boyhood ['bɔɪ.hʊd] noun countable or uncountable ■the period when a person is a boy, and not yet a man, or the state of being a boy (男子的)孩童时期,少年时代•I had a very happy boyhood.我少年时代过得很开心。 •The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.从少年时期过度到成年时期可能会是个令人困惑的阶段。 •It was his boyhood ambition/dream to become a film director.当电影导演是他儿时的志向/梦想。 •James Bond was a boyhood hero of mine.詹姆士.庞德是我少年时心目中的英雄。 ⇒ See also childhood;girlhood |