teen

英 [ˈtiːn]

美 [ˈtiːn]

n.  十几岁，青少年时期(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
adj.  面向青少年的;由青少年完成的

复数：teens　

Collins.2 / BNC.8464 / COCA.2620

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 十几岁，青少年时期(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
  If you are in yourteens, you are between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  1. Most people who smoke began smoking in their teens...
     多数烟民从十几岁时就开始抽烟了。
  2. My late teens and early twenties were really rough years...
     我二十岁前后那几年过得真苦啊。
  3. I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.
     我青少年时期的大部分时间都用来阅读控制饮食的书籍了。
• ADJ 面向青少年的;由青少年完成的
  Teenis used to describe things such as films, magazines, bands, or activities that are aimed at or are done by people who are in their teens.
  1. ...a teen movie starring George Carlin...
     乔治·卡林主演的青春片
  2. Pop isn't pop without huge teen sensations.
     不能激起广大青少年热情的流行音乐就不能称其为流行音乐。
  3. ...teen violence.
     青少年暴力事件
• N-COUNT 青少年,十几岁的孩子(指从 13 岁到 19 岁)
  Ateenis someone aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  1. It used to be that any teen who wanted a summer job could get one.
     从前，十几岁的孩子到了暑假都能找着活干。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 teenager

英英释义

noun

• a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  Synonym:adolescentstriplingteenager

adj

• being of the age 13 through 19
  1. teenage mothers
  2. the teen years
  Synonym:adolescentteenageteenaged

双语例句

• Sharp drops in participation are seen between young girls ( 6-12) and teen girls ( age13-17).
  年轻女孩（6-12）和十几岁的女孩（13-17岁）户外运动参与者急剧下降。
• How to handle teen sex and teen pregnancies.
  如何应对青少年性和怀孕。
• She may have lacked a home, but now this teen has top honors.
  她也许是个无家可归的孩子，但是现在这个女孩拥有至高无上的荣誉。
• People ask me if I regret wasting my last teen years on becoming a singer.
  人们问我是否后悔浪费我最后的青葱岁月去做一位歌手。
• Do you think the more relaxed Dutch attitude toward drug use is associated with views on teen sex?
  你认为荷兰人对毒品更为宽松的态度与对青少年性行为的看法有关系吗？
• The American teen wins this contest.
  美国的青少年赢得这项竞赛。
• The teen had a morbid fascination with violence.
  这名青少年对于暴力有著病态的迷恋。
• Pop isn't pop without huge teen sensations.
  不能激起广大青少年热情的流行音乐就不能称其为流行音乐。
• My late teens and early twenties were really rough years
  我二十岁前后那几年过得真苦啊。
• The wounded teen recovered after surgery and several months 'rehabilitation.
  这个受了伤的男孩经过手术治疗和数月的复原后最终得以痊愈。