adult

【发音】

美 /'ædʌlt/ 英 /'ædʌlt; ə'dʌlt/

【翻译】

1. adj. 成年的； 成年人的， 适宜于成年人的

   英释:fully grown or developed

2. n.成年人

   英释:a fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions

【短语】

1. adult education : 成人教育

2. young adult : 年轻人；大学生

3. adult population : 成年人口

4. adult learning : 成人学习

5. mature adult : 成熟的成年人

6. adult school : 成人学校；成人进修学校

7. adult movie : n. 成人电影

8. adult respiratory distress syndrome : 成人呼吸窘迫综合征

【例句】

1. an adult lion

   一头成年的狮子

2. the adult population

   成年人口

3. He lived most of his adult life in Scotland.

   他成年后大部分时间住在苏格兰。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...By studying about 700 adult smokers...

2. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...And that the characteristics adult children look for when they begin the search are not necessarily the things that make a difference to the people who are going to move in...

3. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The more healthy an older adult is...

4. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...they often do not use available community services such as adult daycare centers...

5. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...they may want to live with their adult children...

6. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Why are adult children more likely to use community services to help care for elderly parents...

7. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...If the caregivers are adult children...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.成年的；成熟的

   developed/grown/mature/

2. n.成年人

   major/grown-up/

【同根词】

1. n

   adulthood : 成年；成人期