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单词 boyfriend
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Definition of boyfriend in English:

boyfriend

noun ˈbɔɪfrɛndˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd
  • 1A person's regular male companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Why do male friends and boyfriends from the past always get in touch when their lives are falling apart?
    • Granted, some of the questionees were women, but they all voted for their boyfriends, so they don't count.
    • On her date, her boyfriend took her to see the film Gladiator which she detested.
    • My German boyfriend has just moved in with me and our relationship has started to fall apart.
    • For a start some girls have a tendency to act a little differently because of boyfriends.
    • In some cases, their husbands or boyfriends have even paid the £200 cost of them taking part.
    • Many have so far refused to give evidence against the men whom they regard as their boyfriends.
    • Too many of my best friends have been boyfriends, and when the relationship ends, so does that.
    • For some reason I find it very difficult to meet potential boyfriends or dates.
    • Today, we have stopped celebrating, leaving it to the boyfriends to do the job!
    • We don't want to talk about face creams and washing routines with our boyfriends or friend's boyfriends.
    • We can keep an eye on her apartment and squeeze information from previous boyfriends.
    • A relationship is ended but is far from over when the boyfriend refuses to let go.
    • Have you read what some of your former boyfriends have said about you in a tabloid this past week?
    • Julie has been missing before but is generally found in the company of her boyfriend.
    • They talk about how sweet their boyfriends are and how much fun they had on dates.
    • And anyhow I am only 19 and I have my whole life ahead of me to have a whole hoard of other boyfriends.
    • We both had boyfriends, and we both wanted to spend time with them.
    • She tells me she has a boyfriend who does mathematical modelling for a financial company.
    • His mum was a single mother who had a succession of boyfriends, none of whom were able to act as a father figure to him or his sister Denise.
    Synonyms
    lover, sweetheart, loved one, love, beloved, darling, dearest, young man, man friend, man, escort, suitor, wooer, admirer, worshipper, follower
    partner, significant other, live-in lover, cohabitee, common-law husband, fiancé
    the love of one's life, the apple of one's eye, the object of one's affections
    Italian inamorato
    South African jong
    informal fella, baby, date, lover boy, flame, fancy man, toy boy, sugar daddy
    British informal boyf
    North American informal squeeze
    informal, dated intended
    literary swain
    dated beau, steady
    archaic gallant, paramour, leman
  • 2as modifier Denoting an item of clothing for a woman or girl that is designed to be loose-fitting or slightly oversized.

    a boyfriend cardigan
    Synonyms
    baggy, loose-fitting, easy-fitting, generously cut, slack, roomy
 
 

Definition of boyfriend in US English:

boyfriend

nounˈbɔɪˌfrɛndˈboiˌfrend
  • 1A regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Too many of my best friends have been boyfriends, and when the relationship ends, so does that.
    • We both had boyfriends, and we both wanted to spend time with them.
    • And anyhow I am only 19 and I have my whole life ahead of me to have a whole hoard of other boyfriends.
    • For some reason I find it very difficult to meet potential boyfriends or dates.
    • Today, we have stopped celebrating, leaving it to the boyfriends to do the job!
    • In some cases, their husbands or boyfriends have even paid the £200 cost of them taking part.
    • She tells me she has a boyfriend who does mathematical modelling for a financial company.
    • My German boyfriend has just moved in with me and our relationship has started to fall apart.
    • They talk about how sweet their boyfriends are and how much fun they had on dates.
    • A relationship is ended but is far from over when the boyfriend refuses to let go.
    • Why do male friends and boyfriends from the past always get in touch when their lives are falling apart?
    • Have you read what some of your former boyfriends have said about you in a tabloid this past week?
    • Many have so far refused to give evidence against the men whom they regard as their boyfriends.
    • On her date, her boyfriend took her to see the film Gladiator which she detested.
    • Julie has been missing before but is generally found in the company of her boyfriend.
    • For a start some girls have a tendency to act a little differently because of boyfriends.
    • We can keep an eye on her apartment and squeeze information from previous boyfriends.
    • Granted, some of the questionees were women, but they all voted for their boyfriends, so they don't count.
    • We don't want to talk about face creams and washing routines with our boyfriends or friend's boyfriends.
    • His mum was a single mother who had a succession of boyfriends, none of whom were able to act as a father figure to him or his sister Denise.
    Synonyms
    lover, sweetheart, loved one, love, beloved, darling, dearest, young man, man friend, man, escort, suitor, wooer, admirer, worshipper, follower
  • 2as modifier Denoting an item of clothing for a woman or girl that is designed to be loose-fitting or slightly oversized.

    a boyfriend cardigan
    Synonyms
    baggy, loose-fitting, easy-fitting, generously cut, slack, roomy
 
 
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