grownup

英

美

adj. 成熟的；成人的
n. 成年人；大人

复数：grownups　第三人称单数：grownups　

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柯林斯词典

The spelling grownup is also used. The syllable up is not stressed when it is a noun. 亦拼作grownup，用作名词时up不重读。

N-COUNT （用作儿语）成年人，大人
Agrown-upis an adult; used by or to children.
1. Jan was almost a grown-up...
  简都快是个大人了。
2. Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.
  告诉孩子们，如果被人欺负就告诉大人。
ADJ 成熟的；成年的；长大的
Someone who isgrown-upis physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
1. I have grown-up children who're doing well.
  我的几个孩子已经长大成人并且事业有成。
ADJ-GRADED 似成人的；成熟的
If you say that someone isgrown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child.
1. She's very grown-up.
  她表现得很像个大人。
ADJ-GRADED 适于成人的；成人的
Grown-upthings seem suitable for or typical of adults.
1. Her songs tackle grown-up subjects...
  她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。
2. She talked in a grown-up manner.
  她说起话来像个大人。

noun

adj

(of animals) fully developed
1. an adult animal
2. a grown woman
Synonym:adultbigfull-grownfully growngrown

It was really frightening for a9-year-old boy to confront a grownup.
这样的事对一个9岁的小男孩来说是觉得挺委屈的。
Mom: Oh, my son looks like a grownup.
妈妈：哦，我的儿子看上去像个小大人。
I don't think so. I mean, like, he's a grownup.
我不认为我是说，他是个大人。
I felt sure that I could be a grownup if only my parents would get out of my way.
我肯定，只要父母不阻挠，我一定可以做个大人。
I guess I wasn't thinking like a* A grownup.
我想我还不太像个大人。
Nowadays more and more students begin to try part-time jobs after school, which shows they have grownup and intend to support them by their own efforts.
眼下，越来越多的在校生在课余做一些兼职工作，这表示他们已经长大了，打算用自己的努力来维持生活。
He's a kid, who manages to survive and even win while making mistakes and floundering around, just like any kid ( or grownup, for that matter).
他是一个一边犯错误，一边学会生存及成长的孩子，就象任何孩子（或成人，面对这种问题）一样。
He acts as if he was a grownup.
他举止行为像个大人似的。
So, please remember: as a child lazy, a fool when grownup!
因此，各位请记住：小时是个懒孩子，长大是个大傻子！
And he needed a grownup to help.
他需要一个成年人来帮助他。