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

• N-COUNT （法律意义上的）成年人
  Anadultis 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。
• N-COUNT 成年动物
  Anadultis a fully developed animal.
  1. ...a pair of adult birds.
     一对成年鸟
• ADJ 成年的；属于成人的
  Adultmeans 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 成熟的；老成的
  If you say that someone isadultabout 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
• 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 asadultwhen they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
  1. ...an adult movie.
     成人电影

双语例句

• 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。
• You and I are mature, freethinking adults.
  你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.
  这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The adults had reasserted their old authority.
  大人们重申他们旧时的权威。