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单词 playboy
释义

playboy

noun

play·​boy ˈplā-ˌbȯi How to pronounce playboy (audio)
: a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure

Example Sentences

She was dating a rich American playboy who was seeing two other women at the same time.
Recent Examples on the Web Gunter Sachs, the German photographer and playboy who also was Brigitte Bardot’s third husband, purchased the property in the 60s and built the house many years later. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike previous interpretations of Batman, this one also almost completely ditches the playboy Bruce Wayne persona, as he's depicted as being so unhealthily obsessed with crime-fighting as to have little semblance of a life. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 25 July 2022 Produced by Stitcher’s Witness Docs unit, the 10-episode series tells the story of Porfirio Rubirosa, the Dominican diplomat and playboy who may have inspired Ian Fleming’s iconic James Bond character. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 July 2022 In the opening episodes, the audience is introduced to a version of Bruce who is a forensic pathologist instead of a billionaire playboy. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 Adapted from the classic Patricia Highsmith novel, this masterful thriller follows a chameleonic conman named Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), whose obsession with a wealthy playboy and his wife (Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow) spirals into darkness. Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country, 31 May 2022 While her program's future is also in doubt, Abby finds work as a private tutor on a super-yacht while sailing the high seas of the Mediterranean, while teaching the young daughter of a billionaire playboy. Rachel King, Fortune, 29 May 2022 For Big Daddy's voice, however, Cage definitely referenced a less dark version of Gotham's finest, Adam West, who portrayed Batman and his millionaire playboy alter ego Bruce Wayne on the camptastic '60s television show from 1966-68. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2022 In Bruce Wayne mode, Pattinson comes across as a haunted, slender emo rocker in a terrible haircut rather than a rakish playboy. Kyle Smith, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

playboy

noun

as in roué

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sybarite
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  • Epicurean
  • decadent
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ascetic
  • prude
  • killjoy
  • wet blanket
  • spoilsport
  • straight arrow
  • fuddy-duddy
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