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lad

noun
 
🔊/læd/
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  1.  
    [countable] (old-fashioned or informal) a boy or young man男孩儿；少年；男青年；小伙子
    • Things have changed since I was a lad.从我幼时至今，一切都发生了变化。🔊🔊
    • He's a nice lad.他是个好小伙子。🔊🔊
    • Hurry up, lad.小伙子，快点
    compare lass
    Extra Examples
    • They're a nice bunch of lads.他们是一帮好小伙儿。
    • He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father.他是个魁梧的小伙子 － 已经长得比他父亲高大了。
    Topics Life stagesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • young
    • big
    • …
    … of lads
    • bunch
    • group
    See full entry
  2. the lads
     [plural] (British English, informal) a group of friends that a man works with or spends free time with伙伴；哥们儿
    • to go to the pub with the lads与伙伴一起去酒吧
    • I tried to fit in and be one of the lads.我试图适应并成为小伙子之一。
  3. [countable, usually singular] (British English, informal) a lively young man, especially one who is very interested in women and having sex, drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys sport（精力旺盛的）放荡小伙子
    • Tony was a bit of a lad—always had an eye for the women.托尼这小子真是个花花公子，对女人总是很有眼光。🔊🔊
    see also laddish
  4. [countable] (British English) a person who works in a stable马夫；马倌
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.