adults
英 [ˈædʌlts]
美 [əˈdʌlts]
n. (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人; 成年动物
adult的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (法律意义上的)成年人
Anadultis a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.- Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。 - Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
- Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
- N-COUNT 成年动物
Anadultis a fully developed animal.- ...a pair of adult birds.
一对成年鸟
- ...a pair of adult birds.
- ADJ 成年的;属于成人的
Adultmeans relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.- I've lived most of my adult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
- I've lived most of my adult life in London.
- ADJ-GRADED 成熟的;老成的
If you say that someone isadultabout something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.- We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。 - ...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
平静对待出现的性征
- We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
- ADJ (涉及性内容的电影或书籍)仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books asadultwhen they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.- ...an adult movie.
成人电影
- ...an adult movie.
双语例句
- We now have a community where kids and adults can go to the park unmolested.
在我们现在的社区,大人小孩都可以随意进出公园。 - There's easily enough room for two adults and three children, plus a dog in the boot
能宽宽松松容下两个大人、三个孩子,而且后备箱里还可以放只狗。 - Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子们消耗很多能量,可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。 - Babies lose heat much faster than adults, and are especially vulnerable to the cold in their first month.
婴儿散热比成年人快得多,在出生后的头一个月特别容易感冒。 - Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.
大人需要过他们自己的生活,但有了孩子就很难做到了。 - Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas
各地政务委员会被要求编制一份该地区成年居民的名册。 - Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。 - Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story
一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。 - What consenting adults do in private is their own business.
已达承诺年龄的成年人私下进行的活动是他们自己的事。 - About two-thirds of adults consult their doctor at least once a year
约有2/3的成年人至少每年就医一次。