boyfriends

IPA/ˈbɔɪ.frend/
KK[bˈɔɪfrˌɛndz]IPA/ˈbɔɪ.frend/

boyfriends — noun

  • boyfriendssingular
  • boyfriendsesplural

1. a male person who is in a romantic relationship with someone — the person you ar

1.名詞A1
釋義

a male person who is in a romantic relationship with someone — the person you are dating or going out with

例句

Eliska introduced her boyfriend Tariq to her parents during dinner.

possessive determiner + boyfriend

Reuben bought flowers for his boyfriend on their one-year anniversary.

his boyfriend — male speaker

同義詞
  • partner

    broader term; can refer to a romantic partner of any gender, often used for long-term relationships

  • beau

    old-fashioned or humorous term for a woman's boyfriend or male admirer

  • significant other

    formal or neutral term for a romantic partner of any gender

反義詞
  • ex-boyfriend

    a former boyfriend, no longer in a relationship with the person

文法句型

possessive + boyfriend

boyfriend + of + object

用法筆記

Subject of the sentence can be any gender. The word 'boyfriend' always refers to a male partner regardless of the subject's gender.

常見錯誤

❌My sister's boyfriend are a doctor.
✅My sister's boyfriend is a doctor.
💡'Boyfriend' is singular and requires the singular verb 'is'.
❌She has a boyfriend name David.
✅She has a boyfriend named David.
💡Use the past participle 'named', not the base form 'name', after a noun.

boyfriends — adjective