boy
n. 男孩; 儿子; 小伙子,家伙
interj. 好家伙(表示激动、羡慕等情感)
A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
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。
He was still just a boy.
他还只是个孩子。
You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls.
...the age when girls get interested in boys.
姑娘开始对小伙子感兴趣的年龄
Someone's boy is their son.
Eric was my cousin Edward's boy...
埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。
I have two boys.
我有两个儿子。
You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way.
...the local boy who made President...
当上总统的本地小伙子
'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.
“加把劲儿,伙计们”,他向船员们喊道。
You can use boy when giving instructions to a horse or dog.
Down, boy, down!
趴下,小家伙,趴下!
The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue .
Some people say 'boy' or 'oh boy' in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration.
Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.
哇,好家伙!想想看我会告诉他什么。
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.
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.
He wants to be accepted as one of the boys.
他想被人看作一个男子汉。
1. a youthful male person;
2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man;
3. a male human offspring;
4. (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man;
boys in blue
(非正式)警察
boys will be boys
孩子总是孩子嘛!(意为男孩子难免要淘气,不足为怪)
the big boys
大人物(或大机构)
The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.
这可怜的孩子闻到了香喷喷的肉味.
The boy walked briskly along.
那男孩轻快地往前走.
He is a sturdy boy. He hardly ever gets ill.
这孩子皮实,轻易不闹病.
The boy was stung by a bee.
这个孩子被蜜蜂所螫.
He granted the boy liberty to go out.
他允许那男孩出去.