adult

['ædʌlt]

n.成年人, 成年动物
adj.成年的, 理智的, 适合成年人的, 成熟的

a.

1. 成年的; 成年人的

He'd spent all his adult life in the army.

他的成年生活全是在军队里度过的。

2. 成熟的

Dick is a rather adult child.

迪克少年老成。

3. 【美】限于成年人(观看)的(指电影等); 【婉】色情的

adult bookstore

卖黄色书刊的书店

adult movie

限于成年人观看的色情电影

That is an adult movie.

那是一部成人电影。

n.[C]

1. 成年人

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。

2. 已长大的动物(或植物)

词形变化

名词: adulthood |

词义辨析

同义:

a.成年的; 成熟的

mature  developed  grown-up  full-grown  of age  

同义参见:

big  

反义:

a.成年的; 成年人的; 成熟的

childish  adolescent  immature  juvenile  puerile  

反义参见:

child  nonage  

英英释义

名词 adult:

a fully developed person from maturity onward

同义词：grownup

any mature animal

形容词 adult:

(of animals) fully developed

同义词：big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup

补充

adultadult英:[ˈædʌlt] 美:[əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt]adj.1.成熟的He is adult in behaviour.从行为上看, 他已成熟了。2.成年人的, 适宜于成年人的We should do our best to develop the adult education.我们应当努力发展成人教育。n.1.成年的人或动物Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。The bear was a fully grown adult.那只熊已完全发育成熟。

例句

1. Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.当了父亲意味着他现在是个成年人了。 2. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.14岁以下的儿童必须由成年人陪同。 3. I have spent most of my adult life abroad.我成年后大部分时间在国外生活。 4. The play is definitely aimed at an adult audience.该剧的目标观众无疑是成年人。 5. Now you're 18, I expect you to show a more adult attitude.现在你18岁了, 我希望能你表现出更成熟的态度。 6. We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。 7. There is no adult reading matter in the shop, only children's books.店里没有成人读物, 只有儿童书籍。 8. children should be accompanied by an adult.儿童应有成人陪同。 9. the adult inhabitants of Britain.英国的成年居民。 10. adult education.成人教育。 11. the responsibilities of adult life.成人时期的种种责任。 12. an effort to be adult and civilized.变得成熟文明的努力。 13. This film is suitable for both adults and children.这部电影老少咸宜。 14. Her books appeal both to children and to adults.孩子和大人都喜欢她的书。 15. Children must be accompanied by an adult in the museum.孩子们参观博物馆必须有成人陪同。 16. Only adults can purchase alcohol.只有成年人可以买酒。 17. 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。 18. 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。 19. studying interactions between young birds and adults研究幼鸟与成鸟之间的互动 20. an adult student/learner成年学生/学习者 21. adult birds成年鸟 22. I've worked here all of my adult life. [=I've worked here since I became an adult]成年以后我一直在这里工作。 23. preparing children for adult life让孩子们为成年以后的生活做好准备 24. We need to approach this in an adult way.我们需要理智地处理这件事。 25. an adult decision/choice/responsibility成熟的决定；理智的选择；成年人的责任 26. adult literacy成人扫盲 27. adult learning成人学习 28. adult bookstores/movies成人书店/电影 29. preparing children for adulthood让孩子们为成年做好准备 30. preparing children for their adulthoods让孩子们为成年做好准备