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youth

美 [juːθ]英 [juːθ]
  • n.(统称)青年,年轻人;青年;青春;年轻;青年时期(尤指成年以前);小伙子;朝气;青年男子

复数: youths

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. youths
1

青年时期(尤指成年以前)
the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult

He had been a talented musician in his youth.

他年轻时很有音乐天才。

2

年轻;青春;朝气
the quality or state of being young

She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.

她很年轻,然而干这份工作已有经验,这是很难得的。

3

青年男子;小伙子
a young man

The fight was started by a gang of youths.

这场打斗是一伙少年挑起来的。

4

(统称)青年,年轻人
young people considered as a group

the nation's youth

全国青年

the youth of today

当代青年

youth culture

年轻人的文化

youth unemployment

青年失业问题

youth

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 青年时期;青少年时代
    Someone's youth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.

    In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.

    我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 青春;朝气;年轻
    Youth is the quality or state of being young.

    Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty...

    格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (新闻用语,尤指惹麻烦的)青年,小伙子
    Journalists often refer to young men as youths, especially when they are reporting that the young men have caused trouble.

    ...gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops...

    打碎玻璃橱窗抢劫商店的成群的年轻人

  • 4
    N-PLURAL (统称)青年,年轻人
    The youth are young people considered as a group.

    He represents the opinions of the youth of today...

    他代表着当今年轻人的看法。

noun

1
the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person
Synonym: youthfulness juvenility
2
young people collectively
rock music appeals to the young
youth everywhere rises in revolt
Synonym: young
3
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
Synonym: young person younker spring chicken
4
early maturity;the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
5
the time of life between childhood and maturity
6
an early period of development
during the youth of the project
Synonym: early days

数据来源:WordNet

  1. They were fine specimens of British youth !

    他们堪称英国青年的优秀代表!

  2. The music evoked memories of her youth .

    这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。

  3. She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience .

    她很年轻,然而干这份工作已有经验,这是很难得的。

  4. He was sentenced to two years ' youth custody .

    他被判处在少年犯拘留所拘禁两年。

  5. Youth is simply an attitude of mind .

    青春仅仅是心态问题。

  6. There was a group of youths standing on the street corner .

    有一群年轻人站在街角。

  7. The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation .

    这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。

  8. The youth was charged with three counts of burglary .

    那位年轻人被控犯有三次盗窃罪。

  9. Drunken youths hang around outside looking for trouble .

    喝醉的年轻人在街头游荡滋事。

  10. Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up .

    一群年轻人闯进酒吧,把里面砸了个乱七八糟。

  11. She 's trying to recapture her lost youth .

    她在努力追回逝去的青春。

  12. The fight was started by a gang of youths .

    这场打斗是一伙少年挑起来的。

  13. He talked romantically of the past and his youth .

    他情深意切地谈论着往昔和他的年少时光。

  14. His mistake was due to youth and inexperience .

    他失误的原因是年轻没有经验。

  15. She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited .

    她意识到自己的年轻和缺乏经验正受人利用。

  16. He had been a talented musician in his youth .

    他年轻时很有音乐天才。

  17. The poem contrasts youth and age .

    这首诗对比了青春与老年。

  18. Gangs of youths went on the rampage in the city yesterday .

    成群结伙的年轻人昨天在城里横冲直撞。

  19. We need someone with youth , glamour and pizzazz .

    我们需要一位年富力强、魅力十足、风度翩翩的人。

  20. Gangs of youths patrol the streets at night .

    夜里成帮结伙的年轻人在街上闲逛。

  21. He joked that being good at cards was the sign of a misspent youth .

    他开玩笑地说擅长打牌表明虚度了青春年华。

  22. She 's not a very good influence on the youth of this country .

    她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。

  23. The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth .

    这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。

  24. The Youth Training Scheme was operative by the end of 1983 .

    青年培训计划一直持续到1983年底。

  25. Membership in her church youth group helped develop her political ideas .

    加入教会青年团契促使她形成了自己的政治观点。

  26. But there is no youth market in cars .

    可是汽车在年轻人当中并无市场。

  27. I used to belong to a youth club .

    我过去是一个青年俱乐部的成员。

  28. As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching

    他年轻时就表现出教书的天赋。

  29. He is highly regarded , but his youth might count against him .

    人们对他的评价很高,但他年纪轻轻这一点也许会对他不利。

  30. All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency

    所有青年团体必须并入全国青年事务处。

youth adolescent juvenile teenager 【导航词义:青少年】
youth v. 少年,年轻人
〔辨析〕

现在几乎专指年轻的男性,尤用于报纸上,常含贬义。但作为集合名词时,男女青年皆可指,且无贬义。

〔例证〕

The street fight was started by a gang of youths.

这场街头打斗是由一伙少年挑起来的。

There are groups of youths playing basketball over there.

成群的小伙子正在那里打篮球。

The youth of the country are being ignored by their leaders.

该国的青年没有受到领导人的重视。

The government calls on the youth to donate their blood voluntarily.

政府号召青年义务献血。

adolescent v. 青少年
〔辨析〕

与 teenager 基本同义,但更加正式,强调尚不成熟。

〔例证〕

An adolescent is often caught up in fantastic thoughts.

青少年常常耽于奇思异想。

His mental capacity never really got beyond that of an adolescent.

他的智力从未真正超过一个未成年人。

juvenile v. 〈正式〉青少年
〔辨析〕

常为法律术语,强调未成年的人。

〔例证〕

The number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes is increasing.

因暴力犯罪而被捕的少年犯人数在上升。

The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen.

总人口中青少年所占比例下降。

teenager v. 青少年
〔辨析〕

主要指 13 至 19 岁之间的青少年,强调该年龄段群体的自身特点。

〔例证〕

Teenagers are vigorous.

青少年精力旺盛。

Their band is made up of three cool teenagers.

他们的乐队由3个帅气的少年组成。

I don't get pimples now, but I did when I was a teenager.

我现在不会长青春痘,但我在青春期时却没少长。

  • 词语搭配

youth与以下词性连用

n.

youth centre

青年中心

youth culture

青年文化

youth groups

青年群体

youth organizations

青年组织

youth programmes

青年计划

youth services

青年服务