girl S1 W1 / ɡɜl $ ɡɜrl / 名词 [可数名词]

1 child a female child → boy :

Both boys and girls can apply to join the choir.

little/small/young girl

I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl.

five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc

The patient was a girl of 12.

Girls! Please be quiet.

a teenage girl

2 daughter a daughter → boy :

They have two girls and a boy.

sb’s little girl

How old’s your little girl (= sb’s young daughter ) now?

Time for bed, girls!

3 woman a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women :

I’ll invite some of the girls from the office.

Steve’s married to a lovely Dutch girl.

4 the girls informal a group of women who are friends and often go out together :

I’m going out with the girls tonight.

5 animal used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse → boy :

Bring me the stick. Good girl!

6 girl American English spoken informal used by a woman when she is speaking to another woman she knows well :

Hey, girl. What’s up?

7 (you) go, girl! American English spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying

8 girlfriend old-fashioned a word for a woman who you are having a romantic relationship with 同义词 girlfriend

9 my girl old-fashioned used by an older person when speaking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are, or when they are annoyed :

Listen to me, my girl!

10 factory girl/shop girl/office girl old-fashioned a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc

11 servant old-fashioned a woman servant

→ old girl

THESAURUS

woman a female adult person : a young woman with dark brown hair

lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman : A glass of white wine please, for this lady here. | The young lady stood up and shook my hand.

girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty : a very pretty girl | teenage girls

female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports : Females account for 46% of Internet users.