adult
adult
ad∙ult¹ / ˈædʌlt ; ˈædʌlt /
◙noun [C]
1. a fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions
• 成人，成年人:
»Some children find it difficult to talk to adults.
一些孩子觉得与大人很难谈得来。
2. a fully-grown animal
• 成年动物:
»The adults have white bodies and grey backs.
这些成年的动物身体为白色，背部为灰色。
adult²
◙adj
1. [only before noun] fully grown or developed
• 发育成熟的，成年的:
»an adult lion
一头成年的狮子
»the adult population
成年人人口
»He lived most of hisadult lifein Scotland.
他成年后大部分时间住在苏格兰。
2. typical of an adult's behaviour or of the things adults do
• 成人的; 老成的，成熟的:
»dealing with problems in an adult way
以成人的方式处理问题
»That wasn't very adult of you.
你那样就不是很成熟了。
3. [only before noun] adult films, magazines, etc are about sex or related to sex
• 〔电影、杂志等〕仅限于成人的:
»The film is rated R for language and adult themes.
这部影片因为语言和成人题材而被定为限制级。
