girl noun ⇨girl (the girl next door)⇨child (a bright little girl)⇨friend (a night out with the girls)⇨son (They have two girls.)girl,
youth
noun
➡ See also the entry for child另见child条girl ♦︎ youth ♦︎ lad ♦︎ teenager ♦︎ teen ♦︎ adolescent ♦︎ juvenileThese are all words for young people who are not yet adults.这些词均表示未成年人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young girl / lad / teenager / adolescent◆an older girl / youth / teenager◆a local girl / youth / lad / teenager◆an awkward teenager / teen / adolescent◆youth / juvenile crime / unemployment■girl [countable] (sometimesoffensive) a young woman年轻女子;女孩;姑娘◆Alex is not interested in girls yet.亚历克斯对女孩子还不感兴趣。◆One of the girls at work told me about it.单位里的一个女孩把这件事告诉了我。◆He married the girl next door.他和隔壁的女孩结婚了。ⓘ Girl is often used to refer to a young woman in informal or friendly contexts. However, some young women find it offensive and lacking in respect when sb refers to them as a girl in a more formal or professional context. * girl常用于非正式或友善地指年轻女子。不过,一些年轻女性认为,在较为正式或工作的场合被称为girl有冒犯意,有失尊重。OPPguy ⇨ man1 see also girl ⇨ child, girl ⇨ son■youth [countable] (oftendisapproving) a young man, especially one who is behaving badly or doing sth illegal(尤指行为不端或做违法之事的)青年男子;小混混◆The fight was started by a gang of youths.这场打斗是一帮年轻人挑起来的。ⓘ Youth or the youth [plural] are used in phrases to mean 'young people considered as a group'. * youth或the youth用在短语中指“年轻一族”◆The Royal Family is facing an uncertain future, according to the nation's youth.这个国家的年轻人认为,皇室正面临不确定的未来。◆Many people think the youth of today are not taught proper standards of behaviour.许多人认为当今的年轻人没有受到正确的行为规范教育。◆youth politics / culture青年政治/文化◆an increase in youth unemployment青年失业率的增长In this meaning (the) youth is always used as part of a longer phrase, not on its own.表达此义时,(the) youth总是用在较长的短语中,不单独使用◆The youth are not taught proper standards of behaviour. see also youth ⇨ childhood■lad [countable] (especially BrE, informal) a boy or young man男孩;少年;小伙子◆He's a nice lad.他是个好小伙儿。◆Things have changed since I was a lad.从我年少时至今,很多事都发生了变化。■teenager [countable] a person who is between 13 and 19 years old(13至19岁之间的)青少年,少男少女◆a magazine aimed at teenagers以青少年为对象的杂志◆Many teenagers are embarrassed by their parents.许多青少年因父母而难为情。 see also teenage ⇨ youngNOTE辨析 Youth, lad or teenager?A teenager can be a boy or a girl but must be aged between 13 and 19; youth is less specific and can describe sb up until their early twenties; lad is also less specific but is not usually used about sb older than 19. When it refers to a young person, youth is more negative than lad or teenager, and collocates are often (but not always) negative. * teenager可以是男孩或女孩,但年龄必须在13至19岁之间;youth则没那么明确,可指直至二十出头的人;lad也不那么明确,但通常不指19岁以上的人。在指年轻人时,youth比lad或teenager更具贬义,搭配词常为(但不总是)贬义◆angry / drunken / masked youths气愤的/喝醉的/蒙面的年轻人The collocates of lad are mostly positive. * lad的搭配词多为褒义◆a handsome / decent / fine / good / great / lovely / nice / smashing / bright / sensible lad英俊的/举止得体的/优秀的/善良的/杰出的/可爱的/友善的/很好的/聪明的/明智的年轻人To talk about young people in general, youth is more common than teenagers, especially in newspapers or more formal English.指年轻一族时,youth比teenagers更常见,尤其是在报纸和比较正式的文体中◆unemployed / modern / educated youth失业的/当代的/受过教育的年轻人◆youth crime / employment青少年犯罪;青年就业■teen [countable] (informal, especially NAmE) a teenager(13至19岁之间的)青少年,少男少女◆Two plain-looking teens were sitting on the couch watching TV.两个相貌平平的十几岁少年坐在沙发上看电视。 see also teen ⇨ youngadj., teens ⇨ childhood■adolescent ˌædəˈlesnt [countable] (ratherformal) a young person who is developing from a child into an adult青少年◆adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18, and the problems they face13至18岁的青少年以及他们面临的问题◆Stop acting like an adolescent!别再表现得像个孩子一样! see also adolescence ⇨ childhood, adolescent ⇨ youngadj.■juvenileˈdʒuːvənaɪl; NAmEˈdʒuːvənl [countable] (formalorlaw法律) a young person who is not yet an adult, especially one that has done sth illegal or is accused of doing sth illegal(尤指违法或被控违法的)少年,未成年人◆Most of the suspects were juveniles under the age of 17.犯罪嫌疑人大多是未满17岁的未成年人。 see also juvenile ⇨ youngadj.