young

1. ADJ A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature. 年輕的; 幼小的 (人、動物、植物等)

...sex information written for young people. …為年輕人寫的性知識。

I crossed the hill, and found myself in a field of young barley. 我翻過那座山，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己來到了一塊大麥苗地。

2. N-PLURAL The young are people who are young. 年輕人

The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods. 該協(xié)會在建議孕婦、幼兒和老人避免這類食品。

3. ADJ You use young to describe a time when a person or thing was young. 幼小的; 年輕的 (時期)[ADJ n]

In her younger days my mother had been a successful saleswoman. 在年輕的時侯，我母親曾是位成功的推銷員。

4. ADJ Someone who is young in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young. (外表、行為) 顯得年輕的

I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age. 我想我那時是23歲，看起來比我實際年齡小。

5. N-PLURAL The young of an animal are its babies. 幼崽; 幼禽

The hen may not be able to feed its young. 這只母雞也許不能喂它的幼雛。