adolescent

【发音】

美 /,ædə'lɛsnt/ 英 /ˌædə'lesnt/

【翻译】

1. adj. 青春期的； 青少年的

   英释:Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.

2. n.青少年

   英释:a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult

【记忆】

adol(看作adult， 成年人) ＋ esc(计算机上的退出键) ＋ ent(表人) → 好想从成年退回到青少年 → 青少年

【短语】

1. adolescent health : 青少年健康

【例句】

1. It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.

   一个青春期男孩应该有一个他能倾吐心声的成年人，这是很重要的。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Pursuing a career is an essential part of adolescent development...

2. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...teachers and clinicians would react to an adolescent using drugs or getting drunk...

3. (2014.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Another study of high school social networks found less bullying and aggression the higher the density of mixed-sex friendships within a given adolescent network...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.青春期的；未成熟的

   pubertal/hebetic/

2. n.[人类]青少年

   youths/teener/

【同根词】

1. n

   adolescence : 青春期

2. vi

   adolesce : 进入青春期；如青春期少年般行事