boy /bɔɪ/ star5 CET4 TEM4 (boys)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man. 男孩

  例：

  He was still just a boy.

  他还只是个男孩。

• 2.  

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

  例：

  ...the age when girls get interested in boys.

  …女孩儿开始对小伙子感兴趣的年纪。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Someone's boy is their son. 儿子 [非正式]

  例：

  Eric was my cousin Edward's boy.

  埃里克是我堂兄爱德华的儿子。

• 4.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. 小伙儿 [非正式]

  例：

  ...the local boy who made president.

  …那个当上总统的本地小伙儿。

• 5.  

  INTERJ（） INTERJSome people say "boy" or "oh boy" in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration. 好家伙 (表示兴奋或羡慕) [美国英语][非正式]

  例：

  Oh boy! what resourceful children I have.

  好家伙！我的孩子们多机智啊。