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young + noun
young 直接放在名词前作定语，表示“年轻的”。
She is a young woman.
她是一位年轻的女子。
年幼的；幼小的；年轻的；青春时期的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
年幼的；幼小的；年轻的；青春时期的
Having lived or existed for only a short time; in the early part of life; of or belonging to the early part of life.
She is a young woman.
她是一位年轻的女子。
生长或生命的早期阶段；不久前出生
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
存在或发展的早期阶段；最近出现的
At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
年长的；在某个特定的存在或年龄阶段
advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
(两位同名相关人物中的)小
Junior (of two related people with the same name).
The young boy is playing in the park with his friends.
那个小男孩正在公园里和朋友们玩耍。
Young animals depend on their parents for food and protection.
幼小的动物依靠父母获取食物和保护。
She is too young to watch that movie alone.
她年龄太小，不能独自看那部电影。
young 直接放在名词前作定语，表示“年轻的”。
She is a young woman.
她是一位年轻的女子。
young 作表语，表示主语的特征。
He is young.
他很年轻。
too...to 结构表示“太……而不能”。
She is too young to drive.
她太年轻了，不能开车。
for 表示比较的基准。
She looks young for her age.
她看起来比实际年龄年轻。
Not this
He is more young than his brother.
Use this
He is younger than his brother.
错误：误用 'more young' 作为比较级。正确规则：单音节形容词 'young' 的比较级应加 '-er'，即 'younger'，而非加 'more'。
Not this
She is a young.
Use this
She is young.
错误：将形容词 'young' 误用作名词。在英语中，'young' 是形容词，表示“年轻的”，不能直接加冠词作名词表示“年轻人”。正确用法是单独作表语，或后接名词如 'a young woman'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
年轻人
Young people often have more energy.
年轻人通常更有活力。
年幼的孩子
The young child was playing in the park.
那个年幼的孩子在公园里玩耍。
年轻人（青年）
Young adults are starting their careers.
年轻人正在开始他们的职业生涯。
年轻的时候
She started playing the piano at a young age.
她从小就开始弹钢琴。
年轻男子
A young man helped me carry my bags.
一个年轻男子帮我提了包。
年轻一代
The young generation is more tech-savvy.
年轻一代更懂科技。
心态年轻
My grandmother is 80, but she's young at heart.
我祖母80岁了，但心态年轻。
年轻激进分子
The young turks in the company are pushing for major reforms.
公司里的年轻激进分子正在推动重大改革。
新生力量
The organization needs some young blood to revitalize its image.
该组织需要一些新生力量来重振形象。
永远年轻，我想永远年轻
They wish they could stay forever young.
他们希望能永远保持年轻。
当我不再年轻美丽时，你还会爱我吗？
She wondered if he would love her when she was no longer young.
她想知道当他不再年轻时他是否还会爱她。
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想象字母y像一棵刚发芽的幼苗，代表新生；young即年轻的幼苗。
通常为中性语域，多用于日常对话、书面语等各类场合。
形容词，指年轻的、早期的。比较级younger，最高级youngest。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.