boy
boy
boy¹ / bɔɪ ; bɔɪ /
◙noun [C]
1. a male child, or a male person in general
• 男孩，少年;
--› girl :
»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, [informal] 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
• 城里人/当地人/乡下人:
»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, [pl.] [informal] a group of men who are friends and often go out together
• 男性朋友们; 一群男伙伴:
»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 [pl.] [informal]
a. a group of men who do the same job
• 一群从事同一职业的男子:
»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。
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:
»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, [informal] the police
• 警察
10. old boy / my dear boy, [BrE old-fashioned] a friendly way for one man to speak to another man
• 老兄〔男性对另一男性的友好称呼〕
11. [AmE not polite] an offensive way of talking to a black man
• 小子〔对黑人男性的冒犯语〕
--› see BLUE-EYED BOY
--› see jobs for the boys at JOB (15)
--› see MAMA'S BOY , MUMMY'S BOY , OLD BOY , WIDE BOY
boy²
◙interjection [AmE informal]
1. 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！
2. 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。
