lad
noun [ C ] uk/læd/ us/læd/
男孩;少年;小伙子
a boy or young man
A group of young lads were standing outside the shop. 一群小青年站在商店外面。
He's a nice lad. 他是个很不错的小伙子。
The prime minister's a local lad (= he was born and lived in this area). 首相是当地人。
lads and lasses (= boys and girls) 小伙子们和姑娘们
[ as form of address ] Come on, lads, let's get this job finished! 来吧，小伙子们，咱们把这个活儿干完！
- More examples
- You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad.
- By gum, he's a big lad!
- He was a young lad of 16 when he first came to the big smoke.
- A big strapping lad like you shouldn't have much difficulty lifting that!
- He's a canny lad.
Idioms
a bit of a ladidiom UK informal 放荡不羁的小伙子，浪荡公子
a young man who has sex with a lot of different women
the ladsidiom UK informal （男性）同伴，伙伴;哥们儿
used to refer to the group of men that a young man spends time with socially, especially those who he drinks alcohol with or plays sport with
I'm having a night out with the lads. 我要和几个哥们儿晚上在外面玩。