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
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 男孩;男童
    A boy is 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。
  2. 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 a boy, 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
  3. N-COUNT 儿子
    Someone's boy is 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。
  4. N-COUNT 家伙,伙计(尤用于亲切谈论某人时)
    You can refer to a man as a boy, 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。
  5. N-VOC 家伙,伙计(用于吆喝马或狗时)
    You can use boy when giving instructions to a horse or dog.
    1. Down, boy, down!
      趴下,小家伙,趴下!
  6. See also: backroom boy blue-eyed boy bully-boy head boy messenger boy office boy old boy stable boy Teddy boy
  7. 警察
    The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue .
    1. 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。
    2. 男人总归是男人(用以表示男人的典型行为不会改变)
      If you say boys 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.
      1. PHRASE 男子汉中的一员
        If a man is described as one 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

      1. I was afraid of the other boys
        我害怕其他的男孩们。
      2. 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。
      3. They encourage boys to be sensitive and artistic
        他们鼓励培养男孩子的敏感和艺术气质。
      4. 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。
      5. I have two boys.
        我有两个儿子。
      6. To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
        直到现在年轻的祖鲁男孩还练习格斗。
      7. 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。
      8. 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。
      9. David was the eldest of three boys
        戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。
      10. She was one of the boys, their equal
        她也是男孩子们中的一员,和他们不相上下。
      11. 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。
      12. 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。
      13. I'd be glad if the boys slept a little longer so I could do some ironing.
        孩子们要是再多睡会儿我就高兴了,那样我可以熨一下衣服。
      14. Both boys had good manners, politely shaking hands.
        这两个男孩都很有礼貌,友好地握了手。
      15. The boys grew into men
        这些男孩子长成了男子汉。
      16. 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。
      17. The building will house twelve boys and eight girls
        这座房子里会住12个男孩和8个女孩。
      18. 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。
      19. 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。
      20. 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。
      21. 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。
      22. The boys are curled asleep in the small bedroom upstairs.
        男孩们蜷缩在楼上的小卧室里睡熟了。
      23. 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。
      24. Hush, boys, the party's getting noisy.
        嘘!小声点,孩子们,你们太闹了。
      25. The three boys poked fun at the little girl.
        3个男孩嘲弄那个小女孩。
      26. The two boys had a fight.
        这两个男孩打了一架。
      27. Don't give me a hard time, boys. I'm trying to study.
        别捣蛋,伙计们,我要学习了。
      28. Those boys have scribbled on the fence.
        那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。