boobs
boobs — 名詞
- boobssingular
- boobsesplural
1. the two soft round parts on the front of a woman's body above her stomach, used
胸部
女性胸部的口語說法
the two soft round parts on the front of a woman's body above her stomach, used mainly in informal conversation
Constanza complained that her new running bra did not support her boobs well enough.
Constanza 抱怨她的新運動內衣沒有好好支撐她的胸部。
collocation: support boobs
Layla told her sister that her boobs had grown bigger since the summer began.
Layla 告訴姊姊她的胸部從夏天開始變得更大了。
Nora bought a swimsuit that fit her boobs without feeling uncomfortable or too tight.
Nora 買了一件合身的泳衣，胸部不會不舒服或太緊。
Saira found that her boobs felt sore after she went for a long run.
Saira 發現她跑完長跑後胸部會痠痛。
Mayumi told the nurse that Mayumi's boobs often hurt just before each monthly period.
Mayumi 告訴護理師，Mayumi 的胸部在每個月經期前經常會痛。
文法句型
always plural when referring to body part
用法筆記
Commonly plural; the singular form (boob) is rare for the body-part sense and usually sounds awkward. Considered informal but not vulgar — used in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
2. a person who does or says things that show a lack of thought or intelligence, us
笨蛋
愚蠢糊塗的人
a person who does or says things that show a lack of thought or intelligence, used as a mild insult
Ravindra called himself a boob after he walked straight into the glass door.
Ravindra 一頭撞上玻璃門後，罵自己是個笨蛋。
reflexive: called himself a boob
Leo felt like a complete boob when he could not remember his own phone number.
Leo 連自己的電話號碼都想不起來時，覺得自己是個大笨蛋。
collocation: a complete boob
Zuri said the man was a real boob for believing that obvious lie.
Zuri 說那個男人會相信那麼明顯的謊話，真是個笨蛋。
Dylan called that driver a boob for parking across two spaces at the mall.
Dylan 罵那個司機是笨蛋，因為他在購物中心橫跨兩個停車位停車。
Ilan said the office assistant was not a boob, just new to the job.
Ilan 說那個辦公室助理不是笨蛋，只是剛接觸這份工作。
- genius
someone with exceptional intelligence
文法句型
a + boob — used as a mild insult
常見錯誤
3. an action or statement that is foolish or careless and causes embarrassment, esp
蠢事
愚蠢的錯誤
an action or statement that is foolish or careless and causes embarrassment, especially in a social situation
Heather made a real boob by sending the angry email straight to her manager.
Heather 做了一件蠢事，把生氣的信直接寄給了她的經理。
collocation: make a real boob
The waiter made a boob when he brought fish to the customer allergic to seafood.
那個服務生做了蠢事，把魚端給了對海鮮過敏的客人。
Eri realized her boob only after the teacher had already seen the wrong answer.
Eri 等到老師已經看到錯誤答案後，才發現自己做了蠢事。
The actor's on-stage boob during the play made the whole audience laugh out loud.
那名演員在舞臺上出了糗，逗得全場觀衆哈哈大笑。
文法句型
make + a boob
用法筆記
Used primarily in British English. The verb form 'to boob' is even more common in British English than the noun sense for 'silly mistake'.
boobs — 動詞
- boobspresent simple I / you / we / they
- boobses3rd person singular
- boobsing-ing form
- boobsedpast simple
1. to do something foolish or careless that creates an awkward or amusing outcome,
出糗
犯下愚蠢的錯誤
to do something foolish or careless that creates an awkward or amusing outcome, used mainly in casual British conversation
The chef really boobed by adding salt instead of sugar to the birthday cake.
那位廚師出了個大糗，把鹽當成糖加進了生日蛋糕裡。
boob + by + gerund (boobed by adding...)
A new intern boobed during the presentation and called the manager by the wrong name.
一名新來的實習生在報告時出糗，把經理的名字叫錯了。
boob + during + noun phrase
The television presenter boobed when she announced the wrong winner on live TV.
那位電視主持人出糗了，在直播中報錯了得獎者。
A student boobed and handed in last year's homework instead of the new assignment.
有個學生出糗，交上去的是去年的功課而不是新的作業。
文法句型
boob + adverbial (boobed badly)