单词详解

1. adj.

A. 年轻的，幼小的，青春时期的 [(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth]

The girl is too young to go to school. 这个女孩还未到上学年龄。

Those clothes she’s wearing are much too young for her. 她穿的那些衣服显得太年轻了。

B. 像青年的，朝气蓬勃的，有活力的 (being in its early stage)

He is old in age yet young in spirit. 他虽年老，但朝气蓬勃。

C. 初期的，开始不久的，新的，新兴的 (not tried or tested by experience)

The young nation is faced with many difficulties. 那个新建立的国家面临许多困难。

The evening is still young. 晚间刚开始不久。

D. 没有经验的，未成熟的 [(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development, before complete maturity]

He was young in this kind of work.  他对这种工作经验不多。

E. （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。

2. n.

A. 青年们 (young people collectively)

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。

The young in our society need care and protection. 我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

B. 崽，雏 (any immature animal)

The swallow is showing its young how to fly. 老燕正在教雏燕学飞。

The bird went back to the nest to feed her young. 那只鸟飞回巢去喂幼鸟了。

相关词组

young and old  老老少少，不分老幼

There are many people in the supermarket man and woman, young and old.

超市里有许多人，男男女女，老老少少。

相关单词

比较级：younger

最高级：youngest