adult
noun
adj
ˈædʌlt
noun
1
a
fully-grown
person,
or
one
who
is
considered
to
be
legally
responsible
for
their
actions
成人,成年人
Some
children
find
it
difficult
to
talk
to
adults.
一些孩子觉得与大人很难谈得来。
2
a
fully-grown
animal
成年动物
The
adults
have
white
bodies
and
grey
backs.
这些成年的动物身体为白色,背部为灰色。
adj
3
fully
grown
or
developed
发育成熟的,成年的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
an
adult
lion
一头成年的狮子
the
adult
population
成年人人口
He
lived
most
of
his
adult
life
in
Scotland.
他成年后大部分时间住在苏格兰。
4
typical
of
an
adult’s
behaviour
or
of
the
things
adults
do
成人的; 老成的,成熟的
dealing
with
problems
in
an
adult
way
以成人的方式处理问题
That
wasn’t
very
adult
of
you.
你那样就不是很成熟了。
5
adult
films,
magazines,
etc
are
about
sex
or
related
to
sex
〔电影、杂志等〕仅限于成人的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
The
film
is
rated
R
for
language
and
adult
themes.
这部影片因为语言和成人题材而被定为限制级。