n.(名词)

1. 成年人，成人，大人
2. 已长大的动物，成年动物
3. 【生】成体；成虫
4. 成熟

adj.(形容词)

1. 成熟的
2. 成年的，成年人的，已成人的
3. 色情的
4. 老成的
5. 限于成年人的
6. 适合成年人（阅读）的

adj.(形容词)

1. 成熟的 grown to full size or strength; intellectually or emotionally mature
2. 成年人的,适宜于成年人的 old enough to vote, marry, etc.

n.(名词)

1. [C]成年的人〔动物〕 adult person or animal

Noun:

1. a fully developed person from maturity onward

2. any mature animal

Adjective:

1. (of animals) fully developed;

   "an adult animal"
   "a grown woman"
   

2. designed to arouse lust;

   "pornographic films and magazines"
   "adult movies"
   

1.（法律意义上的）成年人
Anadult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

e.g. Becoming a father signified that he was now anadult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
e.g. Children under 14 must be accompanied by anadult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。

2.成年动物
Anadult is a fully developed animal.

e.g. ...a pair ofadult birds.
一对成年鸟

3.成年的；属于成人的
adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.

adult

e.g. I've lived most of myadult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。

4.成熟的；老成的
If you say that someone isadult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.

e.g. We were veryadult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。
e.g. ...dealing with emerging sexuality in anadult way.
平静对待出现的性征

5.（涉及性内容的电影或书籍）仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books asadult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.

e.g. ...anadult movie.
成人电影

1. adult的反义词

1. 色鬼：他可是一个密切关注政治时事的人,由于最近日本狂性大发死灰复燃,他一锤定音般地将其斥之为垃圾(junk)、色鬼(adult)、婊子(prostitute)、蠢驴(ass)、下流(nasty)的魔鬼(evil)、流氓(scamp)和臭狗屎(excrement).

2. adult的翻译

2. 成年人：也不是鲸(Whale),而是人(People). 所有的人都具有某些共同的特性,使他们有别于其他动物. 但是他们相互之间也是稍有不同的. 婴儿(Baby)与成年人(adult)相同吗?不同. 他们的动作和说话都不同. 但是婴儿肯定也是人.

3. 成虫：复殖吸虫的生活史虽复杂,各种吸虫也有差别,但生活史的基本型则包括卵(ovum)、毛蚴(miracidium)、胞蚴(sporocyst)、雷蚴(redia)、尾蚴(cercaria)、囊蚴(encysted metacercaria)、后尾坳(囊内脱去尾部的虫体称后尾蚴metacercaria)与成虫(adult).

Child who is not accompanied by an adult will not be admitted.

儿童无成人带领不得入内。

The bear was a fully grown adult.

那只熊已完全发育成熟.

He spent his adult life in Canada.

他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。

Can you try and be a little more adult about this?

你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事？

Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film.

儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。

His behavior is not particularly adult.

他的举止行为还不太成熟。

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

儿童必须要有大人陪同。

Why can't you two act like civilized adults?

你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？

The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.

这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。

preparing young people for adult life

指导年轻人做好进入成年期的准备

the adult population

成年人口

adult monkeys

长成的猴子

When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.

我父母离异时，事情处理得很成熟、很开放。

an adult movie

仅供成人观看的电影

...a pair of adult birds.

一对成年鸟

I've lived most of my adult life in London.

我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。

We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.

在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。

...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.

平静对待出现的性征

...an adult movie.

成人电影

Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...

当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。

Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。

The activity is not destroyed by either physical changes of state or chemical transformations.

这些活性不会因为物理状态和化学成分的改变而受到破坏.

Children unaccompanied by an adult will not be admitted.

儿童无成年人陪伴着不准入场.

The bear was a fully grown adult.

那只熊已完全发育成熟.

He has a very adult manner although he's only 12.

虽然他只有十二岁，他举止却很像大人。

Empathy for the criminal's childhood misery does not imply exoneration of the crimes he committed as an adult.

对罪犯悲惨的童年表示怜悯不等于可以免除他长大成人后所犯的罪.

The boy has reached an adult age and ought to be earning his own living.

这孩子已经(到了)成年,应该自食其力了.

Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.

凡是超过18岁的都算成年人.

Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid of his own shadow.

约翰尼在跟大人打招呼时就哭, 他胆小极了.

用作定语～+ n.

1. We should do our best to develop the adult education.
   我们应当努力发展成人教育。
2. I like his adult approach to the problem.
   我喜欢他老成地处理这个问题。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. He is adult in behavior.
   从行为上看,他已成熟了。

S+be+～+to- v

1. Aren't you adult enough to know that there are two sides to every issue?
   长这么大了,你难道还不懂每一件事都有两面性吗?

1. Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.
   凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。
2. Children are usually more natural in their manner than adults.
   孩子们的举止通常比成年人自然。
3. The bear was a fully grown adult.
   那只熊已完全发育成熟。

～+名词

• adult%20education">adult education成人教育
• adult%20man">adult man成年人

副词+～

• adult">completely adult完全成熟的
• adult">emotionally adult感情上成熟的
• adult">intellectually adult智力上成熟的

～+介词

• adult%20in%20behaviour">adult in behaviour行为成熟

形容词+～

• adult">independent adult能自立的成年人

介词+～

• adults">education for adults成人教育

• Exhaustive character study is an adult occupation.

  出自：H. G. Wells

进修

A：Can I help you?
能为您效劳吗？

B：Yes, I’m calling about the (continuing skills/adult education/ summer school) program.
是的，我打电话来询问关于（继续技能课程/成人教育/暑期学校课程）的情况

Continuing education program-(继续教育课程)

A：Hello, this is the admissions office. Can I help you?
你好，这里是招生办公室，有什么可以为你效劳？

B：Hi. I’m calling about your continuing education program.
你好，我打电话来询问你们学校继续教育课程的有关情况。

A：What would you like to know?
你想了解什么情况呢？

B：I want to become certified in computer programming. Do you offer any part-time courses foradult further education?
我想获得电脑编程方面的证书。你们有开设成年继续教育的业余课程吗？

adult的近义词

A：Yes, we offer both night and weekend courses in a number of different subjects.
有，我们开设夜课和周末课程，分很多不同的科目。

B：How do I sign up?
如何报名呢？

A：If you give me your address, I can mail you an infomp3ation packet and the application fomp3s.
把你的地址给我，我会把相关信息和申请表邮寄给你。

adult的意思

B：Great!
太好了。

adj.(形容词)

1. adult用作形容词的基本意思是“成熟的”,指人身体已经发育成熟,也可指智力及情感已成熟,用于物则指达到发展过程中的成熟阶段。
2. adult也可作“成年人的,适宜于成年人的”解,指已经度过青春期或已经达到法定年龄。
3. adult作“成年的”“成年人的”解时不用于比较等级，作“老成的”解时可用于比较等级。

adult，grown-up，mature

这些形容词均有“成年的，成熟的”之意。

adult一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。

grown-up多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。

mature用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。

• ☆ 16世纪30年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的adultus，意为长大的。