juvenile

英 [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

美 [ˈdʒuːvənl]

adj.  少年的; 未成年的; 幼稚的; 不成熟的; 孩子气的
n.  少年

复数：juveniles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7801 / COCA.5261

牛津词典

adj.

• 少年的；未成年的
  connected with young people who are not yet adults
  1. juvenile crime/employment
     少年犯罪；童工的雇用
  2. juvenile offenders
     少年罪犯
• 幼稚的；不成熟的；孩子气的
  silly and more typical of a child than an adult
  1. juvenile behaviour
     幼稚的行为
  2. Don't be so juvenile!
     别那么孩子气！

noun

• 少年
  a young person who is not yet an adult

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 少年
  Ajuvenileis a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  1. The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years.
     总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。
• ADJ 少年的；未成年的
  Juvenileactivity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  1. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
     青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
  2. ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders.
     将青少年惯犯关入监狱的计划
• ADJ-GRADED （行为）幼稚的，不成熟的，孩子气的
  If you describe someone's behaviour asjuvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  1. He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile.
     他是个典型的男人，年龄越大越孩子气。
• 幼仔；幼兽;雏鸟
  Young animals are sometimes referred to asjuveniles.

英英释义

noun

• a young person, not fully developed
  Synonym:juvenile person

adj

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  1. adolescent insecurity
  2. jejune responses to our problems
  3. their behavior was juvenile
  4. puerile jokes
  Synonym:adolescentjejunepuerile
• of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
  1. juvenile diabetes
  2. juvenile fashions

双语例句

• For some years, juvenile delinquency has been increasing.
  几年来，青少年犯罪增加。
• Proposed monitoring sites for juvenile fish and shrimps.
  建议的幼虾和鱼的监测地位置。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
  青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
• He shows a juvenile appearance.
  他显出一个少年的外貌。
• This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them.
  这也就解释了为什么在他们当中很少有少年犯罪的发生。
• He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile.
  他是个典型的男人，年龄越大越孩子气。
• Their behaviour is juvenile and arrogant.
  他们现在的行为是不成熟和傲慢的。
• A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
  处于青春期和成熟期的青少年。
• This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates.
  这种父母管教的缺乏被认为对少年犯罪率是有影响的。
• Psychologists are dealing with the problem of maladjusted adolescence and "juvenile delinquency".
  心理学家对付着不适应环境的青少年和青少年犯罪的问题。