boy

英 [bɔɪ]

美 [bɔɪ]

n.  男孩; 男青年; 年少的儿子; 做某工作的男孩(或小伙子); 伙计
int.  表示惊奇、高兴、痛苦等

复数：boys　

中考高考CET4考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.462 / COCA.382

习惯用语

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
• 为亲信安排的工作（或职位）；任人唯亲
  people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that sb in power has given work to friends or relatives
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

牛津词典

noun

• 男孩；男青年
  a male child or a young male person
  1. a little/small/young boy
     小男孩；小伙子
  2. I used to play here as a boy.
     我小时候常在这里玩。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• 年少的儿子
  a young son
  1. They have two boys and a girl.
     他们有两个儿子和一个女儿。
  2. Her eldest boy is at college.
     她的长子在上大学。
• 做某工作的男孩（或小伙子）；伙计
  a boy or young man who does a particular job
  1. a delivery boy
     报童
• （指称某地等的人）
  a way of talking about sb who comes from a particular place, etc.
  1. He's a local boy .
     他是本地人。
  2. a city/country boy
     城里 / 乡下来的人
• 一帮男伙伴
  a group of male friends who often go out together
  1. a night out with the boys
     和弟兄们一同消遣的一夜
• （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
• （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

exclamation

• （表示惊奇、高兴、痛苦等）
  used to express feelings of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc.
  1. Boy, it sure is hot!
     嗬，真够辣的！
  2. Oh boy! That's great!
     哇！真了不起！

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 男孩；男童
  Aboyis a child who will grow up to be a man.
  1. 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. He was still just a boy.
     他还只是个孩子。
• 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 aboy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls.
  1. ...the age when girls get interested in boys.
     姑娘开始对小伙子感兴趣的年龄
• N-COUNT 儿子
  Someone'sboyis their son.
  1. Eric was my cousin Edward's boy...
     埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。
  2. I have two boys.
     我有两个儿子。
• N-COUNT 家伙，伙计（尤用于亲切谈论某人时）
  You can refer to a man as aboy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way.
  1. ...the local boy who made President...
     当上总统的本地小伙子
  2. 'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.
     “加把劲儿，伙计们”，他向船员们喊道。
• N-VOC 家伙，伙计（用于吆喝马或狗时）
  You can useboywhen giving instructions to a horse or dog.
  1. Down, boy, down!
     趴下，小家伙，趴下！
• See also:backroom boyblue-eyed boybully-boyhead boymessenger boyoffice boyold boystable boyTeddy boy
• 警察
  The police are sometimes referred to asthe boys in blue.
• 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.
  1. Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.
     哇，好家伙！想想看我会告诉他什么。
• 男人总归是男人（用以表示男人的典型行为不会改变）
  If you sayboys 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.
• PHRASE 男子汉中的一员
  If a man is described asone of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
  1. He wants to be accepted as one of the boys.
     他想被人看作一个男子汉。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• I'm going to be a good boy now
  我现在要做个乖孩子了。
• The boy broke the teapot. How annoying!
  这男孩把茶壶打破了，真可气！
• You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
  你这调皮鬼，吓了我一跳。
• The teacher often mixed me up with another boy of the same family name.
  老师常常把我和另外一个同姓的男孩搞混了。
• I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me
  我指了指坐得离我最近的男孩。
• He's in the Boy Scouts.
  他参加了童子军。
• 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。
• I have two boys.
  我有两个儿子。
• He was the media's blue-eyed boy.
  他是媒体的宠儿。
• James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.
  詹姆斯和小岛上一个养了一匹小马的小男孩儿交上了朋友。