tomboy
英 [ˈtɒmbɔɪ]
美 [ˈtɑːmbɔɪ]
n. 假小子; 野丫头(喜欢男孩玩意儿的女孩子)
复数：tomboys
BNC.34191 / COCA.22383
牛津词典
noun
- 假小子；野丫头（喜欢男孩玩意儿的女孩子）
a young girl who enjoys activities and games that are traditionally considered to be for boys
柯林斯词典
- 假小子;野丫头
If you say that a girl is atomboy, you mean that she likes playing rough or noisy games, or doing things that were traditionally considered to be things that boys enjoy.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- "If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please?" asked Beth, ready to share the lecture.
“如果乔是个假小子，艾美是个小傻瓜，请问，我是什么？”贝思问道。 - I grew up with four older brothers so I was a bit of a tomboy when I was at school.
我和四个哥哥一起长大，所以在上学时我有点像男孩子。 - She had started out to be a tomboy, much to her parents'dismay, but a strict governess had taken the spontaneity and impulsiveness right out of her.
她的性格变得像男孩子，她父母十分担忧，可是严格的控制使她失去天性和冲动。 - "It's like when you're in a dark restaurant and you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror behind the bar," said fashion designer Laura McGrew, of Tomboy Design Studio in Kansas City, Mo.
就如你在一个黑暗的餐馆里，在酒吧后面的镜子看到自己。 - Because his wife is such a tomboy.
因为他妻子很厉害。 - Suddenly it was OK to be a tomboy, and girls across China posted blogs saying that the ballsy and idiosyncratic Li had inspired them to be themselves.
几乎一夜之间，英气的男孩子样的女孩被众人接受了，女孩们纷纷在博客上说，李宇春勇敢、个性的表率激励他们成为自己。 - In other words, it might not sting as much for a girl to be called a tomboy as it does for a boy to be called a sissy.
换句话说，女孩子被叫做假小子不会像男孩子被说成娘娘腔那样叫人受不了。 - Hannah's biggest worry now is that her daughter will turn out to be a tomboy.
现在汉娜最大的顾虑就是怕她的女儿会长成一个假小子。 - In recent months, Katie has transformed herself from her tomboy Dawson's Creek character Joey Potter into a sleek fashionista who is never uncomfortable on the red carpet.
近几个月来，凯蒂一改其在《恋爱时代》中的“假小子”乔伊•波特的形象，成为红地毯上最引人注目的时尚达人。《OK！ - Fine clothes are wasted on her-she's a tomboy.
漂亮衣服她穿了也是白搭一她是个顽皮的假小子。