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单词 young
释义
young
adjective
uk
/jʌŋ/us
/jʌŋ/
A1
havinglivedorexistedfor only ashorttimeand notold:
幼小的；年轻的
youngadults/children年轻人／幼儿
His girlfriend's very young.他的女朋友非常年轻。
Thetreesin thispartof theforestare stillfairlyyoung.森林中的这一片树木还没长大。
Philippa is the youngestpersonin thefamily.菲莉帕是家里最小的。
Angela is twoyearsyounger than Clare.安杰拉比克莱尔小两岁。
the Younger
used after someone'snameto show that they are the younger of twopeoplewho have the samename,especiallyafatherandson:
Heplayedalargepartin theadministrationof George Bush the Younger.
Opposite
theelder
suitablefor youngpeople:
（适合）年轻人的
youngfashion/ideas年轻人的时尚／观念
Behonestnow - do youthinkthisdressisabit/tooyoung for me(= is moresuitablefor someone younger)?说实话——你觉不觉得这件衣服对我来说有点／太年轻了？
look young foryourage
tolookyounger than you really are
显得比实际年龄年轻
More examples
  • Janismarriedwith three youngchildren.
  • A younggirlcame up to me andaskedformoney.
  • Theteamhas severaltalentedyoungplayerswaitingin thewings.
  • He's a veryversatileyoungactorwho's ashappyinhorrorfilmsas he is in TVcomedies.
  • Thepaperistargetedspecificallyat youngpeople.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing people who are young
  • adolescent
  • atyourmother's kneeidiom
  • be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
  • flower
  • fresh-faced
  • freshness
  • knee-high
  • little
  • mother
  • prepubescent
  • slip
  • small
  • teen
  • tender
  • time
  • ya
  • yoof
  • young adult
  • youthful
  • youthfully
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Describing age & birthdays

Idioms

young at heart
young lady/man
young love
young
noun[plural]
uk
/jʌŋ/us
/jʌŋ/
the young
B2
youngpeopleconsideredtogether as agroup:
（总称）青年人，年轻人
I have nothing againstminiskirts, but Ithinkthey'restrictlyfor the young.我并不反对穿超短裙，但我认为它们只适合年轻人。
thebabiesof ananimal:
幼鸟；幼兽；幼崽
Meanwhile, themotherfliesback to thenesttofeedher young.其间，母鸟会飞回巢中给雏鸟喂食。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Young people
  • adolescence
  • adolescent
  • boyhood
  • delinquent
  • emo
  • girlhood
  • larrikin
  • mall rat
  • minor
  • ned
  • post-adolescent
  • shaver
  • skinhead
  • teens
  • teenybopper
  • tween
  • tweenager
  • wild child
  • yoof
  • yute
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(Definition ofyoungfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
young
adjective
uk
/jʌŋ/us
/jʌŋ/
A1
havinglivedorexistedfor only ashorttimeand notold
幼小的；年轻的
youngadults/children年轻人／幼儿
His girlfriend's very young.他的女朋友非常年轻。
Thetreesin thispartof theforestare stillfairlyyoung.森林中的这一片树木还没长大。
Philippa is the youngestpersonin thefamily.菲莉帕是家里最小的。
Angela is twoyearsyounger than Clare.安杰拉比克莱尔小两岁。
suitablefor youngpeople
（适合）年轻人的
youngfashion/ideas年轻人的时尚／观念
Behonestnow - do youthinkthisdressisabit/tooyoung for me(= is moresuitablefor someone younger)?说实话——你觉不觉得这件衣服对我来说有点／太年轻了？
look young foryourage
tolookyounger than you really are
显得比实际年龄年轻
More examples
  • Jan ismarriedwith three youngchildren.
  • A younggirlcame up to me andaskedformoney.
  • Theteamhas severaltalentedyoungplayerswaitingin thewings.
  • He's a veryversatileyoungactorwho's ashappyinhorrorfilmsas he is in TVcomedies.
  • Thepaperistargetedspecificallyat youngpeople.

Idioms

young at heart
young lady/man
young love
young
noun[plural]
uk
/jʌŋ/us
/jʌŋ/
the young
B2
youngpeopleconsideredtogether as agroup
（总称）青年人，年轻人
I have nothing againstminiskirts, but Ithinkthey'restrictlyfor the young.我并不反对穿超短裙，但我认为它们只适合年轻人。
thebabiesof ananimal
幼鸟；幼兽；幼崽
Meanwhile, themotherfliesback to thenesttofeedher young.其间，母鸟会飞回巢中给雏鸟喂食。

young| American Dictionary

young
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/jʌŋ/
(esp. of somethingliving) at an earlystageofdevelopmentorexistence; notold:
Youngchildrenshould not beleftaloneathome.
Iworkwithwonderfulyoungpeoplemostlyintheirlateteens.
The newlawcreatesa new driver’slicensefor those as young as 14.
young
plural noun
us
/jʌŋ/
youngpeopleingeneral:
Society canprovidethe young withvaluableopportunitiestohelptheircommunities.
Young are thebabiesof ananimal:
Thebirdflewback to thenesttofeedher young.
(Definition ofyoungfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofyoung

young
Note : ' well ' refers to people with no limiting long-term illness ; ' younger ' refers to co-residents who are younger or the same age.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Either or both of these could have caused the problem for the younger children.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The discontinuity of learning outcomes between older and younger learners was identi®ed as an important source of evidence for claiming a critical period.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although older participants made more errors than younger ones, there were no effects of language group at either age.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Speci®cally, the younger learners were faster for the ungrammatical items but the older learners were faster for the grammatical items.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, the study examined preschool children who were younger than those tested in previous studies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this group, the difference in the modal ages between older and younger sons was also 1 year.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What also stands out is the difference in age between older and younger brothers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To view younger sons in the light of victims, however, is too simplistic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The younger generation not only challenged traditional patterns of daily journalistic practice, but tried to redefine the values and the mission of the profession.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Oximetric studies were performed in six patients (one older and five younger patients) to determine the reversibility of an initially high pulmonary vascular resistance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In our study, these changes were significant for the 3 youngest age groups.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In patients younger than one year of age, trauma was the most common diagnosis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There might be a tendency for the older person's life to be regarded as a standard to be met or exceeded by the younger one.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In each example of this type the lateral unit comprised the youngest son's family.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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