boy
音标发音
- 英式音标 [bɒɪ]
- 美式音标 [bɔɪ]
- 国际音标 [bɔi]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 男孩;男人
- n. (Boy) (美、印、法、荷)布瓦(人名)
词源解说
- 13世纪中期进入英语,直接源自中古英语的boie,意为仆人,男人。
用法辨析
- boy的基本意思是“男孩”,多指十七八岁以下的男性,为可数名词。
- boy作“儿子”解时,可指任何年龄的男子,可用little, old等词修饰。
- boy作“男仆”解时,可指任何年龄的男子,多为白人对非白人仆役的称呼。
- boy在俗语中可作“男人”“家伙”解,在正式场合要避免使用。
- boy作“男朋友”解时,多用在口语中。
- 与girl并列时一般说boys and girls。
n. (名词)
词组短语
- adopt a boy 收养一个男孩
- bring up a boy 抚养一个男孩
- love one 's boy 喜爱男孩
- praise a boy 表扬一个男孩
- punish a boy 惩罚一个男孩
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- a male child or, more generally, a male of any age
- used to express excitement, worry, disappointment, etc. or to emphasize something
- A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
- You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls.
- Someone's boy is their son.
- You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way.
- Some people say "boy" or "oh boy" in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration.
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专业释义
- (渔船或海轮上的)练习生,见习海员,见习水手,少年渔夫;学徒工