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youth S2 W2 /juːθ/ noun (plural youths /juːðz $ juːðz, juːθs/)
Youth is the time of life when one is young, and often means the time between childhood and adulthood (maturity). It is also defined as "the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young"------From Wikipedia
1[uncountable]the period of time when someone is young, especially the period when someone isa teenager →old age
in sb’s youth
Many of these people had used drugs in their youth.
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In everyday English, people usually say when I was young, rather than saying in my youth:
They were friends when they were young .
2[countable] a teenage boy –used especially in newspapersto show disapproval:
a gang of youths
3[uncountable]young people in general
the youth of something
The youth of today are the pensioners of tomorrow.
4[uncountable]the quality or state of being young OPP age:
Despite his youth, he had travelled alone.
The cream will restore youth and vitality to your skin.
Different age’s name 不同年龄段的叫法
baby / infant 婴儿(1-12个月);
toddler 婴孩(1-3岁刚刚学步);
preschooler 学龄前儿童(3-5岁);
schoolchild 学童(5-10岁);
preteen 青春期前儿童(11-12岁);
teenager / teen 青少年(13-19岁);
adult 成人 (满18岁),即man / woman 男人/女人
《Youth》芳华
Everybody wants to be in youth forever,but it will not come true.
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