younger

英 ['jʌŋɡə(r)]

美 ['jʌŋɡər]

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
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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.
1. In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
  在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。
2. 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。
3. ...a field of young barley...
  长满青青大麦苗的田地
4. He played with his younger brother.
  他和弟弟一起玩。
5. The youngare people who are young.
  年轻人;青年人;少年
6. 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。
ADJ-GRADED 年轻时的;青年时代的
You useyoungto describe a time when a person or thing was young.
1. 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。
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.
1. 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。
2. He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
  我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。
N-PLURAL 幼兽;幼崽;幼禽
Theyoungof an animal are its babies.
1. The hen may not be able to feed its young.
  雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

adj

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
1. John Junior
2. John Smith, Jr.
Synonym:jr.

He played with his younger brother.
他和弟弟一起玩。
They looked younger than I knew them to be
他们看起来比我所知道的实际年龄显小。
I have a younger brother.
我有一个弟弟。
You are younger than I by much.
你比我年轻得多。
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。
He should give way to a younger, more decisive leader.
他应该让位于更年轻、更有决断力的领导者。
I would have been much wiser to start my own pension plan when I was younger.
我要是年轻点时就开始自己的养老金计划就明智多了。
I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger
我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。
She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。
As a child she fought with her younger sister
她小时候会和妹妹打架。