a broad
broad 作俚语指女人,含贬义,属过时用法,现代英语中应避免。
He showed up at the party with a broad on his arm.
他胳膊上挎着个娘儿们出现在聚会上。
女人;娘儿们
broads — plural of broad
泛光灯;投光灯;车床镗刀;镗孔刀具;车床工具;对女性的俚语称呼;泛光灯
A woman (slang)
俚语,常含贬义
车床工具
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
对女性的俚语称呼
slang term for a woman
泛光灯
A kind of floodlight.
He referred to her as a broad, which she found offensive.
他称她为女人,这让她觉得被冒犯。
用法提示:broad作为名词,俚语指女人,句中用作宾语。
AI contextual example
The old movie used the term 'broad' to mean a woman.
那部老电影用'broad'这个词来指女人。
用法提示:broad作为名词,在引号中直接使用,表示该俚语词汇。
AI contextual example
In some circles, calling a woman a broad is considered disrespectful.
在某些圈子里,称一个女人为broad被认为是不尊重的。
用法提示:broad作为名词,用作宾语,表达特定称呼的贬义色彩。
AI contextual example
broad 作俚语指女人,含贬义,属过时用法,现代英语中应避免。
He showed up at the party with a broad on his arm.
他胳膊上挎着个娘儿们出现在聚会上。
复数 broads 指多盏泛光灯;该词作此义时属专业技术用语。
The crew set up three broads to light the night scene.
剧组架起三盏泛光灯来为夜景照明。
broad 作“车床刀具”讲时为专业术语;特指某一把时用 the broad。
The broad was dull, so he sharpened it before boring the cylinder.
这把车床刀具钝了,所以他在镗削气缸之前把它磨快了。
中性词,没有 broad 的俚语或贬义色彩;正式场合应使用 woman。
较礼貌、正式;称呼女性时比 broad 得体,不可带贬义。
俚语,多指年轻女子,常含轻佻或物化色彩;现代用法中与 broad 一样需慎用。
口语化、友好的非正式说法,比 broad 温和;常见于美式英语。
flood 是 floodlight 的简称,常以复数 floods 出现;broad 在舞台或影视专业中多指特定的宽光束泛光灯。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is broad.
正确表达She is a broad.
broad 作名词表示“女人”(俚语)时是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词。汉语名词前不加冠词,中国学习者常漏掉 a/an;补上 a 之后,broad 才按可数名词使用,否则会被读成形容词“宽的”,句意完全不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were three broad waiting outside the club.
正确表达There were three broads waiting outside the club.
broad 是可数名词,与数词 three 连用时必须用复数形式 broads。汉语名词不通过词形变化表示复数,学习者容易忘记加 -s;加了 -s,名词才能与数词在数上保持一致。
grammar · medium
易错句子She studied broad for two years.
正确表达She studied abroad for two years.
broad 是名词(女人;泛光灯;镗刀),abroad 是副词,意为“在国外”。二者拼写只差开头的 a-,中文母语者常把 abroad 误写成 broad;改成 abroad 后,句子才表达“在国外留学”的意思。
取“泛光灯”义项(broad 在此指泛光灯)。broad 与 spotlight 相对:broad 光线分散、照射范围广,spotlight 光束集中、照射范围窄。
强悍的女人,泼辣的女人
She may look like a tough broad, but she is really kind and generous.
她也许看起来像个强悍的女人,但实际上她非常善良大方。
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