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。
- N-COUNT (用作儿语)成年人,大人
A grown-up is an adult; used by or to children.
- Jan was almost a grown-up...
简都快是个大人了。 - 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。
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- She's very grown-up.
她表现得很像个大人。
- ADJ-GRADED 适于成人的;成人的
Grown-up things seem suitable for or typical of adults.
- Her songs tackle grown-up subjects...
她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。 - She talked in a grown-up manner.
她说起话来像个大人。