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

• 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。
• I sing to the boys or read them a story before tucking them in.
  在给这些男孩们盖好被子叫他们乖乖睡觉前，我会给他们唱首歌或讲一个故事听。
• The boys in the class clubbed together to buy a football.
  这个班的男生们凑份子买了一个足球。
• I was afraid of the other boys
  我害怕其他的男孩们。
• 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。
• His second wife, Alice, was determined to alienate him from his two boys.
  他的第二任妻子艾丽斯，决意要疏远他和两个儿子的感情。
• Those boys have scribbled on the fence.
  那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。
• Hush, boys, the party's getting noisy.
  嘘！小声点，孩子们，你们太闹了。
• Girls receive less health care and less education in the developing world than do boys.
  在发展中国家女孩接受到的医疗保健服务和教育比男孩要少。
• I enjoy seeing your parents take such a delight in the boys.
  看到你父母如此喜欢这些男孩子，我很高兴。