"newsboys" in Chinese (Simplified)
报童
Definition
Newsboys 指的是在街上或挨家挨户卖报纸的男孩。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
历史用语,现在很少使用。通常指过去卖报纸的男孩(儿童),'newsboy帽'(报童帽)等用法较常见。只用于男性儿童。
Examples
The newsboys sold papers on every street corner.
**报童**在每个街角卖报纸。
Many newsboys worked early in the morning.
许多**报童**一大早就开始工作。
The city had dozens of newsboys in the 1900s.
1900年代这座城市里有许多**报童**。
People used to hear the newsboys shouting headlines every afternoon.
人们过去常常听到**报童**每天傍晚喊新闻标题。
The newsboys quickly disappeared once newspapers started home delivery.
当报纸开始送货上门后,**报童**迅速消失了。
He wore a classic newsboys cap for his costume.
他为角色戴了一顶经典的**报童**帽。