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IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969

adult

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ad·ult1 /ˈædʌlt, əˈdʌlt/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun [countableC]  
1  ADULTa fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions 成人，成年人 → child
 Some children find it difficult to talk to adults.
一些孩子觉得与大人很难谈得来。
2  ADULTa fully-grown animal 成年动物
 The adults have white bodies and grey backs.
这些成年动物的身体为白色，背部为灰色。
Examples from the Corpus
adult• Ann became a Catholic as an adult and entered the book trade working at a Catholic bookshop in Exeter.• Prosecutors are seeking to have the 15-year-old defendant tried as an adult.• But when I became an adult, I began to see the importance of those abstract principles in a personal way.• Children cannot be admitted to the museum unless they are accompanied by an adult.• Children related to him so much because they saw in him an adult who behaved in the way that they did.• Being responsible for my sons turned me into an adult as had nothing else in the forty years before.• Since I left school, my parents have started to treat me like an adult.• An adult has a vast array of comparatively complex schemata that permit a great number of differentiations.• The cost of the trip is $59 for adults and $30 for children.• Choice, in almost all its facets, is diminished in the life of an illiterate adult.• The adult replies: Oh, come on.
adult2 ●●● W3 AWL adjectiveadj  
1  [only before noun]ADULT fully grown or developed 发育成熟的，成年的
 an adult lion
一头成年的狮子
 the adult population
成年人口
 He lived most of his adult life in Scotland.
他成年后大部分时间住在苏格兰。
2  ADULTtypical of an adult’s behaviour or of the things adults do 成人的；老成的，成熟的
 dealing with problems in an adult way
以成人的方式处理问题
 That wasn’t very adult of you.
你那样就不是很成熟了。
3  SEX/HAVE SEX WITH[only before noun] adult films, magazines etc are about sex or related to sex 〔电影、杂志等〕仅限于成人的〔因涉及性〕
 The film is rated R for language and adult themes.
这部影片因为语言和成人题材被定为限制级。
Examples from the Corpus
adult• The disease can be very serious in adult animals.• Soon the skin of the pupa splits open, and the fully-formed adult butterfly emerges.• Some former course members have since obtained fulltime teaching posts in adult education.• The government has announced plans to increase spending on adult education.• Ten adult elephants - each with a number painted on it - were successfully moved and released in this fashion.• R: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.• In his adult life all these painful thoughts had been buried but still caused a great deal of unhappiness.• Adult magazines in shops must be kept where children cannot see them.• It was thought that the skull was too small and light to belong to an adult male.• Over 30% of the adult population were illiterate.• Forman gives us a version of Flynt as an impish, natural man, the Bart Simpson of the adult publishing world.• The book is intended for adult readers.• But escalation is not usually associated with adult sexuality.• From what I saw, the repression all seemed to originate externally, from parents and the rest of adult society.• You need to deal with your problems in an adult way.• They attempt to adopt adult word forms and use them with increasing consistency from one occasion to the next.
adult life• Being overweight, when young or in your adult life. 3.• Feargal's censure, Phena's bitterness - a hell of a burden to carry all your adult life.• Marriage, though not the social imperative it once was, still stands for a major rite of passage into adult life.• Louis, Ray has spent most of his adult life behind bars.• A native of Richmond, he lived much of his adult life bouncing around the West Coast via train or sometimes car.• Having to face schoolmates calling Dad a drunk makes the sticks and stones of adult life easier to deflect.• He has spent most of his adult life in the States.• For the first time in her adult life, Polly went to bed without bathing or cleaning her teeth.• In adult life, similar images are formed.
Origin adult2
(1500-1600) Latin past participle of adolescere “to grow up”
ad·ult1 nounadult2 adjectiveadj
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IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult

noun

ADJECTIVE | ADULT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤young青年人◇This book will definitely appeal to teenagers and young adults.這本書肯定會吸引青少年。➤single單身的成年人◇The number of single-adult households has doubled in the past 30 years.過去 30 年中，單身成年人家庭的數量翻了一番。➤consenting到達法定性成熟年齡的成年人◇What consenting adults do in private is their own business.到了法定性成熟年齡的成年人私下裏做什麼是他們自己的事。➤responsible負責任的成人◇I simply can't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.我簡直不相信任何有責任感的成年人會讓一個孩子在街上遊蕩。ADULT + NOUN➤education, literacy成人教育；成人的讀寫能力▸➤population成人人口
IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult

adjective

adult ♦︎ mature ♦︎ grown ♦︎ grown-upThese words all describe a person or animal that is fully developed physically or mentally. 这些词均表示人或动物是成年的、成熟的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be mature / grown-up about sth◆an adult / a mature / a grown man / woman◆a mature / grown-up child / boy / girl◆fully mature / grown■ adult fully grown or developed; behaving in an intelligent and responsible way; typical of what is expected of an adult 成年的；（心智或行为）成熟的，成人的◆adult monkeys长成的猴子◆the adult population成年人口◆preparing young people for adult life指导青少年做好进入成年期的准备◆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、公开。OPP juvenile ⇨ young , childish ⇨ childish ▸ adult

noun

 [countable] ◆Children must be accompanied by an adult.儿童必须要有成人陪同。◆The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.这种鱼长成后游回河中产卵。◆Why can't you two act like civilized adults?你们俩为什么就不能表现得像有教养的成年人那样呢？ OPP child , minor ⇨ child ■ mature məˈtʃʊə(r), məˈtjʊ(r); NAmE məˈtʃʊr, məˈtʊr(of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult; (of a person, tree, bird or animal) fully grown and developed （儿童或年轻人）明白事理的，成熟的；（人、树、鸟或动物）长成的，发育完全的◆Jane is very mature for her age.简年龄不大，却很成熟。◆He shows a mature and sensible attitude.他显出一副深谙世事的态度。◆a mature oak / eagle / elephant成熟的橡树／鹰／象 OPP immature ⇨ childish   see also mature ⇨ old 2 , sensible ⇨ wise ▸ maturity

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He has maturity beyond his years.他过于老成。 OPP immaturity NOTE 辨析 Adult or mature? Adult most often refers to physical development; mature most often refers to mental development. * adult常指身体长成，mature常指心智成熟◆an adult male成年男性◆adult education (= for adults, not children) 成人教育◆a mature conversation / attitude (= sensible, not childish) 明事理的交谈／态度 Adult is also, but less often, used to describe mental development, and mature to describe physical development. 但少数情况下adult也可指心智成熟，mature也可指身体长成◆She dealt with it in a very adult way (= in a sensible way, as an adult should).那件事她处理得很成熟。◆a mature fish (= fully grown) 长成的鱼 ■ grown [only before noun](of a person) mentally and physically an adult （人）成熟的，长大的◆It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this.成年人还这样诉诸暴力，真是可悲。◆The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.她记忆中的小女孩已出落成一个大姑娘了。■ ˌgrown-ˈup (of a person) mentally and physically an adult; suitable for or typical of an adult （人）成熟的，成年的；适合成人的；成年人特有的◆What do you want to be when you're grown-up?你长大后想做什么？◆She has a grown-up son.她有个已成年的儿子。▸ ˈgrown-up

noun

 [countable] ◆If you're good you can eat with the grown-ups.你要是听话就可以跟大人一起吃饭。 OPP child ⇨ child ⓘ The word grown-up is often used by and to children. * grown-up常为儿童用语或与小孩交谈时使用◆Wow, look at you! You look so grown-up!哇！看看你，看上去多成熟！◆Ask a grown-up to help you cut this shape out.让大人帮你剪出这个形状。
IELTS BNC: 1236 COCA: 969
adult
Adult and adults: adult, adult, the adult/grownup in the room...
General animal types: adult, amphibian, animal...
Pornography, erotica and sex toys: adult, dildo, erotica...
Sensible and reasonable: practical, sensible, rational...

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