boys

英 [bɔɪz]

美 [bɔɪz]

n.  男孩; 男青年; 年少的儿子; 做某工作的男孩(或小伙子); 伙计
boy的复数

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。

双语例句

• I was afraid of the other boys
  我害怕其他的男孩们。
• I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships
  我还对男孩子们进行了一项有关两性关系态度的实地调查。
• Those boys have scribbled on the fence.
  那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。
• This regressive behaviour is more common in boys.
  这种行为上的倒退现象在男孩中更加普遍。
• Last year, one in five boys left school without a qualification
  去年，五分之一的男孩没有获得资格证书就离校了。
• Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football
  离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。
• Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back
  一些粗暴的人对自己的儿子大打出手，直到他们有了还手之力才肯罢休。
• It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me
  男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。
• Both boys had good manners, politely shaking hands.
  这两个男孩都很有礼貌，友好地握了手。
• Boys and girls will enjoy messing about with any kind of machine.
  男孩和女孩会喜欢摆弄各种机械装置。