| 单词 | child |
| 释义 | childchildrenchildchild /tʃaɪld/ noun [countable] (plural children /ˈtʃɪldrən/)1 a young person who is not yet an adult: The film is not suitable for children under 12.bechild这部电影不适合 12 岁以下儿童观看。I was very happy as a child (=when I was a child).be我小时候非常幸福。2a son or daughter of any age: Both our children are married now.childbemarry我们的两个孩子现在都结婚了。She has three grown-up children.havegrowchild 她有三个成年子女。Alex is an only child (=he has no brothers or sisters).be亚历克斯是独生子。Phrasesbe child’s play to be very easy to do: Cooking for a family is child’s play after running a restaurant.cookberun开过餐馆以后﹐给一家人做饭太容易了。COLLOCATIONS: childadjectivesa four-year-old/ten-year-old etc childOur neighbours have a six-year-old child.neighboura young childYoung children usually enjoy singing.childsinga small/little child (=a young child)I went there when I was a small child.gobea good/bad childSanta Claus brings presents for good children.bringpresentchilda naughty childThere are a lot of naughty children in his class.bechilda spoilt/spoiled child (=one who behaves badly because he or she is allowed too much)You’re behaving like a spoilt child.behavespoilan unborn child (=a baby that is still inside its mother)Smoking can damage your unborn child.smokeverbsto bring up a child especially British English, to raise a child especially American English (=to look after a child until he or she is an adult)Bringing up a child is a tough job.bringbea child is bornTheir children were all born at home.childbea child grows upThis is a good place for children to grow up.bechildTHESAURUS: childchild someone who is not yet an adult. You do not usually use child to talk about babies or teenagers: Many children are scared of the dark.childbescareHe’s just a child.kid informal a child. Kid is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: He’s a smart kid.Kids all know how to use computers.kidcomputerKids today have much more money than we ever had.kidhavelittle boy/little girl a young male or female child: I lived there when I was a little girl.livebeLittle boys love dinosaurs.boydinosaurteenager someone between the ages of 13 and 19 years old: The cafe was a popular meeting place for teenagers.bemeetteenageradolescent a young person who is developing into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems these people have: Adolescents are often very self-conscious about the way they look.adolescentbeyouth especially disapproving a teenage boy – especially one who is violent and commits crimes: He was attacked by a gang of youths.beattackyoutha youth courtyoungster a child or young person – used especially by old people: You youngsters have got your whole life ahead of you.youngstergetHe’s a bright youngster with a good sense of humour.minor law someone who is not yet legally an adult: It is illegal to sell alcohol to minors.beminor |
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