grown-up
英 [ɡrəʊn ʌp] 美 [ˈɡronˌʌp]

adj.

成年的，成人的；成熟的；适合于成人的；

n.

成年人；

变形

复数：grown-ups

英英释义

grown-up[ 'ɡrəun'ʌp ]

• n.a fully developed person from maturity onward

  同义词：adultgrownup

• adj.(of animals) fully developed

  同义词：adultbigfull-grownfully growngrowngrownup

同近义词辨析

mature, adult, grown-up

这组词都有“成年的，成熟的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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, ripe, adult, grown-up

mature泛指动植物的成熟

ripe主要用于果实成熟；

adult强调法律规定的成年人；

grown-up身体发育成熟；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He was brought up by his paternal aunt.
   他是由姑姑抚养成人的。
2. In proportion to the baby's total weigt, its brain weighs seven times as much as a grown person's, it's muscles little more than half as much.
   婴儿头部的重量占体重的比例是成年人的七倍，肌肉的重量占体重的比例则是成人的一半多一点。

用作名词(n.)

1. A grown man like you shouldn't act like that.
   一个象你这样的成年人不该做那种事。
2. Yet many grown people observe Halloween, too.
   不过许多成年人也庆祝万圣节前夕。

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