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young

adjective
 
/jʌŋ/
/jʌŋ/
(comparative younger
/ˈjʌŋɡə(r)/
/ˈjʌŋɡər/
, superlative youngest
/ˈjʌŋɡɪst/
/ˈjʌŋɡɪst/
)
Idioms
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  1.  
     having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed幼小的；未成熟的
    • Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly.年幼的嬰兒需要被溫暖地包裹起來。
    • a young country新成立的國家
    • Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.毛毛蟲吃這種植物的嫩葉。
    • It's a young wine, not really up to drinking yet.這是新釀的葡萄酒，還不太適合飲用。
    • The night is still young (= it has only just started).夜晚剛剛開始。
    • Small businesses, especially young ones, tend to operate on a tight budget. 小企業，尤其是年輕企業，往往預算緊張。
    opposite old
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    • Fruit Fresh is a young company that is growing fast.“鮮果”是一家成立不久、發展迅速的公司。
    • It's quite a young orchestra.這是一支相當年輕的管弦樂隊。
  2.  
     not yet old; not as old as others年輕的；歲數不大的；相對年輕的
    • young people年輕人
    • They sent many young men and women off to war.他們把許多青年男女送上戰場。
    • My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age).我兒子十三歲了，但他比實際年齡顯得小。
    • I'm too young to remember much about the 1990s.我太年輕了，不太記得90年代的事。
    • They married young (= at an early age).他們結婚很早。
    • My mother died young.我母親去世得早。
    • She looks much younger than her 39 years. 她看起來比她39歲時年輕多了。
    • I don't know how families with young children manage to cope.我不知道有小孩的家庭是如何應對的。
    • a young girl/boy/adult/person年輕女孩/男孩/成年人/人
    • In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.他年輕的時候在威爾士隊踢橄欖球。
    • I am the youngest of four sisters.我是四姐妹當中最小的。
    • talented young football players天才的年輕足球運動員
    • I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton.米歇爾 · 奧巴馬年輕的時候，我在普林斯頓見過她。
    • Her grandchildren keep her young (= keep her feeling young).她的孫子孫女讓她保持年輕。
    opposite old
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    • He seemed quite young to have so much responsibility.要擔負如此多的責任，他好像太年輕了。
    • He still looks young for his age.以他的年齡來說，他看起來依然顯小。
    • I felt young again.我覺得又年輕了。
    • She looked young enough to be his daughter.她看起來很年輕，可以做他的女兒。
    • She still looks very young.她看起來仍然很年輕。
    • I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.我在牛津遇見了年輕的比爾·克林頓。
    • The composer died tragically young, just three days before her thirtieth birthday.這位作曲家不幸早逝，就在她30歲生日的三天前。
    • The team is full of talented young players.該隊荟萃了才華橫溢的年輕選手。
    • This story is about a handsome young prince who falls in love with a village girl.這個故事是關於一個英俊的年輕王子愛上了一個農村女孩。
    Topics Life stagesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • young at heart
    • young for your age
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  3.  
     consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age由年輕人（或兒童）構成的；青少年的；平均年齡小的
    • They have a young family.他們家的孩子還小。
    • a young audience青少年觀衆
    • This cottage would be perfect for a couple with a young family.這棟小别墅對家裏有幼兒的夫婦來說非常理想。
  4. suitable or appropriate for young people年輕人的；青年的；適合青年人的 synonym youthful
    • young fashion年輕人的時尚
    • The clothes she wears are much too young for her.她穿的衣服顯得過於年輕了。
  5. young man/lady/woman used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person（對年輕人表示生氣或惱怒）
    • I think you owe me an apology, young lady!小姐，我認爲你應該向我道歉！
  6. the younger
     used before or after a person’s name to show the difference between them and an older relative（用於姓名之前或之後，以區别於年長的親戚）
    • the younger Kennedy年紀較輕的那位肯尼迪
    • (British English, formal) William Pitt the younger小威廉 · 皮特
    compare elder, junior
    7. Word OriginOld English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
Idioms
be getting younger
  1. (informal) used to say that people seem to be doing something at a younger age than they used to, or that they seem younger because you are now older（表示做某事的人好像越來越年輕）
    • The band's fans are getting younger.這支樂隊的歌迷越來越年輕了。
    • Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?爲什麽警察好像越來越年輕了？
not be getting any younger
  1. (informal) used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you are growing older老了；歲月不饒人
    • We need to start thinking about our retirement. We’re not getting any younger, you know.我們需要開始考慮我們的退休。你知道，我們不再年輕了。
(have) an old head on young shoulders
  1. used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age年輕老練；少年老成
young at heart
  1. thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old人老心不老
    • My father is 76 but he’s still young at heart.我父親已經76歲了，但他内心仍然年輕。
    • He's over 70, but he's young at heart.他 70 多歲了，但内心依然年輕。
you’re only young once
  1. (saying) young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives行樂當及年少時；青春只有一次

young

noun
 
/jʌŋ/
/jʌŋ/
[plural]
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  1.  
    the young
    young people considered as a group（統稱）年輕人，青年人
    • It's a movie that will appeal to the young.這部電影年輕人會感興趣。
    • It's a book for young and old alike.這本書老少鹹宜。
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     young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother幼崽；幼獸；幼鳥
    • a mother bird feeding her young喂養幼鳥的鳥媽媽
    • Young in the nest may compete for food.巢中的幼仔可能會爭奪食物。
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    • It carries its young on its back.它把幼崽背在背上。
    • The females stay close to their young.雌性和它們的幼崽呆在一起。
    • They catch insects to feed their hungry young.它們捕捉昆蟲來喂養饑餓的幼仔。
    • the lion's young獅子的幼崽
    3. Word OriginOld English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.

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