1period of your life when you are young青年時期ADJECTIVE | VERB + YOUTH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤early少年時期➤lost逝去的青春◇nostalgia for her lost youth她對逝去的青春的懷念➤misspent (oftenhumorous) 虛度的青春◇His lack of qualifications was taken as a sign of a misspent youth.他資質不足,這被看成是他虛度青春的表現。VERB + YOUTH➤spend度過青年時期◇She spent much of her youth in Hong Kong.她的青年時代大部份在香港度過。➤recapture, relive重溫青年時代◇She saw it as a chance to relive her misspent youth.她把這看成是重溫自己虛度的青年時代的機會。➤waste浪費青春◇He wasted his youth in front of a computer screen.他把青春都浪費在了計算機屏幕前。PREPOSITION➤during your youth在青年時期◇She contracted the disease during her youth.她在青年時期染上了這個病。➤from youth從青少年時期◇from youth to maturity從青年到成年➤in your youth年輕時◇He started going clubbing in his early youth.他少年時就開始去夜總會。➤since your youth從青年時代以來◇I haven't danced since my youth!從年輕時起我就未曾跳過舞!➤throughout your youth在整個青年時期◇He played football throughout his youth.他整個青年時期一直踢足球。PHRASES➤not in the first flush of youth (especially BrE) 過了風華正茂的時期◇Though no longer in the first flush of youth she's still remarkably energetic.儘管已非青春少女,她仍然精力充沛。youth
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2being young年輕ADJECTIVE | VERB + YOUTH | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤comparative, extreme (both especially BrE) 比較/十分年輕◇Her extreme youth was against her.她太年輕,這對她不利。➤eternal永恆的青春◇in search of eternal youth尋找永恆的青春VERB + YOUTH➤have年輕◇You still have your youth-that's the main thing.你仍然年輕 - 這是最重要的。PHRASES➤the fountain of youth (figurative) 青春源泉◇The new cream is marketed as the fountain of youth.這種新面霜被宣傳成青春源泉而推向市場。youth
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3young person青年ADJECTIVE | ... OF YOUTHSADJECTIVE➤male男青年▸➤black, white黑人/白人青年▸➤callow, impressionable, innocent年輕幼稚的/易受人影響的/天真的青年◇He was a callow youth when he joined the newspaper.他進報社時還是個乳臭未乾的小伙子。➤spotty (BrE) 滿臉粉刺的青年◇She's going out with some spotty youth.她目前在跟一個滿臉粉刺的小伙子約會。➤fresh-faced (especially BrE) 一臉稚氣的青年▸➤gangling, gangly, lanky瘦高且笨拙的青年➤at-risk, high-risk, troubled易面臨危險的/高危/問題青年... OF YOUTHS➤gang, group一幫/一夥青年youth
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4young people青年們ADJECTIVE | VERB + YOUTH | YOUTH + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤modern現代青年◇the aspirations of modern youth現代青年的抱負➤local當地青年➤inner-city, street, urban市中心的/街頭/城市青年➤working-class工人階層的青年➤immigrant移民青年➤gay, Hispanic, Muslim同性戀/西班牙語國家的/穆斯林青年▸➤delinquent, disaffected不良/心懷不滿的青年➤unemployed失業青年➤educated受過教育的青年▸➤gilded, privileged上流社會的富有青年;享有特權的青年VERB + YOUTH➤educate教育青年人◇a program to educate our youth on the causes of health problems就健康問題的產生原因對青年人進行教育的節目➤target針對青年人◇The website targets unemployed youth.該網站針對的是失業青年。➤corrupt腐蝕青年人YOUTH + NOUN➤culture, subculture青年文化/亞文化➤centre/center, club, group, movement, organization青年活動中心/俱樂部/團體/運動/組織➤outreach, programme/program, scheme, work (especially BrE) 青年外展服務/項目/計劃/工作◇youth outreach programs run by the charity慈善機構舉辦的青年外展服務項目➤audience, market青年觀眾/市場➤sport, sports (especially NAmE) 青年體育運動➤coach, team青年隊教練;青年隊➤basketball, football, hockey, etc.青年籃球/足球/曲棍球等➤band, orchestra青年樂隊/管弦樂隊▸➤coordinator, leader, worker青年協調人/領袖/工人▸➤minister, pastor (both NAmE) 青年牧師▸➤employment, training, unemployment青年就業/培訓/失業➤gang青年團夥➤violence青少年暴力▸➤court, crime, custody (BrE) 青少年法庭/犯罪/拘留◇a crackdown on youth crime針對青少年犯罪的嚴厲打擊➤camp, hostel青年營;青年旅舍PHRASES➤the country's youth, the nation's youth全國青年▸➤the youth of today, today's youth當代青年