teen

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++teen1 /tiːn/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. American English informalSYYOUNG a teenager （青）少年，十几岁的孩子2  teens [plural] your teens is the period of your life when you are between 13 and 19 years old 青少年时期〔13到19岁之间的阶段〕be in your teens She was in her teens when she met him. 她遇到他时才十几岁。early/late teens We moved to York when I was in my early teens. 我十三四岁时我们搬到了约克。

Examples from the Corpus

teen• Marijuana use by teens doubled between 1992 and 1995.• The teen said yes, Arancibia told police, and the three teens surrounded the couple.• The law exempts youths accompanied by adults, working teens and married teens.

Related topics: Youth

teen2 adjective [only before noun] informal  SSYrelating to teenagers or used by teenagers 青少年的，十几岁孩子的 SYN teenage a rock star and teen idol 一位摇滚歌星兼青春偶像 a teen magazine 一本青少年杂志

Examples from the Corpus

teen• teen actresses• Yes, teen birth rates have gone down a little of late.• The resulting book falls somewhere between the teen diary / confessional genre and the academic feminist treatise.• There is a growing recognition of the debilitating effects of teen drug use, teen pregnancy and violence.• Brown is a big color at the teen level.• Next up could be photos in teen magazines and fan letters.• So alarming is the frequency of adolescent childbirth that President Clinton recently announced a community-oriented campaign to prevent teen pregnancy.• teen smoking• In fact, over the past four years, total teen volunteer hours increased by a magnificent 17 percent.Origin teen1 (1900-2000) teenage

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I

teen¹ /tiːn/ adjective [only before noun] informalrelating to teenagers or used by teenagers
   SYN  teenage:
    a rock star and teen idol
    a teen magazine

II

teen² noun [countable]
1. American English informal a teenager
2. teens [plural] your teens is the period of your life when you are between 13 and 19 years old
    be in your teens
    She was in her teens when she met him.
    early/late teens
    We moved to York when I was in my early teens.

III

teen‧ag‧er /ˈtiːneɪdʒə $ -ər/ (also teen informal) noun [countable]

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old:
    a TV sex education series aimed at teenagers
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.