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

• Youth is the time of physical growth.
  青年时期是长身体的时期。
• Elvis Presley was the true begetter of modern youth culture.
  埃尔维斯·普雷斯利是现代青年文化的真正奠基人。
• 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。
• Membership in her church youth group helped develop her political ideas.
  加入教会青年团契促使她形成了自己的政治观点。
• 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。
• Critics attacked the youth and inexperience of his staff.
  批评家们抨击他的员工年纪太轻，缺乏经验。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must not let our youth slip idly by.
  我们不能让青春虚度。
• England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
  英格兰意欲在下月的世界青年锦标赛中推出他们的最强阵容。