boy
noun
interjection
bɔɪ
noun
1
a
male
child,
or
a
male
person
in
general
男孩，少年;
The
boys
wanted
to
play
football.
男孩子们想踢足球。
boys
and
girls
aged
11–18
11 到 18 岁之间的男孩和女孩
a
teenage/adolescent
boy
A
group
of
teenage
boys
stood
talking
in
a
group
outside.
一群十来岁的男孩站在外面互相说着话。
bad/naughty
boy
‘You
naughty
boy!’
she
said
in
a
harsh
voice.
“你这个淘气的孩子！”她厉声说道。
What
a
polite
little
boy
(=young
male
child)
you
are.
你真是个有礼貌的小男孩。
Come
on,
Timmy,
act
like
a
big
boy
(=an
older
boy)
now.
行了，蒂米，现在要像个大男孩。
2
a
son
儿子
I
love
my
boys,
but
I’d
like
to
have
a
girl
too.
我爱我的儿子，但希望再有个女儿。
How
old
is
your
little
boy
(=young
son)
?
你的小儿子多大了？
3
office/paper/delivery etc boy
a
young
man
who
does
a
particular
job
办公室杂务员/送报员/送货员等
4
city/local/country boy
a
man
of
any
age
who
is
typical
of
people
from
a
particular
place,
or
who
feels
a
strong
connection
with
the
place
he
grew
up
in
[非正式] 城里人/当地人/乡下人
informal
the
classic
story
of
a
local
boy
who’s
made
good
(=who
has
succeeded)
讲一个本地人如何出息成材的经典故事
I’m
just
a
country
boy.
我不过是个乡下人。
5
the boys
a
group
of
men
who
are
friends
and
often
go
out
together
[非正式] 男性朋友们; 一群男伙伴
plural 复数 | informal
Friday
is
his
night
out
with
the
boys
.
星期五晚上是他和一群男性朋友外出的时间。
He
considers
himself
just
one
of
the
boys
(=not
anyone
special,
but
liked
by
other
men)
.
他觉得自己就是他们的弟兄。
6
a
way
of
talking
to
a
male
horse
or
dog
〔用于称呼公马或公犬〕家伙，伙计
Good
boy!
好家伙！
7
boys
a.
a
group
of
men
who
do
the
same
job
b.
men
in
the
army,
navy
etc,
especially
those
who
are
fighting
in
a
war
〔尤指在战场上作战的〕士兵，战友
plural 复数 | informal
Oh
no!
Wait
until
the
press
boys
get
hold
of
this
story.
不行！ 等媒体来采访这个新闻吧。
our
boys
on
the
front
lines
我们在前线的战友们
8
boys will be boys
used
to
say
that
you
should
not
be
surprised
when
boys
or
men
behave
badly,
are
noisy
etc
男孩子总归是男孩子〔指男孩子生性淘气，爱吵闹〕
9
the boys in blue
the
police
[非正式] 警察
informal
10
old boy/my dear boy
10.
a
friendly
way
for
one
man
to
speak
to
another
man
[英，过时] 老兄〔男性对另一男性的友好称呼〕
BrE old-fashioned
11
an
offensive
way
of
talking
to
a
black
man
[美，不礼貌] 小子〔对黑人男性的冒犯语〕
AmE not polite
interjection
12
used
when
you
are
excited
or
pleased
about
something
好家伙〔表示兴奋、欣喜〕
Boy,
that
was
a
great
meal!
嘿，那顿饭真不错！
13
oh boy!
used
when
you
are
slightly
annoyed
or
disappointed
about
something
哎！〔表示有点不快或失望〕
Oh
boy!
Bethany’s
sick
again.
哎！ 贝萨妮又病了。