Word · Frequency #3242
youngster
年轻人；少年
a young person
- 1.
A young person.
年轻人。
- 2.
a young person of either sex
年轻人
年轻人。；年轻人；小孩；少年；[法] 儿童；少年
In use
The youngster helped his mother carry the groceries.
A group of youngsters were playing football in the park.
The school organized a trip for the youngsters.
`tiddler' is a British term for youngster
as a youngster
表示在年轻的时候。
As a youngster, he loved playing soccer.
他小时候喜欢踢足球。
a/an + adjective + youngster
可以用形容词修饰youngster。
She is a cheerful youngster.
她是一个开朗的少年。
youngsters + verb (plural)
Youngsters enjoy outdoor activities.
年轻人喜欢户外活动。
Common mistakes
She is a youngster woman.She is a young woman.
“youngster” 是名词，不应用作形容词。修饰名词时应用形容词 “young”。
There are many youngster in the park.There are many youngsters in the park.
“youngster” 是可数名词，复数形式需加 “-s”。
Connections
Collocations
- as a youngster
- 小时候
- As a youngster, he loved playing soccer.小时候，他喜欢踢足球。
- youngster's behavior
- 年轻人的行为
- The youngster's behavior has improved a lot.这个年轻人的行为改善了很多。
- encourage youngsters
- 鼓励年轻人
- Teachers should encourage youngsters to pursue their dreams.老师应该鼓励年轻人追求梦想。
- raise a youngster
- 抚养孩子
- It's not easy to raise a youngster in today's world.在当今世界抚养孩子不容易。
- teach youngsters
- 教年轻人
- She has a gift for teaching youngsters.她有教年轻人的天赋。
- youngster's enthusiasm
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'young'（年轻）+ 'ster'（后缀表人），即年轻人。
Context & Register
通常用于日常对话，指儿童或青少年，语气友好，不正式也不粗俗。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words listed share the spelling ending '-ster' but do not rhyme with 'youngster' because the stressed vowel differs. 'Youngster' has /ʌ/ while these have /æ, ɪ, ɑ, ɪ, æ/ respectively. No common word rhymes exactly with 'youngster'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.