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adult n.成年人；成年动物adj.成年的；理智的；适合成年人的；成熟的 (1) 那只熊已完全发育成熟.(2) 他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。(3) 你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事？(4) 儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。(5) 他的举止行为还不太成熟。 If you're still a child, then you are not an adult — that's the noun version. Childish people don't behave in an adult manner — that's the adjective. A child might be scared by the Wicked Witch of the West, but an adult knows she's not real. Learning the difference between real-life and make-believe is one of the upsides of becoming adult.

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英 ['ædʌlt] 美 ['ædʌlt] (1) The bear was a fully grown adult.(2) He spent his adult life in Canada.(3) Can you try and be a little more adult about this?(4) Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film.(5) His behavior is not particularly adult. Adult is noun and an adjective, both of which refer to something mature, no longer a child. A full-grown person is called an adult: they can drink, smoke, vote, and watch R-rated movies. 1[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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]成年动物 An adult is a fully developed animal.   [oft N n]...a pair of adult birds.一对成年鸟3[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.   [ADJ n]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。4[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.   [v-link ADJ]  [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5[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

英语单词	adult
英美音标	英 ['ædʌlt] 美 ['ædʌlt]
中文释义	n.成年人；成年动物 adj.成年的；理智的；适合成年人的；成熟的
英语例句	(1) The bear was a fully grown adult. (2) He spent his adult life in Canada. (3) Can you try and be a little more adult about this? (4) Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film. (5) His behavior is not particularly adult.
中文例句	(1) 那只熊已完全发育成熟. (2) 他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。 (3) 你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事？ (4) 儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。 (5) 他的举止行为还不太成熟。
vocabulary简明	Adult is noun and an adjective, both of which refer to something mature, no longer a child. A full-grown person is called an adult: they can drink, smoke, vote, and watch R-rated movies.
vocabulary扩展	If you're still a child, then you are not an adult — that's the noun version. Childish people don't behave in an adult manner — that's the adjective. A child might be scared by the Wicked Witch of the West, but an adult knows she's not real. Learning the difference between real-life and make-believe is one of the upsides of becoming adult.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]成年动物 An adult is a fully developed animal. [oft N n] ...a pair of adult birds. 一对成年鸟 3 [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. [ADJ n] 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。 4 [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. [v-link ADJ] [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 5 [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

Adult Fully Mature Life Children Noun N Count 可数名词