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(单词翻译)

 

Toy boy 

Professor David Crystal 

There's a class of very unusual words in English, they're called 

"reduplications" or "reduplicated forms": "bow wow, says the dog". 

Well, you can hear the reduplication, the two words are almost 

the same, it’s just the first part changes: "helter-skelter", "namby-pamby"... 

Words like this are reduplicated forms, and new ones are really 

rather unusual. But "toy boy" has come along in the last 10 or 15 

years. It's British slang, from the 1980s. It refers to an attractive 

young man being kept as a lover by another person, by an older 

person, that’s the crucial thing: the older person is keeping the 

younger man as that person’s "toy boy".  

It’s the rhyme that made it popular. "Toy girl" seems rather boring 

by comparison.     


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0     
参考例句:
0 along 6L6ym     
adv.一道,一起;prep.沿着,顺着
参考例句:
  • Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗?
  • They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。
0 another JMzyp     
adj.另外的,再一,不同的;prep.另外一个,另一个人,同类的东西;pron.另一个,另外一个人,他人
参考例句:
  • We waited on for another hour,but still she didn't come.我们又等了一个小时,但她仍然没来。
  • Another snowstorm hit north America.又一场暴风雪袭击了北美。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 being 1yfzKt     
n.存在;生存;生命存在,生命,人, 本质;art.在,有,是
参考例句:
  • Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗?
  • What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么?
0 bow XRfyS     
n.弓,船头,鞠躬;v.鞠躬,弯腰
参考例句:
  • There's a flag on the bow of his boat.在他的船头有一面旗子。
  • We bow to the teacher.我们向老师鞠个躬。
0 British 4S1yl     
adj.英国的;大不列颠的;英国人的
参考例句:
  • The British drink a great deal of tea.英国人饮大量的茶。
  • The ship is in British waters.这条船行驶在英国的海域里。
0 changes 5a9d18bb87ff12835dc844883c5c3ebe     
n.(会令人感兴趣或可喜的)变化( change的名词复数 );换车;辅币;变迁
参考例句:
  • How will these changes affect us? 这些变化对我们会有什么影响?
  • It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes. 这些变化带来的效果难以评估。
0 comparison TqEzY     
n.比较,对照;比拟,比喻
参考例句:
  • They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
  • This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来,这件衣服确实便宜。
0 crucial Az0xZ     
adj.极重要的,决定性的,关键性的
参考例句:
  • It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
  • The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。
0 first FjMxx     
adj.第一的;adv.首先
参考例句:
  • What should I do first?我该首先做什么?
  • That is the first question.这是第一个问题。
0 forms ac68b62abfd6a9fe26e8ac4236c8ce0c     
n.形状( form的名词复数 );(空白)表格(纸);方式;组成v.形成,构成,产生( form的第三人称单数 );是;(使)成形;结成(友谊)
参考例句:
  • students involved in all forms of college athletics 参加各种大学体育运动的学生
  • Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy. 农业是农村经济的基础。
0 it's MqtzUn     
(=it is;it has)
参考例句:
  • In "It's a bloody miracle!", "bloody" is used as an intensive word. 在“It‘s a bloody miracle!”一句中,bloody是用作加强语气的词。
  • According to Mick, it's a great movie. 据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅,只是;刚刚
参考例句:
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 keeping Xp8znl     
n.遵守;一致;(与…)协调;保管v.(使)保持, (使)继续( keep的现在分词 );(食品)保持新鲜;保有;保存
参考例句:
  • It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused. 要逗着十个好动的七岁孩子玩真是一种挑战。
  • She became neurotic about keeping the house clean. 她对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
0 kept A3hxV     
adj.受人资助控制的v.(使)保持, (使)继续( keep的过去式和过去分词 );(食品)保持新鲜;保有;保存
参考例句:
  • Accurate records must be kept. 必须保存准确的记录。
  • Somehow we kept the boat afloat. 我们想办法使船没有下沉。
0 lover IA0xx     
n.情人,恋人;爱好者
参考例句:
  • Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
  • Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。
0 made hAgx2     
v.make的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
  • The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。
0 part m45zX     
n.部份,零件;角色,部位;vt.分开,分离,分配;vi.分离,离开;adv.部份地;adj.分离的
参考例句:
  • This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
  • Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色?
0 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句:
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。
0 popular XOaxT     
adj.受欢迎的;流行的;通俗的
参考例句:
  • " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
  • He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。
0 professor J1hzT     
n.教授,公开表示信仰的人
参考例句:
  • He is famous as a professor.他作为教授享有盛名。
  • I happen to know that professor.我正好认识那位教授。
0 rather TTOx1     
adv.宁愿,宁可;相当
参考例句:
  • I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。
  • This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。
0 refers a01777922e0f058abe7d8a10d0901818     
v.提到( refer的第三人称单数 );针对;关系到;请教
参考例句:
  • He never refers himself to us when he has difficulties. 他有困难时从不求助于我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His statement refers to people in general, not to anyone in particular. 他的发言是泛指一般情况,不是针对某一个人的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 rhyme HXkxw     
n.韵,押韵,韵文;vi.押韵,作诗;vt.使押韵,用韵诗表达
参考例句:
  • I cannot find a rhyme to " hiccups ".我不能找到和 “hiccups”同韵的词。
  • The last two lines of this poem don't rhyme properly.这首诗后两句不怎么压韵。
0 seems a170c4cb1ae103745ec02e015cb86727     
v.好像,仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
  • Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。
0 slang 2Thz2     
n.俚语,行话;vt.使用俚语,辱骂;vi.辱骂
参考例句:
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
0 there's 3ffc3af202ae44739c09f22a441653fb     
there is
参考例句:
  • It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now. 一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。
  • There's jazz a gogo on our website. 我们的网站上有大量的爵士音乐。
0 they're 5goz39     
(=they are)
参考例句:
  • They're dredging the harbour so that larger ships can use it. 他们正在疏浚港湾以便大船驶入。
  • They're sending an engineer to fix the phone. 他们要派一名技师来安装电话。
0 thing eq7yH     
n.事物,东西,物,用品;事,事件,情况;行为;特征
参考例句:
  • All work and no play isn't a good thing.只工作不玩耍不是件好事。
  • For one thing there isn't time, for another we haven't enough money.首先我们没有时间,其次我们没有足够的钱。
0 toy JnAwb     
n.玩具
参考例句:
  • Have you got a toy ship?你有玩具船吗?
  • How much is this toy panda?这个熊猫玩具多少钱?
0 unusual EjVwA     
adj.不平常的,异常的;与众不同的,独特的
参考例句:
  • I saw an unusual white elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。
  • This little house is extremely unusual.这小房子相当不寻常。
0 words se0zHk     
n.字( word的名词复数 );(说的)话;诺言;口令
参考例句:
  • What were his actual words? 他的原话是什么?
  • Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。
0 wow ofAwC     
n.巨大的成功;int.哇!
参考例句:
  • Wow!Is it made in Shanghai?好哇!它是上海制造的吗?
  • Wow,you're wearing white boots! 哇,你穿着白色的靴子!
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 );年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生
参考例句:
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高,仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年,到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 young mMBzP     
adj.年轻的,幼小的;没经验的;n.青年人
参考例句:
  • Who is this young man?这个年轻人是谁?
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
0 younger xfnwQ     
adj.年轻的;n.年纪较小的人
参考例句:
  • My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
  • She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大,其余都是我妹妹。

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