boy

1. N-COUNT A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man. 男孩

He was still just a boy. 他還只是個(gè)男孩。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls. 小伙子

...the age when girls get interested in boys. …女孩兒開(kāi)始對(duì)小伙子感興趣的年紀(jì)。

3. N-COUNT Someone's boy is their son. 兒子[非正式]

Eric was my cousin Edward's boy. 埃里克是我堂兄愛(ài)德華的兒子。

4. N-COUNT You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. 小伙兒[非正式]

...the local boy who made president. …那個(gè)當(dāng)上總統(tǒng)的本地小伙兒。

5. INTERJ Some people say "boy" or "oh boy" in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration. 好家伙 (表示興奮或羨慕)[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)] [非正式]

Oh boy! what resourceful children I have. 好家伙！我的孩子們多機(jī)智啊。