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girl

noun
 
🔊/ɡɜːl/
🔊/ɡɜːrl/
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  1.  
     [countable] a female child女孩
    • a little girl of six六岁的小女孩
    • a six-year-old girl一个六岁的女孩
    • a baby/young/teenage girl一个婴儿/年轻/十几岁的女孩
    • a pretty/beautiful girl漂亮/美丽的女孩
    • The poor girl was scared out of her wits.这个可怜的女孩被吓坏了。
    • Hello, girls and boys!孩子们好！🔊🔊
    see also day girl, flower girl, head girl, poster child
    Extra Examples
    • When she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.她小时候梦想成为芭蕾舞演员。
    • A crowd of teenage girls waited outside to catch a glimpse of the star.一群十几岁的女孩在外面等着看星星。
    • One of the girls giggled nervously.其中一个女孩紧张地咯咯笑着。
    • She's a bright little girl.她是个聪明伶俐的小姑娘。
    • Three people were injured, including a nine-year-old girl.三人受伤，包括一名九岁的女孩。
    Topics Life stagesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • baby
    • little
    • small
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable] a daughter女儿
    • They have two girls and a boy.他们有两个女孩和一个男孩。
    • Our youngest girl is at college.我们的小女儿在大学读书。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • baby
    • little
    • small
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [countable] (sometimes offensive) a young woman年轻女子；女郎
    • He married the girl next door.他与隔壁的女孩结婚了。🔊🔊
    • It's a great way to meet girls.这是结识女孩的好方法。
    • Alex is not interested in girls yet.亚历克斯对女孩子还不感兴趣。🔊🔊
    see also bachelor girl, Essex girl, Valley Girl
    Extra Examples
    • Tracey is known for being a party girl.特蕾西是个出名的交际花。
    • He met a French girl while he was at university.他在大学时认识了一个法国女孩。
    • She handed her card over to the girl behind the counter.她将卡交给柜台后面的女孩。
    • One of the girls at work told me about it.单位里的一个女孩把这件事告诉了我。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • baby
    • little
    • small
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [countable] (usually in compounds通常构成复合词) (old-fashioned, offensive) a female worker女工；女职员
    • an office girl女办事员
    see also call girl, chorus girl, cover girl, office girl, paper girl, stable girl, working girl
  5. [countable] (old-fashioned) a girlfriend（男人的）女朋友
    • He’s taking his girl home to meet his parents.他带他的女孩回家见他的父母。
  6. girls
     [plural] (used especially as a form of address by women女性尤用于称呼) the women in a group
    • I'm having a night out with the girls.我今晚要和女友们外出。🔊🔊
    • Good morning, girls!姑娘们，早上好！🔊🔊
  7. [singular] old girl (often offensive) an old woman, especially somebody’s wife or mother老婆；老母亲；老妇人
    • How is the old girl these days?老母亲近来好吗？🔊🔊
    8. see also old girl
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a child or young person of either sex): perhaps related to Low German gör ‘child’.
Idioms
a big girl’s blouse
  1. (British English, informal) a weak man, who is not brave or confident懦弱的男人；胆小没自信的男人