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
- She has been a tomboy since she was born.
她从生下来就很男性化。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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！ - 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。 - 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。