jump to other results
-
having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed 幼小的；未成熟的 Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly. 年幼的婴儿需要被温暖地包裹起来。 a young country 新成立的国家 Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。 It's a young wine, not really up to drinking yet. 这是新酿的葡萄酒，还不太适合饮用。 The night is still young (= it has only just started). 夜晚刚刚开始。 Small businesses, especially young ones, tend to operate on a tight budget. 小企业，尤其是年轻企业，往往预算紧张。
Extra ExamplesFruit Fresh is a young company that is growing fast. “鲜果”是一家成立不久、发展迅速的公司。 It's quite a young orchestra. 这是一支相当年轻的管弦乐队。
-
not yet old; not as old as others 年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的 young people 年轻人 They sent many young men and women off to war. 他们把许多青年男女送上战场。 My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age). 我儿子十三岁了，但他比实际年龄显得小。 I'm too young to remember much about the 1990s. 我太年轻了，不太记得90年代的事。 They married young (= at an early age). 他们结婚很早。 My mother died young. 我母亲去世得早。 She looks much younger than her 39 years. 她看起来比她39岁时年轻多了。 I don't know how families with young children manage to cope. 我不知道有小孩的家庭是如何应对的。 a young girl/boy/adult/person 年轻女孩/男孩/成年人/人 In his younger days he played rugby for Wales. 他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。 I am the youngest of four sisters. 我是四姐妹当中最小的。 talented young football players 天才的年轻足球运动员 I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton. 米歇尔 · 奥巴马年轻的时候，我在普林斯顿见过她。 Her grandchildren keep her young (= keep her feeling young). 她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1He seemed quite young to have so much responsibility. 要担负如此多的责任，他好像太年轻了。 He still looks young for his age. 以他的年龄来说，他看起来依然显小。 I felt young again. 我觉得又年轻了。 She looked young enough to be his daughter. 她看起来很年轻，可以做他的女儿。 She still looks very young. 她看起来仍然很年轻。 I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford. 我在牛津遇见了年轻的比尔·克林顿。 The composer died tragically young, just three days before her thirtieth birthday. 这位作曲家不幸早逝，就在她30岁生日的三天前。 The team is full of talented young players. 该队荟萃了才华横溢的年轻选手。 This story is about a handsome young prince who falls in love with a village girl. 这个故事是关于一个英俊的年轻王子爱上了一个农村女孩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- young at heart
- young for your age
-
consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age 由年轻人（或儿童）构成的；青少年的；平均年龄小的 suitable or appropriate for young people 年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的 - young man/lady/woman
used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person （对年轻人表示生气或恼怒） - the younger
used before or after a person’s name to show the difference between them and an older relative （用于姓名之前或之后，以区别于年长的亲戚） the younger Kennedy 年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪 - (British English, formal)
William Pitt the younger 小威廉 · 皮特
Word OriginOld English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
Idioms
be getting younger
not be getting any younger
- (informal)
used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you are growing older 老了；岁月不饶人 We need to start thinking about our retirement. We’re not getting any younger, you know. 我们需要开始考虑我们的退休。你知道，我们不再年轻了。
(have) an old head on young shoulders
used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age 年轻老练；少年老成
young at heart
thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old 人老心不老 My father is 76 but he’s still young at heart. 我父亲已经76岁了，但他内心仍然年轻。 He's over 70, but he's young at heart. 他 70 多岁了，但内心依然年轻。
you’re only young once
- (saying)
young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives 行乐当及年少时；青春只有一次