Phrase
poor boys
大三明治
poor boys is the plural of poor boy.
a large sandwich, cut open and filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, etc.
- 1.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poor, boy: especially, an impoverished male child.
穷小子；贫穷的男孩
穷小子；贫穷的男孩；(切开中间夹肉干酪蔬菜等的)大三明治
In use
I ordered a poor boy with roast beef and cheese from the corner deli.
We bought two poor boys and ate them by the river.
The poor boy at that restaurant is so big that you can share it.
a poor boy
使用不定冠词表示一个。
He ordered a poor boy for lunch.
他午餐点了一个大三明治。
poor boy sandwich
作定语修饰sandwich。
The menu lists a poor boy sandwich.
菜单上列有大三明治。
order a poor boy
order后接食物名称。
I'll order a poor boy with roast beef.
我要点一个烤牛肉大三明治。
a poor boy with ...
用with表示配料。
She asked for a poor boy with extra cheese.
她要了一个加额外奶酪的大三明治。
Common mistakes
The poor boy is very tasty.The poor boy sandwich is very tasty.
这个句子中“poor boy”本身是“大三明治”的意思，但这里误将其理解为“可怜的男孩”。英语中“poor boy”作为三明治名称时，通常需要加上“sandwich”来避免歧义，或者通过上下文明确表示它是一种食物。
I want to eat poor boy for dinner.I want to eat a poor boy for dinner.
“poor boy”是可数名词短语，指一种三明治。在英语中，单数可数名词前通常需要加冠词（a/an或the）。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏，但英语中必须使用不定冠词“a”表示“一个”。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.