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| /ˈædʌlt/ |
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| /əˈdʌlt/ |
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| 1 | only before noun your adult life is the whole period of your life after you have become an adult 成年的 |
| | 1a | involving people who are adults 成年人的 | | 59% of the adult population 成年人口的59% | | a book enjoyed by young and adult readers 受到年轻和成年读者喜爱的书 | |
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| 2 | only before noun adult magazines, films, and books are intended for adults and not children because they are about sex （杂志、电影和书）成人的（因其有性内容而儿童不宜） |
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| 3 | sensible or serious 理智的；成熟的 |
| Can you try and be a little more adult about this? 在这件事上你能不能试着表现得成熟一点？ |
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| 4 | only before noun completely grown 长成的；发育成熟的 |
| an adult cat 成年的猫 |
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