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
- Because his wife is such a tomboy.
因为他妻子很厉害。 - I picture Alice as more of a tomboy, but she is the one who did all the fussing over Bella for the prom.
我想象中的爱丽丝更像个假小子，可独独就是她对贝拉的舞会热心过度的啊。 - 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。 - The contradiction between female body and inner masculinity of hoyden ( tomboy) sets challenge against the dual sex-perspective.
假小子的女性身体与内在的男性气质产生矛盾，这是对二元性别观的挑战。 - When I got acquainted with Steve, I was a real tomboy.
当我认识史蒂夫的时候，我真的是个男人婆。 - She was not exactly a tomboy.
她当然不是个野小子。 - She has been a tomboy since she was born.
她从生下来就很男性化。 - I've grown out of the tomboy look now and happily wear heels, tight jeans and dresses.
看看现在的假小子，我已经长大，并愉快地穿高跟鞋，紧身牛仔裤和连衣裙。 - One of my earliest memories is of getting into trouble for being a tomboy.
我最早的记忆片断之一，是自己表现得像个野小子而惹来麻烦。 - 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。