真的认为我们能与大人物们抗衡?

  5. I told the boys off for making so much noise .

    孩子们太吵,我把他们训斥了一顿。

  6. There 's an age difference of six years between the boys .

    这两个男孩的年龄相差六岁。

  7. She related how he had run away from home as a boy .

    她追述了他小时候是如何离家出走的。

  8. We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys .

    我们讨论了该如何惩罚这些男孩。

  9. He 's been doing the same job for 50 years ─ man and boy .

    他从小就干着同一份工作,有50年了。

  10. Some of the older boys must have put him up to it .

    那件事准是一些大孩子怂恿他干的。

  11. The boy had the presence of mind to turn off the gas .

    那男孩子镇定地关掉了煤气。

  12. The school doesn 't take boys .

    这所学校不收男生。

  13. Two boys were ahead of us .

    有两个男孩在我们前面。

  14. They have two boys and a girl .

    他们有两个儿子和一个女儿。

  15. Finish your lunch , there 's a good boy .

    把午饭吃完,乖孩子。

  16. Most of the boys went straight into the services .

    多数男生直接去服兵役了。

  17. Members of the public joined the search for the missing boy .

    许多民众加入了搜寻失踪男孩的行动。

  18. There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class .

    这个班男女生人数相等。

  19. Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems .

    男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。

  20. He is such a curious boy , always asking questions .

    他这个孩子求知欲很强,总是爱提问。

  21. The old boy next door has died .

    隔壁的老头去世了。

  22. He worked his way up from messenger boy to account executive .

    他从送信员一步一步晋升为客户经理。

  23. Oh boy ! That 's great !

    哇!真了不起!

  24. It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys .

    很明显,女生的考试成绩一般比男生的好。

  25. The older boys at school used to tease him .

    学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。

  26. Boy , it sure is hot !

    嗬,真够辣的!

  27. Boy , it sure is hot .

    好家伙,这天儿可真热。

  28. He 's a local boy .

    他是本地人。

  29. I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus .

    我在公共汽车上无意中听到两个男孩的谈话。

  30. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy 's death .

    警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。

  • 习语

n.

the boys in blue

警察
the police

boys will be boys

男孩子总归是男孩子(不必为男孩或男子的吵闹粗野大惊小怪)
you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour

jobs for the boys


man and boy

从小到大;一辈子
from when sb was young to when they were old or older

He's been doing the same job for 50 years─man and boy.

他从小就干着同一份工作,有50年了。

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)

只工作不玩耍,聪明的孩子也变傻
it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too