Word · Frequency #3242
youngster
/ˈjʌŋstɝː/
noun
年轻人；少年
核心释义
a young person
- 1.
年轻人。
A young person.
- 2.
年轻人
a young person of either sex
年轻人。；年轻人；小孩；少年；[法] 儿童；少年
用法In use
The youngster helped his mother carry the groceries.
用法提示：youngster作名词，指少年或年轻人。
A group of youngsters were playing football in the park.
用法提示：youngsters是复数形式，表示一群年轻人。
The school organized a trip for the youngsters.
用法提示：youngsters在此处指年轻人或孩子，作名词使用。
`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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：'young'（年轻）+ 'ster'（后缀表人），即年轻人。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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'.
用法优先级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。
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