teenager
noun[C]
uk/ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒɚ/(informalteen)A2
ayoungpersonbetween 13 and 19yearsold:
(13岁至19岁的)青少年Themagazineisaimedat teenagers andyoungadults.这份杂志的读者对象是青少年和二十来岁的年轻人。
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adolescentnoun
- He was abitof arebelwhen he was a teenager anddyedhishairpinkand had hisnosepierced.
- As a teenager, Clare was always getting on thewrongsideof hermother.
- Manyparentsfindit hard torelatetotheirchildrenwhen they are teenagers.
- Hefoundit very hardteachingaclassfullofstroppyteenagers.
- It'spathetictosee50-year-oldrockstarsprancingaround onstageas if they were still teenagers.
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
- young blood