youth的经典引文

1. a young person (especially a young man or boy)
2. young people collectively;

   "rock music appeals to the young"
   "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
   

3. the time of life between childhood and maturity
4. early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
5. an early period of development;

   "during the youth of the project"
   

6. the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person

1.青年时期;青少年时代
Someone'syouth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.

e.g. In myyouth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。
e.g. ...the comic books of myyouth.
我少年时代看的漫画书

2.青春;朝气;年轻
Youth is the quality or state of being young.

youth的反义词

e.g. Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon'syouth and joy and beauty...
格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。
e.g. The team is now a good mixture of experience andyouth.
这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。

3.（新闻用语，尤指惹麻烦的）青年，小伙子
Journalists often refer to young men asyouths, especially when they are reporting that the young men have caused trouble.

youth是什么意思

e.g. ...gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops...
打碎玻璃橱窗抢劫商店的成群的年轻人
e.g. A 17-year-oldyouth was remanded in custody yesterday.
一名17岁的年轻人昨天被还押候审。

4.（统称）青年，年轻人
The youth are young people considered as a group.

e.g. He represents the opinions of theyouth of today...
他代表着当今年轻人的看法。
e.g. She's not a very good influence on theyouth of this country.
她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。

in the first/full flush of youth

在青春初期,在初发阶段 in the freshness or vigour, etc.; at its beginning

• His antagonist was tiring...His own youth and condition were beginning to tell.

  出自：Conan Doyle

• Having for many years..feigned youth, he now aspired to the honours of age.

  出自：E. Waugh

• He was..always on youth's side against the absurdities of middle age.

  出自：personified

1. youth的基本意思是“青少年时期”,也可指“青春”“活力”“朝气”“血气”,是不可数名词,作主语时,谓语动词只能用单数形式。
2. youth还可作“青年人”解,指某个地区、国家或特定时期男女青年的总称,是集合名词,通常用作单数形式,其前常有定冠词the修饰,其后多与介词of连用,作主语时,谓语动词通常用复数形式,有时也用单数形式。
3. youth也可作“青年男子,小伙子”解,是可数名词。