| 单词 | juvenile |
| 释义 | juvenile (dʒuːvənaɪl ) Word forms: juveniles 1. countable noun A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult. [formal] The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years. Synonyms: child, youth, minor, girl 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Juvenile activity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate. ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders. Synonyms: young, junior, adolescent, youthful 3. adjective If you describe someone's behaviour as juvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish. [disapproval] Don't be so juvenile! Synonyms: immature, childish, infantile, puerile 4. countable noun Young animals are sometimes referred to as juveniles. Collocations: juvenile prison She claimed she needed the money to buy schoolbooks, and was sentenced to a year in a juvenile prison. Times, Sunday Times The actor who played the young hero was found in juvenile prison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The trend towards adult adjudication has had implications for the racial make-up of the juvenile prison population as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I expressed my concern, and now force isn't used to strip-search in juvenile prisons. Times, Sunday Times As there are no juvenile prisons, they are to be locked up in the main prisons together with hardened criminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 青少年, 青少年 Japanese: 未成年者, 未成年者の |
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