youngster

英 [ˈjʌŋstə(r)]

美 [ˈjʌŋstər]

n.  年轻人; 少年; 儿童

复数：youngsters　

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牛津词典

noun

• 年轻人；少年；儿童
  a young person or a child
  1. The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.
     这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 年轻人;（尤指）少年，儿童
  Young people, especially children, are sometimes referred to asyoungsters.
  1. Other youngsters are not so lucky...
     其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。
  2. I was only a youngster in 1935.
     1935年时我还只是个孩子。

英英释义

noun

• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidminorshavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefrynestling

双语例句

• I've been shooting since I was a youngster.
  我从年轻的时候就开始打猎了。
• That's what I look for in a youngster coming through.
  这就是我想从年轻人身上找到的使他大有前途的东西。
• He liked this straightforward, outspoken youngster.
  他喜欢这个小伙子，心直口快，有啥说啥。
• The period in a youngster's life when he asks questions that parents can answer.
  年轻人生活中的一段时期，这时他问的是父母能回答得出来的问题。
• He might be an impressionable youngster.
  他有可能是个容易受影响的年轻人。
• He is an effeminate country youngster with watery blue eyes and hair parted in the middle.
  他是个性格柔弱，有着水汪汪的蓝眼睛，并且头发分成中界的乡村青年。
• The youngster got nine months 'youth custody
  这个少年被处以9个月的管教。
• The poet saw a youngster and asked his name. "William," the boy answered.
  诗人看到了一个小孩，便问起他的名字。“威廉，”男孩回答道。
• For those who follow me since I'm a youngster, they knew I had potential.
  对那些从青少年时代就关注我的人来说，我想他们都知道我有这个潜质。
• Among other things, he taught the youngster how to shoot with his left hand.
  除其他事项外，他教导青少年如何射击与他的左手。