guy S1 W3 / ɡaɪ / 名词 [可数名词]

1 informal a man 同义词 bloke :

Dave’s a nice guy when you get to know him.

Jake’s a real tough guy.

2 British English a model of a man burnt every year on Guy Fawkes Night, in Britain

3 ( also guy rope ) a rope that stretches from the top or side of a tent or pole to the ground to keep it in the right position

4 guys [复数形式] American English spoken used when talking to or about a group of people, male or female :

Hey you guys! Where are you going?

5 no more Mr Nice Guy! spoken used to say that you will stop trying to behave honestly and fairly

→ wise guy at wise 1 ( 5 )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a nice/good guy People say he’s a nice guy.

a great guy Phil is a great guy and a lot of fun.

the bad guy (= a man in a book or movie who does bad things ) The bad guys all have guns.

the good guy (= a man in a book or movie who does good things and beats the bad characters ) He’s one of the good guys in the ‘Star Wars’ films.

a bad guy (= a person who is responsible for something bad that happens, or a person who you do not like ) I’m fed up with people always thinking that I am the bad guy. | Mike’s not a bad guy.

the poor guy (= used when something bad happens to someone and you want to show sympathy ) The poor guy was robbed of all his money.

a tough guy (= a man who is strong and not afraid, especially one who is good at fighting ) He’s trying to prove he’s a tough guy.

a regular guy American English (= an ordinary man ) I knew him in high school. He’s just a regular guy.

the little guy American English (= ordinary people rather than a powerful organization such as a government or a large company ) He wanted to get elected and fight for the little guy.

THESAURUS

man an adult male human : a young man | Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.

guy ( also bloke/chap British English ) informal a man : She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. | Alex is a really nice bloke.

gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man : an elderly gentleman | Please could you serve this gentleman?

boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager : a teenage boy

lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man : When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army.

youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval : Gangs of youths roam the streets.

male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The 形容词 male is much more common than the 名词 : We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. | The condition is usually found only in males.

dude American English informal a man - a very informal use : You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.