Definition of tomboy in English:

tomboy

noun ˈtɒmbɔɪˈtɑmˌbɔɪ

A girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys.
（爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩
Example sentencesExamples
- The eldest of three children, she had two brothers and was a regular tomboy, but always envisioned herself as a dancer.
- When she was little, she wanted to be a boy, like so many girls brought up in the 1950s with the tomboys Jo in Little Women and George in The Famous Five as role models.
- I've known Chastity since she was young, and this girl was a total tomboy.
- It sounds stupid, but I wanted to show him I could be a girl too, not just a tomboy.
- It's still cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy.
- Summer is a great time for tomboys, with all that tree-climbing and outdoor sport.
- Girly, feminine and mostly floral, this season one particular item of clothing will have tomboys quaking in their boots: the dress.
- Mother's attempts at raising us as proper young girls had transformed us into disobedient tomboys.
- It would be fair to describe Chloe as a tomboy and I think the activities Scouts do will suit her.
- It's occurring to me that if I were a kid, I'd be considered something of a tomboy.
- Research on tomboys suggests that most do not reject traditionally female activities but rather embrace traditionally male ones.
- Tailored replica kits, specially-designed leisure wear and even lingerie are all catering for the female fan base and dispelling the myth that girls who like sport are tomboys with short hair who don't like being feminine.
- I was a bit of a tomboy and fancied myself one of the lads.
- We are a culture that now cherishes our adventurous, aggressive tomboys but balks at boys who cry, nurture, and listen to chick flick soundtracks.
- Betty admits to being a tomboy and says she found break times more fun playing boys' games.
- It's a really hard thing for a girl to do, especially if you're not a tomboy.
- He would never consider her next to any of these girls; she was just a fun tomboy to chill with.
- Sure I may like boy things and I don't always dress like the prettiest of girls but I am not a tomboy.
- Lots of seven to 10-year-olds are tomboys, into male-style adventure.
- I was quite the tomboy and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers.

Derivatives

tomboyish

adjective ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃ

(of a girl) enjoying rough, noisy activities of a type traditionally associated with boys.
（爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩
I never wore dresses as I was quite tomboyish
Example sentencesExamples
- They were two versions of the perfect middle England everychild, one tomboyish, smart and dark-haired, the other quieter and fair.
- At my early age, I was very tomboyish, into long-distance running and playing basketball.
- At 49, she's still striking - squint and you can glimpse the tomboyish, natural-looking sexual ingénue of the movies - but is quick to point out it that it could have all been very different.

tomboyishly

adverbˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃliˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃnəs

In one photograph, a little girl plays tomboyishly in the street, oblivious to an upturned car nearby.
Example sentencesExamples
- She put her hands on her hips tomboyishly, and raised a silent eyebrow at the man.
- Before, I used to dress tomboyishly; but as time went by, I changed a little and became elegantly casual.

tomboyishness

nounˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃnəsˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃnəs

The biological theory is based on evidence that high levels of the male hormone testosterone are associated with high levels of aggression in boys and tomboyishness in girls.
Example sentencesExamples
- But what she lacks in intellectual spark is more than made up for by her tireless tomboyishness.
- The article's author figured that there were two ways of writing sexism into one's characters: stereotypical femininity and its mirror opposite, stereotypical tomboyishness.

Definition of tomboy in US English:

tomboy

nounˈtɑmˌbɔɪˈtämˌboi

A girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys.
（爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩
Example sentencesExamples
- Tailored replica kits, specially-designed leisure wear and even lingerie are all catering for the female fan base and dispelling the myth that girls who like sport are tomboys with short hair who don't like being feminine.
- I've known Chastity since she was young, and this girl was a total tomboy.
- It would be fair to describe Chloe as a tomboy and I think the activities Scouts do will suit her.
- Sure I may like boy things and I don't always dress like the prettiest of girls but I am not a tomboy.
- I was a bit of a tomboy and fancied myself one of the lads.
- When she was little, she wanted to be a boy, like so many girls brought up in the 1950s with the tomboys Jo in Little Women and George in The Famous Five as role models.
- Summer is a great time for tomboys, with all that tree-climbing and outdoor sport.
- Betty admits to being a tomboy and says she found break times more fun playing boys' games.
- The eldest of three children, she had two brothers and was a regular tomboy, but always envisioned herself as a dancer.
- He would never consider her next to any of these girls; she was just a fun tomboy to chill with.
- It's a really hard thing for a girl to do, especially if you're not a tomboy.
- Lots of seven to 10-year-olds are tomboys, into male-style adventure.
- I was quite the tomboy and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers.
- Research on tomboys suggests that most do not reject traditionally female activities but rather embrace traditionally male ones.
- Girly, feminine and mostly floral, this season one particular item of clothing will have tomboys quaking in their boots: the dress.
- Mother's attempts at raising us as proper young girls had transformed us into disobedient tomboys.
- It sounds stupid, but I wanted to show him I could be a girl too, not just a tomboy.
- We are a culture that now cherishes our adventurous, aggressive tomboys but balks at boys who cry, nurture, and listen to chick flick soundtracks.
- It's still cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy.
- It's occurring to me that if I were a kid, I'd be considered something of a tomboy.

词汇	tomboy
释义	Definition of tomboy in English: tomboy noun ˈtɒmbɔɪˈtɑmˌbɔɪ A girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys. （爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩 Example sentencesExamples The eldest of three children, she had two brothers and was a regular tomboy, but always envisioned herself as a dancer. When she was little, she wanted to be a boy, like so many girls brought up in the 1950s with the tomboys Jo in Little Women and George in The Famous Five as role models. I've known Chastity since she was young, and this girl was a total tomboy. It sounds stupid, but I wanted to show him I could be a girl too, not just a tomboy. It's still cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy. Summer is a great time for tomboys, with all that tree-climbing and outdoor sport. Girly, feminine and mostly floral, this season one particular item of clothing will have tomboys quaking in their boots: the dress. Mother's attempts at raising us as proper young girls had transformed us into disobedient tomboys. It would be fair to describe Chloe as a tomboy and I think the activities Scouts do will suit her. It's occurring to me that if I were a kid, I'd be considered something of a tomboy. Research on tomboys suggests that most do not reject traditionally female activities but rather embrace traditionally male ones. Tailored replica kits, specially-designed leisure wear and even lingerie are all catering for the female fan base and dispelling the myth that girls who like sport are tomboys with short hair who don't like being feminine. I was a bit of a tomboy and fancied myself one of the lads. We are a culture that now cherishes our adventurous, aggressive tomboys but balks at boys who cry, nurture, and listen to chick flick soundtracks. Betty admits to being a tomboy and says she found break times more fun playing boys' games. It's a really hard thing for a girl to do, especially if you're not a tomboy. He would never consider her next to any of these girls; she was just a fun tomboy to chill with. Sure I may like boy things and I don't always dress like the prettiest of girls but I am not a tomboy. Lots of seven to 10-year-olds are tomboys, into male-style adventure. I was quite the tomboy and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers. Derivatives tomboyish adjective ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃ (of a girl) enjoying rough, noisy activities of a type traditionally associated with boys. （爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩 I never wore dresses as I was quite tomboyish Example sentencesExamples They were two versions of the perfect middle England everychild, one tomboyish, smart and dark-haired, the other quieter and fair. At my early age, I was very tomboyish, into long-distance running and playing basketball. At 49, she's still striking - squint and you can glimpse the tomboyish, natural-looking sexual ingénue of the movies - but is quick to point out it that it could have all been very different. tomboyishly adverbˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃliˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃnəs In one photograph, a little girl plays tomboyishly in the street, oblivious to an upturned car nearby. Example sentencesExamples She put her hands on her hips tomboyishly, and raised a silent eyebrow at the man. Before, I used to dress tomboyishly; but as time went by, I changed a little and became elegantly casual. tomboyishness nounˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃnəsˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃnəs The biological theory is based on evidence that high levels of the male hormone testosterone are associated with high levels of aggression in boys and tomboyishness in girls. Example sentencesExamples But what she lacks in intellectual spark is more than made up for by her tireless tomboyishness. The article's author figured that there were two ways of writing sexism into one's characters: stereotypical femininity and its mirror opposite, stereotypical tomboyishness. Definition of tomboy in US English: tomboy nounˈtɑmˌbɔɪˈtämˌboi A girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys. （爱玩闹的）男孩子气的女孩 Example sentencesExamples Tailored replica kits, specially-designed leisure wear and even lingerie are all catering for the female fan base and dispelling the myth that girls who like sport are tomboys with short hair who don't like being feminine. I've known Chastity since she was young, and this girl was a total tomboy. It would be fair to describe Chloe as a tomboy and I think the activities Scouts do will suit her. Sure I may like boy things and I don't always dress like the prettiest of girls but I am not a tomboy. I was a bit of a tomboy and fancied myself one of the lads. When she was little, she wanted to be a boy, like so many girls brought up in the 1950s with the tomboys Jo in Little Women and George in The Famous Five as role models. Summer is a great time for tomboys, with all that tree-climbing and outdoor sport. Betty admits to being a tomboy and says she found break times more fun playing boys' games. The eldest of three children, she had two brothers and was a regular tomboy, but always envisioned herself as a dancer. He would never consider her next to any of these girls; she was just a fun tomboy to chill with. It's a really hard thing for a girl to do, especially if you're not a tomboy. Lots of seven to 10-year-olds are tomboys, into male-style adventure. I was quite the tomboy and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers. Research on tomboys suggests that most do not reject traditionally female activities but rather embrace traditionally male ones. Girly, feminine and mostly floral, this season one particular item of clothing will have tomboys quaking in their boots: the dress. Mother's attempts at raising us as proper young girls had transformed us into disobedient tomboys. It sounds stupid, but I wanted to show him I could be a girl too, not just a tomboy. We are a culture that now cherishes our adventurous, aggressive tomboys but balks at boys who cry, nurture, and listen to chick flick soundtracks. It's still cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy. It's occurring to me that if I were a kid, I'd be considered something of a tomboy.
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