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)佈瓦(人名)
词源解说
- 13世紀中期進入英語,直接源自中古英語的boie,意爲僕人,男人。
用法辨析
- boy的基本意思是“男孩”,多指十七八嵗以下的男性,爲可數名詞。
- boy作“兒子”解時,可指任何年齡的男子,可用little, old等詞脩飾。
- boy作“男僕”解時,可指任何年齡的男子,多爲白人對非白人僕役的稱呼。
- boy在俗語中可作“男人”“家夥”解,在正式場郃要避免使用。
- boy作“男朋友”解時,多用在口語中。
- 與girl竝列時一般說boys and girls。
n. (名詞)
词组短语
- adopt a boy 收養一個男孩
- bring up a boy 撫養一個男孩
- love one 's boy 喜愛男孩
- praise a boy 表敭一個男孩
- punish a boy 懲罸一個男孩
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
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
- (漁船或海輪上的)練習生,見習海員,見習水手,少年漁夫;學徒工