Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #43120
underage
未达到法定年龄的；未成年的
核心释义
多指未满法定年龄（如18岁或21岁），不能饮酒或从事其他法定活动
below the legal age for something; not yet legally an adult
- 1.
未达到某项活动的法定年龄(通常为18岁或21岁),如饮酒或发生性行为。
Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
- 2.
未达到法定年龄的
not of legal age
- 3.
尚未成为法定成年人；仍为未成年人。
Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
- 4.
因年幼而依赖他人的
dependent by virtue of youth
因年幼而依赖他人的；未达到某项活动的法定年龄(通常为18岁或21岁),如饮酒或发生性行为。；未达到法定年龄的；尚未成为法定成年人；仍为未成年人。；未成年的
用法In use
The store was fined for selling cigarettes to underage customers.
用法提示：underage 作定语修饰 customers，表示“未达到法定年龄的”。
He admitted that he had been underage when he first tried smoking.
用法提示：underage 作表语，表示“当时仍未达到法定年龄”。
Underage drinking can cause serious health problems.
用法提示：underage 作定语修饰动名词 drinking，表示“未达到法定饮酒年龄的”。
underage + noun
通常用于修饰法律禁止的行为。
The law prohibits underage drinking.
法律禁止未成年人饮酒。
be underage
用于说明某人未达到法定年龄。
He cannot buy alcohol because he is underage.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- underage drinking
- 未成年人饮酒
- The new law aims to curb underage drinking.这项新法律旨在遏制未成年人饮酒。
- underage marriage
- 未成年人结婚；童婚
- Campaigners are calling for an end to underage marriage.活动人士呼吁终结未成年人结婚的现象。
- underage sex
- 未成年性行为
- The film was criticized for its portrayal of underage sex.这部电影因对未成年性行为的描写而受到批评。
- underage drinker
- 未成年饮酒者
- The bar was fined for serving underage drinkers.这家酒吧因向未成年饮酒者售酒而被罚款。
- underage smoking
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述年龄未达到法定要求的人。
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