boy
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [b??]
- 美式音標(biāo) [b??]
- 國際音標(biāo) [b?i]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 男孩;男人
- n. (Boy) (美、印、法、荷)布瓦(人名)
詞源解說
- 13世紀(jì)中期進(jìn)入英語,直接源自中古英語的boie,意為仆人,男人。
用法辨析
- boy的基本意思是“男孩”,多指十七八歲以下的男性,為可數(shù)名詞。
- boy作“兒子”解時(shí),可指任何年齡的男子,可用little, old等詞修飾。
- boy作“男仆”解時(shí),可指任何年齡的男子,多為白人對(duì)非白人仆役的稱呼。
- boy在俗語中可作“男人”“家伙”解,在正式場合要避免使用。
- boy作“男朋友”解時(shí),多用在口語中。
- 與girl并列時(shí)一般說boys and girls。
n. (名詞)
詞組短語
- adopt a boy 收養(yǎng)一個(gè)男孩
- bring up a boy 撫養(yǎng)一個(gè)男孩
- love one 's boy 喜愛男孩
- praise a boy 表揚(yáng)一個(gè)男孩
- punish a boy 懲罰一個(gè)男孩
用作名詞 (n.)
動(dòng)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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專業(yè)釋義
- (漁船或海輪上的)練習(xí)生,見習(xí)海員,見習(xí)水手,少年漁夫;學(xué)徒工