juvenile

英 [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

美 [ˈdʒuːvənl]

adj.  少年的; 未成年的; 幼稚的; 不成熟的; 孩子气的
n.  少年

复数：juveniles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7801 / COCA.5261

牛津词典

adj.

• 少年的；未成年的
  connected with young people who are not yet adults
  1. juvenile crime/employment
     少年犯罪；童工的雇用
  2. juvenile offenders
     少年罪犯
• 幼稚的；不成熟的；孩子气的
  silly and more typical of a child than an adult
  1. juvenile behaviour
     幼稚的行为
  2. Don't be so juvenile!
     别那么孩子气！

noun

• 少年
  a young person who is not yet an adult

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 少年
  Ajuvenileis a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  1. The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years.
     总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。
• ADJ 少年的；未成年的
  Juvenileactivity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  1. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
     青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
  2. ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders.
     将青少年惯犯关入监狱的计划
• ADJ-GRADED （行为）幼稚的，不成熟的，孩子气的
  If you describe someone's behaviour asjuvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  1. He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile.
     他是个典型的男人，年龄越大越孩子气。
• 幼仔；幼兽;雏鸟
  Young animals are sometimes referred to asjuveniles.

英英释义

noun

• a young person, not fully developed
  Synonym:juvenile person

adj

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  1. adolescent insecurity
  2. jejune responses to our problems
  3. their behavior was juvenile
  4. puerile jokes
  Synonym:adolescentjejunepuerile
• of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
  1. juvenile diabetes
  2. juvenile fashions

双语例句

• This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them.
  这也就解释了为什么在他们当中很少有少年犯罪的发生。
• They queue orderly, steady pace, highlighting the juvenile's presence;
  他们队列整齐、步伐稳健，彰显了少年的风采；
• We have prepared this report in an effort to help those concerned with addressing the problems of juvenile crime.
  我们撰写这个报告的目的是为那些关注青少年犯罪问题的人们提供支持和帮助。
• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.
  身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• To China, this is the healthiest she's the end of the juvenile years.
  对中国来讲，这是她最健康的少年岁月的结束。
• There are two main sorts of juvenile crime: stealing and violence.
  有两种类型的青少年犯罪&偷窃和暴力。
• A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
  处于青春期和成熟期的青少年。
• The US Federal Government and44 states permit life sentences without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders.
  美国联邦政府和44个国家的许可证被判处终身监禁，且无法获得假释的，为少年犯。
• Their behaviour is juvenile and arrogant.
  他们现在的行为是不成熟和傲慢的。
• Juvenile offenders should not be tried in adult courts.
  少年犯不应该在成人法庭受审。