childhood ♦︎ youth ♦︎ adolescence ♦︎ teens ♦︎ infancy ♦︎ pubertyThese are all words for the period of sb's life when they are a child or young person.这些词均表示童年或青少年时期。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达年少的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆during (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy / puberty◆from (sb's) childhood / youth / infancy◆since / throughout (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆(sb's) early childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆(sb's) late childhood / adolescence / teens◆a / an happy / unhappy childhood / youth◆to reach adolescence / your teens / puberty◆to spend your childhood / youth / adolescence / teens...■childhood [uncountable, countable] the period of sb's life when they are a child童年;幼年;孩童时期◆From her earliest childhood she'd had a love of dancing.她从小就喜欢跳舞。◆She had a very happy childhood.她有一个非常幸福的童年。◆childhood memories / experiences童年记忆/经历■youth [uncountable, singular] the period of sb's life when they are young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult; the quality or state of being young青年时期(尤指成年以前);青春;朝气◆He had been a talented musician in his youth.他年轻时很有音乐天赋。◆His lack of qualification was taken as a sign of a misspent youth(= having wasted his time when he was young).他缺乏学历资格被看成是虚度了青春。◆She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.她很年轻,又有做这份工作的经验,这很难得。ⓘ A youth can also be a young person. * youth亦指年轻人。 see also youth ⇨ girl■adolescence ˌædəˈlesns [uncountable] (ratherformal) the time in sb's life when they develop from a child into an adult青春期;青春◆Adolescence brings about major changes in a young person's body.在青春期时身体会发生很大变化。◆She developed the problem in early adolescence.她的问题形成于青春期早期。ⓘ Adolescence is often used when talking about the problems that young people have when they are becoming adults. * adolescence常用于谈论青少年在转为成人过程中出现的问题。 see also adolescent ⇨ girl■teens [plural] the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old十几岁(13至19岁之间)◆She began writing poetry in her teens.她从十几岁开始写诗。◆An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.一名目击者描述,一个男孩穿着深色夹克,年龄在15至19岁左右。ⓘ Teens is always used after my, his, her, etc. * teens常置于my、his、her等代词之后◆I met him in teens. see also teen ⇨ girl■infancy [uncountable] the time when a child is a baby or very young婴儿期;幼儿期◆Tragically, she died in infancy.她在婴儿时不幸夭折。◆The vaccination is given in early infancy.出生不久就要接种这种疫苗。ⓘ Infancy is often used to talk about babies being ill or dying. * infancy常用于谈及婴儿患病或夭折◆to survive infancy渡过婴儿期存活下来◆deaths during infancy婴儿期死亡■pubertyˈpjuːbəti; NAmEˈpjuːbərti [uncountable] the period in sb's life when their sexual organs develop and their body changes from a child's to an adult's body青春期◆He reached puberty at the age of fourteen.他十四岁时进入青春期。◆The body undergoes many changes during puberty.青春期时身体发生很多变化。ⓘ Puberty is used more in medical or scientific contexts than in personal accounts of childhood. * puberty多用于医学和科学语境中,不常用于叙述童年生活。
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