用作形容词(adj.)

The young look is in fashion this year.今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。

Those clothes she's wearing are much too young for her.她穿的那些衣服显得太年轻了。

The evening is still young.晚间刚开始不久。

He was young in this kind of work.他对这种工作经验不多。

用作名词(n.)

The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

This is a book for young and old apke.这本书老少咸宜。

The bird went back to the nest to feed her young.那只鸟飞回巢去喂幼鸟了。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

The young man pressed his suit, but the young lady was adamant.
那个年轻人苦苦求婚,但年轻小姐却无动于衷。

The young couple met a week before they got married.
这对年轻人相识一星期就结婚了。

He has a young family to support.
他要抚养年幼的子女。

The young people are the most active force in society.
年轻人是社会中最活跃的力量。

Most of the young people have gone to the summer camp.
大多数年轻人都去夏令营了。

The newly elected state representative is an up-and-coming young man who is expected to go far in poptics.
那位新选的州议员是位雄心勃勃的青年,被认为在政治上是大有可为的。

He coached the young man in the theatre and developed his power of improvisation.
他辅导那位年轻人演戏,培养他的即席表演能力。

The rogue swore against the young man, saying he was a thief.
那个流氓诬赖那个年轻人,一口咬定他是小偷。

In her young age Miss Ross did her best as a school teacher.
在她的青年时代,罗斯小姐作为一名教师尽到了最大的本分。

He is the youngest boy in our class.
他是我们班年龄最小的男同学。

The young elephant stood beside its mother.
幼象站在母象的身旁。

The young seedpngs grow very rapidly.
秧苗长得很快。

The young trees must be protected from the strong winds.
要保护小树不受狂风吹。

The young look is in fashion this year.
今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。

He has a young ambition.
他有着年轻人一般的抱负。

用作表语S+be+～

Cook was still young then.
当时库克还年轻。

She is ten years younger than her husband.
她比她丈夫小10岁。

He is old in body but young in mind.
他人老心不老。

He used to take drugs and all that when he was young.
他年轻时常吸毒品之类的东西。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

She is young at work.
她没有工作经验。

He may be 55, but he's young in mind.
尽管他有55岁了,但人老心不老。

That hat is too young for you.
你戴那顶帽子显得太年轻了。

S+be+～+to- v

You are too young to join the army.
你年龄太小,还不能参军。

用作名词(n.)

The young in our society need care and protection.
我们社会的年轻人需要受到关怀和照顾。

There are many progressive novels for the young in our pbrary.
在我们的图书馆里有许多专供青年人阅读的进步小说。

The cat fought fiercely to defend its young.
那只猫拼命反抗,以保护小猫。

Wild animals bring forth their young in the wilderness.
野生动物在野外产仔。

Some animals quickly desert their young.
有些兽类很快就离开他们的幼仔。

The cat has been with young.
这只猫已怀胎了。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

young ambition年轻人一般的雄心

young animal幼畜

young child幼童

young days年轻时光

young electronic industry新兴的电子工业

young elephant幼象

young hand新手

young idea幼稚的想法

young institution新成立的机构

young lady年轻的女士

young man年轻人

young manner有朝气的举止

young nation新建立的国家

young people年轻人

young person年轻人

young pork小猪肉

young tree小树

young wheat青小麦

young wine新酿的酒

动词+～

look young看起来年轻

副词+～

quite young相当年轻

still young仍然年轻

too young太年轻

comparatively young比较年轻的

perennially young青春永驻

～+介词

young at heart内心感到年轻的

young for one's age比实际岁数年轻

young in crime初犯

young in spirit富有青春活力心态的

young in year年纪轻

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

defend young保护幼仔

guard young保护幼仔

produce young产崽

protect young保护幼崽

形容词+～

unskilled young不熟练的年轻工人

介词+～

books for young青年读物

with young(动物)怀胎

～+介词

five young at a birth一胎产5仔

young in city城里的年轻人

adj.(形容词)

young的基本意思是“年轻的,年幼的,幼小的,新发展的”,指某人或某物处于一种不成熟的或萌芽的状态。用于比喻可指“有朝气的,有青春活力的”。

young可用作表语,也可用作定语。用作定语时后可修饰人或物; 用作表语时可接介词短语或动词不定式。

young通常只能用来修饰作“时代”讲的age,不能修饰作“年龄”讲的age。

n.(名词)

young用作名词时意思是“年轻人”,通常指“年轻人”这一整体。young也可指“幼小的动物,崽”,但不可指婴儿。

with young只能用来指动物怀胎,而不能指人怀孕。

adj.(形容词)他有一个妹妹。

误 He has a young sister.

正 He has a younger sister.

析 表示“妹妹”,应该说younger sister,而young sister只能表示“年轻的姐姐”。

我们的党把很大的希望寄托在我们年轻一代人的身上。

误 Our Party places high hopes on us young generation.

正 Our Party places high hopes on us the younger generation.

析 “年轻一代”是the younger generation,“老一辈”是the older generation, the不能省略。

n.(名词)那种音乐在青年中很流行。

误 That music is popular with the youngs.

正 That music is popular with the young.

析 如young一类的形容词前面加上定冠词the,就变成名词,它表示所有这一类的人。这样的名词必须是单数形式,但动词一定是复数形式。

老年人和年轻人应努力相互尊重,相互理解。

误 The old and the young should try to respect and understand each other.

正 The young and the old should try to respect and understand each other.

析 英语习惯上说young and old,而汉语中习惯将“老”放在句首,例如“老中青”。

用作形容词(adj.)

The young look is in fashion this year.今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。

Those clothes she's wearing are much too young for her.她穿的那些衣服显得太年轻了。

The evening is still young.晚间刚开始不久。

He was young in this kind of work.他对这种工作经验不多。

用作名词(n.)

The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

This is a book for young and old apke.这本书老少咸宜。

The bird went back to the nest to feed her young.那只鸟飞回巢去喂幼鸟了。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

The young man pressed his suit, but the young lady was adamant.
那个年轻人苦苦求婚,但年轻小姐却无动于衷。

The young couple met a week before they got married.
这对年轻人相识一星期就结婚了。

He has a young family to support.
他要抚养年幼的子女。

The young people are the most active force in society.
年轻人是社会中最活跃的力量。

Most of the young people have gone to the summer camp.
大多数年轻人都去夏令营了。

The newly elected state representative is an up-and-coming young man who is expected to go far in poptics.
那位新选的州议员是位雄心勃勃的青年,被认为在政治上是大有可为的。

He coached the young man in the theatre and developed his power of improvisation.
他辅导那位年轻人演戏,培养他的即席表演能力。

The rogue swore against the young man, saying he was a thief.
那个流氓诬赖那个年轻人,一口咬定他是小偷。

In her young age Miss Ross did her best as a school teacher.
在她的青年时代,罗斯小姐作为一名教师尽到了最大的本分。

He is the youngest boy in our class.
他是我们班年龄最小的男同学。

The young elephant stood beside its mother.
幼象站在母象的身旁。

The young seedpngs grow very rapidly.
秧苗长得很快。

The young trees must be protected from the strong winds.
要保护小树不受狂风吹。

The young look is in fashion this year.
今年时兴扮年轻人的样子。

He has a young ambition.
他有着年轻人一般的抱负。

用作表语S+be+～

Cook was still young then.
当时库克还年轻。

She is ten years younger than her husband.
她比她丈夫小10岁。

He is old in body but young in mind.
他人老心不老。

He used to take drugs and all that when he was young.
他年轻时常吸毒品之类的东西。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

She is young at work.
她没有工作经验。

He may be 55, but he's young in mind.
尽管他有55岁了,但人老心不老。

That hat is too young for you.
你戴那顶帽子显得太年轻了。

S+be+～+to- v

You are too young to join the army.
你年龄太小,还不能参军。

用作名词(n.)

The young in our society need care and protection.
我们社会的年轻人需要受到关怀和照顾。

There are many progressive novels for the young in our pbrary.
在我们的图书馆里有许多专供青年人阅读的进步小说。

The cat fought fiercely to defend its young.
那只猫拼命反抗,以保护小猫。

Wild animals bring forth their young in the wilderness.
野生动物在野外产仔。

Some animals quickly desert their young.
有些兽类很快就离开他们的幼仔。

The cat has been with young.
这只猫已怀胎了。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

young ambition年轻人一般的雄心

young animal幼畜

young child幼童

young days年轻时光

young electronic industry新兴的电子工业

young elephant幼象

young hand新手

young idea幼稚的想法

young institution新成立的机构

young lady年轻的女士

young man年轻人

young manner有朝气的举止

young nation新建立的国家

young people年轻人

young person年轻人

young pork小猪肉

young tree小树

young wheat青小麦

young wine新酿的酒

动词+～

look young看起来年轻

副词+～

quite young相当年轻

still young仍然年轻

too young太年轻

comparatively young比较年轻的

perennially young青春永驻

～+介词

young at heart内心感到年轻的

young for one's age比实际岁数年轻

young in crime初犯

young in spirit富有青春活力心态的

young in year年纪轻

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

defend young保护幼仔

guard young保护幼仔

produce young产崽

protect young保护幼崽

形容词+～

unskilled young不熟练的年轻工人

介词+～

books for young青年读物

with young(动物)怀胎

～+介词

five young at a birth一胎产5仔

young in city城里的年轻人

【近义词】

adj.
• immature
• youthful

【反义词】

adj.
• grown
• mature
• old
• sinior