boyfriend
gb/bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/ us/bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
A1
Английски
~ 800
barát, pasi
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
A1
1
Модел на употреба:
[someone]'s boyfriend
She introduced her boyfriend to her parents last weekend.
Múlt hétvégén bemutatta a barátját a szüleinek.
My boyfriend and I are planning a trip to Italy.
A barátommal Olaszországba tervezünk utazni.
He's been her boyfriend since high school.
She broke up with her boyfriend after three years together.
Her boyfriend sent her flowers for her birthday.
Примери за учащи
This is my boyfriend, Tom.
Ő itt a barátom, Tom.
I go to the movies with my boyfriend.
A barátommal járok moziba.
Her boyfriend is very kind.
She talks to her boyfriend every day.
My boyfriend likes football.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boyfriend' with 'male friend'. 'Boyfriend' always implies a romantic relationship, not just friendship.
Значение
a man in a romantic relationship
Колокации
ex-boyfriend
|long-term boyfriend
|new boyfriend
|serious boyfriend
|former boyfriend
Синоними
partner (More gender-neutral and can refer to any gender in a romantic relationship.)
|
lover (More intimate or sexual connotation, sometimes used in more formal or literary contexts.)
Антоними
girlfriend (Refers to a female romantic partner instead of a male one.)
|
ex-boyfriend (Refers to a former male romantic partner, no longer in the relationship.)
Теми
relationships
|daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Определение
A man who is your romantic partner.
A man with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship.
Граматика
Речникова форма
boyfriend
IPA
GB/bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
US/bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
Срички и ударение
boy - friend (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (boy)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: boyfriend
- Plural: boyfriends
Семейство думи
Изрази
boyfriend material
1/bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd mətˈɪɹiəl/
fixed phrase
informal
man seen as suitable for dating
A man who has qualities that make him a good boyfriend.
Примери
- Everyone says he's total boyfriend material.
- She thinks he's nice, but not exactly boyfriend material.
ex-boyfriend
1/ˈɛks bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
fixed phrase
former male romantic partner
A man who used to be your boyfriend but is not anymore.
Примери
- She ran into her ex-boyfriend at the supermarket.
- His ex-boyfriend still calls him sometimes.
new boyfriend
1/njˈu bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
fixed phrase
recent male romantic partner
A man who has recently become your boyfriend.
Примери
- She brought her new boyfriend to the dinner.
- Her friends were curious about her new boyfriend.
steady boyfriend
1/stˈɛdi bˈɔɪfɹˌɛnd/
fixed phrase
long-term male romantic partner
A boyfriend you have been with for a long time and see regularly.
Примери
- She's had a steady boyfriend since college.
- I met her steady boyfriend at the party.