young
adj
noun
jʌŋ
adj
1
a
young
person,
plant,
or
animal
has
not
lived
for
very
long
年幼的，幼小的; 年轻的
a
young
child
幼儿
He’s
younger
than
me.
他比我小。
You’re
too
young
to
get
married.
你还太小，不能结婚。
young
trees
小树
When
I
was
young
,
I
wanted
to
be
a
model.
我年轻时想当模特儿。
John
was
a
great
footballer
in
his
younger
days
(=when
he
was
younger)
.
约翰年轻时是个很棒的足球运动员。
2
a
young
country,
organization,
or
type
of
science
has
existed
for
only
a
short
time
〔国家、组织或某种科学〕新成立的，新兴的
At
that
time,
America
was
still
a
young
nation.
当时，美国还是个年轻的国家。
Psychology
is
a
young
science.
心理学是一门年轻的科学。
3
young lady/man
used
to
speak
to
a
girl
or
boy
when
you
are
angry
with
them
[口] 小姐/年轻人〔生气时用语〕
spoken
Now,
you
listen
to
me,
young
man!
喂，你听我说，年轻人！
4
seeming
or
looking
younger
than
you
are
显年轻的; 比实际年龄年轻的;
Val
is
incredibly
young
for
her
age
.
瓦尔比她的实际年龄年轻得太多了。
5
young at heart
thinking
and
behaving
as
if
you
were
young,
even
though
you
are
old
（人老）心不老
6
65/82/97 etc years young
used
humorously
to
give
the
age
of
an
old
person
who
seems
or
feels
much
younger
65/82/97
等岁〔幽默用法〕
spoken
Next
week,
Bessie
will
be
84
years
young.
下个星期，贝茜就“芳龄” 84 了。
7
designed
or
intended
for
young
people
专为年轻人设计的
I’m
looking
for
something
in
a
younger
style.
我在找式样年轻一些的。
8
other
words
meaning
young
表达“年幼、年轻”含义的其他单词
little/small
teenage
adolescent
youthful
9
a
young
person
年轻人
informal
kid
teenager
youth
adolescent
minor
10
the
time
when
someone
is
young
某人年幼、年轻的时候
childhood
youth
adolescence
noun
11
the young
young
people
年轻人
The
young
are
easily
misled.
年轻人容易被带坏。
12
a
group
of
young
animals
that
belong
to
a
particular
mother
or
type
of
animal
幼小动物，崽; 雏
plural 复数
The
lioness
fought
to
protect
her
young.
那头母狮奋力拼搏，保护幼狮。