young /jʌŋ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature. 年轻的; 幼小的 (人、动物、植物等)

  例：

  ...sex information written for young people.

  …为年轻人写的性知识。

  例：

  I crossed the hill, and found myself in a field of young barley.

  我翻过那座山，发现自己来到了一块大麦苗地。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The young are people who are young. 年轻人

  例：

  The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods.

  该协会在建议孕妇、幼儿和老人避免这类食品。

• 3. 

  ADJ You use young to describe a time when a person or thing was young. 幼小的; 年轻的 (时期) [ADJ n]

  例：

  In her younger days my mother had been a successful saleswoman.

  在年轻的时侯，我母亲曾是位成功的推销员。

• 4. 

  ADJ Someone who is young in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young. (外表、行为) 显得年轻的

  例：

  I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age.

  我想我那时是23岁，看起来比我实际年龄小。

• 5. 

  N-PLURAL The young of an animal are its babies. 幼崽; 幼禽

  例：

  The hen may not be able to feed its young.

  这只母鸡也许不能喂它的幼雏。