boy

noun

/bɔɪ/

Idioms

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[countable] a male child or a young male person男孩；男青年
- a little/small/young boy小男孩；小夥子
- I used to play here as a boy.我小時候常在這裏玩。
- The older boys at school used to tease him.學校裏大一些的男生過去常常取笑他。
- Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.她現在已經是個十幾歲的姑娘了，開始對男孩子感興趣。
- Be a good boy and get me my coat.乖孩子，把我的外衣拿來。
- Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested .兩名14歲和15歲的少年被捕。
- a twelve-year-old boy一個十二歲的男孩
see also bad boy, frat boy, good old boy, mummy’s boy, old boy, toy boy
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- Don't cry—you're a big boy now.别哭了－你現在是個大男孩了。
- Eat up your greens—there's a good boy.把青菜吃完－這才是好孩子。
- They've had a baby boy.他們已經生了一個小男孩。
- She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.她生了一個健康的男嬰。
- Tony is usually a boy's name.托尼通常是一個男孩的名字。
- We used to play there when I was a little boy.當我還是個小男孩的時候，我們經常在那裏玩。
Topics Life stagesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- small
- …
verb + boy
- have
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[countable] a young son年少的兒子
- They have two boys and a girl.他們有兩個兒子和一個女兒。
- Her eldest boy is at college.她的長子在上大學。
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- How old is your eldest boy?你的大兒子幾歲了？
- I have three boys.我有 3 個兒子。
- I've got three boys.我有3個兒子。
- Our youngest boy is just starting school.我們最小的兒子才剛剛上學。
- Their boy is small for his age.相對於他的年齡，他們的兒子個頭小了點兒。
- Her eldest boy has just started high school.她的長子剛上中學。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- small
- …
verb + boy
- have
See full entry
[countable] (in compounds; offensive when used of an older man構成複合詞；用於年長的男子時含冒犯意) a boy or young man who does a particular job做某工作的男孩（或小夥子）；夥計
- a delivery boy報童
see also barrow boy, best boy
[countable] a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc.（指稱某地等的人）
- He's a local boy.他是本地人。
- a city/country boy城裏／鄉下來的人
the boys
[plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together一幫男夥伴
- a night out with the boys和弟兄們一同消遣的一夜
our boys
[plural] a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them（對本國士兵的暱稱）兵哥哥們，小夥子們
- a message of support for our boys serving overseas支持我們在海外服役的男孩的信息
[countable] (North American English, taboo) used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past（尤爲舊時不禮貌地稱呼黑人男子用）黑仔，小子

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.

Idioms

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)

(saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻

the boys in blue

(informal) the police警察Topics Law and justicec2

boys will be boys

(saying) you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour男孩子總歸是男孩子（不必爲男孩或男子的吵鬧粗野大驚小怪）

jobs for the boys

(British English, informal, disapproving) people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives爲親信安排的工作（或職位）；任人唯親

man and boy

from when somebody was young to when they were old or older從小到大；一輩子
- He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy.他從小就幹着同一份工作，有 50 年了。

separate/sort out the men from the boys

to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not表明／證明誰有技能（或更勇敢等）

boy

exclamation

/bɔɪ/

(informal, especially North American English)

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used to express feelings of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc.（表示驚奇、高興、痛苦等）
- Boy, it sure is hot!嗬，真夠辣的！
- Oh boy! That's great!哇！真了不起！
- Boy, it hurts!好家夥，好痛！
- Boy, am I glad to see you!啊，見到你真高興！
- They eat it for breakfast and boy is it good!他們把它當早餐吃，真好吃！
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.