Word · Frequency #22424
callow
年轻而无经验的；幼稚的；不成熟的
核心释义
young and inexperienced
- 1.
不成熟的、缺乏经验的或天真的。
Immature, inexperienced, or naive.
- 2.
没有毛发的；秃的、光秃的、无毛的。
having no hair; bald, bare, hairless.
- 3.
指砖:未烧制的。
Of a brick: unburnt.
- 4.
指幼鸟或其身体(部分):尚未长出羽毛；无羽的、未长羽的；因此也指其他动物或其身体:没有毛皮或毛发的；无毛皮的、无毛的、无绒毛的。
Of a young bird, or (part of) its body: having not developed feathers yet; featherless, unfledged; hence, of other animals or their bodies: having no fur or hair; furless, hairless, unfurred.
- 5.
在动物的生命周期中:刚出生或孵化的；幼年的。
In the life cycle of an animal: newly born or hatched; juvenile.
- 6.
是teneral的同义词(指某些昆虫或其他节肢动物如蜘蛛:在蜕皮(脱去外骨骼)后缺乏颜色或硬度)。
Synonym of teneral (“of certain insects or other arthropods such as spiders: lacking colour or firmness just after ecdysis (“shedding of the exoskeleton”)”).
羽毛未丰的；未长齐羽毛的；不成熟的、缺乏经验的或天真的。；没有毛发的；秃的、光秃的、无毛的。；指砖:未烧制的。；指幼鸟或其身体(部分):尚未长出羽毛；无羽的、未长羽的；因此也指其他动物或其身体:没有毛皮或毛发的；无毛皮的、无毛的、无绒毛的。
用法In use
The callow reporter asked the same question twice during the interview.
用法提示：形容词callow修饰reporter，表示其年轻而缺乏经验。
His callow opinion about finance changed after he worked in a bank.
用法提示：形容词callow修饰opinion，表示观点因缺乏经验而幼稚。
The coach could see that the callow player still needed more training.
用法提示：形容词callow修饰player，指其年纪轻、经验不足。
callow + noun
callow 作定语时多修饰人，常含“乳臭未干、缺乏经验”的意味。
In his callow youth, he believed everything he read.
在年轻不懂事的岁月里，他相信自己读到的一切。
sb be callow
作表语时，callow 的主语通常是人，表示“幼稚、缺乏经验”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- callow youth
- 乳臭未干的青年；幼稚的年轻人
- The novel follows a callow youth who learns about love and loss.这部小说讲述了一个不谙世事的年轻人在爱与失去中成长的故事。
- callow recruit
- 缺乏经验的新兵；新来的生手
- The sergeant was patient with the callow recruits in his training platoon.中士对他训练排里那些缺乏经验的新兵很有耐心。
- callow adolescence
- 青涩的青春期
- Looking back at his callow adolescence, he cringed at his own arrogance.回首自己青涩的青春期，他为当年的自以为是感到难堪。
- callow politician
- 稚嫩的政治人物，缺乏经验的政治家
- The debate showed how callow the young politician still was.这场辩论显示出这位年轻政客仍然多么稚嫩。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：callow 像“卡楼”，小牛(calf)在低(low)处，既年轻又没经验，羽毛未丰。仅作记忆提示，非词源。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学叙述、评论文章 callow 意为“年轻而无经验的”，属于较正式的用词，多用于书面语或文学、评论性文字中，日常口语中较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
多形容年轻人缺乏经验，含轻微贬义；也可指鸟羽未丰。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些 -allow 词（fallow、hallow、shallow、sallow、tallow）与 callow 押韵，均以 /loʊ/ 结尾；allow 形似但读作 /əˈlaʊ/，不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.