teens

英 [tiːnz]

美 [tiːnz]

n.  十几岁(13至19岁之间)
teen的复数

TOEFL

牛津词典

noun

• 十几岁（13至19岁之间）
  the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old
  1. She began writing poetry in her teens .
     她从十几岁开始写诗。
  2. to be in your early/late teens
     现年十三四 / 十八九岁

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

• all the numbers that end in -teen
• the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20

双语例句

• My late teens and early twenties were really rough years
  我二十岁前后那几年过得真苦啊。
• Most people who smoke began smoking in their teens
  多数烟民从十几岁时就开始抽烟了。
• Free online dating has become a popular subject among both teens and adults.
  自由的网恋现在成为了青少年及其成年人的中很流行的话题。
• I married in my late teens and was taken in by his charm — which soon vanished
  我十八九岁时结了婚，那时被他的魅力所迷惑——可他的魅力很快就荡然无存。
• A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties
  在任何国家的犯罪者中，十几二十几岁的青年男性都占了很高的比例。
• I think aerobics are quite popular with teens and young adults.
  我想健美操在青少年人中很流行。
• Both my daughters are in their teens.
  我的两个女儿都十几岁。
• Prom night can be a dreadful experience for socially awkward teens or for those who do not secure dates.
  对拙于社交活动的青少年或者对约会没有安全感的人来说，舞会之夜是一个令人害怕的经验。
• I came out as a lesbian when I was still in my teens.
  我才十几岁的时候，就公开了自己的同性恋身份。
• She was in her early teens.
  她正值豆蔻年华。