youth
noun
uk/juːθ/us/juːθ/youthnoun(PERIOD/STATE)
B2[SorU]
theperiodofyourlifewhen you areyoung, or thestateof beingyoung:
青年时期；年轻，青春I was afairlygoodfootballplayerinmy youth.我年轻时是个相当不错的足球运动员。
The firstvolumeis the author'saccountof hismisspentyouth in thebarsof Dublin.第一卷是作者对他在都柏林酒吧里虚度青春的叙述。
Helookslike a man who'sfoundthesecrettoeternalyouth(=stayingyoung).他看上去似乎掌握了永葆青春的秘诀。
You may not haveplayedtennisas often as him, but at least you've got youth onyourside(= you areyoung).你可能没像他那样经常打网球，但至少你有年轻的优势。
childhood
- childhoodMy childhood was spent moving from place to place as my father was in the army.
- boyhoodHe remembered his boyhood as an idyllic period of his life.
- girlhoodNot since her girlhood had she felt so free and uninhibited.
- infancyMany more children used to die in infancy.
- youthAt 25, he felt his youth was already coming to an end.
[SorU]
thetimewhen something is new or notfullydeveloped:
It's hard tobelievethat such aninfluentialfilmcould have been made whencinemawas stillinitsyouth.
Thiswineshould bedrunkinitsyouth.
Because of therelativeyouth of theinternetand thespeedof newdevelopments, thelegalandethicalcodesofconductarestrugglingtokeepup with thetechnology.
- Theoldmantalkedabout thedepartedtriumphsof his youth.
- Thewholeplaycan beinterpretedas alamentforlostyouth.
- Thenovelfollowstheprogressionof a woman from youth tomiddleage.
- The youthdiedofmultipleburns.
- TheplanetMarslostmost ofitsatmosphereinitsyouth becauseitssmallsizemeantthere was lessgravitationalforce.
Stages of life
- adolescence
- adulthood
- age
- autumn
- autumn yearsidiom
- decline
- early years
- eventide
- formative
- generational
- Indian summer
- infancy
- majority
- male menopause
- middle age
- middle-aged
- schooldays
- someone'sdeclining yearsidiom
- those were the daysidiom
- twilight yearsidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
New
youthnoun(BOY)
[C]usuallydisapproving
aboyor ayoungman:
毛头小伙；青年男子Gangs of youths werethrowingstonesandbottlesat thepolice.一伙男青年在向警察投掷石块和瓶子。
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- teenybopper
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
youthnoun(YOUNG PEOPLE)
B1[U,+ sing/pl verb]
youngpeople, bothmaleandfemale,consideredas agroup:
（总称）青年，年轻人the youth of today如今的年轻人
the nation'sdisaffectedyouth那个国家心怀不满的年轻人
The organization'sstatedaimis tohelpat-riskyouth.
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- teenybopper
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
youth
adjective[before noun]
uk/juːθ/us/juːθ/relatingto,designedfor, or consisting ofyoungpeople:
Thestudyshowedthat youthcrimeis on therise.
There was littlemoneyavailableforsportsfacilitiesand youthactivities.
With youthunemploymentso high, it is notsurprisingthat someschool-leaverswithqualificationsfailtofindjobs.
Heplayedfor thestateyouthorchestra.
See also
youth club
youth culture
youth hostel
- This ispartof the city'sstrategytocurbyouthviolence.
- The Gothsubcultureis not the first youthmovementthat has beenmisunderstoodby thegeneralpublic.
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- teenybopper
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof