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young adj.
⇨ youngyoung noun
⇨ offspring young adjective young ♦︎ teenage ♦︎ juvenile ♦︎ junior ♦︎ adolescent ♦︎ teenThese words all describe sb/sth that has lived or existed for only a short time and is therefore not yet fully developed. 这些词均表示幼小的、未成熟的、青少年的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young / a teenage / an adolescent boy / girl◆a young / juvenile offender◆a young / teenage fan◆a teenage / teen idol■ young having lived or existed for only a short time; not yet old; consisting of young people or young children 幼小的；年轻的；由年轻人（或儿童）构成的；青少年的◆young babies / children / animals小婴儿；幼童；动物幼崽◆Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。◆Fruit Fresh is a young company that is growing fast.“鲜果”是一家成立不久、发展迅速的公司。◆The team is full of talented young players.该队荟萃了才华横溢的年轻选手。◆I am the youngest of four sisters.我是四姐妹当中最小的。◆They married young (= at an early age).他们很早就结婚了。◆This cottage would be perfect for a couple with a young family (= a couple with young children).这栋小别墅对家里有幼儿的夫妇来说非常理想。OPP old , elderly , aged ⇨ old 2 ■ teenage / /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/ / [usually before noun] between 13 and 19 years old; connected with people of this age 十几岁的（指13至19岁）；青少年的◆The place was full of giggling teenage girls.这地方到处都是咯咯笑的妙龄少女。◆He went through a brief period of teenage rebellion when he was 16.他16岁时有过一段短暂的青春叛逆期。 see also teenager ⇨ girl ■ juvenile / /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl; NAmE ˈdʒuːvənl/ [only before noun] (formal or law 法律) connected with young people who are not yet adults 少年的；未成年的◆What can be done to help these juvenile deliquents turn away from crime?究竟能做些什么来帮助这些少年犯远离犯罪呢？◆The government has failed to deal with the problem of juvenile crime.政府没处理好青少年犯罪的问题。OPP adult ⇨ adult see also juvenile ⇨ girl ■ junior [only before noun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports 青少年的（尤用于体育语境）◆The world junior tennis championships will be held in Paris next month.世界青少年网球锦标赛将于下月在巴黎举行。ⓘ In Britain junior also describes a school or part of a school for children between the ages of 7 and 11 or 13. 在英国，junior亦用以描述为7至11岁或7至13岁儿童设立的学校或学校的小学部◆My daughter goes into the junior school next year.我女儿明年上小学。◆the junior department小学部 ■ adolescent /ˌædəˈlesnt/ / of the age when a child develops into an adult, at some point between 12 and 18 years old 青少年的（指12至18岁）◆the attitudes of adolescent girls青春期女孩的态度 see also adolescent ⇨ girl ■ teen [usually before noun] (especially NAmE, informal) teenage 十几岁的（指13至19岁）；青少年的◆It was a teen magazine, full of glossy pictures of the latest pop idols.那是一本青少年杂志，里面净是最新流行偶像的光彩夺目的照片。 see also teen ⇨ girl offspring noun offspring ♦︎ baby ♦︎ young ♦︎ litter ♦︎ broodThese are all words for baby animals. 这些词均表示动物幼崽。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to produce / rear / raise offspring / babies / young / a litter / brood◆to give birth to offspring / a baby / young / a litter■ offspring / /ˈɒfsprɪŋ; NAmE ˈɔːfsprɪŋ, ˈɑːfsprɪŋ/ (plural offspring) [countable, usually plural] young animals that are born to parent animals 崽兽；幼崽◆Female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.雌貛一胎可产下多达五只幼崽。■ baby [countable] a very young animal 动物幼崽◆What do you call a baby kangaroo?你们把袋鼠幼崽叫什么？◆After some months, the baby learns to walk along branches by holding onto its mother's fur.几个月以后，幼崽学着抓紧母亲的皮毛在树枝上行走。■ young [plural] young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother （同一种类或同一母亲的）幼崽，幼兽，幼鸟◆It carries its young on its back.它把幼崽背在背上。NOTE 辨析 Offspring, baby or young? Offspring and young are more scientific, factual words. Baby is used in everyday language by people who are not experts, and can suggest that the speaker finds the animal attractive or lovable. * offspring和young是较为科学的、描述事实的词语。baby是非专业的日常用语，意味着说话人觉得小动物讨人喜爱◆the lion's offspring / young狮子的幼崽◆a little baby lion一头小狮子The parent animal must be mentioned or understood when using offspring and young, but not with baby. 用offspring和young时，幼崽的父母必须提及或从上下文中可清楚得知，但用baby时不必如此◆The females stay close to their offspring / young.雌兽待在它们的幼崽附近。◆Oh look! That one's just a baby!啊，快看！那还只是个幼崽呢！◆That one's just an offspring/a young! ■ litter [countable] a number of baby animals that a mother produces at one time （动物一胎所生的）一窝幼崽◆a litter of puppies / kittens一窝小狗／小猫■ brood /bruːd/ / [countable + singular or plural verb] all the young birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time （一次孵或生的）一窝鸟，一窝动物◆A brood averages eight to ten ducklings.一窝小鸭子平均有八到十只。 |