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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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

• This report, while similar, focuses on juvenile crime trends and the juvenile justice system in California.
  与此类似，这个报告将重点放在了加利福尼亚州的青少年犯罪以及青少年法律体系上。
• 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。
• Adolescent insecurity; jejune responses to our problems; their behavior was juvenile; puerile jokes.
  青春期的不安全感；对我们的问题的稚气的回答；他们的行为是幼稚的；孩子气的玩笑。
• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.
  身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
  青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
• California's juvenile justice system is different from the state's adult justice system.
  加州的青少年法律体系与成年人的有所不同。
• He is an expert in juvenile delinquency.
  他是研究青少年犯罪的专家。
• For some years, juvenile delinquency has been increasing.
  几年来，青少年犯罪增加。
• He shows a juvenile appearance.
  他显出一个少年的外貌。