youngster

英 [ˈjʌŋstə(r)]

美 [ˈjʌŋstər]

n.  年轻人; 少年; 儿童

复数：youngsters　

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牛津词典

noun

• 年轻人；少年；儿童
  a young person or a child
  1. The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.
     这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 年轻人;（尤指）少年，儿童
  Young people, especially children, are sometimes referred to asyoungsters.
  1. Other youngsters are not so lucky...
     其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。
  2. I was only a youngster in 1935.
     1935年时我还只是个孩子。

英英释义

noun

• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidminorshavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefrynestling

双语例句

• Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!
  索耶，你出去的时候是个年轻人，但你回来时一定是个明星！
• She recently adopted a streetwise Washington youngster from a crime-ridden neighborhood whose father was in jail.
  记她最近收养了一个在街头混惯了的青年，他来自华盛顿犯罪高发区，其父亲在牢中。
• A youngster stood up and offered his seat to the old lady.
  有个小伙子起来给老太太让了个座儿。
• The adventure-seeking youngster had climbed up the tree but couldn't get down again.
  爱冒险的年轻人爬上了树，却下不来了。
• Another factor in reaching the top is whether you stay with the company you joined as a youngster.
  另一个升为高管的因素是你是否在你年轻时就进入的公司一直呆到现在。
• That's what I look for in a youngster coming through.
  这就是我想从年轻人身上找到的使他大有前途的东西。
• The period in a youngster's life when he asks questions that parents can answer.
  年轻人生活中的一段时期，这时他问的是父母能回答得出来的问题。
• He might be an impressionable youngster.
  他有可能是个容易受影响的年轻人。
• That youngster is my brother.
  那个小孩是我的兄弟。
• The poet saw a youngster and asked his name. "William," the boy answered.
  诗人看到了一个小孩，便问起他的名字。“威廉，”男孩回答道。