单词 | lad |
释义 | lad (once / 92 pages) n Lad is another word for a boy or a young man. A man who's been hit with a water balloon might turn around to a group of giggling boys and ask, "All right, which of you lads did that?" You can use the casual lad instead of guy, fellow, or chap. This word is much more common in Britain than in the U.S., although everyone understands what it means. Someone in London might talk about going out on the town with "the lads," while in Boston people are more likely to say they're meeting "the guys." Lad, originally spelled ladde, first meant "foot soldier," or "young servant." WORD FAMILYlad: lads USAGE EXAMPLESHere’s what people say about Balkisun: He was a good lad. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) "I saw the police wrapping up a young lad in tin foil," he said. BBC(Dec 17, 2016) Be a good lad, Ross, and fetch them will you? The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) 1n a boy or man Syn|Hypo|Hyper blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent dog informal term for a man male, male person a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies 2n a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) Syn|Hyper cub, laddie, sonny, sonny boy boy, male child a youthful male person |
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