son /sʌn/► SEE ALLa/the son of a bitcha/the son of a gunlike father/mother, like son/daughtersb’s favourite sona/the prodigal son ●a/the ˌson of a ˈbitch ( SOBespecially in NAmE) (⚠, slang) an offensive way to refer to a person that you think is bad or very unpleasant（骂人的话）狗娘养的，王八蛋◆That’s the son of a bitch who stole my car! 那就是偷我车的王八蛋！●a/the ˌson of a ˈgun (NAmE, informal, spoken) a person or thing that you are annoyed with（表示厌恶）捣蛋鬼，恶棍，破烂货◆My car’s at the shop — the son of a gun broke down again. 我的车在修理厂 － 这破车又坏了。●like ˌfather/ˌmother, like ˈson/ˈdaughter (saying) a child is similar to its father/mother in a particular way有其父／母必有其子／女◆Young Jim is turning out to be as hard-working as his dad — like father, like son.小吉姆变得跟他爸爸一样勤快，真是有其父必有其子。●sb’s favourite ˈsona performer, politician, sports player, etc., who is popular where they were born家乡的名人；当地的明星◆Everyone in the town was proud and excited to see their favourite son nominated for an Oscar.看到他们本地的明星获得奥斯卡提名，镇上所有的人都感到骄傲和激动。●a/the prodigal ˈson (formal, disapprovingorhumorous) a person who leaves home as a young man and wastes his money and time on a life of pleasure, but who is later sorry about this and returns to his family回头的浪子；改邪归正的人◆All the family went to the airport to welcome home the prodigal son.全家人都去机场迎接这个回头的浪子。ORIGINThis expression comes from a story in the Bible.这个表达法源于《圣经》中的一则故事。