teenager
/ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtiːneɪdʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtēn-ˌā-jər/ (ame, mw)
teenager — 名詞
- teenagersingular
- teenagersplural
1. someone who has passed childhood but has not yet become an adult, usually betwee
青少年
十三到十九歲之間的年輕人
someone who has passed childhood but has not yet become an adult, usually between the ages of thirteen and nineteen.
Madison started her first part-time job the summer before tenth grade, when she was a teenager.
Madison 在升高中的那個暑假開始了第一份兼職工作，當時她還是青少年。
time clause: when + was a teenager
Most teenagers check social media between classes in high school and again late at night.
大多數青少年在高中下課時間和深夜都會查看社群媒體。
A local librarian started a graphic-novel book club that draws teenagers from nearby high schools.
當地一位圖書館員發起了一個圖文小說讀書會，吸引了附近高中的青少年參加。
Rin joined the high school band as a teenager and learned to play the guitar.
Rin 在青少年時期加入了高中樂團，學會了彈吉他。
The Hernandez family moved to a smaller apartment so their teenagers could stay at the same high school.
Hernandez 一家人為了讓青少年子女留在同一所高中，搬到了較小的公寓。
- adolescent
more formal or clinical; can refer to the biological stage, not just the age range
- youth
slightly formal; can cover a wider age range (roughly 15–24) or refer to young people as a group
- teen
informal shortening of teenager, common in casual speech and media
用法筆記
Teenager is a countable, everyday noun. The more formal equivalent is adolescent, which can refer to the biological stage of development as well as the age range.