young
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adj. 幼小的; 未成熟的; 年轻的; 岁数不大的; 相对年轻的; 年轻人的; 青年的; 适合青年人的
n. (统称)年轻人,青年人; 幼崽; 幼兽; 幼鸟
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.228 / COCA.234
习惯用语
adj.
- be getting younger
- (表示做某事的人好像越来越年轻)
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 - 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 younger - 老了;岁月不饶人
used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you, or sb else, is growing older young at heart - 人老心不老
thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old (have) an old head on young shoulders - 年轻老练;少年老成
used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age you're only young once - 行乐当及年少时;青春只有一次
young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives
牛津词典
adj.
- 幼小的;未成熟的
having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed- 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。
- young babies
- 年轻的;岁数不大的;相对年轻的
not yet old; not as old as others- 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 Bill Clinton at Oxford.
比尔∙克林顿年轻的时候,我在牛津见过他。 - 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。
- young people
- 年轻人的;青年的;适合青年人的
suitable or appropriate for young people- 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。
- young fashion
- 由年轻人(或儿童)构成的;青少年的;平均年龄小的
consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age- They have a young family.
他们家的孩子还小。 - a young audience
青少年观众
- They have a young family.
- (对年轻人表示生气或恼怒)
used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person- I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
小姐,我认为你应该向我道歉!
- I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
- (用于姓名之前或之后,以区别于年长的亲戚)
used before or after a person's name to distinguish them from an older relative- the younger Kennedy
年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪 - William Pitt the younger
小威廉∙皮特
- the younger Kennedy
noun
- (统称)年轻人,青年人
young people considered as a group- 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。
- It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
- 幼崽;幼兽;幼鸟
young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother- a mother bird feeding her young
喂养幼鸟的鸟妈妈
- a mother bird feeding her young
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 年幼的;幼小的;未成熟的
Ayoungperson, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature.- In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
在苏格兰,年轻人16岁就可以结婚。 - You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.
她去世的时候你不算太年幼,已经能记事了。 - ...a field of young barley...
长满青青大麦苗的田地 - He played with his younger brother.
他和弟弟一起玩。 - The youngare people who are young.
年轻人;青年人;少年 - The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods.
协会建议孕妇、儿童和老年人不要食用此类食物。
- In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
- ADJ-GRADED 年轻时的;青年时代的
You useyoungto describe a time when a person or thing was young.- In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。
- In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
- ADJ-GRADED (显得)年轻的;(显得)岁数不大的
Someone who isyoungin appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young.- I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age...
我当时23岁,我想,看上去比实际年龄小。 - He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
我觉得他似乎非常年轻,非常孤独。
- I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age...
- N-PLURAL 幼兽;幼崽;幼禽
Theyoungof an animal are its babies.- The hen may not be able to feed its young.
雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。
- The hen may not be able to feed its young.
英英释义
noun
- any immature animal
- young people collectively
- rock music appeals to the young
- youth everywhere rises in revolt
adj
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
- new potatoes
- young corn
- not tried or tested by experience
- unseasoned artillery volunteers
- still untested in battle
- an illustrator untried in mural painting
- a young hand at plowing
- being in its early stage
- a young industry
- the day is still young
- (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- young people
- suggestive of youth
- he is young for his age
双语例句
- My parents divorced when I was very young
我很小的时候父母就离婚了。 - You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。 - He played with his younger brother.
他和弟弟一起玩。 - He has grown into a young man of twenty-two.
他已成长为22岁的青年了。 - The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
这位年轻人已经死了。我们只能考虑在生之人。 - The young couple decided to have a child.
小两口决定要个孩子。 - Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people
父辈们有能力支配孩子们和年轻人的生活。 - He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
我觉得他似乎非常年轻,非常孤独。 - The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her
电影讲述的是一位老太太和一个待她友善的年轻护士的故事。 - I find most of the young men of my own age so boring
我觉得和我同龄的年轻人大多都很无聊。