- [countable] (old-fashioned or informal)
a boy or young man compare lass男孩儿;少年;男青年;小伙子 Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1They're a nice bunch of lads. 他们是一帮好小伙儿。 He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father. 他是个魁梧的小伙子 - 已经长得比他父亲高大了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- young
- big
- …
- bunch
- group
- the lads[plural] (British English, informal)
a group of friends that a man works with or spends free time with 伙伴;哥们儿 to go to the pub with the lads 与伙伴一起去酒吧 I tried to fit in and be one of the lads. 我试着融入其中,成为其中一员。
- [countable, usually singular] (British English, informal)
a lively young man, especially one who is very interested in women and having sex, drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys sport see also laddish(精力旺盛的)放荡小伙子 - [countable] (British English)
a person who works in a stable 马夫;马倌
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.