tomboy
英 [ˈtɒmbɔɪ]
美 [ˈtɑːmbɔɪ]
n. 假小子; 野丫头(喜欢男孩玩意儿的女孩子)
复数：tomboys
BNC.34191 / COCA.22383
牛津词典
noun
- 假小子；野丫头（喜欢男孩玩意儿的女孩子）
a young girl who enjoys activities and games that are traditionally considered to be for boys
柯林斯词典
- 假小子;野丫头
If you say that a girl is atomboy, you mean that she likes playing rough or noisy games, or doing things that were traditionally considered to be things that boys enjoy.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- Fine clothes are wasted on her-she's a tomboy.
漂亮衣服她穿了也是白搭一她是个顽皮的假小子。 - Hannah's biggest worry now is that her daughter will turn out to be a tomboy.
现在汉娜最大的顾虑就是怕她的女儿会长成一个假小子。 - I picture Alice as more of a tomboy, but she is the one who did all the fussing over Bella for the prom.
我想象中的爱丽丝更像个假小子，可独独就是她对贝拉的舞会热心过度的啊。 - She was not exactly a tomboy.
她当然不是个野小子。 - In other words, it might not sting as much for a girl to be called a tomboy as it does for a boy to be called a sissy.
换句话说，女孩子被叫做假小子不会像男孩子被说成娘娘腔那样叫人受不了。 - She had started out to be a tomboy, much to her parents'dismay, but a strict governess had taken the spontaneity and impulsiveness right out of her.
她的性格变得像男孩子，她父母十分担忧，可是严格的控制使她失去天性和冲动。 - In recent months, Katie has transformed herself from her tomboy Dawson's Creek character Joey Potter into a sleek fashionista who is never uncomfortable on the red carpet.
近几个月来，凯蒂一改其在《恋爱时代》中的“假小子”乔伊•波特的形象，成为红地毯上最引人注目的时尚达人。《OK！ - I've grown out of the tomboy look now and happily wear heels, tight jeans and dresses.
看看现在的假小子，我已经长大，并愉快地穿高跟鞋，紧身牛仔裤和连衣裙。 - "If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please?" asked Beth, ready to share the lecture.
“如果乔是个假小子，艾美是个小傻瓜，请问，我是什么？”贝思问道。 - She has been a tomboy since she was born.
她从生下来就很男性化。