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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

young

英  [jʌŋ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • younger , youngest

    1. 年轻的 , 幼小的（人、动物、植物等）

    A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature.

    双语例句

    例：

    sex information written for young people.

    为年轻人写的性知识。

    例：

    I crossed the hill, and found myself in a field of young barley.

    我翻过那座山，发现自己来到了一块大麦苗地。

    2. 幼小的 , 年轻的（时期）

    You use young to describe a time when a person or thing was young.

    双语例句

    例：

    In her younger days my mother had been a successful saleswoman.

    在我母亲年轻的时侯，她曾是位成功的推销员。

    3. （外表、行为）显得年轻的

    Someone who is young in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age.

    我想我那时是23岁，看起来比我实际年龄小。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [PL 复数] 年轻人

    The young are people who are young.

    双语例句

    例：

    The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods.

    该协会建议孕妇、幼儿和老人不要食用这类食品。

    2. [PL 复数] 幼崽 , 幼禽

    The young of an animal are its babies.

    近义词

    babies , family , litter , offspring , brood

    双语例句

    例：

    The hen may not be able to feed its young.

    这只母鸡也许不能喂给它的幼雏喂食。

    例：

    Its young are vulnerable to a range of predators.

    它的幼崽可能会是很多捕食动物的盘中餐。

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