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.
Offices cannot work properly without certain important pieces of equipment.
如果办公室没有配备一些重要的设备,人们就不能很好地工作。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.