单词 | young |
释义 | adjectivenoun🔑 youngBrE /jʌŋ/ NAmE /jʌŋ/ adjective (young·er BrE /ˈjʌŋɡə(r)/ NAmE /ˈjʌŋɡər/ , young·est BrE /ˈjʌŋɡɪst/ NAmE /ˈjʌŋɡɪst/ ) 🔑 having lived or existed for only a short time ; not fully developed 幼小的;未成熟的◆ young babies 幼婴◆ a young country 新成立的国家◆ Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant . 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。◆ a young wine 新酿的葡萄酒◆ The night is still young (= it has only just started ). 夜晚刚刚开始。OPP old🔑 not yet old ; not as old as others 年轻的;岁数不大的;相对年轻的◆ young people 年轻人◆ talented young football players 天才的年轻足球运动员◆ I am the youngest of four sisters . 我是四姐妹当中最小的。◆ In his younger days he played rugby for Wales . 他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。◆ I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton . 米歇尔 · 奥巴马年轻的时候,我在普林斯顿见过她。◆ Her grandchildren keep her young . 她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。◆ My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age ). 我儿子十三岁了,但他比实际年龄显得小。◆ They married young (= at an early age ). 他们结婚很早。◆ My mother died young . 我母亲去世得早。OPP oldadolescent , age , elderly , generation , infant , juvenile , middle-aged , minor , teenage , young adolescent , immature , mixed up , naive , puberty , rebellious , sulky , tearaway , teenager , young 🔑 consisting of young people or young children ; with a low average age 由年轻人(或儿童)构成的;青少年的;平均年龄小的◆ They have a young family . 他们家的孩子还小。◆ a young audience 青少年观众suitable or appropriate for young people 年轻人的;青年的;适合青年人的SYN youthful◆ young fashion 年轻人的时尚◆ The clothes she wears are much too young for her . 她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。~man /lady /woman used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person (对年轻人表示生气或恼怒)◆ I think you owe me an apology , young lady ! 小姐,我认为你应该向我道歉!the younger used before or after a person's name to distinguish them from an older relative (用于姓名之前或之后,以区别于年长的亲戚)◆ the younger Kennedy 年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪◆ (BrE , formal ) William Pitt the younger 小威廉 · 皮特 ➡ compare elderadjective , junioradjective ● be getting ˈyounger (informal ) used to say that people seem to be doing sth at a younger age than they used to , or that they seem younger because you are now older (表示做某事的人好像越来越年轻)◆ The band's fans are getting younger . 这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。◆ Why do police officers seem to be getting younger ? 为什么警察好像越来越年轻了?● not be getting any ˈyounger (informal ) used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you are growing older 老了;岁月不饶人● ˌyoung at ˈheart thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old 人老心不老● (have ) an old head on young ˈshoulders used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age 年轻老练;少年老成● you're only young ˈonce (saying ) young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible , because they will have to work and worry later in their lives 行乐当及年少时;青春只有一次🔑 youngBrE /jʌŋ/ NAmE /jʌŋ/ noun [pl. ]🔑 the young young people considered as a group (统称)年轻人,青年人◆ It's a movie that will appeal to the young . 这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。◆ It's a book for young and old alike . 这本书老少咸宜。Plural adjectival nounsthe blind,the deaf,the destitute,the dead,the dying,the elderly,the faithful,the homeless,the injured,the insane,the jobless,the middle aged,the old,the poor,the rich,the sick,the squeamish,the wealthy,the wicked,the wounded,the young🔑 young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother 幼崽;幼兽;幼鸟◆ a mother bird feeding her young 喂养幼鸟的鸟妈妈 |
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