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单词 playboy
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Definition of playboy in English:

playboy

noun ˈpleɪbɔɪˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
  • A wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or has many casual sexual relationships.

    he isn't the marrying type, he's just a playboy
    as modifier a playboy lifestyle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Men who want to avoid paying child support are seen as irresponsible playboys.
    • For these playboys, Monaco, home of the most thrilling circuit in the Grand Prix, is undoubtedly their playground, the place where they kick back, soak up the rays on their yachts and party big time.
    • He also offered extremely well-paid jobs to Monaco's best-connected playboys.
    • If he is to reach his goals, he can't risk burning himself out, so a playboy lifestyle is out.
    • But don't be misled: the expensive hotels that lurk behind veils of trees and the occasional flashy yacht are known to spill out tubby bronzed playboys with their trophy girlfriends in mink shawls.
    • These are not wealthy playboys indulging a passion for sport; they are hard-headed businessmen who have made their fortunes by turning one sport from hobby to cash machine.
    • Towards the end of his time in racing Stewart also saw the first stirrings of one of the great playboys, James Hunt, who made Button look like a hermit.
    • He adopts the lifestyle of a dissolute playboy to camouflage his crime-fighting efforts.
    • The playboy lifestyle is not his only weakness according to those who have worked with him.
    • We have had no major philanderers, dirty financial dealers, international playboys and worst of all, no celebrity candidates!
    • They could have been written off as rich liberal Catholic playboys from Boston with no understanding of any issue which matters because they hadn't lived through it themselves.
    • The celebrated playboys had talked each other into believing the match was off, so they were in for a nasty surprise when a thaw set in and they had to go to work against the Belgians.
    • He adopted a playboy lifestyle which must have been beyond his wildest dreams when he was growing up.
    • I used to be a womanizing playboy, as you put it, but I've settled down in recent years.
    • So, it is a very good combination of strength, and these are not playboys.
    • I remember when I was in high school, my classmates and I had an impression that only prostitutes and playboys would get the disease.
    • She would be spotted, escorted by a string of rich playboys, in nightclubs and restaurants, at the theatre and at private parties.
    • While you probably imagined that my family tree was chock-a-block with international playboys and glamorous socialites, I actually come from a long line of caravanners.
    • Contrary to popular belief, most girls aren't into macho playboys.
    • The heroines could be divorcees with even a child or two, and the men they admire and seek to be with need not always be playboys on the prowl.
    Synonyms
    socialite, pleasure seeker, sybarite

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'boy actor'): from play + boy. The current sense originated in the early 19th century in Irish English.

 
 

Definition of playboy in US English:

playboy

nounˈpleɪˌbɔɪˈplāˌboi
  • A wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or has many casual sexual relationships.

    he isn't the marrying type, he's just a playboy
    as modifier a playboy lifestyle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So, it is a very good combination of strength, and these are not playboys.
    • She would be spotted, escorted by a string of rich playboys, in nightclubs and restaurants, at the theatre and at private parties.
    • The playboy lifestyle is not his only weakness according to those who have worked with him.
    • I remember when I was in high school, my classmates and I had an impression that only prostitutes and playboys would get the disease.
    • Contrary to popular belief, most girls aren't into macho playboys.
    • If he is to reach his goals, he can't risk burning himself out, so a playboy lifestyle is out.
    • He also offered extremely well-paid jobs to Monaco's best-connected playboys.
    • For these playboys, Monaco, home of the most thrilling circuit in the Grand Prix, is undoubtedly their playground, the place where they kick back, soak up the rays on their yachts and party big time.
    • He adopted a playboy lifestyle which must have been beyond his wildest dreams when he was growing up.
    • I used to be a womanizing playboy, as you put it, but I've settled down in recent years.
    • We have had no major philanderers, dirty financial dealers, international playboys and worst of all, no celebrity candidates!
    • The heroines could be divorcees with even a child or two, and the men they admire and seek to be with need not always be playboys on the prowl.
    • They could have been written off as rich liberal Catholic playboys from Boston with no understanding of any issue which matters because they hadn't lived through it themselves.
    • Men who want to avoid paying child support are seen as irresponsible playboys.
    • These are not wealthy playboys indulging a passion for sport; they are hard-headed businessmen who have made their fortunes by turning one sport from hobby to cash machine.
    • But don't be misled: the expensive hotels that lurk behind veils of trees and the occasional flashy yacht are known to spill out tubby bronzed playboys with their trophy girlfriends in mink shawls.
    • Towards the end of his time in racing Stewart also saw the first stirrings of one of the great playboys, James Hunt, who made Button look like a hermit.
    • While you probably imagined that my family tree was chock-a-block with international playboys and glamorous socialites, I actually come from a long line of caravanners.
    • The celebrated playboys had talked each other into believing the match was off, so they were in for a nasty surprise when a thaw set in and they had to go to work against the Belgians.
    • He adopts the lifestyle of a dissolute playboy to camouflage his crime-fighting efforts.
    Synonyms
    socialite, pleasure seeker, sybarite

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘boy actor’): from play + boy. The current sense originated in the early 19th century in Irish English.

 
 
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