young

adj.

1. 幼小的；未成熟的
   having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed
   1. young babies
      幼婴
   2. a young country
      新成立的国家
   3. Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.
      毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
   4. a young wine
      新酿的葡萄酒
   5. The night is still young (= it has only just started) .
      夜晚刚刚开始。
2. 年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的
   not yet old; not as old as others
   1. young people
      年轻人
   2. talented young football players
      天才的年轻足球运动员
   3. I am the youngest of four sisters.
      我是四姐妹当中最小的。
   4. In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.
      他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。
   5. I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.
      比尔∙克林顿年轻的时候，我在牛津见过他。
   6. Her grandchildren keep her young.
      她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。
   7. My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age) .
      我儿子十三岁了，但他比实际年龄显得小。
   8. They married young (= at an early age) .
      他们结婚很早。
   9. My mother died young .
      我母亲去世得早。
3. 年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的
   suitable or appropriate for young people
   1. young fashion
      年轻人的时尚
   2. The clothes she wears are much too young for her.
      她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。
4. 由年轻人（或儿童）构成的；青少年的；平均年龄小的
   consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age
   1. They have a young family.
      他们家的孩子还小。
   2. a young audience
      青少年观众
5. （对年轻人表示生气或恼怒）
   used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person
   1. I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
      小姐，我认为你应该向我道歉！
6. （用于姓名之前或之后，以区别于年长的亲戚）
   used before or after a person's name to distinguish them from an older relative
   1. the younger Kennedy
      年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪
   2. William Pitt the younger
      小威廉∙皮特

noun

1. （统称）年轻人，青年人
   young people considered as a group
   1. It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
      这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。
   2. It's a book for young and old alike .
      这本书老少咸宜。
2. 幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟
   young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
   1. a mother bird feeding her young
      喂养幼鸟的鸟妈妈

1. ADJ-GRADED 年幼的;幼小的;未成熟的
   A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature.
   1. In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
      在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。
   2. You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.
      她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。
   3. ...a field of young barley...
      长满青青大麦苗的田地
   4. He played with his younger brother.
      他和弟弟一起玩。
   5. The young are people who are young.
      年轻人;青年人;少年
   6. The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods.
      协会建议孕妇、儿童和老年人不要食用此类食物。
2. ADJ-GRADED 年轻时的;青年时代的
   You use young to describe a time when a person or thing was young.
   1. In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
      我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。
3. ADJ-GRADED （显得）年轻的;（显得）岁数不大的
   Someone who is young in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young.
   1. I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age...
      我当时23岁，我想，看上去比实际年龄小。
   2. He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
      我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。
4. N-PLURAL 幼兽;幼崽;幼禽
   The young of an animal are its babies.
   1. The hen may not be able to feed its young.
      雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

1. He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months
   他原来一直看起来很年轻，但最近几个月他显得老了。
2. The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her
   电影讲述的是一位老太太和一个待她友善的年轻护士的故事。
3. The young couple decided to have a child.
   小两口决定要个孩子。
4. My parents divorced when I was very young
   我很小的时候父母就离婚了。
5. He is divorced, with a young son.
   他离婚了，带着一个年幼的儿子。
6. I find most of the young men of my own age so boring
   我觉得和我同龄的年轻人大多都很无聊。
7. He had too much money for a young man.
   对于一个年轻人来说，他太有钱了。
8. Young men climbed on buses and fences to get a better view
   为了看得更清楚些，年轻人爬上了公共汽车和围墙。
9. I think the young man is getting interested in gardening
   我认为这个年轻人开始对园艺产生兴趣了。
10. The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
    这位年轻人已经死了。我们只能考虑在生之人。
11. I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people
    我大胆地提出了这样的观点：保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。
12. I want to see more opportunities for young people.
    我希望年轻人能有更多机会。
13. Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people
    父辈们有能力支配孩子们和年轻人的生活。
14. Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence
    即使是很小的早产儿也会对母亲的出现做出反应。
15. Their books are loved by young readers the world over.
    他们的书得到了全世界年轻读者的喜爱。
16. Most of them have young children below school age.
    他们中多数人都有岁数不到学龄期的孩子。
17. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
    年轻人对待父母的态度已经发生了三百六十度转变。
18. Brad Pitt steals the show as the young man doomed by his zest for life.
    布拉德·皮特扮演一名因对生命怀有极大热情而注定在劫难逃的年轻人，抢尽了镜头。
19. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
    你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。
20. More and more young men are widowed by cancer
    越来越多的青年男子被癌症夺去了妻子。
21. In Scotland, young people can marry at 16
    在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。
22. You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.
    她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。
23. He played with his younger brother.
    他和弟弟一起玩。
24. In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
    我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。
25. I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age
    我当时23岁，我想，看上去比实际年龄小。
26. He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
    我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。
27. The hen may not be able to feed its young.
    雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。
28. He has grown into a young man of twenty-two.
    他已成长为22岁的青年了。
29. The young parents spoiled their only son.
    那对年轻的父母惯坏了他们的独生子。
30. He has grown into a fine young man.
    他长成了一个翩翩少年。

adj.

be getting younger

• （表示做某事的人好像越来越年轻）
  used to say that people seem to be doing sth at a younger age than they used to, or that they seem younger because you are now older
  1. The band's fans are getting younger.
     这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。
  2. Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?
     为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？

not be getting any younger

• 老了；岁月不饶人
  used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you, or sb else, is growing older

young at heart

• 人老心不老
  thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old

(have) an old head on young shoulders

• 年轻老练；少年老成
  used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age

you're only young once

• 行乐当及年少时；青春只有一次
  young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives

noun

1. any immature animal

   Synonym:    offspring

2. young people collectively
   1. rock music appeals to the young
   2. youth everywhere rises in revolt

   Synonym:    youth

adj

1. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
   1. new potatoes
   2. young corn

   Synonym:    new

2. not tried or tested by experience
   1. unseasoned artillery volunteers
   2. still untested in battle
   3. an illustrator untried in mural painting
   4. a young hand at plowing

   Synonym:    unseasoneduntesteduntried

3. being in its early stage
   1. a young industry
   2. the day is still young

4. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
   1. young people

   Synonym:    immature

5. suggestive of youth
   1. he is young for his age

   Synonym:    youthfulvernal