young
[jʌŋ]
adj.年轻的, 初期的, 没有经验的
n.青年人, 幼崽
例句与用法:
The evening is still young.
晚间刚开始不久。
The young look is in fashion this year.
今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。
I can't play squash twice a week: I'm not as young as I was, you know!
我不能一星期打两次壁球了,我的体力大不如前了,你要知道!
This is a book for young and old (alike).
这本书老少咸宜。
Those clothes she's wearing are much too young for her.
她穿的那些衣服显得太年轻了。
Of course long walks tire you out you're not getting any younger, you know.
当然走长路能把你累坏的--青春不再,你要知道。
The young in our society need careand protection.
我们社会的年轻人需要受到关怀和爱护。
This young girl is my daughter.
这个年轻的女孩是我的女儿。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: younger | 形容词最高级: youngest | 名词: youngness |
a.
1. 年轻的; 幼小的; 青春时期的
My sister is too young to go to school.
我妹妹还未到上学年龄。
2. 像青年的, 朝气蓬勃的
He is old in age yet young in spirit.
他虽年老, 但朝气蓬勃。
3. 初期的, 开始不久的
The young nation is faced with many difficulties.
那个新建立的国家面临许多困难。
4. 没有经验的, 未成熟的
He was young in this kind of work.
他对这种工作经验不多。
5. (父子、兄弟等之间)年龄较小的; 年轻时代的
The young Mr. Longman and his father are both doctors.
小朗曼先生和他的父亲都是医生。
n.
1. 青年们[the S][K]
Generally speaking, the young are less conservative than the old.
一般而言, 年轻人比老年人较少保守。
2. 崽, 雏[S][K]
The swallow is showing its young how to fly.
老燕正在教雏燕学飞。
young
形容词比较级:younger
形容词最高级:youngest
词形变化:
形容词比较级: younger | 形容词最高级: youngest | 名词: youngness |
同义词:
youthful | juvenile | adolescent | offspring | new | children | babies | litter | brood | issue | progeny | little | early | undeveloped | fledgling | puerile | youth | untested | Loretta Young | unseasoned | untried | immature | vernal |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.年轻的; 朝气蓬勃的
youthful
juvenile
同义参见:
adolescent
offspring
new
反义:
a.年轻的; 幼小的
old
young[jʌŋ]adj.1.■年轻的,年幼的,幼小的,不老的;青春期的2.■(性质、外表或行为)具有青年特点的,充满生气的,有青春活力的,朝气蓬勃的,精力充沛的,健壮的3.■代表(或象征)新趋势(或社会活动、进步党主义等)的4.■青年的,与青年有关的5.■最近开始的;不前进的,不发展的;处于早期的;初期的6.■缺乏经验(或实践)的;不成熟的,未经训练的;无知的;幼稚的7.■(同姓名或家族中)年龄较小的,较年轻的,年少的8.■(主要指食品等)未长老的,嫩的9.■【地质学】10.■幼年的11.■受侵蚀尚少的n.1.■年轻人,青年们2.■[总称]仔,崽,雏近义词adolescentyouthfuljuvenilepuerile反义词matureoldan old head on young shoulders少年老成,年轻而又老练A young courtier, an old beggar.[谚语]年轻当朝臣,年老当乞丐;少时奉承人,老来当乞丐。the young idea小孩子的想法青少年(尤指大、中、小学生)with (或 in) young(动物)怀胎young and old老老少少,不分老幼,每个人[亦作 old and young]Young cocks love no coops.[谚语]小公鸡不恋笼;小伙子不恋家。Young men may die, (but) old men must(die).[谚语]年轻人有英年早逝,而老年人则必须寿终正寝。Young men think old men fools, and old men know young men to be so.[谚语]年轻人以为老年人蠢而老年人认为年轻人傻。Young men's knocks old men feels.[谚语]少时得伤老来痛。Young prodigal in a coach will be old beggar barefoot.[谚语]少时大马车上的浪荡子,老时会成赤脚的叫花子。变形adj.youngeryoungest
youngyoung[jʌŋ]adj.1.■年轻的, 幼小的2.■精力充沛的, 生气勃勃的3.■没有经验的, 未成熟的4.■(政党、运动等)新建立的5.■初期的6.■【地质】受侵蚀尚少的7.■进步派的, 青年党的
词性变化young[jʌŋ]n.[pl. ]1.■青少年; 低等动物未成熟的幼崽等的(总称)2.■仔, 崽3.■[Young ]三色系中 Y刺激素用的单位young timer[美]年轻人; 没有经验的人
继承用法youngberry[ˈjʌŋbərɪ]n.1.■杨氏草莓young-eyedadj.1.■眼晴明亮的2.■看上去很年轻的; 兴致勃勃的young-oldadj.1.■年老心不老的, 老当益壮的youngish[ˈjʌŋɪʃ]adj.youngly[ˈjʌŋlɪ]adv.youngnessn.
(younger , youngest )
- having lived or existed for only a short time
幼小的;初期的;年纪轻的,年青的
a young girl.
一个年轻女孩。
[as plural noun the young]the young are amazingly resilient.
年轻人的活力真是令人吃惊。
■not as old as the norm or as would be expected
夭折的,早逝的
more people were dying young.
更多的人英年早逝。
■[attrib.]relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of young people
年轻人的,年轻人特有的
young love.
年轻人的爱情。
the Young Communist League.
共青团。
■immature or inexperienced
未成熟的;没经验的
she's very young for her age.
就她的年龄而言,她很不成熟。
■having the qualities popularly associated with young people, such as enthusiasm and optimism
年轻人似的;热情的;有青春活力的,朝气蓬勃的;乐观的
all those who are young at heart.
所有那些心态依然年轻的人。
■(the Younger)used to denote the younger of two people of the same name
[用于指两个同姓者中的较年轻者]年龄较小的,较年轻的
Pitt the Younger.
小皮特。
■(younger)[postpositive](Scottish)denoting the heir of a landed commoner
(苏格兰)平民地主产业的继承人的
Hugh Magnus Macleod, younger of Macleod.
休•马格纳斯•麦克劳德,麦克劳德家的土地继承人。
- [treated as pl.]offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth
(尤指动物尚未产下或刚产下的)崽;幼畜;幼禽
this species carries its young.
这种动物是胎生的。
派生
youngish
adjective
语源
- Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis
young
名词 young:
any immature animal
同义词:offspring
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
同义词:Loretta Young
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
同义词:Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.
British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
同义词:Thomas Young
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
同义词:Pres Young, Lester Willis Young
English poet (1683-1765)
同义词:Edward Young
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
同义词:Cy Young, Danton True Young
United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
同义词:Brigham Young
young people collectively
同义词:youth
形容词 young:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
同义词:immature
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
同义词:new
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
being in its early stage
not tried or tested by experience
同义词:unseasoned, untested, untried
young
■These people who were young fifty years back are now gray haired.
50年前的年轻人,现在已经白发苍苍了。
■A young lady fall in love with the estimable prelate.
一个年轻女士爱上了这位可尊敬的高级教士。
■A young fellow, dressed to kill, came.
一个穿着十分惹眼的小伙子走了过来。
■A young woman, of sullen aspect, was sitting alone on the bench.
一个面色忧郁的年轻女人独自坐在长凳上。
■A young lieutenant was named for duty.
一名年轻的中尉被任命担任这项职务。
■Quartan ague kill old men, and cure young.
三日疟,青年能治好,老人见阎王。
■Aged people are always envious of young people's energy.
上年纪的人总羡慕年轻人的精力。
■He is directing a pilot scheme for training unemployed young people.
为了培训无业青年,他正在指导一个小规模实验生产计划。
■He was known to be a young man with lofty ideals.
人们都知道他是一个有抱负的青年。
■The merciful king saved the young officers from death.
仁慈的国王把年青的军官从死神手中救了出来。
■The young look is in fashion this year.
今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。
■He has to appease his young brother.
他不得不迁就他的弟弟。
■He's not qualified to teach young children.
他不适合幼儿教育工作。
■Their supervisor is a young woman.
他们的主管是个年轻的女士。
■He liked to work with young people.
他喜欢和年轻人一道工作。
■He goes overboard about every young woman he meets.
他对年轻的女子见一个爱一个。
■He has grown into a young man of twenty-two.
他已成长为22岁的青年了。
■She desires his young, strong body.
他年轻强壮的身体使她春心荡漾。
■Even as a young man he was up to his neck in crime.
他年轻时即已恶贯满盈。
■He was a tumbler when he was young.
他年轻时是杂技演员。
■She sat to many famous painters when she was young.
他年轻时给许多著名画家当过模特。
■There were many servants in his house when he was young.
他年轻的时候,家里有许多佣人。
■He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young.
他应该勇于正视自己不再年轻这一事实。
■He's grown into a fine young man.
他成长为一个优秀的青年。
■He has married off his daughter to a rich young lawyer.
他把女儿嫁给了一位有钱的年轻律师。
■He enticed the young girl away from home.
他把那小女孩诱惑得离开了家。
■He is an athletic-looking young man.
他是一个体格健美的年轻人。
■He is a young man, hardly more than a stripling.
他是个小伙子,尚不及而立之年。
■He is a the most brisk young man in this group.
他是这个小组中最活跃的年轻人。
■His nephew is an uncouth young man.
他的侄子是一个粗野的年轻人。
■His son has grown up into a sturdy hardworking young man.
他的儿子已成长为一个健壮勤劳的小伙子。
■His wife is a comely young woman.
他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
■His mother has trained him to be a very proper young man.
他的母亲已经把他训练成循规蹈矩的人。
■His parents were set against his marrying so young [this marriage].
他的父母反对他这样年轻就结婚[这门亲事]。
■He looks to be a young man of twenty.
他看起来就像一个20岁的青年。
■To be sure, he is young, but he is very experienced.
他确实很年轻,但他很有经验。
■Young as he was, he was prudent.
他虽然如此年轻,却很慎重。
■He was found guilty of molesting a young girl.
他被判猥亵少女罪。
■He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.
他还太年轻,不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
■You can't marry that young upstart!
你可不能嫁给那个年轻的暴发户!
■It is uncommon for healthy animals to cast their young.
健康的小动物小产是不寻常的事。
■The whole society must help the young men who go wrong.
全社会都要帮助走入歧途的青年。
■A few young children are straggling along behind their parents.
几个孩子跟不上父母的步子,落在后面。
■The chief conductor turned out to be a young woman.
列车长原来是一位青年妇女。
■Don't be too hard on her she's very young.
别对她太严了--她还小呢。
■Don't strip off him, he is too young to know what he has done.
别责备他了,他太小还不知道他做的事情。
■Don't bandy words with me, young man!
别跟我强嘴,小伙子!
■The men at the party were mostly fairly young.
参加聚会的男子大都非常年轻。
■The promoters matched the young boxer with a more skillful fighter.
发起人安排这位年轻的拳击选手同一位更老练的拳击手比赛。
■Only a man full of the milk of human kindness could have continued to befriend the proud and obstinate young man.
只有天性善良的人才会和这个性情高傲脾气倔强的年轻人继续交往。