adults

英 [ˈædʌlts] 美 [əˈdʌlts]

n.  (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人; 成年动物
adult的复数

IELTS



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT (法律意义上的)成年人
    An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
    1. Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
      当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
    2. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
      14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
  2. N-COUNT 成年动物
    An adult is a fully developed animal.
    1. ...a pair of adult birds.
      一对成年鸟
  3. ADJ 成年的;属于成人的
    Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
    1. I've lived most of my adult life in London.
      我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
  4. ADJ-GRADED 成熟的;老成的
    If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.
    1. 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。
    2. ...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
      平静对待出现的性征
  5. ADJ (涉及性内容的电影或书籍)仅限于成人的
    You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
    1. ...an adult movie.
      成人电影

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. Most adults do not feel competent to deal with a medical emergency involving a child.
    大部分成年人不懂得如何对儿童实施急救。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. Most adults are immune to Rubella.
    大多数成人对风疹具有免疫力。
  9. 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。
  10. Learner drivers must be supervised by adults who are at least 21 years old.
    驾驶学员必须由21岁以上的成年人监督驾驶。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. Babies lose heat much faster than adults
    婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。
  15. You and I are mature, freethinking adults.
    你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. Thyme tea can be used by adults for its antiseptic qualities.
    百里香茶的杀菌功效可用于成人。
  20. 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。
  21. The adults had reasserted their old authority.
    大人们重申他们旧时的权威。
  22. One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults
    一条规则明确规定,见习驾驶员必须有成人的监督。
  23. The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.
    这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。
  24. Most adults believe state schools are underfunded.
    大多数成年人都认为公立学校经费不足。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
    很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
  28. Those children want to be level with adults.
    那些孩子要与大人们平起平坐。