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IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult
ædʌlt ədʌlt əˈdʌlt ˈædˌʌlt
Word forms: plural adults
1 N-COUNT

（法律意義上的）成年人 An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions. （法律意義上的）成年人

  • Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.

    當了父親意味着他已是個成年人了。

  • Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

    14歲以下的兒童必須由成人陪同。

SYN grown-up, mature person, person of mature age, grown or grown-up person
2 N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]

成年動物 An adult is a fully developed animal. 成年動物

  • ...a pair of adult birds.

    一對成年鳥

3 ADJ [ADJ n]

成年的；屬於成人的 Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people. 成年的；屬於成人的

  • I've lived most of my adult life in London.

    我成年之後的大部分時間都是在倫敦度過的。

4 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]

成熟的；老成的 If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation. 成熟的；老成的 [approval]

  • We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.

    在這件事上我們表現得很成熟。我們一邊喝酒一邊心平氣和地談了談。

  • ...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.

    平靜對待出現的性征

5 ADJ

（涉及性内容的電影或書籍）僅限於成人的 You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way. （涉及性内容的電影或書籍）僅限於成人的

  • ...an adult movie.

    成人電影

Thesaurus
Thesaurusadult Also look up:
N.

grown-up, man, woman 1

ADJ.

full-grown 3

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IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult

noun

ADJECTIVE | ADULT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤young青年人◇This book will definitely appeal to teenagers and young adults.這本書肯定會吸引青少年。➤single單身的成年人◇The number of single-adult households has doubled in the past 30 years.過去 30 年中，單身成年人家庭的數量翻了一番。➤consenting到達法定性成熟年齡的成年人◇What consenting adults do in private is their own business.到了法定性成熟年齡的成年人私下裏做什麼是他們自己的事。➤responsible負責任的成人◇I simply can't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.我簡直不相信任何有責任感的成年人會讓一個孩子在街上遊蕩。ADULT + NOUN➤education, literacy成人教育；成人的讀寫能力▸➤population成人人口
IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult

adjective

adult ♦︎ mature ♦︎ grown ♦︎ grown-upThese words all describe a person or animal that is fully developed physically or mentally. 這些詞均表示人或動物是成年的、成熟的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be mature / grown-up about sth◆an adult / a mature / a grown man / woman◆a mature / grown-up child / boy / girl◆fully mature / grown■ adult fully grown or developed; behaving in an intelligent and responsible way; typical of what is expected of an adult 成年的；（心智或行爲）成熟的，成人的◆adult monkeys長成的猴子◆the adult population成年人口◆preparing young people for adult life指導青少年做好進入成年期的準備◆When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.我父母離異時，事情處理得很成熟、公開。OPP juvenile ⇨ young , childish ⇨ childish ▸ adult

noun

 [countable] ◆Children must be accompanied by an adult.兒童必須要有成人陪同。◆The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.這種魚長成後遊回河中産卵。◆Why can't you two act like civilized adults?你們倆爲什麽就不能表現得像有教養的成年人那樣呢？ OPP child , minor ⇨ child ■ mature məˈtʃʊə(r), məˈtjʊ(r); NAmE məˈtʃʊr, məˈtʊr(of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult; (of a person, tree, bird or animal) fully grown and developed （兒童或年輕人）明白事理的，成熟的；（人、樹、鳥或動物）長成的，發育完全的◆Jane is very mature for her age.簡年齡不大，卻很成熟。◆He shows a mature and sensible attitude.他顯出一副深谙世事的態度。◆a mature oak / eagle / elephant成熟的橡樹／鷹／象 OPP immature ⇨ childish   see also mature ⇨ old 2 , sensible ⇨ wise ▸ maturity

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He has maturity beyond his years.他過於老成。 OPP immaturity NOTE 辨析 Adult or mature? Adult most often refers to physical development; mature most often refers to mental development. * adult常指身體長成，mature常指心智成熟◆an adult male成年男性◆adult education (= for adults, not children) 成人教育◆a mature conversation / attitude (= sensible, not childish) 明事理的交談／態度 Adult is also, but less often, used to describe mental development, and mature to describe physical development. 但少數情況下adult也可指心智成熟，mature也可指身體長成◆She dealt with it in a very adult way (= in a sensible way, as an adult should).那件事她處理得很成熟。◆a mature fish (= fully grown) 長成的魚 ■ grown [only before noun](of a person) mentally and physically an adult （人）成熟的，長大的◆It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this.成年人還這樣訴諸暴力，真是可悲。◆The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.她記憶中的小女孩已出落成一個大姑娘了。■ ˌgrown-ˈup (of a person) mentally and physically an adult; suitable for or typical of an adult （人）成熟的，成年的；適合成人的；成年人特有的◆What do you want to be when you're grown-up?你長大後想做什麽？◆She has a grown-up son.她有個已成年的兒子。▸ ˈgrown-up

noun

 [countable] ◆If you're good you can eat with the grown-ups.你要是聽話就可以跟大人一起吃飯。 OPP child ⇨ child ⓘ The word grown-up is often used by and to children. * grown-up常爲兒童用語或與小孩交談時使用◆Wow, look at you! You look so grown-up!哇！看看你，看上去多成熟！◆Ask a grown-up to help you cut this shape out.讓大人幫你剪出這個形狀。
IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult
Adult and adults: adult, adult, the adult/grownup in the room...
General animal types: adult, amphibian, animal...
Pornography, erotica and sex toys: adult, dildo, erotica...
Sensible and reasonable: practical, sensible, rational...

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