| 词组 | adult |
| 释义 | noun | adjective adult1 AC /ˈædʌlt, əˈdʌlt/ noun [C] a fully grown person or animaladjectivesa young adult The novel is aimed at young adults.a healthy adult The risk of catching the disease is rare for healthy adults.a responsible adult (=someone who can be trusted to look after someone) Children can watch the movie, if they are accompanied by a responsible adult.a mature adult (=one who behaves sensibly) Let’s discuss this like mature adults.verbsbecome an adult When we become adults we tend to think we’ve learnt everything we need to know.adult + nounssb’s adult life She spent most of her adult life in Africa.adult education/training The demand for evening classes and other forms of adult education has increased.adult supervision (=adults watching children to make sure they are safe and behave well) Young children are not allowed to play on the beach without adult supervision.the adult world I was young and I knew little about the adult world.adult literacy (=the ability of adults to read and write) Britain has one of the lowest levels of adult literacy in the industrialised world. noun | adjective adult2 AC /ˈædʌlt, əˈdʌlt/ adjective fully grown or developednounsan adult male/female One in three adult males in this area is unemployed. | A family of lions, known as a pride, comprises two adult males and seven adult females.an adult man/woman Nine out of ten adult women work or study full-time outside the home.the adult population Smokers have been a minority in the adult population since 1976.an adult child/son/daughter She is married, with four adult children. | He has an adult son, David.an adult learner This course is designed for adult learners of English.an adult member All the adult members of the family are in full-time employment. |
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