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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
boy
boy [boy boys] noun, exclamation BrE [bɔɪ] NAmE [bɔɪ]
noun
1. countable a male child or a young male person
•a little/small/young boy
• I used to play here as a boy.
• The older boys at school used to tease him.
•Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.
•Be a good boy and get me my coat.
see also ↑old boy, ↑toy boy
2. countable a young son
• They have two boys and a girl.
• Her eldest boy is at college.
3. countable (in compounds; offensive when used of an older man)a boy or young man who does a particular job
•a delivery boy
see also ↑back-room boys, ↑barrow boy, ↑best boy
4. countable a way of talking about sb who comes from a particular place, etc.
•He's a local boy.
•a city/country boy
5. the boysplural (informal)a group of male friends who often go out together
•a night out with the boys
6. our boysplural a way of talking with affection about your country's soldiers
•a message of support for our boys serving overseas
7. countable (NAmE, taboo)used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past
more at jobs for the boys at ↑job n., man and boyseparate/sort out the men from the boys at ↑man n., all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) at ↑work n.
Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.
Thesaurus:
boy noun C
1.
•The older boys teased him.
child • • youth • • teenager • |informal kid • • youngster • • adolescent • |especially BrE, informal lad • |especially AmE, informal teen • |formal law juvenile • • minor •
Opp: girl
a young boy/child/teenager/adolescent/kid/lad
a little/ boy/child/kid
a local boy/child/youth/teenager/kid/youngster/lad
2. C
•Her eldest boy has just started school.
son • • child • • baby • |informal kid •
Opp: girl
a newborn boy/son/child/baby
sb's eldest/oldest/youngest/only boy/son/child/kid
have/give birth to a boy/son/child/baby/kid
Example Bank:
•Don't cry— you're a big boy now.
•Eat up your greens— there's a good boy.
•How old is your eldest boy?
•I have three boys.
•I've got three boys.
•Our youngest boy is just starting school.
•Their boy is small for his age.
•They've had a baby boy.
•She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
•Tony is usually a boy's name.
•We used to play there when I was a little boy.
•Her eldest boy has just started high school.
Idioms: ↑boys in blue ▪ ↑boys will be boys
exclamation (informal, especially NAmE)used to express feelings of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc.
• Boy, it sure is hot!
• Oh boy! That's great!
•Boy, it hurts!
•Boy, am I glad to see you!
•They eat it for breakfast and boy is it good!
Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.
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