| 单词 | adult |
| 释义 | noun | adjective adultadult1 /əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun [countable] 1a fully grown person, or one who is old enough to be considered legally responsible for his or her actions: Some children find it difficult to talk to adults. Prosecutors are seeking to have the 15-year-old defendant tried as an adult (=judged in court in the same way an adult would be).2science, biology a fully grown animal: The adults have white feathers. noun | adjective adultadult2 ●●● S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun] 1fully grown or developed: an adult lion the adult population The brothers lived most of their adult lives (=the part of their lives when they were adults) in Vermont.2typical of an adult’s behavior or of the things adults do: dealing with problems in an adult way3adult movies/magazines/bookstores etc. movies, magazines, etc. that relate to sex, show sexual acts, etc. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of adolescere to grow up] |
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