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a male child or a young male person 男孩；男青年 a little/small/young boy 小男孩；小伙子 I used to play here as a boy. 我小时候常在这里玩。 The older boys at school used to tease him. 学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。 Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. 她现在已经是个十几岁的姑娘了，开始对男孩子感兴趣。 Be a good boy and get me my coat. 乖孩子，把我的外衣拿来。 Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested . 两名14岁和15岁的少年被捕。 a twelve-year-old boy 一个十二岁的男孩
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1Don't cry—you're a big boy now. 别哭了 － 你现在是个大男孩了。 Eat up your greens—there's a good boy. 把青菜吃完 － 这才是好孩子。 They've had a baby boy. 他们已经生了一个小男孩。 She gave birth to a healthy baby boy. 她生了一个健康的男婴。 Tony is usually a boy's name. 托尼通常是一个男孩的名字。 We used to play there when I was a little boy. 当我还是个小男孩的时候，我们经常在那里玩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- little
- small
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- have
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a young son 年少的儿子 Extra ExamplesHow old is your eldest boy? 你的大儿子几岁了？ I have three boys. 我有 3 个儿子。 I've got three boys. 我有3个儿子。 Our youngest boy is just starting school. 我们最小的儿子才刚刚上学。 Their boy is small for his age. 相对于他的年龄，他们的儿子个头小了点儿。 Her eldest boy has just started high school. 她的长子刚上中学。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- little
- small
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- have
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(in compounds; offensive when used of an older man 构成复合词；用于年长的男子时含冒犯意 a boy or young man who does a particular job 做某工作的男孩（或小伙子）；伙计 a delivery boy 报童
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a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc. （指称某地等的人） - the boys[plural] (informal)
a group of male friends who often go out together 一帮男伙伴 a night out with the boys 和弟兄们一同消遣的一夜
- our boys[plural]
a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them （对本国士兵的昵称）兵哥哥们，小伙子们 a message of support for our boys serving overseas 支持我们在海外服役的男孩的信息
- [countable] (North American English, taboo)
used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past （尤为旧时不礼貌地称呼黑人男子用）黑仔，小子
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.
Idioms
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
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it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
the boys in blue
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the police 警察
boys will be boys
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you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour 男孩子总归是男孩子（不必为男孩或男子的吵闹粗野大惊小怪）
jobs for the boys
- (British English, informal, disapproving)
people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives 为亲信安排的工作（或职位）；任人唯亲
man and boy
separate/sort out the men from the boys
to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not 表明／证明谁有技能（或更勇敢等）