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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
guy
guy S1 W3 /ɡaɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Sense 1-2, 4-5: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), who tried to blow up the English parliament. ] [Sense 3: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Dutch gei 'type of rope'] 1. informal a man SYN 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 [plural] 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 ↑wise1(5) • • • COLLOCATIONS adjectives ▪ 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 adjective male is much more common than the noun: 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.
guyhu◎ | [gai] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | bù nhìn; ngáo ộp | | ■ | người ăn mặc kỳ quái | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) anh chàng, gã | | ☆ | who's that guy? | | anh chàng ấy là ai thế? | | ■ | (từ lóng) sự chuồn | | ☆ | to do a guy | | đánh bài chuồn | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lời nói đùa, lời pha trò; lời nói giễu | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | bêu hình nộm (của ai) | | ■ | chế giễu (ai) | ※ | nội động từ | | ■ | (từ lóng) chuồn |
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