plural babes
plural babes
Learner's definition of BABE
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: a very young child : baby婴儿 2 slang
a : a sexually attractive person —
usually used of young women性感的俏妞(通常用于年轻女子) ◊ This sense of babe is very informal and is sometimes considered offensive.此义项的babe很不正式,有时被认为有冒犯之意。
b —
used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc. —
used especially by men to address women and by women to address men宝贝儿(用作对恋人、朋友等的非正式称呼,尤用于男女间的称呼) ◊ This sense of babe is very familiar in tone. Using babe to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.此义项的babe在语气上很亲切。用babe称呼不太熟悉的人可能引起冒犯。
babe in the woods
US
: a person who is innocent or who lacks experience天真无知的人;初出茅庐者