- [countable]
a female child 女孩 a little girl of six 六岁的小女孩 a six-year-old girl 一个六岁的女孩 a baby/young/teenage girl 婴儿/年轻/十几岁的女孩 a pretty/beautiful girl 漂亮的女孩 The poor girl was scared out of her wits. 这个可怜的女孩吓得魂不附体。 Hello, girls and boys! 孩子们好!
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1When she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. 她小时候梦想成为芭蕾舞演员。 A crowd of teenage girls waited outside to catch a glimpse of the star. 一群十几岁的女孩在外面等着看星星。 One of the girls giggled nervously. 其中一个女孩紧张地傻笑。 She's a bright little girl. 她是个聪明伶俐的小姑娘。 Three people were injured, including a nine-year-old girl. 三人受伤,包括一名九岁女孩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable]
a daughter 女儿 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable] (sometimes offensive)
a young woman 年轻女子;女郎 He married the girl next door. 他与隔壁的女孩结婚了。 It's a great way to meet girls. 这是认识女孩的好方法。 Alex is not interested in girls yet. 亚历克斯对女孩子还不感兴趣。
Extra ExamplesTracey is known for being a party girl. 特蕾西是个出名的交际花。 He met a French girl while he was at university. 他在大学时遇到了一个法国女孩。 She handed her card over to the girl behind the counter. 她把卡片递给柜台后面的女孩。 One of the girls at work told me about it. 单位里的一个女孩把这件事告诉了我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable]
(usually in compounds ) (old-fashioned, offensive)通常构成复合词 a female worker 女工;女职员 an office girl 女办事员
- [countable] (old-fashioned)
a girlfriend (男人的)女朋友 He’s taking his girl home to meet his parents. 他要带他的女朋友回家见他的父母。
- girls[plural]
(used especially as a form of address by women )女性尤用于称呼 the women in a group 女孩: 一群女人 - [singular] old girl (often offensive)
an old woman, especially somebody’s wife or mother 老婆;老母亲;老妇人 see also old girl
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a child or young person of either sex): perhaps related to Low German gör ‘child’.
Idioms
a big girl’s blouse
- (British English, informal)
a weak man, who is not brave or confident 懦弱的男人;胆小没自信的男人