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单词 teens
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Definition of teens in English:

teens

plural nountiːnztinz
  • The years of a person's age from 13 to 19.

    they were both in their late teens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He began playing the piano at age four and played classical piano right into his teens.
    • For once the average age is plummeting downwards to late teens, early twenties.
    • Sean grew up in a middle-class Sikh family and devoted his teens to punk rap.
    • So why, when they reach their teens, will some ignore what they understand?
    • In my late teens, a sensitive young painter, I felt the need for some personal space.
    • The second was in his late teens to early 20s, tall, of slim build with spiky hair.
    • Wisdom teeth usually grow through the gums during your late teens or early twenties.
    • Then, when I hit my early teens, I began to change.
    • I didn't see asparagus until my teens at the earliest and I'm very middle class.
    • By the time he reached his teens he showed precocious talent and at the age of 25 he was a rising star.
    • All appeared to be in their mid teens to early twenties.
    • A female passenger in the car, also thought to be aged in her late teens, was thrown from the vehicle by the impact.
    • They range in age from their early teens to their early 40s, with most in their mid-to-late 20s.
    • They take children from the age of five, most leaving in their late teens.
    • In my teens I grew adept at the tricky art of getting into mischief without getting into trouble.
    • Three youths, believed to be in their early teens, used stones to break windows.
    • Organ failure ensues with death in the teens to early twenties.
    • All the suspects are aged in their late teens and early twenties, and live in the borough.
    • Niki began playing the piano at age four and then took up the guitar in his teens.
    • Such initiative is unexpected from a child who has not yet reached his teens.
    Synonyms
    adolescence, pubescence, sexual maturity, growing up

Origin

Late 17th century: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen.

 
 

Definition of teens in US English:

teens

plural nountinztēnz
  • The years of a person's age from 13 to 19.

    they were both in their late teens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I didn't see asparagus until my teens at the earliest and I'm very middle class.
    • All appeared to be in their mid teens to early twenties.
    • The second was in his late teens to early 20s, tall, of slim build with spiky hair.
    • So why, when they reach their teens, will some ignore what they understand?
    • A female passenger in the car, also thought to be aged in her late teens, was thrown from the vehicle by the impact.
    • Wisdom teeth usually grow through the gums during your late teens or early twenties.
    • By the time he reached his teens he showed precocious talent and at the age of 25 he was a rising star.
    • Organ failure ensues with death in the teens to early twenties.
    • They take children from the age of five, most leaving in their late teens.
    • Then, when I hit my early teens, I began to change.
    • They range in age from their early teens to their early 40s, with most in their mid-to-late 20s.
    • In my teens I grew adept at the tricky art of getting into mischief without getting into trouble.
    • Three youths, believed to be in their early teens, used stones to break windows.
    • In my late teens, a sensitive young painter, I felt the need for some personal space.
    • Such initiative is unexpected from a child who has not yet reached his teens.
    • He began playing the piano at age four and played classical piano right into his teens.
    • Niki began playing the piano at age four and then took up the guitar in his teens.
    • Sean grew up in a middle-class Sikh family and devoted his teens to punk rap.
    • For once the average age is plummeting downwards to late teens, early twenties.
    • All the suspects are aged in their late teens and early twenties, and live in the borough.
    Synonyms
    adolescence, pubescence, sexual maturity, growing up

Origin

Late 17th century: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen.

 
 
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