How old’s your little girl (=someone’s young daughter) now?
你的小女兒現在多大了?
Time for bed, girls!
該睡覺了,姑娘們!
3woman 女性WOMAN a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women 年輕女子,姑娘〔有些女性認爲具有冒犯性〕
I’ll invite some of the girls from the office.
我會邀請辦公室裏的一些姑娘。
Steve’s married to a lovely Dutch girl.
史蒂夫娶了一個可愛的荷蘭姑娘。
4the girlsinformalWOMAN a group of women who are friends and often go out together 女伴,女友,姐妹們
I’m going out with the girls tonight.
我今天晚上要和姐妹們出去。
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the girls• All the girls kept photographs of their parentsperched prominently on the lockers by their beds.• As the girls had grown older things had not improved.• Miss Poole had no friends and seldom had visitors, except for the girls who came over occasionally for high tea.• She hatedthe girls, feared Miss Poole and was uncertain about her teaching.• He often invitedthe girls back to his house, but most of them came only once.• A lot of the girls do that when they walk out.• Many of the girls haven't played for a while.• But Billannoyed Gabby even more than the girls when he made another crack at her when they broke for lunch.• I'm going out with the girlstonight.
5animal 動物 used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse 姑娘〔對雌性狗、貓、馬等的稱呼〕 → boy
7.(you) go, girl!girl! (you) goAmerican EnglishAmE spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying 對了,姑娘!〔表示鼓勵或贊同〕
8.girlfriend 女朋友 old-fashionedGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND a word for a woman who you are having a romanticrelationship with 女朋友;女情人SYN girlfriend
9my girlold-fashionedCHILDWOMAN used by an older person when speaking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are, or when they are annoyed 我的姑娘〔年長者對年輕女性的稱呼或氣惱時的用語〕
Listen to me, my girl!
聽我說,我的姑娘!
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my girl• This won't do, my girl.• Not really your fault, my girl.• Don't you take him home, my girl.• But the little game's over, my girl.• That's put you in your place, my girl.• It's not what you think, my girl, it's what the man thinks.
10.factory girl/shop girl/office girlold-fashionedWORKER a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc 工廠女工/商店女店員/女辦事員等
girl• She's tall for a girl her age.• Another girl followed her, bearing a tray of coffee.• A little girl was sitting on the front doorstep.• More girls play sports now than when I was younger.• I'll have my girl send it over.• She's my girl.• A nicegirl like you needs a husband.• Beth is one of the most populargirls in her class.• He saw girls at his TheatricalClub.• The vision of the vain, sillygirl she had been seemed to accuse her in some obscure way.• On Saturday night, the streets are full of teenagegirls and boys, out for a good time.• As for that girl, words failed her.• What's that girl's name?• He's going out with that girl who works in the library.• She even managed to array the girl in shining armor.• Give each of these girls a doll and put it on the bill.• In Britain, some young girls are choosingparenthood as an alternative to employment.