young ♦︎ teenage ♦︎ juvenile ♦︎ junior ♦︎ adolescent ♦︎ teenThese words all describe sb/sth that has lived or existed for only a short time and is therefore not yet fully developed.这些词均表示幼小的、未成熟的、青少年的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young / a teenage / an adolescent boy / girl◆a young / juvenile offender◆a young / teenage fan◆a teenage / teen idol■younghaving lived or existed for only a short time; not yet old; consisting of young people or young children幼小的;年轻的;由年轻人(或儿童)构成的;青少年的◆young babies / children / animals小婴儿;幼童;动物幼崽◆Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。◆Fruit 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。◆The team is full of talented young players.该队荟萃了才华横溢的年轻选手。◆I am the youngest of four sisters.我是四姐妹当中最小的。◆They married young(= at an early age).他们很早就结婚了。◆This cottage would be perfect for a couple with a young family(= a couple with young children).这栋小别墅对家里有幼儿的夫妇来说非常理想。OPPold,elderly,aged ⇨ old2■teenage ˈtiːneɪdʒ [usually before noun] between 13 and 19 years old; connected with people of this age十几岁的(指13至19岁);青少年的◆The place was full of giggling teenage girls.这地方到处都是咯咯笑的妙龄少女。◆He went through a brief period of teenage rebellion when he was 16.他16岁时有过一段短暂的青春叛逆期。 see also teenager ⇨ girl■juvenile ˈdʒuːvənaɪl; NAmEˈdʒuːvənl [only before noun] (formalorlaw法律) connected with young people who are not yet adults少年的;未成年的◆What can be done to help these juvenile deliquents turn away from crime?究竟能做些什么来帮助这些少年犯远离犯罪呢?◆The government has failed to deal with the problem of juvenile crime.政府没处理好青少年犯罪的问题。OPPadult ⇨ adult see also juvenile ⇨ girl■junior [only before noun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports青少年的(尤用于体育语境)◆The world junior tennis championships will be held in Paris next month.世界青少年网球锦标赛将于下月在巴黎举行。ⓘ In Britain junior also describes a school or part of a school for children between the ages of 7 and 11 or 13.在英国,junior亦用以描述为7至11岁或7至13岁儿童设立的学校或学校的小学部◆My daughter goes into the junior school next year.我女儿明年上小学。◆the junior department小学部■adolescentˌædəˈlesnt of the age when a child develops into an adult, at some point between 12 and 18 years old青少年的(指12至18岁)◆the attitudes of adolescent girls青春期女孩的态度 see also adolescent ⇨ girl■teen [usually before noun] (especially NAmE, informal) teenage十几岁的(指13至19岁);青少年的◆It was a teen magazine, full of glossy pictures of the latest pop idols.那是一本青少年杂志,里面净是最新流行偶像的光彩夺目的照片。 see also teen ⇨ girl