schoolboy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++school·boy /ˈskuːlbɔɪ/ noun [countable] especially British English 1. SESa boy attending school 〔中小学的〕男生，男学童► see thesaurus at student2. schoolboy humour JOKEjokes that are silly and rude but not offensive 幼稚的玩笑，小恶作剧
Examples from the Corpus
schoolboy• As a schoolboy prank he leaned forward to staple the boy in front's jacket to his chair.• He was only a schoolboy, after all: we all tended to forget that.• Every schoolboy knows what the surface of Mars looks like and now he must see Uranus.• They also robbed two schoolboys of their £250 mountain bikes.school·boy nounChineseSyllable
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schoolboy
school‧boy /ˈskuːlbɔɪ/
noun [countable] especially British English
1. a boy attending school
2. schoolboy humour jokes that are silly and rude but not offensive
▪ student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school: a student at Moscow University | How many students are there in your class? | The university has a lot of overseas students. | Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
▪pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher: The school has 300 pupils. | He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
▪schoolchild a child who goes to school: The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
▪schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life: They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls. | When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers. | He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
▪learner someone who is learning a foreign language: Learners often have problems with pronunciation. | a book for foreign learners of English
school‧boy /ˈskuːlbɔɪ/
noun [countable] especially British English1. a boy attending school
2. schoolboy humour jokes that are silly and rude but not offensive
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student a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child 指在校学习的学生，尤指较大的学生 ：◆ Students are required to be in school by 8.30. 学生须在 8:30 以前到校。 ◆ Any high school student could tell you the answer. 随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。 pupil ( a person who is being taught, especially a child in a schoolBrE 指学生，尤指小学生 ：◆ The school has over 850 pupils. 这所小学有 850 多名学生。 NOTE Pupil is used only in British English and is starting to become old-fashioned.Student is often preferred, especially by teachers and other people involved in education, and especially when talking about older children.* pupil 只用于英式英语，并已开始过时。现在尤其是教师和教育工作者，较常用 student，多指较大的学生。 schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school 指学校的男生、女生、学童、小学生 ：◆ Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage. 自从上学以来她就一直梦想着成为演员。 NOTE These words emphasize the age of the children or this period in their lives; they are less often used to talk about teaching and learning. * schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild 强调童年或学龄时期，较少用于教与学 ：◆ an able schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchild
Patterns
a(n) good/bright/able/brilliant/star/outstanding student/pupila naughty schoolboy/schoolgirl/schoolchilda disruptive student/pupila(n) ex-/former student/pupila school student/pupilto teach students/pupils/schoolboys/schoolgirls/schoolchildren