adolescent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·o·les·cent /ˌædəˈlesənt◂/ ●○○ noun [countable] YOUNGa young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult 青少年► see thesaurus at child, young —adolescent adjective adolescent girls 青春期的女孩子 → child
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adolescent• Lately he had been as moody as an adolescent and about as helpful.• At age 20 in 1910, Egon Schiele still had the hypersensitivity of an adolescent, which was good news for art.• Ben, an awkward adolescent, is closer to being a successfully evolved man than the grown ones he encounters.• Even more foolishly, the besotted adolescent attempted to extend the relationship, and chased Byron to Geneva.• The working class adolescent of the 60s had quite a job deciding what to do with his hair.• John changed from a friendly and cheerful young boy into a confused adolescent.• As the individual adolescent seeks to grow more independent of the family, peer groups and friends become important points of reference.• An estimated 62 million Americans smoke, including 4.1 million adolescents aged 12-17.• Oddly, Courtney became a difficult young adolescent.Origin adolescent (1400-1500) French Latin, present participle of adolescere; → ADULT2ad·o·les·cent nounChineseSyllable
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adolescent
ad‧o‧les‧cent /ˌædəˈlesənt◂/
noun [countable]a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult
—adolescent adjective:
adolescent girls
⇨ child
▪ child someone who is not yet an adult. You don’t usually use child to talk about babies or teenagers: Many children are scared of the dark. | He’s just a child.
▪kid informal a child. Kid is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: We left the kids in the car.
▪little boy/little girl a young male or female child: I lived there when I was a little girl. | Little boys love dinosaurs.
▪teenager someone between the ages of 13 and 19: There’s not much for teenagers to do around here.
▪adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems these people have: He changed from a cheerful child to a confused adolescent.
▪youth especially disapproving a teenage boy – especially one who is violent and commits crimes: He was attacked by a gang of youths. | a youth court
▪youngster a child or young person – used especially by old people: You youngsters have got your whole life ahead of you. | He’s a bright youngster with a good sense of humour.
▪minor law someone who is not yet legally an adult: It is illegal to sell alcohol to a minor.
ad‧o‧les‧cent /ˌædəˈlesənt◂/
noun [countable]a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult—adolescent adjective:
⇨ child
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