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boyish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++boy·ish /ˈbɔɪ-ɪʃ/ adjective  CHILDsomeone who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive 男孩似的,男孩子气的 girlish boyish good looks 小男孩般的漂亮外貌 At 45, she still had a trim boyish figure. 45岁的她依然保持着男孩般的匀称身材。boyishly adverb boyishly handsome 小男孩般俊秀的boyishness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
boyishHis artlessness was boyish and so were his acuteness and his transparent but somewhat belated good sense.Thor cut through their courteous offerings of hospitality with a boyish challenge.Pale ears beneath a boyish crewcut were pricked up alertly.There was the boyish enthusiasm and raw speed of Maurice Greene and the quiet, understated professionalism of the unbeatable Michael Johnson.Chuck has blond hair and a smooth boyish face.Even his classic boyish looks seem to proclaim his good humour and openness.Peter Frechette plays Peter as emerging into manhood from a scruffy, boyish petulance.Still very boyish, smooth and neat; no imbalance yet, he caught a wonderful perfection.He had an engaging smile, quite boyish, which transformed his otherwise serious face.boyish figureAt last my boyish figure had acquired some status and a more attractive description: gamine.
boy·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
a Corpus in boyish looks like someone is who or behaves boy


boyish
boyish /ˈbɔɪ-ɪʃ/ adjective
someone who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive ⇨ girlish:
    boyish good looks
    At 45, she still had a trim boyish figure.
—boyishly adverb:
    boyishly handsome
—boyishness noun [uncountable]


boy·ishBrE /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective (approving) looking or behaving like a boy, in a way that is attractive (长相或举止)像男孩的,顽皮可爱的boyish charm/enthusiasm 男孩般的魅力/热心her slim boyish figure她那男孩子般修长的体形 boy·ish·ly BrE /ˈbɔɪɪʃli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɔɪɪʃli/ 🔊 adverb