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单词 blokes
释义

bloke

noun

ˈblōk How to pronounce bloke (audio)
plural blokes
chiefly British, informal
: man sense 1a(1), fellow sense 4c
But he himself was no ordinary bloke. Ian Templeton
… always knew a bloke who knew a bloke who had something or other on the highest authority. Tim Winton
… I'd never go out with a bloke to whom I hadn't been properly introduced. Dillie Keane
Surely a bloke is entitled to have his drink made the way he wants it. E. Grisdale

Synonyms

  • bastard
  • buck
  • cat
  • chap [chiefly British]
  • chappie [British]
  • dude
  • fella
  • fellow
  • galoot [slang]
  • gent
  • gentleman
  • guy
  • hombre
  • jack
  • joe
  • joker
  • lad
  • male
  • man
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Example Sentences

a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London
Recent Examples on the Web One of these comics uses a drink to perform feminine swagger, the other bloke-at-the-bar thoughtfulness. New York Times, 9 July 2022 Of course, her new boss (Adam Demos) is a mysterious, rugged bloke and sparks fly – as does liquefied sheep poo. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 One of the few mortal characters introduced in Eternals is Harington's Dane Whitman, a seemingly ordinary British bloke working at a museum and dating Gemma Chan's Sersi. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021 But Jamie Dornan was so cute and such a down-to-earth bloke. Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021 The origin of the painting was a Titian of a bloke playing an organ and a nude woman. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021 But more than four years after Britain voted to split — and after thousands of anxious, raging, nationalistic, infuriated headlines — what next for the ordinary bloke? Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020 Whereas Mrs von der Leyen speaks like a technocrat, Mr Johnson speaks like a bloke telling jokes in a pub. The Economist, 16 Dec. 2020 Plaintive, breathless, and more than a little disappointed by the shabbiness of the place, Fagan is a nonthreatening figure, the sort of bloke who might wheedle a free pint in a Clerkenwell pub. Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1829, in the meaning defined above

blokes

noun

plural of bloke, chiefly British
as in guys
an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • guys
  • males
  • dudes
  • gentlemen
  • lads
  • men
  • chaps
  • fellas
  • gents
  • fellows
  • bastards
  • chappies
  • fellers
  • hombres
  • cats
  • bucks
  • galoots
  • joes
  • jokers
  • jacks
  • buddies
  • masters
  • sirs
  • misters
  • busters
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