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a school-age child
与不定冠词连用，泛指任何一个学龄儿童。
A school-age child needs at least nine hours of sleep per night.
学龄儿童每晚至少需要九小时睡眠。
学龄儿童
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学龄儿童
a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
A school-age child needs at least nine hours of sleep per night.
学龄儿童每晚至少需要九小时睡眠。
相关中文义项：学龄儿童
a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
The after-school program is designed for every school-age child in the community.
课后项目是为社区里的每一个学龄儿童设计的。
As a school-age child, she walked to school every day with her older brother.
作为一个学龄儿童，她每天和哥哥一起步行上学。
The new policy provides free meals for every school-age child regardless of family income.
新政策为每个学龄儿童提供免费餐食，不论家庭收入如何。
与不定冠词连用，泛指任何一个学龄儿童。
A school-age child needs at least nine hours of sleep per night.
学龄儿童每晚至少需要九小时睡眠。
复数形式表示泛指一类人。
School-age children often participate in extracurricular activities.
学龄儿童经常参加课外活动。
所有格形式，后接被拥有的对象。
The school-age child's education is a top priority for parents.
学龄儿童的教育是家长最优先考虑的事情。
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School-age child should go to school.
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A school-age child should go to school.
英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 'a' 或定冠词 'the'，表示泛指时用不定冠词。
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He is a school age child.
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He is a school-age child.
复合形容词 'school-age' 需要用连字符连接两个单词，以正确修饰名词 'child'，避免误读为名词短语 'school age'。
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This is a compound noun phrase used to refer to a child who is of an age to attend school.
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