in {poss} childhood
He often visits his hometown in his childhood.
他经常在童年时期回访他的家乡。
儿童状态；童年,一个人童年时期的时光。；从婴儿期到青春期之间的时期；童年期,介于婴儿期和青春期之间的状态。；某事物发展的早期阶段
the time in a person's life when they are a child
儿童状态
The state of being a child.
童年,一个人童年时期的时光。
the time of person's life when they are a child
从婴儿期到青春期之间的时期
The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
童年期,介于婴儿期和青春期之间的状态。
the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
某事物发展的早期阶段
The early stages of development of something.
She spent most of her childhood in a small village.
她童年的大部分时间是在一个小村庄度过的。
用法提示：childhood 在这里作名词，表示一个人的童年时期。
My childhood memories are full of trips to the beach.
我的童年记忆里满是去海滩的旅行。
用法提示：childhood 是名词，用来修饰 memories，指童年的记忆。
He often talks about his childhood with great fondness.
他常常满怀深情地谈起自己的童年。
用法提示：childhood 作名词，作 talks about 的宾语，表示童年时代。
He often visits his hometown in his childhood.
他经常在童年时期回访他的家乡。
Many habits are formed during childhood.
许多习惯是在童年时期养成的。
childhood 作定语时修饰的名词如 friend, memory, experience 等。
She reconnected with a childhood friend.
她与一位童年朋友重新联系上了。
常指青少年时期，与childhood不完全等同；部分语境可互换但须注意年龄范围。
只涵盖童年最早期，不可替换整个童年。
特指男性童年，有性别局限。
特指女性童年，有性别局限。
grammar · medium
易错句子In the childhood, I played outside.
正确表达In childhood, I played outside.
英语中表示‘在童年时期’一般直接用 in childhood，不加冠词 the；而中文‘在童年时期’常带‘的’，导致误加定冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I had a happy childhood life.
正确表达I had a happy childhood.
‘childhood’已包含‘时期’之意，加上‘life’造成语义重复；中文习惯说‘童年生活’，但英语中直接用 childhood 即可。
与孩童时期相对的人生阶段，指成年后
adolescence（青少年时期）与childhood（孩童时期）的区别在于年龄阶段：childhood指儿童期（通常0-12岁），而adolescence指青春期（13-19岁）。
infancy（婴儿期）与childhood（孩童时期）的区别在于覆盖范围：infancy特指出生后最初几个月或一年，而childhood范围更广，从婴儿期结束后到青春期前。
youth（青年时期）与childhood（孩童时期）的区别在于年龄阶段：youth通常指青春期到成年早期，而childhood指更早的儿童阶段。另外，youth也可指年轻人这个群体。
快乐的童年
She often talks about her happy childhood.
她经常谈起她快乐的童年。
童年回忆
The old photos brought back many childhood memories.
老照片唤起许多童年回忆。
童年朋友
He met his childhood friend at the party.
他在聚会上遇到了他的童年朋友。
童年时的家
They decided to visit their childhood home.
他们决定去看看他们童年时的家。
童年经历
His childhood experiences shaped his personality.
他的童年经历塑造了他的性格。
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返老还童；第二童年
Grandpa seems to be in his second childhood; he loves playing with toys.
爷爷好像返老还童了，他喜欢玩玩具。
青梅竹马
She married her childhood sweetheart.
她嫁给了她的青梅竹马。
童年记忆
The old house brought back fond childhood memories.
老房子唤起了美好的童年记忆。
你见过我的童年吗？
Michael Jackson's song 'Childhood' reflects on lost childhood.
迈克尔·杰克逊的歌曲《童年》反思失去的童年。
所有大人都曾是孩子...但只有少数人记得。
The Little Prince reminds us that childhood should not be forgotten.
《小王子》提醒我们不应忘记童年。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
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