lad

noun

/læd/

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[countable] (old-fashioned or informal) a boy or young man男孩儿；少年；男青年；小伙子
- Things have changed since I was a lad.从我幼时至今，一切都发生了变化。
- He's a nice lad.他是个好小伙子。
- Hurry up, lad.快点，小伙子。
compare lass
Extra Examples
- They'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。
Topics Life stagesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- young
- big
- …
… of lads
- bunch
- group
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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（精力旺盛的）放荡小伙子
- Tony was a bit of a lad—always had an eye for the women.托尼这小子真是个花花公子，对女人总是很有眼光。
see also laddish
[countable] (British English) a person who works in a stable马夫；马倌

Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.