grown-up

adj.

1. 成熟的；成年的；长大的
   mentally and physically an adult
   1. What do you want to be when you're grown-up?
      你长大后想做什么？
   2. She has a grown-up son.
      她有个已成年的儿子。
2. 适于成人的；成年人特有的
   suitable for or typical of an adult
   1. The child was clearly puzzled at being addressed in such a grown-up way.
      这孩子显然对别人用这种成年人的方式称呼他感到纳闷。

The spelling grownup is also used. The syllable up is not stressed when it is a noun. 亦拼作grownup，用作名词时up不重读。


1. N-COUNT （用作儿语）成年人，大人
   A grown-up is an adult; used by or to children.
   1. Jan was almost a grown-up...
      简都快是个大人了。
   2. Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.
      告诉孩子们，如果被人欺负就告诉大人。
2. ADJ 成熟的；成年的；长大的
   Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
   1. I have grown-up children who're doing well.
      我的几个孩子已经长大成人并且事业有成。
3. ADJ-GRADED 似成人的；成熟的
   If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child.
   1. She's very grown-up.
      她表现得很像个大人。
4. ADJ-GRADED 适于成人的；成人的
   Grown-up things seem suitable for or typical of adults.
   1. Her songs tackle grown-up subjects...
      她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。
   2. She talked in a grown-up manner.
      她说起话来像个大人。

1. He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
   他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。
2. Jan was almost a grown-up
   简都快是个大人了。
3. Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.
   告诉孩子们，如果被人欺负就告诉大人。
4. I have grown-up children who're doing well.
   我的几个孩子已经长大成人并且事业有成。
5. She's very grown-up.
   她表现得很像个大人。
6. Her songs tackle grown-up subjects
   她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。
7. She talked in a grown-up manner.
   她说起话来像个大人。
8. The boy eats like a grown-up.
   那男孩的食量像个成人。
9. This child speaks just like a grown-up.
   这孩子说起话来俨然是个大人。
10. We are grown-up now, we can't rely on our parents for support.
    我们都长大了，总不能仰给父母一辈吧。
11. But now he did not feel grown-up at all.
    但现在，他不觉得长大了。
12. You see, I married a widow with a grown-up daughter
    你知道，我娶了个寡妇，她有一个已经成年的女儿，这样她的女儿就成了
13. That's a pretty grown-up name for a little girl.
    这名字对小女孩儿来说有点太成熟了。
14. I have a grown-up son who lives abroad.
    我有一个住在国外的成年儿子。
15. But now we're all grown-up.
    但是现在我们都长大了。
16. Mature and grown-up, he's a big boy.
    稳重和成熟，他是个大男孩。
17. Maybe I'm getting too grown-up.
    或许是我太成熟了。
18. When I come home, I thought, I would be officially a grown-up.
    到那时候我想我才算是真正的长大成人了。
19. She's not gonna talk to you about grown-up stuff.
    她不会和你谈大人的事情的。
20. She has two grown-up children who work in the family business with her.
    她有两个成年的孩子和她一起在家族企业中做事。
21. Baby mice and their grown-up mothers and fathers.
    老鼠宝宝和它们爸爸妈妈。
22. She was already a grown-up.
    她已经成年了。
23. And I really need you to act like a grown-up right now.
    而我真的需要你现在像个大人般行事。
24. Older than me, he had grown-up children who welcomed me as a friend.
    他比我年纪大，并且他有一群长大了的孩子他们把我当作朋友一样欢迎我。
25. They're a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.
    他们是一对中年夫妇，孩子们都已成年。
26. He left home a mere child and came back a grown-up.
    他离家时还只是个孩子，回来时已长大成人了。
27. I belonged. I was treated like a grown-up.
    我有所属，他们以成人待我。
28. My children are all grown-up now.
    现在我的孩子都长大成人了。
29. I need a grown-up volunteer.
    我需要一个成年志愿者。
30. You're so grown-up, how are you doing?
    你都长这么大了，你好吗？

  mature adult grown-up ripe【导航词义：成熟的】

  mature adj. 成熟的，长成的

〔辨析〕指人或动植物发育成熟的；通常也指小孩或年轻人在性格、情感方面趋于成熟、明白事理的。

  adult adj. 成熟的，成年的

〔辨析〕指人或动物生理上发育成熟的，只作定语；也指待人接物具有成年人特点的。

  grown-up adj. 成年的，长大的；像成年人的

〔辨析〕指已长成大人的，或外表举止像成年人的。

  ripe adj. 成熟的

〔辨析〕多指水果、蔬菜等成熟的，也可引申指时机成熟的。