adults
- n.(法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人;成年动物
- adult的复数
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N-COUNT （法律意义上的）成年人
An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
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N-COUNT 成年动物
An adult is a fully developed animal....a pair of adult birds.
一对成年鸟
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ADJ 成年的；属于成人的
Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.I've lived most of my adult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
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ADJ-GRADED 成熟的；老成的
If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。
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ADJ （涉及性内容的电影或书籍）仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way....an adult movie.
成人电影
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Why can 't you two act like civilized adults ?
你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？
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There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think
孩子和成年人的思维方式有质的不同。
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The new law makes no distinction between adults and children .
这项新法律对成人和孩子同等对待。
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She had invested all her adult life in the relationship .
她把成年后的时间全用于维护那一关系。
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There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults .
孩子和两个大人合住一间房可以打折。
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Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt .
儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。
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Children must be accompanied by an adult .
儿童必须要有大人陪同。
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The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed .
这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。
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The language of teenagers is often completely inaccessible to adults .
青少年的语言成人往往听不懂。
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Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult .
儿童必须有成年人陪同方可入场。
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It is no longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents .
孩子长大成人后便不再想与父母住在一起了。
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When my parents split up , it was all very adult and open .
我父母离异时，事情处理得很成熟、很开放。
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Through play , children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life .
通过游戏，孩子们演出了成年人生活的缩影。
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As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children .
她说得对，这种病不仅影响儿童，也会影响成年人。
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Adult behaviour is often patterned by childhood experiences .
成年人的行为模式往往是童年经历造成的。
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Each ticket admits one adult .
每张票只准许一位成人入场。
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I tried to understand the adult world and could not .
我试着去了解成人世界，却无法猜透。
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Many adults still depend on their children to work the video .
很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
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Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult .
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
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She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students
她对成年学生的问题深表同情。
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I 've lived most of my adult life in London .
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
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The adult to child ratio is 1 to 6 .
成人与儿童的比例为1比6。
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Adults need to live their own lives and that 's difficult with children .
大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。
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The average adult man burns 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day
普通成年男子每天消耗的热量为1,500到2,000卡路里。
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The company has targeted adults as its primary customers .
这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。
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One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults
一条规则明确规定，见习驾驶员必须有成人的监督。
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His adult life mirrored the downward course of his father 's life .
他成年后的生活反映出了他父亲的生活在走下坡路。
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One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics * 1 / 5
的年轻人做日常的数学计算都费劲。
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Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult
最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。
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Most adult education centres offer computing courses .
大多数成教中心都设有计算机课程。