grown-up

英 ['ɡr?un'?p] 美
  • adj. 成熟的
  • n. 成年人

TEM4低頻詞

英文詞源


grown-up (adj.)
"mature," late 14c., past participle adjective from grow up. The noun meaning "adult person" is from 1813, short for grown-up person, etc.

雙語例句


1. After sixteen years of marriage they have grown bored with each other.
結(jié)婚16年后,他們已經(jīng)漸漸彼此厭倦了。

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2. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
這家俱樂部在過去20年間知名度大增。

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3. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
為什么成年人總是那么一本正經(jīng),對(duì)好點(diǎn)子反應(yīng)那么遲緩呢?

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4. Enormous acreages of soya beans are grown in the United States.
美國(guó)種植著大片的大豆。

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5. Social scientists have grown extremely unwilling to make value judgments about cultures.
社會(huì)科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)變得十分不愿意對(duì)文化作出價(jià)值判斷。

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