lad
n
1 boy; young man 男孩儿; 男青年; 小伙子
The town's changed a lot since I was a lad. 从我幼时至今, 这小城市已有了很大变化.
2 (infml 口) (esp in N England 尤用於英格兰北部) fellow; chap 伙伴; 家伙
The lads at the office have sent you a get-well card. 办公室的哥儿们给你寄慰问卡来了.
3 (Brit infml approv 口, 褒) lively, daring or reckless man (used esp in the expressions shown) 活泼、 大胆或鲁莽的男子(尤用於以下示例)
He's quite a lad/a bit of a lad. 他可是个莽撞家伙.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
He says that all this happened after I started work.