boy

noun

/bɔɪ/

Idioms

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[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.
- Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested .
- a twelve-year-old boy
see also bad boy, frat boy, good old boy, mummy’s boy, old boy, toy boy
Extra Examples
- Don't cry—you're a big boy now.
- Eat up your greens—there's a good boy.
- 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.
Topics Life stagesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- small
- …
verb + boy
- have
See full entry
[countable] a young son
- They have two boys and a girl.
- Her eldest boy is at college.
Extra Examples
- 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.
- Her eldest boy has just started high school.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- little
- small
- …
verb + boy
- have
See full entry
[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 barrow boy, best boy
[countable] a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc.
- He's a local boy.
- a city/country boy
the boys
[plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together
- a night out with the boys
our boys
[plural] a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them
- a message of support for our boys serving overseas
[countable] (North American English, taboo) used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.

Idioms

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)

(saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too

the boys in blue

(informal) the policeTopics Law and justicec2

boys will be boys

(saying) you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour

jobs for the boys

(British English, informal, disapproving) people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives

man and boy

from when somebody was young to when they were old or older
- He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy.

separate/sort out the men from the boys

to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not

单词	boy
释义	boy noun /bɔɪ/ /bɔɪ/ Idioms jump to other results [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. Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested . a twelve-year-old boy see also bad boy, frat boy, good old boy, mummy’s boy, old boy, toy boy Extra Examples Don't cry—you're a big boy now. Eat up your greens—there's a good boy. 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. Topics Life stagesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big little small … verb + boy have See full entry [countable] a young son They have two boys and a girl. Her eldest boy is at college. Extra Examples 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. Her eldest boy has just started high school. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big little small … verb + boy have See full entry [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 barrow boy, best boy [countable] a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc. He's a local boy. a city/country boy the boys [plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together a night out with the boys our boys [plural] a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them a message of support for our boys serving overseas [countable] (North American English, taboo) used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin. Idioms all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) (saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too the boys in blue (informal) the policeTopics Law and justicec2 boys will be boys (saying) you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour jobs for the boys (British English, informal, disapproving) people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives man and boy from when somebody was young to when they were old or older He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy. separate/sort out the men from the boys to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not boy exclamation /bɔɪ/ /bɔɪ/ (informal, especially North American English) jump to other results 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 OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.
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