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

• Most adults do not feel competent to deal with a medical emergency involving a child.
  大部分成年人不懂得如何对儿童实施急救。
• Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
  孩子们消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。
• Most adults believe state schools are underfunded.
  大多数成年人都认为公立学校经费不足。
• The adults had reasserted their old authority.
  大人们重申他们旧时的权威。
• Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas
  各地政务委员会被要求编制一份该地区成年居民的名册。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
  很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
• 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。