adolescence
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·o·les·cence /ˌædəˈlesəns/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] YOUNGthe time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult 青春期
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adolescence• During adolescence, boys are sometimes very shy and lacking in self-confidence.• During her adolescence she had been deeply and profoundly idealistic.• I should know ... Friendships become easier for young women in later adolescence as they develop a clearer sense of self identity.• At least these skits had grown in sophistication since my adolescence.• My adolescence was a triumph of the superego over the id.• Now it is readily apparent that adolescence conceived in this way does not correspond with puberty.• Yes, adolescence is the age of flaring, terminal embarrassment.ad·o·les·cence nounChineseSyllable
usually ages time, 12 the and the Corpus of between
adolescence
ad‧o‧les‧cence /ˌædəˈlesəns/
noun [uncountable]
the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
■ when you are young
▪childhood the time when you are a child, especially a young child: I had a wonderful childhood in the country. | childhood illnesses
▪girlhood/boyhood the time when you are a young girl or boy: The two men had been friends in boyhood. | the transition from girlhood to womanhood
▪youth the time when you are young, especially between about 15 and 25 when you are no longer a child: He was a great sportsman in his youth. | She revisited all the places where she had spent her youth.
▪adolescence the time when you are changing from being a child into an adult – used especially when you are talking about the problems people have at this age: During adolescence, boys are often lacking in self-confidence.
▪infancy formal the time when you are a baby: In the past, many more babies died in infancy.
ad‧o‧les‧cence /ˌædəˈlesəns/
noun [uncountable]the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
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Childhood/youth 童年／青年时期
be born and raised/bred in Oxford;be born into a wealthy/middle-class family在牛津出生并长大；在富裕／中产家庭出生 have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子 reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化 give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性
Adulthood 成年
leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家 go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作 get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣 be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚 have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女 begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点 reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年 have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机 take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休 approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休
Old age 老年
have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好 get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 live to a ripe old age高寿 reach the grand old age of 102/23( often
活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语） be/become/be getting/be going senile( often
变得衰老（常作反语） die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世