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teenage + noun (plural or uncountable)
用于复数或不可数名词前，通常不加冠词。
Teenage fashion is constantly changing.
青少年时尚在不断变化。
青少年的；十几岁的
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青少年的；十几岁的
relating to people aged between 13 and 19
Teenage fashion is constantly changing.
青少年时尚在不断变化。
十三岁至十九岁之间的；青少年的。
Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
She showed me a picture of her teenage son.
她给我看了一张她十几岁的儿子的照片。
Many adults look back on their teenage years with mixed feelings.
许多成年人回首自己的青少年时期，百感交集。
The film realistically portrays the challenges of teenage life.
这部电影真实地描绘了青少年生活的挑战。
用于复数或不可数名词前，通常不加冠词。
Teenage fashion is constantly changing.
青少年时尚在不断变化。
单数可数名词前需加冠词或限定词。
He is a teenage boy who loves sports.
他是一个热爱运动的十几岁男孩。
Not this
He is a teenage.
Use this
He is a teenager.
teenage是形容词，不能直接用作名词表示青少年。正确名词形式是teenager。
Not this
Teenage is a time of change.
Use this
Teenage years are a time of change.
teenage作为形容词不能单独作主语，需要修饰名词，如teenage years。
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青少年时期
She had a tough time during her teenage years.
她青少年时期过得很艰难。
少女
The teenage girl was nervous about her exams.
那个少女对考试感到紧张。
少年
The teenage boy loves playing video games.
那个少年喜欢玩电子游戏。
少女怀孕
Teenage pregnancy can have serious consequences.
少女怀孕可能带来严重后果。
青少年叛逆
His teenage rebellion caused a lot of arguments at home.
他的青少年叛逆在家里引起了很多争吵。
青少年焦虑
The song captures the feeling of teenage angst.
这首歌捕捉了青少年焦虑的情绪。
这只是青少年的荒原。
The song 'Baba O'Riley' by The Who features the famous line 'It's only teenage wasteland.'
谁人乐队的歌曲《巴巴·奥莱利》中有句著名的歌词：‘这只是青少年的荒原。’
你让我感觉像活在青少年梦中。
In Katy Perry's hit 'Teenage Dream', she sings 'You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream.'
在凯蒂·佩里的热门歌曲《少年梦》中，她唱道：‘你让我感觉像活在青少年梦中。’
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teen（十几）+ age（年龄）= 青少年的年龄，记住teen是十三到十九的后缀。
语域：neutral 常见场景：adolescence、youth、education 通常用于描述青少年时期的相关事物，语域中性，既可用于正式场合（如学术讨论）也可用于非正式日常对话。
Words like page, age, stage, cage, and wage share the '-age' ending with teenage and rhyme with its second syllable /neɪdʒ/. However, 'teen' (as in teenager) has the same beginning but a different pronunciation /tiːn/ and does not rhyme.
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