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

• Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing.
  家里有个好动的小孩会是相当累人的。
• The youngster soon adjusted to army life.
  这年轻人很快就适应了军旅生活。
• The youngster just doesn't know what it is to be tired.
  这小伙子有一股子使不完的劲儿。
• 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 youngster works with a will.
  这小伙子干活儿有股傻劲儿。
• That youngster is my brother.
  那个小孩是我的兄弟。
• Among other things, he taught the youngster how to shoot with his left hand.
  除其他事项外，他教导青少年如何射击与他的左手。
• 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。