adult
英 [ˈædʌlt]
美 [əˈdʌlt]
n. (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人; 成年动物
adj. 成年的; 发育成熟的; (智力、思想、行为)成熟的，成人的; 仅限成人的(因有色情或暴力内容)
复数：adults
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1236 / COCA.969
同义词辨析
matureadultgrown-upripe【导航词义：成熟的】
matureadj. 成熟的，长成的
〔辨析〕
指人或动植物发育成熟的；通常也指小孩或年轻人在性格、情感方面趋于成熟、明白事理的。
〔例证〕
She is tall and more physically mature than many girls of her years.
她个子很高，而且比很多同龄女孩发育成熟。
There are several mature apple trees in her garden.
她的花园里有几棵成熟的苹果树。
When is the human brain fully mature?
人的大脑何时完全发育成熟？
That young man is very mature for his age.
那个年轻人就他的年龄来说算是很成熟的。
她个子很高，而且比很多同龄女孩发育成熟。
There are several mature apple trees in her garden.
她的花园里有几棵成熟的苹果树。
When is the human brain fully mature?
人的大脑何时完全发育成熟？
That young man is very mature for his age.
那个年轻人就他的年龄来说算是很成熟的。
adultadj. 成熟的，成年的
〔辨析〕
指人或动物生理上发育成熟的，只作定语；也指待人接物具有成年人特点的。
〔例证〕
This is an adult tiger.
这是一只成年的老虎。
He spent most of his adult life in Paris.
他成年后的大部分时间是在巴黎度过的。
She dealt with this problem in an adult way.
她以成人的方式处理这个问题。
这是一只成年的老虎。
He spent most of his adult life in Paris.
他成年后的大部分时间是在巴黎度过的。
She dealt with this problem in an adult way.
她以成人的方式处理这个问题。
grown-upadj. 成年的，长大的；像成年人的
〔辨析〕
指已长成大人的，或外表举止像成年人的。
〔例证〕
Most American children will leave home after they are grown-up.
多数美国孩子长成大人后会离家而去。
He looked so grown-up in his business suit.
他穿上西装看起来成熟多了。
多数美国孩子长成大人后会离家而去。
He looked so grown-up in his business suit.
他穿上西装看起来成熟多了。
ripeadj. 成熟的
〔辨析〕
多指水果、蔬菜等成熟的，也可引申指时机成熟的。
〔例证〕
Don't pick those apples until they are ripe.
那些苹果没熟之前不要摘。
They decided to wait until the time was ripe.
他们决定等到时机成熟再说。
那些苹果没熟之前不要摘。
They decided to wait until the time was ripe.
他们决定等到时机成熟再说。
牛津词典
noun
- （法律上指能为自己的行为负责的）成年人
a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
儿童必须要有大人陪同。 - Why can't you two act like civilized adults?
你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- 成年动物
a fully grown animal- The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.
这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。
- The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.
adj.
- 成年的；发育成熟的
fully grown or developed- preparing young people for adult life
指导年轻人做好进入成年期的准备 - the adult population
成年人口 - adult monkeys
长成的猴子
- preparing young people for adult life
- （智力、思想、行为）成熟的，成人的
behaving in an intelligent and responsible way; typical of what is expected of an adult- When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.
我父母离异时，事情处理得很成熟、很开放。
- When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.
- 仅限成人的（因有色情或暴力内容）
intended for adults only, because it is about sex or contains violence- an adult movie
仅供成人观看的电影
- an adult movie
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （法律意义上的）成年人
Anadultis a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.- Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。 - Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
- Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
- N-COUNT 成年动物
Anadultis a fully developed animal.- ...a pair of adult birds.
一对成年鸟
- ...a pair of adult birds.
- ADJ 成年的；属于成人的
Adultmeans relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.- I've lived most of my adult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
- I've lived most of my adult life in London.
- ADJ-GRADED 成熟的；老成的
If you say that someone isadultabout something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.- We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。 - ...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
平静对待出现的性征
- We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
- ADJ （涉及性内容的电影或书籍）仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books asadultwhen they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.- ...an adult movie.
成人电影
- ...an adult movie.
英英释义
noun
- any mature animal
- a fully developed person from maturity onward
adj
- (of animals) fully developed
- an adult animal
- a grown woman
- designed to arouse lust
- pornographic films and magazines
- adult movies
双语例句
- Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
四分之一以上的成年人不具备完全的读写能力。 - I like his adult approach to the problem.
我喜欢他老成地处理这个问题。 - The adult to child ratio is 1 to 6.
成人与儿童的比例为1比6。 - A child's world is completely different from an adult's.
孩子的世界与成人截然不同。 - Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。 - I tried to understand the adult world and could not.
我试着去了解成人世界，却无法猜透。 - His adult life mirrored the downward course of his father's life.
他成年后的生活反映出了他父亲的生活在走下坡路。 - Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult
最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。 - She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students
她对成年学生的问题深表同情。 - Most adult education centres offer computing courses.
大多数成教中心都设有计算机课程。