adj.(形容词)

1. 年轻的，年龄较小的，岁数不大的
2. 幼小的
3. 未成熟的
4. 初期的，开始不久的
5. 没有经验的
6. 青春时期的
7. 像青年的
8. 朝气蓬勃的
9. 年轻时代的
10. 年轻人的，青年的，青少年的
11. 适合青年人的
12. 由年轻人构成的
13. 对年轻人表示生气或恼怒
14. 用于姓名之前或之后，以区别于年长的亲戚

n.(名词)

1. 崽，雏，仔
2. 青年们
3. 青年人，年轻人
4. 幼小的动物，幼崽，幼兽，仔畜，幼畜，幼鸟

adj.(形容词)

1. 年幼的,年轻的,幼小的,新发展的 in an early stage of life, growth, development, etc.; recently born or begun
2. 有朝气的,有青春活力的 having the qualities of a young person

n.(名词)

1. [P] 年轻人 young people considered as a group
2. [P] 幼小的动物,崽 young animals

Noun:

1. any immature animal

2. United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

3. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

4. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

5. United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

6. English poet (1683-1765)

7. United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

8. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)

9. young people collectively;

   "rock music appeals to the young"
   "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
   

Adjective:

1. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth;

   "young people"
   

2. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;

   "new potatoes"
   "young corn"
   

3. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh;

   "he is young for his age"
   

4. being in its early stage;

   "a young industry"
   "the day is still young"
   

5. not tried or tested by experience;

   "unseasoned artillery volunteers"
   "still untested in battle"
   "an illustrator untried in mural painting"
   "a young hand at plowing"
   

1.年幼的;幼小的;未成熟的
Ayoung person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature.

young

e.g. In Scotland,young people can marry at 16...
在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。
e.g. You weren't so veryyoung when she died; you were old enough to remember.
她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。

2.年轻时的;青年时代的
You useyoung to describe a time when a person or thing was young.

e.g. In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。

3.（显得）年轻的;（显得）岁数不大的
Someone who isyoung in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young.

e.g. I was twenty-three, I suppose, andyoung for my age...
我当时23岁，我想，看上去比实际年龄小。
e.g. He seemed to me veryyoung and very lonely.
我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。

4.幼兽;幼崽;幼禽
Theyoung of an animal are its babies.

e.g. The hen may not be able to feed itsyoung.
雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

1.

1. 年轻的：这一段文字中讲到加纳这个国家中的大多数妇女:受过教育的(educated)和没有受过教育的(illiterate住在城市的(urban)和住在农村的(rural),年轻的(young)和年长的(old)正好是几对反义词,因此答案为C.

用作定语～+ n.

1. The young man pressed his suit, but the young lady was adamant.
   那个年轻人苦苦求婚,但年轻小姐却无动于衷。
2. The young couple met a week before they got married.
   这对年轻人相识一星期就结婚了。
3. He has a young family to support.
   他要抚养年幼的子女。
4. The young people are the most active force in society.
   年轻人是社会中最活跃的力量。
5. Most of the young people have gone to the summer camp.
   大多数年轻人都去夏令营了。
6. The newly elected state representative is an up-and-coming young man who is expected to go far in politics.
   那位新选的州议员是位雄心勃勃的青年,被认为在政治上是大有可为的。
7. He coached the young man in the theatre and developed his power of improvisation.
   他辅导那位年轻人演戏,培养他的即席表演能力。
8. The rogue swore against the young man, saying he was a thief.
   那个流氓诬赖那个年轻人,一口咬定他是小偷。
9. In her young age Miss Ross did her best as a school teacher.
   在她的青年时代,罗斯小姐作为一名教师尽到了最大的本分。
10. He is the youngest boy in our class.
    他是我们班年龄最小的男同学。
11. The young elephant stood beside its mother.
    幼象站在母象的身旁。
12. The young seedlings grow very rapidly.
    秧苗长得很快。
13. The young trees must be protected from the strong winds.
    要保护小树不受狂风吹。
14. The young look is in fashion this year.
    今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。
15. He has a young ambition.
    他有着年轻人一般的抱负。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Cook was still young then.
   当时库克还年轻。
2. She is ten years younger than her husband.
   她比她丈夫小10岁。
3. He is old in body but young in mind.
   他人老心不老。
4. He used to take drugs and all that when he was young.
   他年轻时常吸毒品之类的东西。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. She is young at work.
   她没有工作经验。
2. He may be 55, but he's young in mind.
   尽管他有55岁了,但人老心不老。
3. That hat is too young for you.
   你戴那顶帽子显得太年轻了。

S+be+～+to- v

1. You are too young to join the army.
   你年龄太小,还不能参军。

1. The young in our society need care and protection.
   我们社会的年轻人需要受到关怀和照顾。
2. There are many progressive novels for the young in our library.
   在我们的图书馆里有许多专供青年人阅读的进步小说。
3. The cat fought fiercely to defend its young.
   那只猫拼命反抗,以保护小猫。
4. Wild animals bring forth their young in the wilderness.
   野生动物在野外产仔。
5. Some animals quickly desert their young.
   有些兽类很快就离开他们的幼仔。
6. The cat has been with young.
   这只猫已怀胎了。

no as〔so〕 young as one used to be〔was〕

老的,失去青春活力的 old or growing old and losing vigour, good health, etc.

not get〔grow〕 any younger

变老的 become older

young and old

无论老幼 everyone, regardless of age

• The heart wood is..darker..than the soft or young wood.

  出自：J. C. Loudon

• He was still a young man, only just turned forty.

  出自：A. Trollope

• Dealing with Dirt is..aimed at a fairly young audience.

  出自：New Scientist

The young look is in fashion this year.

今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。

Those clothes she's wearing are much too young for her.

她穿的那些衣服显得太年轻了。

The evening is still young.

晚间刚开始不久。

He was young in this kind of work.

他对这种工作经验不多。

The young in our society need care and protection.

我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

This is a book for young and old alike.

这本书老少咸宜。

The bird went back to the nest to feed her young.

那只鸟飞回巢去喂幼鸟了。

young babies

幼婴

a young country

新成立的国家

Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.

毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。

a young wine

新酿的葡萄酒

The night is still young (= it has only just started) .

夜晚刚刚开始。

young people

年轻人

talented young football players

天才的年轻足球运动员

I am the youngest of four sisters.

我是四姐妹当中最小的。

In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.

他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。

I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.

比尔·克林顿年轻的时候，我在牛津见过他。

Her grandchildren keep her young.

她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。

My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age) .

我儿子十三岁了，但他比实际年龄显得小。

They married young (= at an early age) .

他们结婚很早。

My mother died young .

我母亲去世得早。

young fashion

年轻人的时尚

The clothes she wears are much too young for her.

她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。

They have a young family.

他们家的孩子还小。

a young audience

青少年观众

I think you owe me an apology, young lady!

小姐，我认为你应该向我道歉！

the younger Kennedy

年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪

(British English,formal)William Pitt the younger

小威廉·皮特

The band's fans are getting younger.

这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。

Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?

为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？

It's a movie that will appeal to the young.

这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。

In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...

在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。

You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.

她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。

In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.

我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。

I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age...

我当时23岁，我想，看上去比实际年龄小。

He seemed to me very young and very lonely.

我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。

The hen may not be able to feed its young.

雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

adj.(形容词)

1. young的基本意思是“年轻的,年幼的,幼小的,新发展的”,指某人或某物处于一种不成熟的或萌芽的状态。用于比喻可指“有朝气的,有青春活力的”。
2. young可用作表语,也可用作定语。用作定语时后可修饰人或物; 用作表语时可接介词短语或动词不定式。
3. young通常只能用来修饰作“时代”讲的age,不能修饰作“年龄”讲的age。

n.(名词)

1. young用作名词时意思是“年轻人”,通常指“年轻人”这一整体。young也可指“幼小的动物,崽”,但不可指婴儿。
2. with young只能用来指动物怀胎,而不能指人怀孕。

adj.(形容词)

下面两个短语意思不同:

the young Tom

年轻时代的汤姆

the young Toms

汤姆家的孩子们

下面这个短语有不同的意思:

the young Tom

年轻的汤姆

父子中的“子”(小汤姆)

汤姆兄弟中的“弟”

两个汤姆中较年轻的一个

n.(名词)

a young man, a youth

两者意思不同:a youth指青春发育期至成年时期的男青年,一般指20岁以下的“男青年”; a young man则指21岁至30岁左右的男子。例如:

When still a youth, he had to make a living by himself.年轻的时候他就不得不一个人谋生。

Most colorful were the young men and women.最显得绚丽多彩的是那些男女青年。

young，youthful，juvenile，adolescent

这些形容词均有“年轻的，年幼的”之意。

young强调年龄小，处于生长的前期。

youthful褒义或贬义均可用。指具有青年人的外貌或年轻人应具有的品格。

juvenile较正式用词，一般12岁以下的少年，着重其生理和智力上的不成熟。

adolescent指13至16岁左右处于青春期的人，尚不成熟。

adj.(形容词)

他有一个妹妹。

误 He has a young sister.

正 He has a younger sister.

析 表示“妹妹”,应该说younger sister,而young sister只能表示“年轻的姐姐”。

我们的党把很大的希望寄托在我们年轻一代人的身上。

误 Our Party places high hopes on us young generation.

正 Our Party places high hopes on us the younger generation.

析 “年轻一代”是the younger generation,“老一辈”是the older generation, the不能省略。

n.(名词)

那种音乐在青年中很流行。

误 That music is popular with the youngs.

正 That music is popular with the young.

析 如young一类的形容词前面加上定冠词the,就变成名词,它表示所有这一类的人。这样的名词必须是单数形式,但动词一定是复数形式。

老年人和年轻人应努力相互尊重,相互理解。

误 The old and the young should try to respect and understand each other.

正 The young and the old should try to respect and understand each other.

析 英语习惯上说young and old,而汉语中习惯将“老”放在句首,例如“老中青”。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的geong，意为年轻的。