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

• That youngster is my brother.
  那个小孩是我的兄弟。
• If she is a youngster, roses and ivies will suit her best.
  如果她是一个年轻，玫瑰和常春藤适合她最好的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He might be an impressionable youngster.
  他有可能是个容易受影响的年轻人。
• When a drug pusher offered the Los Angeles youngster$ 100 to peddle drugs, Jack refused.
  一个毒贩给杰克100美元让他贩卖毒品时，这个洛杉矶少年拒绝了。
• The youngster soon adjusted to army life.
  这年轻人很快就适应了军旅生活。
• The poet saw a youngster and asked his name. "William," the boy answered.
  诗人看到了一个小孩，便问起他的名字。“威廉，”男孩回答道。
• I've been shooting since I was a youngster.
  我从年轻的时候就开始打猎了。