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

• a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
  Synonym:romphoyden

双语例句

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