guy

noun

/ɡaɪ/

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[countable] (informal) a man
- a big/little guy
- a nice/smart/tough guy
- a young guy
- an old guy
- a white/black guy
- The poor guy must have been terrified.
- a Dutch guy
- At the end of the film the bad guy gets shot.
- While the cops should be the good guys, it's much more complex than that.
see also fall guy, Mr Nice Guy, wise guy
Extra Examples
- Colleagues described the killer as ‘just a regular guy’.
- He seemed like a decent guy.
- It was made by a guy named Alan Webster.
- We all knew guys like him at university.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- decent
- friendly
- funny
- …
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guys
[plural] (informal) a group of people of either sex
- Come on, you guys, let's get going!
[countable] (in the UK) a model of a man dressed in old clothes that is burned on a bonfire on 5 November during the celebrations for Bonfire NightTopics Historyc2, Religion and festivalsc2
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(also guy rope)
[countable] a rope used to keep a pole or tent in a secure position Topics Holidaysc2

Word Originsenses 1 to 3 early 19th cent. (in sense (3)): named after Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605.sense 4 late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; related to Dutch gei ‘brail’ and German Geitaue ‘brails’ (small ropes used to bring down the sail or mast of a boat).

单词	guy
释义	guy noun /ɡaɪ/ /ɡaɪ/ jump to other results [countable] (informal) a man a big/little guy a nice/smart/tough guy a young guy an old guy a white/black guy The poor guy must have been terrified. a Dutch guy At the end of the film the bad guy gets shot. While the cops should be the good guys, it's much more complex than that. see also fall guy, Mr Nice Guy, wise guy Extra Examples Colleagues described the killer as ‘just a regular guy’. He seemed like a decent guy. It was made by a guy named Alan Webster. We all knew guys like him at university. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective decent friendly funny … See full entry guys [plural] (informal) a group of people of either sex Come on, you guys, let's get going! [countable] (in the UK) a model of a man dressed in old clothes that is burned on a bonfire on 5 November during the celebrations for Bonfire NightTopics Historyc2, Religion and festivalsc2 enlarge image (also guy rope) [countable] a rope used to keep a pole or tent in a secure position Topics Holidaysc2 Word Originsenses 1 to 3 early 19th cent. (in sense (3)): named after Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605.sense 4 late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; related to Dutch gei ‘brail’ and German Geitaue ‘brails’ (small ropes used to bring down the sail or mast of a boat). Guy /ɡaɪ/ /ɡaɪ/ jump to other results a first name for boys
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