juvenile

英 [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

美 [ˈdʒuːvənl]

adj.  少年的; 未成年的; 幼稚的; 不成熟的; 孩子气的
n.  少年

复数：juveniles　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7801 / COCA.5261

牛津词典

adj.

• 少年的；未成年的
  connected with young people who are not yet adults
  1. juvenile crime/employment
     少年犯罪；童工的雇用
  2. juvenile offenders
     少年罪犯
• 幼稚的；不成熟的；孩子气的
  silly and more typical of a child than an adult
  1. juvenile behaviour
     幼稚的行为
  2. Don't be so juvenile!
     别那么孩子气！

noun

• 少年
  a young person who is not yet an adult

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 少年
  Ajuvenileis a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  1. The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years.
     总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。
• ADJ 少年的；未成年的
  Juvenileactivity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  1. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
     青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
  2. ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders.
     将青少年惯犯关入监狱的计划
• ADJ-GRADED （行为）幼稚的，不成熟的，孩子气的
  If you describe someone's behaviour asjuvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  1. He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile.
     他是个典型的男人，年龄越大越孩子气。
• 幼仔；幼兽;雏鸟
  Young animals are sometimes referred to asjuveniles.

英英释义

noun

• a young person, not fully developed
  Synonym:juvenile person

adj

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  1. adolescent insecurity
  2. jejune responses to our problems
  3. their behavior was juvenile
  4. puerile jokes
  Synonym:adolescentjejunepuerile
• of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
  1. juvenile diabetes
  2. juvenile fashions

双语例句

• This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates.
  这种父母管教的缺乏被认为对少年犯罪率是有影响的。
• Proposed monitoring sites for juvenile fish and shrimps.
  建议的幼虾和鱼的监测地位置。
• This side of love is just a full stop juvenile.
  这一面，仅仅是少年恋情的一个句号。
• This report, while similar, focuses on juvenile crime trends and the juvenile justice system in California.
  与此类似，这个报告将重点放在了加利福尼亚州的青少年犯罪以及青少年法律体系上。
• To China, this is the healthiest she's the end of the juvenile years.
  对中国来讲，这是她最健康的少年岁月的结束。
• Their behaviour is juvenile and arrogant.
  他们现在的行为是不成熟和傲慢的。
• The juvenile stages and neoteny observed by him may also be explained in this way.
  他所看到的幼态阶段和幼态成熟也可利用这种方法来解释。
• The US Federal Government and44 states permit life sentences without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders.
  美国联邦政府和44个国家的许可证被判处终身监禁，且无法获得假释的，为少年犯。
• California's juvenile justice system is different from the state's adult justice system.
  加州的青少年法律体系与成年人的有所不同。
• We should curb juvenile delinquency by education.
  我们应该通过教育抑制少年犯罪。