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

• 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。
• I will continue to perform tomboy in music programs, show programs, radio shows, and here, I will visit regularly. I will work very hard.
  我会继续在音乐节目里表演野丫头，我会定期上电视节目，收音和这里的。我会很努力的。
• She has been a tomboy since she was born.
  她从生下来就很男性化。
• "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。
• "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。
• She was not exactly a tomboy.
  她当然不是个野小子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。