boy
[bɔɪ] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■a male child or, more generally, a male of any age 男孩；小伙子；男人，男子•a teenage/adolescent boy十几岁的男孩 •As a young boy, my father used to walk three miles to school.我爸爸小时候常常要走三英里路去上学。 •You've been a very naughty boy!你真是个调皮的男孩！ •Their little boy (= Their young son) is very sick.他们的小儿子病得很重。 •All right, boys and girls , quiet down!好了，孩子们，安静下来！ the boys [plural]
■a group of male friends 男性朋友们•He used to like spending Friday nights with the boys.他以前周五晚上喜欢与哥们儿在一起。 ■(our boys)
■an approving way of speaking about your country's soldiers （对本国士兵的匿称）子弟兵，士兵们•We must not forget our boys serving far from home.我们不应该忘记那些远离家乡在外服役的子弟兵们。 one of the boys
■a typical male 典型的男人•He plays football, drinks a lot of beer and generally acts like one of the boys.他踢足球，喝啤酒，总的来说是典型的男人作为。
[bɔɪ] noun countable
Boys will be boys. saying
■said to emphasize that people should not be surprised when boys or men act in a rough, noisy or selfish way because this is part of the male character 男孩子就是这样；男人总归是男人
[bɔɪ] noun countable
my (dear) boy UK old-fashioned
■a friendly way of talking to a man 老兄•Look here, my boy, this simply won't do.你瞧，老兄，这根本不行。
[bɔɪ] noun countable
the boys in blue informal
■a humorous name for the police 员警（匿称）
[bɔɪ] exclamation (also oh boy) mainly US informal
■used to express excitement or to emphasize something （表示兴奋或强调）（呵，）好家伙！•Boy, that was good!好家伙，那可真棒！ |