youthful
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++youth·ful /ˈjuːθfəl/ ●○○ adjective 1 YOUNGtypical of young people, or seeming young 年轻人的，青年的；显得年轻的youthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour 年轻人的热情/精力/活力youthful appearance/looks/complexion She has managed to maintain her youthful appearance. 她保持了年轻的外貌。► see thesaurus at young2 YOUNGyoung 年轻的 The photo shows a smiling, youthful Burgos. 照片上是一个面带微笑、青春洋溢的布尔戈斯。 —youthfully adverb —youthfulness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
youthful• At 61, she seems remarkably youthful.• Although middle-aged, he had a youthful appearance.• She has managed to maintain her youthful appearance.• Dole also hammered at the increase in youthful drug use in the last four years.• For most purposes a rectangular distribution is the most desirable because it provides the appropriate mix of youthful enthusiasm and ageing experience.• She still manages to bring a youthful enthusiasm and energy to her work.• The designers who turned their pens to her wardrobe took advantage of her youthful figure by suggesting form-fitting silhouettes.• It was age, youthful high spirits, they were very young, like puppies really.• They still have much of their youthful idealism.• Young men modelled on a youthful Marlon Brando swaggering around their motorbikes.• You may find your youthful occupational dreams are largely unanswered and unfulfilled.• That led to the book, which includes narratives culled from years of youthful research.• Besides, he was funny and youthful, the opposite pole to Matthew Blake.youthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour• All the natural grace in her now flowed through her body, unspoiled by her bursts of youthful energy.• And Des works out in his home gym to keep up with her youthful vigour.• From time to time the main Party had to intervene to help out the youngsters or to curb their youthful enthusiasms.• It was comfortable with its premature senescence but at the same time was wired with a wildness and youthful energy.• For most purposes a rectangular distribution is the most desirable because it provides the appropriate mix of youthful enthusiasm and ageing experience.• The product is among the many foods and cosmetics aimed at baby boomers hoping to preserve their youthful energy and looks.• Hope and youthful energy rose up in her again, like leaves on a young tree in spring.• At present their sound has more to do with youthful enthusiasm than finesse.youth·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
young or seeming of typical young Corpus people,
youthful
youth‧ful /ˈjuːθfəl/
adjective
youthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour
youthful appearance/looks/complexion
She has managed to maintain her youthful appearance.
2. young:
The photo shows a smiling, youthful Burgos.
—youthfully adverb
—youthfulness noun [uncountable]
▪ 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
youth‧ful /ˈjuːθfəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: young, youngster, youth, youthfulness; adjective: young, youthful; adverb: youthfully
1. typical of young people, or seeming youngyouthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour
youthful appearance/looks/complexion
2. young:
—youthfully adverb
—youthfulness noun [uncountable]
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