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boyish

/boi-ish/US // ˈbɔɪ ɪʃ //UK // (ˈbɔɪɪʃ) //

稚气的,稚气,稚气未脱,稚气未脱的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent: a boyish grin.

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Examples

  • It was a radical act to walk into an all-male barbershop and ask for a boyish cut, just as it was nearly 70 years later when O’Connor did it.

  • My dad gave me his hearty laugh and his boyish eyes, but he could also be stoic, gruff, and comically reserved with his emotions.

  • To add insult to injury, NBC eventually replaced Leno in 2014 with a far less talented boyish goofball, Jimmy Fallon, who could never match the zany, brainy O’Brien on either silliness or smarts.

  • That was his boyish curiosity, his unbounded fascination with anything new.

  • I loved the boyish way he looked at me as the dad who could do no wrong.

  • I have a half shaved head, I wear boyish clothes and mostly act like a boy.

  • Newman imparts a simplicity and a boyish eagerness to his characters.

  • He was a biggish lad, with a boyish, slightly mischievous grin, and thoughtfulness and consideration were seamed in his character.

  • No one knows if Kerr actually succumbed to Bieber's "boyish" "charms," but she and Bloom did end up separating in 2013.

  • There were boyish suits from yesteryear with puffy white sleeves and fur collars worn by androgynous creatures with white faces.

  • His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

  • During my two years here I yearned for God in my boyish way as perhaps I have never yearned for anything since.

  • Usually in high spirits, he often displayed a boyish playfulness that resembled the gambols of a big good-natured dog.

  • She could not even join in this boyish old fellow's hurraying; yet looking on her happy face, he was quite satisfied.

  • I would live my life not to excite her suspicions or jealousy, said the artist, with boyish enthusiasm and simplicity.