teenage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++teen·age /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/ ●●○ (also teenaged /ˈtiːneɪdʒd/) adjective [only before noun] 1 SSYYOUNGaged between 13 and 19 十几岁的〔13到19岁之间的〕 a teenage boy 十几岁的少年 my teenage daughter 我那十多岁的女儿► see thesaurus at young2 relating to or affecting people aged between 13 and 19 青少年的〔13到19岁之间的〕 the teenage years 青少年时代 teenage rebellion 青少年的叛逆 the problem of teenage pregnancy 少女怀孕的问题
Examples from the Corpus
teenage• Most have either been nabbed by some one else or are into teenage bimbos or are gay.• His eyes followed his teenage daughter as she walked around his bedroom, pocketing his belongings.• A younger person marrying and taking on a teenage family may know very little about adolescents.• Bobby and Ian both sacrifice a lot of time to Lisburn's teenage golfers and it's beginning to show.• the teenage music scene• There has been a significant increase in teenage pregnancies recently.• Interviews with Moon and other teenage smokers reveal they smoke for the same reason adults do: They enjoy it.• Some parents have unhappy or embarrassing memories of their own teenage years.teen·age adjectiveChineseSyllable
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teenage
teen‧age /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/
(also teen‧aged /ˈtiːneɪdʒd/) adjective [only before noun]
1. aged between 13 and 19:
a teenage boy
my teenage daughter
2. relating to or affecting people aged between 13 and 19:
the teenage years
teenage rebellion
the problem of teenage pregnancy
▪ young not old: a young man of about 22 | My dad died when I was young. | There are excellent facilities for young children. | Young people are often unable to get jobs.
▪small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: They have two small children. | We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.
▪teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: a group of teenage boys | They have three teenage children.
▪adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls. | adolescent behaviour
▪juvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: juvenile crime | a special prison for juvenile offenders | juvenile deliquents (=young people who commit crimes)
▪youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: a youthful 55 year old | youthful enthusiasm | Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him. | The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.
▪junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: the junior championships | the junior champion
teen‧age /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/
(also teen‧aged /ˈtiːneɪdʒd/) adjective [only before noun]1. aged between 13 and 19:
2. relating to or affecting people aged between 13 and 19:
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