younger
常考释义
1.幼小的；未成熟的having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed
young babies幼婴
a young country新成立的国家
Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
a young wine新酿的葡萄酒
The night is still young(= it has only just started) .夜晚刚刚开始。
2.年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的not yet old; not as old as others
young people年轻人
talented young football players天才的年轻足球运动员
I am the youngest of four sisters.我是四姐妹当中最小的。
In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。
I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton.米歇尔 ) 奥巴马年轻的时候，我在普林斯顿见过她。
Her grandchildren keep her young.她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。
My son's thirteen but he's young for his age(= not as developed as other boys of the same age) .我儿子十三岁了，但他比实际年龄显得小。
They married young(= at an early age) .他们结婚很早。
My mother died young .我母亲去世得早。
3.由年轻人（或儿童）构成的；青少年的；平均年龄小的consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age
They have a young family.他们家的孩子还小。
a young audience青少年观众
4.年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的suitable or appropriate for young people
young fashion年轻人的时尚
The clothes she wears are much too young for her.她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。
5.~ man/lady/woman（对年轻人表示生气或恼怒）used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person
I think you owe me an apology, young lady!小姐，我认为你应该向我道歉！
6.（用于姓名之前或之后，以区别于年长的亲戚）used before or after a person's name to distinguish them from an older relative
the younger Kennedy年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪
William Pitt the younger小威廉 ) 皮特
The band's fans are getting younger.这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。
Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？
The band's fans are getting younger.这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。
Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？
1.（统称）年轻人，青年人young people considered as a group
It's a movie that will appeal to the young.这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。
It's a book for young and old alike .这本书老少咸宜。
2.幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
a mother bird feeding her young喂养幼鸟的鸟妈妈
Their suicide rate is triple that of their younger comrades, possibly because they face many existing stressors prior to entry, he said.
恰瑞利说，他们的自杀率是同龄人的三倍，可能是因为他们面对了许多入伍之前没有遇到的压力。
John's mother told him to see after his younger brother.
约翰的母亲告诉他要照顾好弟弟。
In Europe the retirement age should be raised to 70 by 2040; America, with a younger population, can afford to keep it a smidgen lower.
欧洲到2040年退休年龄应该会提高到70岁，美国年青人口多，可能可以承受低一点的年龄。
The younger man looked at her very sadly. 'Poor child! ' he said. 'You see, there's nobody left alive in the house. So nobody can come. '
年轻一点的男人忧伤地看着她，“可怜的孩子！”他说。“听着，这幢房子里的人全死了，所以没有人能来照看你。”
and if I were you, I would not give him up to my younger sister, in spite of all this tumbling down hills.
假若我是你的话，决不把他让给妹妹，尽管他们一起滚下了山。
Apparently what she was trying to do was to save the younger girls.
显然她这样做的目的是想挽救其他比她小的孩子的性命。
My other sister, Yams, who is one year younger than me, peered at me to confirm the idea and I said "Yeah, let's try that" .
另外一个比我小一岁的妹妹扬丝看了我一眼，问我觉得这个提议怎么样。我说：“行，我们就试一下吧。”
Next, it was the husband's turn. He paused for a moment, then said shyly, Well, I'd like to have a woman 30 years younger than me.
接下来该丈夫了。他沉默了一会，不好意思地说，我想要一个比我小30岁的妻子。
His father had been a Senator and Secretary of the Air Force and his younger brother a former congressman.
父亲曾是参议员和空军部长，弟弟也是前众议员。
He shook his head and smiled, as though with wistful amusement at the ignorance of his younger self.
他摇摇头，又笑了，像是在感叹自己年轻点没当爸时的想法真是无知。
Tragically, her mother and father died in a car crash when Twain was 21, forcing her to put aside music to support her younger siblings.
唐恩21岁的时候，父母不幸在一场车祸中丧生。这迫使她不得不把音乐放到一边，承担起抚养年幼弟妹的责任。
Men who like that like the idea of an innocent younger man being seduced or taught by an older woman.
好这一口的男性喜欢“年轻男人被熟女诱惑并调教”这样的情节。
One of the Jews in hiding smuggles himself into a concentration camp to see if the younger sister of the woman he loves is still alive.
藏在下水道里的一个犹太人偷偷跑到集中营，去看他深爱着的女人的妹妹是不是还活着。
Imagine that you could go back in time and tell your younger self just one lesson to help them (you) make the most of your life.
想象一下你能够回到过去，并告诉那个年轻的你仅仅一件能够帮助你使你的人生发生巨大改变的教训。
Originally, Tungse's relatives and his mother had thought the younger brother the better of the two sons because he brought them presents.
东子的亲戚朋友和母亲原来都认为两个儿子里还是小儿子好，因为他给他们东西。
I'd like to meet someone a bit younger than me. They'd have to like the children, of course.
我想找个比我年轻点的，当然他必须得喜欢孩子才行。
He said he had lent his younger brother the money.
他说他已经把钱借给他弟弟了。
Woman face seems to have joy, seem to have lost: " sister . . . Younger sister. Well, I go with you. "
女子脸上似有欢喜，似有失落：“妹妹……妹妹……好，我跟你走。”
Museum curator Carolyn Wingfield said the mummy was also two or three years younger than first believed.
博物馆馆长卡罗琳·温菲尔德说木乃伊比初信的要年轻两三年。
A teenager might have to assume major household duties while a younger child might be asked to take on additional chores.
十多岁的孩也许要承担主要的家务，而更年幼的孩子可能要增加一些额外的家务活。
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