lad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lad /læd/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] British English 1 old-fashioned or informalYOUNG a boy or young man 男孩；年轻男子，小伙子 → lass a young lad 小伙子 Things were different when I was a lad. 我年轻的时候，情况可不大相同。► see thesaurus at man2 the lads spokenMAN a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with 伙伴，哥们儿 a night out with the lads 和伙伴们外出的一个晚上one of the lads (=a member of your group of friends) 伙伴之一3 a bit of a lad spokenLIKE somebody OR something a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly 〔讨人喜欢的〕放荡不羁的人 That Chris is a bit of a lad, isn’t he? 那个克里斯是个花花公子，对不对？4. lad culture informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football – used to show disapproval 男孩文化〔指某些青年男子的行为方式，如酗酒、飙车、看足球赛等；含贬义〕5. (also stable lad)DSH a boy or man who works with horses 马倌，马夫 SYN stable boy → Jack the Lad
Examples from the Corpus
young lad• For a young lad, he has surprised me.• He's a young lad who was employed in the house here, living in.• A young lad, a boy; probably still an adolescent and little for his age at that.• He had been a recruit in his class, a bright young lad.• They've put together a side of young lads and journeyman pros, and that is meant as a compliment.• Hadn't he actually been elected to the State Senate - old Jack Ryan's youngest lad?• Two young lads from Hafnarfjödur, a small fishing village near Reykjavik, were going like loonies.• But Carrick has now gained an age where young lads metaphorically doff their caps and older spectators offer grudging respect.Origin lad (1200-1300) Perhaps from a Scandinavian languagelad nounChinese
Corpus man a boy or young
lad
lad S2 W3 /læd/
noun [countable] British English
a young lad
Things were different when I was a lad.
2. the lads spoken a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with:
a night out with the lads
one of the lads (=a member of your group of friends)
3. a bit of a lad spoken a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly:
That Chris is a bit of a lad, isn’t he?
4. lad culture informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football – used to show disapproval
5. (also stable lad) a boy or man who works with horses
SYN stable boy
⇨ Jack the Lad
▪ man an adult male human: a young man | Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.
▪guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man: She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. | Alex is a really nice bloke.
▪gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man: an elderly gentleman | Please could you serve this gentleman?
▪boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager: a teenage boy
▪lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man: When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army.
▪youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval: Gangs of youths roam the streets.
▪male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun: We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. | The condition is usually found only in males.
▪dude American English informal a man - a very informal use: You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.
lad S2 W3 /læd/
noun [countable] British English Date: 1200-1300
Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
1. old-fashioned informal a boy or young man ⇨ lass:Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
2. the lads spoken a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with:
one of the lads (=a member of your group of friends)
3. a bit of a lad spoken a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly:
4. lad culture informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football – used to show disapproval
5. (also stable lad) a boy or man who works with horses
SYN stable boy
⇨ Jack the Lad
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