| 单词 | adults |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ADULT〕The cost of the trip is $59 for adults and $30 for children. 旅行费用是成年人59美元，儿童30美元。朗文写作活用〔ADVANTAGE〕Children have several advantages over adults when it comes to learning another language. 学习其他语言的时候，儿童比成人有更多优势。朗文写作活用〔ADVERTISING〕CBS/FOX said that its advertising was mostly aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 23. 哥伦比亚广播公司和福克斯公司说他们广告的主要对象是18到23岁的青年人。朗文写作活用〔ARTIFICIAL〕Nearly a third of adults in the UK have false teeth. 在英国将近有三分之一的成年人都装了假牙。朗文写作活用〔BMI〕Adults who have a BMI of 30 or higher are defined as obese.体重指数达到或超过30的成年人被定义为肥胖。剑桥高阶〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕Children are often more adaptable than adults. 儿童往往比成人适应性更强。朗文写作活用〔COST〕There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free. 成年人要买门票，但小孩子进博物馆免费。朗文写作活用〔EVERYWHERE〕The adults sat on the porch while the children ran here, there, and everywhere. 大人坐在门廊上，小孩子到处跑。朗文写作活用〔FAIL〕Teaching methods that work with adults do not always work with children. 适用于成年人的教学方法对儿童未必总是行得通。朗文写作活用〔IN GENERAL〕Young children tend to get sick more often than adults. 小孩子通常比成年人易生病。朗文写作活用〔ITP〕ITP can be more serious in adults than children.特发性血小板减少性紫癜在成人中比在儿童中可以更严重。剑桥高阶〔OLD〕Admission prices are £6 for adults, £5 for senior citizens and £3 for children. 入场费成人六英镑，老年人五英镑，儿童三英镑。朗文写作活用〔PURPOSE〕The menu was designed to appeal to both children and adults. 这份菜单意在吸引小孩和大人。朗文写作活用〔REGULAR/REGULARLY〕More than 60% of adults drink wine on a regular basis. 60%以上的成年人定期喝酒。朗文写作活用〔SEX〕In most cultures, sexual relations between adults and children are totally unacceptable. 在大多数文化里，成人和儿童之间的性关系是绝对不能接受的。朗文写作活用〔SOLVE〕The way adults behave is sometimes mystifying to children. 大人的行为有时令小孩子费解。朗文写作活用〔TRUE〕We encourage the kids in the program to work together, and the same thing goes for the adults too. 我们鼓励参加这项计划的儿童互相合作，对成年人也同样如此。朗文写作活用〔TWO〕Sally and her twin sister still spend a lot of time together now that they are adults. 萨莉和她的孪生姐姐现在都已是成人了，可还是经常在一起。朗文写作活用〔UPSET〕Many adults manage to forget their more upsetting childhood experiences. 许多成年人设法忘掉比较痛苦的一些童年经历。朗文写作活用〔VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS〕The show draws a mixed audience of children and adults. 这次演出吸引了各类观众，有小孩也有大人。朗文写作活用〔WRITE〕Over 15 percent of adults have never learned to write. 15%以上的成年人从未学过写字。朗文写作活用〔accompany〕Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.十位成年人陪同全班进行了野外考察。韦氏高阶〔accustomed〕I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.我习惯于作为唯一的孩子坐在满桌大人中间。外研社新世纪〔accustomed〕I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.我已经习惯了作为唯一一个小不点坐在一桌大人中间。柯林斯高阶〔acromegaly〕A chronic disease of adults marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by overactivity of the pituitary gland.肢端肥大症：由于脑下垂体过于活跃而在成年人中引起的一种慢性疾病，常表现为四肢骨骼、脸和下巴的增大美国传统〔admission〕Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children.门票: 成人 10 美元，儿童 5 美元。朗文当代〔admission〕The admission price is $8 for adults.成人入场费是8美元。外研社新世纪〔adult〕Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.成年人买票入内，儿童免费。剑桥高阶〔adult〕Her books appeal both to children and to adults.孩子和大人都喜欢她的书。韦氏高阶〔adult〕I simply can't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.我简直不相信任何有责任感的成年人会让一个孩子在街上游荡。牛津搭配〔adult〕Only adults can purchase alcohol.只有成年人可以买酒。韦氏高阶〔adult〕People who are close friends as children aren't always friends as adults.孩提时候的好朋友，成年后不一定还是朋友。韦氏高阶〔adult〕Some children find it difficult to talk to adults.一些孩子觉得与大人很难谈得来。朗文当代〔adult〕The adults have white bodies and grey backs.这些成年的动物身体为白色，背部为灰色。朗文当代〔adult〕The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。牛津高阶〔adult〕This book will definitely appeal to teenagers and young adults.这本书肯定会吸引青少年。牛津搭配〔adult〕This film is for adults only. Minors are not admitted.这部影片仅限成年人观看。未成年人不得入内。韦氏高阶〔adult〕What consenting adults do in private is their own business.到了法定性成熟年龄的成年人私下里做什么是他们自己的事。牛津搭配〔affect〕The condition affects about five million adults each year.每年大约500万成人感染这种疾病。韦氏高阶〔apt〕Adolescents are more apt to take risks than adults are.青少年比成年人更喜欢冒险。韦氏高阶〔author〕Primarily a children's author, she has also written books for adults.她主要写儿童作品，也写成人读本。牛津搭配〔became〕Children become adults.儿童长大成人。21世纪英汉〔beg〕These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.这些假设想当然地认为儿童比成年人学习语言容易。牛津高阶〔between〕Standing between the two adults was a small child.站在两个大人之间的是个小孩。剑桥高阶〔blasé〕While many adults play down television's impact, the children are not so blasé.许多成年人贬低电视的影响,而孩子们却不是那么不为所动的。英汉大词典〔body mass index〕Obesity for adults was defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater.成年人肥胖定义为体重指数达到或者超过30。剑桥高阶〔bounce back〕Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.孩子通常比成人病后恢复得更快。剑桥高阶〔c.ross〕When the two files are crossed, a new list is created containing only unregistered adults.将两种文件一对比，漏登记的成人名单就出来了。21世纪英汉〔can〕Children cannot be expected to act like adults.不能指望孩子表现得像成年人一样。外研社新世纪〔class〕Since qualifying in 1986, she has taught regular classes for adults.自从1986年取得资格以来，她就一直定期为成人上课。麦克米伦高阶〔clinically〕One quarter of all adults in the country are clinically obese.该国成年人中有四分之一属于临床性肥胖。外研社新世纪〔clue〕Childhood experiences may provide a clue as to why some adults develop eating disorders.关于为什么有些成年人会有进食障碍这一问题，童年时期的经历也许可以提供线索。朗文当代〔comment〕The number of adults who cannot read is a sad comment on the quality of our schools.成人文盲的数量是我们学校教育质量可悲的写照。朗文当代〔comparison〕By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot.和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人一点也不快乐。麦克米伦高阶〔competent〕Most adults do not feel competent to deal with a medical emergency involving a child.大多数成年人不懂得如何对儿童实施急救。外研社新世纪〔compile〕Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas.各地政务委员会被要求编制一份该地区成年居民的名册。柯林斯高阶〔concession〕Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £5 成人、优惠、家庭票价分别为 2.50 英镑、2 英镑、5 英镑。牛津高阶〔concession〕Open daily, adults ￡4, concessions ￡2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay ￡2).每天开放。 成人 4 英镑，优惠价 2 英镑。朗文当代〔consenting〕What consenting adults do in private is their own business.已达承诺年龄的成年人私下进行的活动是他们自己的事。柯林斯高阶〔contain〕The movie contains something for both children and adults.这部电影既适合儿童又适合成人观看。韦氏高阶〔corporate〕All adults take corporate responsibility for the upbringing of the tribe's children.部落里所有成年人集体承担抚养孩子的责任。剑桥高阶〔cycle〕Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.成年雄性和雌性交配，雌性产卵，周而复始。牛津搭配〔delight〕Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story.一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。外研社新世纪〔delight〕Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story.一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。柯林斯高阶〔design〕It's not designed for adults.这不是为成年人设计的。外研社新世纪〔diaper〕A similar piece of material, worn by incontinent adults.成人尿布：失禁成年人穿着的类似物品美国传统〔distinction〕The Act makes no distinction between children and adults (=it treats them as if they were the same).这条法令对待儿童和成年人没有区别。朗文当代〔distinction〕The new law makes no distinction between adults and children(= treats them equally).这项新法规对成人和孩子同样适用。牛津高阶〔draw〕The law draws a distinction between children and adults.法律区分儿童和成人。麦克米伦高阶〔dreidel〕A toy similar to a spinning top used in games of chance played by children and adults at Hanukkah.刻有希伯来字母的陀螺：一种类似的玩具，在修殿节时孩子和成人在碰运气游戏中使用美国传统〔embarrass〕Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.遇见大人使这个害羞的孩子很困窘美国传统〔engage〕Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.美国只有 10% 的成年人定期参加锻炼。朗文当代〔errant〕Twelve adults and children were injured when an errant rocket shot into the crowd.一个跑偏的火箭式烟火飞进人群, 导致12个成人和孩子受伤。外研社新世纪〔especially〕Babies lose heat much faster than adults, and are especially vulnerable to the cold in their first month.婴儿散热比成年人快得多，在出生后的头一个月特别容易感冒。柯林斯高阶〔excessive〕Dental erosion in adults can be due to excessive consumption of fruits and fruit juices.成人患牙侵蚀症可能是由于吃水果或喝果汁过多造成的。外研社新世纪〔expend〕Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.孩子们消耗很多能量, 可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。外研社新世纪〔expend〕Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.孩子们消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。柯林斯高阶〔feel〕Children don't seem to feel the cold as much as adults do.孩子们似乎不像成年人那么怕冷。麦克米伦高阶〔fetoprotein〕Any of several antigens normally present in a fetus and occurring abnormally in adults as a result of certain neoplastic conditions or diseases of the liver.胎蛋白：正常情况下存在于胎儿体内的任何抗原，若存在于成人体内则会由于某种赘生物或肝病而造成体内有不正常的反应美国传统〔focus〕A lot of young adults seem to lack focus in their lives.许多青年人在生活中似乎缺少明确的目标。麦克米伦高阶〔focus〕The study's main focus is adults with sleep disorders.这项研究主要关注有睡眠障碍的成年人。韦氏高阶〔franchise〕The franchise was later extended to all adults over eighteen.后来选举权的范围扩大到所有 18 岁以上的成人。牛津搭配〔free〕Children are often freer and more imaginative than adults in their writing.在写作方面，小孩通常比成人更不羁、更富想象力。韦氏高阶〔get across〕She gets across to children, but not to adults.她能让小孩子明白自己的意思, 但跟大人说不清。外研社新世纪〔glioblastoma〕A malignant tumor of the central nervous system, usually occurring in the cerebrum of adults.神经胶母细胞瘤：中枢神经系统的恶性肿瘤，通常发生于成人的大脑美国传统〔golden age〕Adults often look back on their childhood as a golden age.成年人常常追忆童年时代，认为那是他们最美好的岁月。剑桥高阶〔grow into〕As children grow into adults, they learn to control their emotions.随着孩子们逐渐长大成人, 他们学会了控制情绪。外研社新世纪〔half〕Two adults and three halves, please.买2张成人票和3张半票。英汉大词典〔hyperpituitarism〕The condition resulting from an excess of pituitary hormones, characterized by gigantism in children and acromegaly in adults.垂体机能过剩症：垂体荷尔蒙过度引起的状态，特征是小孩巨大畸形，成人患肢端肥大病美国传统〔imitate〕The adults drank their tea in a ceremonious manner, and the children imitated them.大人们客套地喝着茶，孩子们模仿着他们。美国传统〔imitation〕Children learn by imitation of adults.儿童通过模仿成人来学习。韦氏高阶〔immune〕Adults are often immune to German measles.成人往往对风疹有免疫力。牛津高阶〔immune〕Most adults are immune to Rubella.大多数成人对风疹具有免疫力。柯林斯高阶〔implant〕There is much debate on the issue of "therapists" implanting false memories of sexual abuse in adults.有些“理疗师”给成年人植入有关性虐待的虚假记忆，对此现在有很多争议。剑桥高阶〔impunity〕The child cannot express his hatred of adults with impunity.这孩子要表达对成人的憎恨就难免要受罚了。外研社新世纪〔inner child〕Many therapists think it's important for adults to get in touch with their inner child.许多治疗专家认为成年人保持童心很重要。剑桥高阶〔intend〕The author intended the book for adults.作者编写这本书是给成年人看的。韦氏高阶〔intend〕The book was intended for adults.这本书是给成人看的。韦氏高阶〔intend〕The movie is intended for adults only.这部电影只供成年人观看。21世纪英汉〔internal medicine〕The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases affecting the internal organs of the body, especially in adults.内科学：医学的分支，主要诊断影响身体内部器官的疾病的以及进行非外科手术治疗美国传统〔join〕She was now old enough to be allowed to join the adults.现在她已经到了可以参加成年人活动的年龄。牛津搭配〔juvenile hormone〕A hormone in arthropod larvae that inhibits ecdysone, thereby preventing molting and the development of larvae into adults until its level drops.保幼激素，返幼激素：节肢动物幼虫体内抑制蜕皮激素的一种荷尔蒙，可阻止蜕皮和幼虫发育成成虫直至该激素的数量减少美国传统〔large〕In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet.在最大那间房里，地毯上坐了约12个小孩和7个大人。柯林斯高阶〔learner〕Learners must be supervised by adults who are at least 21 years old.学员必须由21岁及以上的成年人监督。外研社新世纪〔learn〕Children mainly learn by copying adults.儿童主要通过模仿成人习得经验。麦克米伦高阶〔least〕About two-thirds of adults consult their doctor at least once a year.约有2/3的成年人至少每年就医一次。柯林斯高阶〔least〕About two-thirds of adults consult their doctor at least once a year.约有三分之二的成年人至少每年就医一次。外研社新世纪〔life〕Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。柯林斯高阶〔life〕Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.成年人需要过他们自己的生活, 但有了孩子就很难做到了。外研社新世纪〔literacy〕Many adults have some problems with literacy and numeracy.很多成年人在读写和计算方面都有困难。柯林斯高阶〔lose〕Babies lose heat much faster than adults.婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。柯林斯高阶〔lose〕Babies lose heat much faster than adults.婴儿身体热量的流失比成人要快很多。外研社新世纪〔manifestation〕The manifestation of the disease in adults is less dramatic.这种疾病在成人身上的表征不那么强烈。牛津搭配〔mature〕You and I are mature, freethinking adults.你和我都是心态成熟、思想自由的成年人。外研社新世纪〔mature〕You and I are mature, freethinking adults.你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。柯林斯高阶〔mayhem〕With 20 kids running around and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.20个孩子到处乱跑却只有两个大人看管，局面完全是一片混乱。剑桥高阶〔mean〕The book was meant for children, but it is popular with adults too.这本书是专门给孩子写的，但是也很受成年人欢迎。韦氏高阶〔measure ... against〕I measured myself not against adults but against age-mates.我不与成年人较量而与同年龄的伙伴相比衡量自己。21世纪英汉〔memory〕Most young adults can retrieve memories of very early events.多数年轻的成年人能想起很久以前的事情。牛津搭配〔moderation〕Many adults are able to drink in moderation, but others become dependent on alcohol.很多成年人饮酒能够有节制, 但也有人会上瘾。外研社新世纪〔moderation〕Many adults are able to drink in moderation, but others become dependent on alcohol.许多成年人饮酒都能够适度，但是另一些人却嗜酒成性。柯林斯高阶〔mold〕She has dedicated her life to teaching and molding young children into responsible adults.她毕生都致力于将孩子教导和塑造成负责任的成年人。韦氏高阶〔more〕Children can often do these puzzles more easily than adults.儿童做这些益智游戏往往会比成年人轻松。朗文当代〔narrow〕They have narrowed the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.他们把调查的重点范围缩小，集中在年轻人身上。剑桥高阶〔neoteny〕Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians.动态持续：尤指某个物种在成熟期仍保持幼年特征美国传统〔night vision〕Children have better night vision than adults.儿童比成人的夜视能力更强。剑桥高阶〔nostalgic〕A lot of adults feel nostalgic about their childhood.很多成年人怀念他们的童年时代。麦克米伦高阶〔objectionable〕This is objectionable to our young adults.这是我们已成年的年轻人所反对的。英汉大词典〔observe〕Children learn by observing adults.儿童通过观察成年人来学习。剑桥高阶〔open-mouthed〕The finale had 50,000 adults standing in open-mouthed wonderment.终场一幕让50,000名成年观众惊叹得张大嘴站了起来。柯林斯高阶〔opinion poll〕An opinion poll showed that 70% of adults were against legalizing drugs.民意调查显示，有 70% 的成年人反对使毒品合法化。朗文当代〔overgrown〕They act like a pair of overgrown children(= they are adults but they behave like children).他俩的举动就像一对大孩子。牛津高阶〔payable〕The integrated child credit will be payable to adults in the family.儿童的综合抵税金额会返还给家庭中的成年人。外研社新世纪〔pitch〕If you teach children and adults in the same class, it's difficult to get the pitch (= level of difficulty or interest) right.如果你把孩子和成人放在同一个班级里教，就很难完全找出适合学生的难度和他们的兴趣。剑桥高阶〔place〕The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.在大人们中间那个男孩显得很不自在，手足无错。剑桥高阶〔plus〕There's easily enough room for two adults and three children, plus a dog in the boot.能宽宽松松容下两个大人、三个孩子，而且后备箱里还可以放只狗。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.与成人相比，儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。柯林斯高阶〔provide〕The law provides that minors will be treated differently from adults.法律规定未成年人须与成年人区别对待。韦氏高阶〔qualitatively〕There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think.孩子和成年人的思维方式有质的不同。柯林斯高阶〔quarter〕The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。柯林斯高阶〔quarter〕The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.我建议的成人剂量可能是减半或减至四分之一。外研社新世纪〔quit〕Quit yourselves like adults.让自己的举止象个成人美国传统〔reassert〕The adults had reasserted their old authority.大人们重申他们旧时的权威。柯林斯高阶〔reassert〕The adults had reasserted their old authority.成人重申了他们由来已久的权威。外研社新世纪〔reduction〕There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults.孩子和两个大人合住一间房可以打折。牛津高阶〔relate〕Many adults can't relate to children.许多成年人并不了解儿童的想法。牛津高阶〔respiratory syncytial virus〕An RNA-containing virus that causes minor respiratory infections in adults and bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in children.呼吸道合胞病毒：含核糖核酸的病毒，能轻度感染成人并引发儿童的支气管炎和支气管肺炎美国传统〔restrict〕Membership of the club is restricted to adults.本俱乐部会员仅限于成年人。21世纪英汉〔rightly〕As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children.她说得对，这种病不仅影响儿童，也会影响成年人。牛津高阶〔roam about〕The problem lies with adults who let them roam about and do what they like.问题在于大人, 他们让小孩到处乱跑, 为所欲为。外研社新世纪〔see〕This problem is commonly seen in young adults.这个问题在年轻人中很常见。牛津搭配〔shy〕She's very shy with adults.她在大人面前很拘束。牛津高阶〔slant〕He wrote a novel which slanted toward young adults.他为年轻人写了一本小说。21世纪英汉〔sleep〕The tent sleeps five adults.这个帐篷可容纳五个成年人。韦氏高阶〔soda〕They had liquor for the adults and sodas for the children.他们为大人准备了酒，为小孩准备了汽水。柯林斯高阶〔struggle〕One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics. 1/5 的年轻人做日常的数学计算都费劲。柯林斯高阶〔suffer〕About one fifth of adults have suffered occasional periods of unemployment.约有1/5的成年人有过偶尔几次的失业经历。麦克米伦高阶〔survey〕According to the survey, many young adults have experimented with drugs of some kind.根据此项调查，许多年轻人曾试吸过某种毒品。牛津搭配〔target〕The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。柯林斯高阶〔teenager〕Most of the volunteers are teenagers and young adults.大多数志愿者是十几岁的青少年和二十来岁的成年人。英汉大词典〔teenager〕The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.这份杂志的读者对象是青少年和二十来岁的年轻人。剑桥高阶〔the best/happiest days of your life〕Adults like to tell children that their schooldays are the happiest days of their life.成年人喜欢对孩子们说上学那些年是他们一生当中最美好的时光。剑桥高阶〔thyroid nodule〕Thyroid nodules are very common in children and young adults.甲状腺结节在青少年中很常见。剑桥高阶〔ticket〕A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £27.两个大人和两个孩子的家庭套票要 27 英镑。牛津搭配〔tongue-tied〕When adults spoke to her, she became tongue-tied and shy.大人和她讲话时她变得害羞，说不出话来。朗文当代〔trophallaxis〕Mutual exchange of food between adults and larvae of certain social insects such as bees or wasps.交哺现象：某些群居的昆虫（如蜜蜂或黄蜂）的成虫及幼虫之间的互相喂食美国传统〔turn-off〕This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.这个系统可能会成为那些对电脑没兴趣但又需要学的成年人强有力的工具。剑桥高阶〔underfunded〕Most adults believe state schools are underfunded.大多数成年人都认为公立学校经费不足。柯林斯高阶〔underwater〕Dragonflies spend a year underwater before emerging as adults.蜻蜓成为成虫出水前在水下生活1年。英汉大词典〔undivided〕Adults rarely give the TV their undivided attention.成年人很少会专心看电视。外研社新世纪〔unmolested〕We now have a community where kids and adults can go to the park unmolested.在我们现在的社区，大人小孩都可以随意进出公园。柯林斯高阶〔we〕The children have a chance of learning to deal with adults, without the we-they feeling.孩子们有机会学会与成人相处而无我们-他们的感觉。英汉大词典〔willing〕Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help.把聚会安排在周六，这样你就可以找自己的搭档和其他愿意帮把手的成年人来帮忙了。柯林斯高阶〔workfare〕A form of welfare in which able-bodied adults receiving aid are required to perform public-service work.工作福利制：一种福利形式，接受帮助的健全成年人被要求从事公共服务工作美国传统〔work〕Many adults depended on their children to work the video.很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。外研社新世纪〔youth〕Adults who choose to go to college in later life are perhaps making up for a misspent youth.虚度的青春麦克米伦高阶Adults also need to be able to deal with the occasions when they themselves are treated intolerantly.成年人在自己受到执拗不讲理待遇时也须能妥善对付那种场合。剑桥国际Adults are fond of telling children that the time they spent at school is the best days of their life (= the most pleasant time they will ever have).大人喜欢对小孩说学校生活是人一生中最美好的时光。剑桥国际Adults are quite capable of learning to ski expertly, if they are serious enough.如果够严肃认真，成年人是很可以熟练地掌握滑雪技术的。剑桥国际Adults often look back on their childhood as a golden age.成年人回首往事，常把童年视为黄金时代。剑桥国际Adults usually cannot hear sound of a frequency greater than about 20000 Hz.成人一般听不见频率在20000赫兹以上的声音。剑桥国际A three-day festival pass is $15 for adults and $8 for kids.为期3天的节庆入场证大人是15美元小孩是8美元。剑桥国际All adults take corporate responsibility for the upbringing of the tribe's children.该部落的所有成年人对抚养孩子承担共同责任。剑桥国际Children are usually more buoyant than adults. 孩子往往比成年人快乐。译典通Even adults have a taste for fable, fantasy and magic.即使成年人也喜欢寓言故事，幻想小说和魔术。剑桥国际High noise levels may be even more damaging to children than to adults.高分贝的噪声对儿童的伤害可能比对成人更大。剑桥国际In this sense, children and adults have equal rights. 从这个意义上说，儿童和大人享有同样的权利。译典通It's a children's story but adults can appreciate it at/on another/a deeper level (= there is another meaning).它是一本儿童读物，但成年人能从另外/更深一个层次来理解。剑桥国际Let's be calm about the situation and try to behave/act like responsible adults.让我们冷静地面对局势，尽力表现得像有责任能力的成人那样。剑桥国际People who have been abused as children often find it difficult to establish stable, loving relationships as adults.孩子时受到虐待的人们经常发觉作为成人，自己很难建立稳定的恋爱关系。剑桥国际Standing between the two adults was a small child.站在两个成人之间的是一个小孩子。剑桥国际The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.在大人中间那个男孩显得既不舒服又格格不入。剑桥国际The course is specifically intended to help with the problems experienced by young adults.这门课程专门帮助刚成年者面对所碰上的问题。剑桥国际The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.这份杂志的读者对象是青少年和二十来岁的成年人。剑桥国际The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas where one in three adults is unemployed.贫穷问题在乡村地区尤其严重，在那里，每三个成人中就有一人失业。剑桥国际The research suggests that the ways in which adults and children learn languages are qualitatively different.这个研究表明成人和儿童在学习语言的方法上有质的差别。剑桥国际The talk was about educational opportunities for adults, and the speaker also touched on/upon (= spoke briefly about) sources of finance.谈话是关于成人受教育机会，发言人也略微谈及了经费的来源。剑桥国际They have narrowed (= limited) the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.他们把调查的焦点缩小，集中在更年轻的成年人身上。剑桥国际This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.这个系统将为那些觉得电脑使人厌烦然而又需要学会使用的成年人提供有力的工具。剑桥国际Two adults and three halves to Manchester, please.我买两张去曼彻斯特的成人票和三张儿童半票。剑桥国际 |
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