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单词 youths
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
youth /yuθ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. youths 
    /for def. 5 yuθs, yuðz/USA pronunciation .
  1. [uncountable] the condition of being young;
    the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., that young people have.
  2. [uncountable] the time of being young;
    early life.
  3. [uncountable] the period of life from puberty to adulthood;
    adolescence.
  4. young persons thought of as a group:[the + ~]the youth of today.
  5. [countable] a young person, esp. a young man.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
youth  (yo̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n., pl. youths (yo̅o̅ths, yo̅o̅ᵺz),USA pronunciation (collectively) youth. 
  1. the condition of being young.
  2. the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young.
  3. the time of being young;
    early life:His youth was spent on the farm.
  4. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth;
    adolescence.
  5. the first or early period of anything:The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
  6. young persons collectively.
  7. a young person, esp. a young man or male adolescent.
  • bef. 900; Middle English youthe, Old English geoguth; cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend
youthless, adj. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minority, immaturity.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged youngster, teenager, adolescent, stripling, lad, boy.
    • 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maturity.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
youth /juːθ/ n ( pl youths /juːðz/)
  1. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced: his youth told against him in the contest
  2. the period between childhood and maturity, esp adolescence and early adulthood
  3. the freshness, vigour, or vitality characteristic of young people
  4. any period of early development
  5. a young person, esp a young man or boy
  6. young people collectively: youth everywhere is rising in revolt
Etymology: Old English geogoth; related to Old Frisian jogethe, Old High German iugund, Gothic junda, Latin juventus
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