youth
noun uk/juːθ/ us/juːθ/
(PERIOD/STATE)
B2 [ S or U ]青年时期;年轻，青春
the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young
I was a fairly good football player in my youth. 我年轻时是个相当不错的足球运动员。
The first volume is the author's account of his misspent youth in the bars of Dublin. 第一卷是作者对他在都柏林酒吧里虚度青春的叙述。
He looks like a man who's found the secret to eternal youth (= staying young). 他看上去似乎掌握了永葆青春的秘诀。
You may not have played tennis as often as him, but at least you've got youth on your side (= you are young). 你可能没像他那样经常打网球，但至少你有年轻的优势。
- More examples
- The old man talked about the departed triumphs of his youth.
- The whole play can be interpreted as a lament for lost youth.
- The novel follows the progression of a woman from youth to middle age.
- The youth died of multiple burns.
- The planet Mars lost most of its atmosphere in its youth because its small size meant there was less gravitational force.
(BOY)
[ C ] usually disapproving毛头小伙;青年男子
a boy or a young man
Gangs of youths were throwing stones and bottles at the police. 一伙男青年在向警察投掷石块和瓶子。
(YOUNG PEOPLE)
B1 [ U, + sing/pl verb ]（总称）青年，年轻人
young people, both male and female, considered as a group
the youth of today 如今的年轻人
the nation's disaffected youth 那个国家心怀不满的年轻人
The organization's stated aim is to help at-risk youth.