grown-up TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A grown-up is an adult. 成年人

  例：

  Jan was almost a grown-up.

  简几乎是个大人了。

• 2. 

  ADJ Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult. 长大成人的

  例：

  I seem to have everything anyone could want–a good husband, a lovely home, grown-up children who're doing well.

  我似乎拥有任何人想要的一切–好丈夫,可爱的家和已长大成人、有出息的子女。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child. 似成人的

  例：

  She's very grown-up.

  她非常成人化。

• 4. 

  ADJ Grown-up things seem suitable for or typical of adults. 适于成人的 [非正式]

  例：

  Her songs tackle grown-up subjects.

  她的歌曲以成人题材为主题。