| 释义 |
youth /juːθ/ n. | phr. ([复] youths /juːðz， juːθs/)
n.
1. 年轻；青春
youth and inexperience 年轻幼稚
succeed in spite of one's youth 虽年轻而事有所成
the secret of perpetual (或of keeping one's) youth 常葆青春的奥妙
waste one's youth 浪费青春
restore an old man to youth 使老人恢复青春
the city's youth and vigour 城市的青春和活力
Her face still kept its youth. 她的面容青春犹驻。
2. 青(少)年时代，青春时期
from youth onwards 从青少年时代起
in one's hot (raw, vigorous) youth 在血气方刚(稚嫩无知，生机勃勃)的青年时代
a woman in her first youth 妙龄女子
Youth is the time to have your fling. 青春时代是及时行乐之时。
The two little girls spent their motherless youth with their widowed father. 这两个小女孩没了母亲，跟着鳏居的父亲度过了少女时代。
3. 初期，早期
the youth of the country 建国初期
Knowledge about this subject is still in its youth. 对这门学科的认知还处于初始阶段。
4. 男青年，小伙子
a youth of 16 16岁的男青年
Several youths and girls were standing at the street corner. 几个小伙子和姑娘站在街道拐角处。
5. [总称](男女)青年们
youth of both sexes 男女青年们
modern youth 现代青年
For youth nothing is insurmountable. 对青年人说来没有不可逾越的障碍。
What is all of youth thinking? 全体青年在想些什么?
[< OE geoguth; 与geong young 有关] phr. Youth will be served. 〈谚〉年轻有年轻的好处。 |