“Youth” refers to the period of life when one is young, encompassing childhood and the time before full adulthood. It can also describe the state or quality of being young, or be used collectively to refer to young people as a group. In some contexts, especially in news reporting, “youths” specifically refers to young men, often when they have caused trouble.
“Youth” refers to the period of life when one is young, encompassing childhood and the time before full adulthood. It can also describe the state or quality of being young, or be used collectively to refer to young people as a group. In some contexts, especially in news reporting, “youths” specifically refers to young men, often when they have caused trouble.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]青年时期；青少年时代 Someone's youth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.
[usu poss N]
In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。
...the comic books of my youth.
我少年时代看的漫画书
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]青春；朝气；年轻Youth is the quality or state of being young.
Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty...
格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。
The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth.
这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（新闻用语，尤指惹麻烦的）青年，小伙子 Journalists often refer to young men as youths, especially when they are reporting that the young men have caused trouble.
...gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops...
打碎玻璃橱窗抢劫商店的成群的年轻人
A 17-year-old youth was remanded in custody yesterday.
一名17岁的年轻人昨天被还押候审。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（统称）青年，年轻人The youth are young people considered as a group.
[usu with poss]
He represents the opinions of the youth of today...
他代表着当今年轻人的看法。
She's not a very good influence on the youth of this country.
她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。
Oxford
youth★/juːθ; NAmEjuːθ/noun(pluralyouths/juːðz; NAmEjuːðz/)1★[uncountable ]the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult 青年时期（尤指成年以前）◆He had been a talented musician in his youth.他年轻时很有音乐天才。2★[uncountable ]the quality or state of being young 年轻；青春；朝气◆She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.她很年轻，然而干这份工作已有经验，这是很难得的。3★[countable ]( often disapproving) a young man 青年男子；小伙子◆The fight was started by a gang of youths.这场打斗是一伙少年挑起来的。4★(alsothe youth )[plural ]young people considered as a group （统称）青年，年轻人◆the nation's youth全国青年◆the youth of today当代青年◆youth culture年轻人的文化◆youth unemployment青年失业问题youthyouthsyouth/juːθ; NAmEjuːθ/youths/juːðz; NAmEjuːðz/
1[uncountable] the period of time when someone is young, especially the period when someone is a teenager → old agein somebody’s youth Many of these people had used drugs in their youth.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say when I was young, rather than saying in my youth:· They were friends when they were young.2[countable] a teenage boy – used especially in newspapers to show disapproval: a gang of youths► see thesaurus at
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3[uncountable] young people in generalthe youth of somethingThe youth of today are the pensioners of tomorrow.4[uncountable] the quality or state of being youngOPP age: Despite his youth, he had travelled alone. The cream will restore youth and vitality to your skin.COLLOCATIONSverbsspend your youth· She spent her youth in India.relive/recapture your youth (=do things you did when young, to try and experience youth again)· The band’s fans are clearly reliving their youth.· The sports car is an attempt to recapture his youth.phrasesa misspent youth (=spent doing things that were bad or not useful)· He is trying to make up for his misspent youth.your lost youth (=the time long ago when you were young)· He wept for his lost youth.the days/dreams/friends etc of somebody’s youth· He had long ago forgotten the dreams of his youth.
WDF
youth
[ju:θ]
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n1401
31288
2434
3196
4907
7636
13115
NOUN1783
785294
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youths[1071]
青年(50%)，青春(47%)，青年时期(3%)
n.青年；青春；年轻；青少年时期
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