teen

英 [ˈtiːn]

美 [ˈtiːn]

n.  十几岁，青少年时期(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
adj.  面向青少年的;由青少年完成的

复数：teens　

Collins.2 / BNC.8464 / COCA.2620

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 十几岁，青少年时期(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
  If you are in yourteens, you are between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  1. Most people who smoke began smoking in their teens...
     多数烟民从十几岁时就开始抽烟了。
  2. My late teens and early twenties were really rough years...
     我二十岁前后那几年过得真苦啊。
  3. I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.
     我青少年时期的大部分时间都用来阅读控制饮食的书籍了。
• ADJ 面向青少年的;由青少年完成的
  Teenis used to describe things such as films, magazines, bands, or activities that are aimed at or are done by people who are in their teens.
  1. ...a teen movie starring George Carlin...
     乔治·卡林主演的青春片
  2. Pop isn't pop without huge teen sensations.
     不能激起广大青少年热情的流行音乐就不能称其为流行音乐。
  3. ...teen violence.
     青少年暴力事件
• N-COUNT 青少年,十几岁的孩子(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
  Ateenis someone aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  1. It used to be that any teen who wanted a summer job could get one.
     从前，十几岁的孩子到了暑假都能找着活干。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 teenager

英英释义

noun

• a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  Synonym:adolescentstriplingteenager

adj

• being of the age 13 through 19
  1. teenage mothers
  2. the teen years
  Synonym:adolescentteenageteenaged

双语例句

• I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.
  我青少年时期的大部分时间都用来阅读控制饮食的书籍了。
• Some of these child prodigies have graduated from universities before even reaching their teen years.
  这类神童中的有些人在到达青少年年纪前就已大学毕业。
• For example, the insurance industry recently held a safety event near Washington for teen drivers.
  例如，保险业最近在华盛顿附近举行了青少年司机安全驾驶活动。
• The wounded teen recovered after surgery and several months 'rehabilitation.
  这个受了伤的男孩经过手术治疗和数月的复原后最终得以痊愈。
• Pop isn't pop without huge teen sensations.
  不能激起广大青少年热情的流行音乐就不能称其为流行音乐。
• She may have lacked a home, but now this teen has top honors.
  她也许是个无家可归的孩子，但是现在这个女孩拥有至高无上的荣誉。
• He also wanted to show his character changing from a rebellious teen into a much more troubled young man.
  他还希望展示出他的角色从一个叛逆少年向一个更加困扰的青年的转变。
• Researchers also analysed wider teen habits.
  调查者还分析了更多的青少年习惯。
• The American teen wins this contest.
  美国的青少年赢得这项竞赛。
• How to handle teen sex and teen pregnancies.
  如何应对青少年性和怀孕。