youth

英 [juːθ]

美 [juːθ]

n.  青年时期(尤指成年以前); 年轻; 青春; 朝气; 青年男子; 小伙子

复数：youths　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1508 / COCA.1397

同义词辨析

youthadolescentjuvenileteenager【导航词义：青少年】

牛津词典

noun

• 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
  1. He had been a talented musician in his youth.
     他年轻时很有音乐天才。
• 年轻；青春；朝气
  the quality or state of being young
  1. 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。
• 青年男子；小伙子
  a young man
  1. The fight was started by a gang of youths.
     这场打斗是一伙少年挑起来的。
• （统称）青年，年轻人
  young people considered as a group
  1. the nation's youth
     全国青年
  2. the youth of today
     当代青年
  3. youth culture
     年轻人的文化
  4. youth unemployment
     青年失业问题

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 青年时期;青少年时代
  Someone'syouthis the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.
  1. 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. ...the comic books of my youth.
     我少年时代看的漫画书
• N-UNCOUNT 青春;朝气;年轻
  Youthis the quality or state of being young.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT （新闻用语，尤指惹麻烦的）青年，小伙子
  Journalists often refer to young men asyouths, especially when they are reporting that the young men have caused trouble.
  1. ...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
  2. A 17-year-old youth was remanded in custody yesterday.
     一名17岁的年轻人昨天被还押候审。
• N-PLURAL （统称）青年，年轻人
  The youthare young people considered as a group.
  1. He represents the opinions of the youth of today...
     他代表着当今年轻人的看法。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person
  Synonym:youthfulnessjuvenility
• young people collectively
  1. rock music appeals to the young
  2. youth everywhere rises in revolt
  Synonym:young
• a young person (especially a young man or boy)
  Synonym:young personyounkerspring chicken
• early maturity
• the time of life between childhood and maturity
• an early period of development
  1. during the youth of the project
  Synonym:early days

双语例句

• I think your South American youth has prejudiced you
  我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
• The youth got him by the front of his shirt and flung him to the ground.
  年轻人抓住他的衬衫前襟，把他摔在了地上。
• He represents the opinions of the youth of today
  他代表着当今年轻人的看法。
• I used to belong to a youth club.
  我过去是一个青年俱乐部的成员。
• The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
  那个年轻人，同样地，让预言说中了。
• Among its many progeny, the 1944 Education Act gave birth to the modern youth service.
  在1944年通过的《教育法案》的诸多衍生条款中，就包括了现代青年教育服务。
• We are now piloting through Parliament a new strategy to tackle youth crime.
  我们正促使议会顺利通过解决青少年犯罪问题的一项新策略。
• The scene awakened reminiscence of my youth.
  这景象唤起了我对青年时代许多往事的追想。
• The horse reared, throwing its rider and knocking down a youth standing beside it.
  那匹马尥了个蹶子，把骑手掀下马，还撞倒了旁边站着的一个小伙子。
• The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence
  这部戏描写的是青年时期和青春期之间那段危险、暖昧的时光。