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Juvenile Young Noun Child Behaviour People Silly Typical

This flashcard defines "juvenile" as relating to young people not yet adults, or as a young person who is not an adult. It can also describe behavior as childish or immature, and refers to young animals as "juveniles."

This flashcard defines "juvenile" as relating to young people not yet adults, or as a young person who is not an adult. It can also describe behavior as childish or immature, and refers to young animals as "juveniles."

word juvenile
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/ʤu͟ːvənaɪl/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]少年 A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years.

    总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。

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[ADJ 形容词]少年的;未成年的 Juvenile activity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  [ADJ n]
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.

    青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

  • ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders.

    将青少年惯犯关入监狱的计划

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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](行为)幼稚的,不成熟的,孩子气的 If you describe someone's behaviour as juvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  [disapproval]
  • He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile.

    他是个典型的男人,年龄越大越孩子气。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]幼仔;幼兽;雏鸟 Young animals are sometimes referred to as juveniles .

    Oxford ju·ven·ile / ˈdʒuːvənaɪl ; NAmE ˈdʒuːvənl /
    adjective
    ,
    noun
    juvenile juveniles
    adjective 1 [only before noun ] ( formal or law ) connected with young people who are not yet adults 少年的;未成年的 juvenile crime/employment 少年犯罪;童工的雇用 juvenile offenders 少年罪犯 2 ( disapproving) silly and more typical of a child than an adult 幼稚的;不成熟的;孩子气的 SYN
    childish
    juvenile behaviour 幼稚的行为 Don't be so juvenile! 别那么孩子气!
    noun ( formal or law ) a young person who is not yet an adult 少年 ju·ven·ile / ˈdʒuːvənaɪl ; NAmE ˈdʒuːvənl /
    LDC
    juvenileju‧ve‧nile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ adjective
    Word Origin
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    Collocations
    1[only before noun] law relating to young people who are not yet adults:  juvenile crime a juvenile court see thesaurus at
    young
    2silly and typical of a child rather than an adult – used to show disapproval SYN  childish:  a very juvenile sense of humour3technical juvenile birds or animals are youngjuvenile noun [countable]
    WDF

    juvenile

    [ˈdʒu:vənaɪl]

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    juveniles[378]
    青少年(80%),青少年的(9%),幼稚的(9%),青少年读物(1%),幼雏(1%)
    adj.青少年的;幼稚的
    n.青少年;少年读物

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