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juveniles
青少年；少年
juveniles is the plural of juvenile.
核心释义
A young person, especially a child or adolescent not fully grown.
- 1.
青春期前的儿童。
A prepubescent child.
- 2.
年轻人,未完全发育的人
a young person, not fully developed
- 3.
未达到法定成年年龄的人；未成年人。
A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
- 4.
未达到完全刑事责任年龄的人,因此不负刑事责任或仅受较轻处罚。
A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
- 5.
面向年轻读者的出版物。
A publication for young adult readers.
- 6.
扮演儿童角色的演员。
An actor playing a child's role.
- 7.
性未成熟的动物。
A sexually immature animal.
- 8.
两岁的赛马。
A two-year-old racehorse.
未成年人；幼兽；幼崽；青少年读物；儿童角色演员；两岁赛马
用法In use
The juvenile won a prize in the science fair.
用法提示：此处juvenile作名词，意为“少年”。
Special programs are designed to help juveniles develop social skills.
用法提示：此处juveniles为复数名词，指“青少年”。
This book is popular among juveniles.
用法提示：此处juveniles为复数名词，作介词宾语，意为“青少年”。
a juvenile
可数名词，前面可加不定冠词。
He is a juvenile.
他是一个少年。
juveniles
复数形式指多个少年或未成年人。
Juveniles are not allowed in this bar.
未成年人不得进入这家酒吧。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- juvenile delinquency
- 青少年犯罪
- The rise in juvenile delinquency is a serious concern.青少年犯罪的增加是一个严重的问题。
- juvenile court
- 少年法庭
- The case was referred to juvenile court.该案件被移交给了少年法庭。
- juvenile offender
- 少年犯
- Programs aim to rehabilitate juvenile offenders.这些项目旨在改造少年犯。
- juvenile detention
- 少年拘留所
- He was sent to a juvenile detention center.他被送进了少年拘留中心。
- juvenile crime
- 青少年犯罪
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
juvenile 中的 'juven' 可联想为 '年轻'，意为少年。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：法律、心理学、日常 juvenile 在法律和心理学语境中较常见，日常也使用，但多指青少年或少年犯。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指少年
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-ile' pronounced /aɪl/ and are perfect rhymes with 'juvenile' in the final syllable, despite differences in stress placement.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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