Adult Fully Developed Responsible Sex ˈædʌlt Noun Grown
The word "adult" refers to a mature, fully developed person or animal, or something related to adulthood. It can also describe behavior that is mature and responsible, or content intended only for adults.
The word "adult" refers to a mature, fully developed person or animal, or something related to adulthood. It can also describe behavior that is mature and responsible, or content intended only for adults.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](法律意义上的)成年人 An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]成年动物 An adult is a fully developed animal.
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...a pair of adult birds.
一对成年鸟
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[ADJ 形容词]成年的;属于成人的Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
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I've lived most of my adult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]成熟的;老成的 If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.
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[approval]
We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。
...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
平静对待出现的性征
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[ADJ 形容词](涉及性内容的电影或书籍)仅限于成人的 You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
...an adult movie.
成人电影
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adult★AWL/ˈædʌlt; NAmEˈædʌlt//əˈdʌlt; NAmEəˈdʌlt/
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adultadultsnoun★1★a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人SYN
grown-up
◆Children must be accompanied by an adult.儿童必须要有大人陪同。◆Why can't you two act like civilized adults?你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢?2★a fully grown animal 成年动物◆The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。adjective★1★fully grown or developed 成年的;发育成熟的◆preparing young people for adult life指导年轻人准备过成人生活◆the adult population成年人口◆adult monkeys长成的猴子2behaving in an intelligent and responsible way; typical of what is expected of an adult (智力、思想、行为)成熟的,成人的SYN
grown-up
◆When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.我父母离异时,事情处理得很成熟、很开放。3[only before noun ]intended for adults only, because it is about sex or contains violence 仅限成人的(因有色情或暴力内容)◆an adult movie仅供成人观看的电影☞see also
1a fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions → child: Some children find it difficult to talk to adults.2a fully-grown animal: The adults have white bodies and grey backs.
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adult2 adjective
adultadult2 ●●●W3AWL adjective
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1[only before noun] fully grown or developed: an adult lion the adult population He lived most of his adult life in Scotland.2typical of an adult’s behaviour or of the things adults do: dealing with problems in an adult way That wasn’t very adult of you.3[only before noun] adult films, magazines etc are about sex or related to sex: The film is rated R for language and adult themes.