ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHILDHOOD | CHILDHOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤carefree, good, happy無憂無慮的/美好的/幸福的童年▸➤deprived, difficult, lonely, rough, traumatic, troubled, unhappy貧困的/艱難的/孤獨的/苦難的/心靈受創的/苦惱的/不幸的童年▸➤normal正常的童年▸➤early, late, middle (especially NAmE) 幼年;少年;童年中期◇From earliest childhood she'd had a love of dancing.她打小就喜歡跳舞。◇His health remained poor into later childhood.直到少年時期,他的健康狀況還是很糟。VERB + CHILDHOOD➤have有⋯的童年◇She had a very happy childhood.她有一個非常幸福的童年。➤spend度過童年◇He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.他童年大部份時間在埃及度過。➤recall, remember回憶/記得童年◇I remembered my own childhood fondly.我滿懷深情地回憶起了自己的童年。➤survive活過童年◇Her second son didn't survive childhood.她的二兒子夭折了。➤lose失去童年◇Children are losing their childhoods so fast.孩子們的童年時光很快就要過去了。CHILDHOOD + NOUN➤days, years童年的日子/歲月▸➤event, experience, memories童年的事件/經歷/記憶➤dream, fantasy童年的夢;童年的幻想➤abuse, trauma童年所受的虐待;童年的創傷▸➤buddy, friend, sweetheart發小兒;孩提時代的朋友;青梅竹馬的戀人➤crush童年時代的迷戀▸➤home童年時的家➤nickname童年的綽號▸➤disease, illness, mortality兒童疾病;兒童死亡率➤cancer, leukaemia/leukemia, etc.兒童癌症、兒童白血病等➤obesity兒童肥胖症PREPOSITION➤during childhood在童年時◇He became diabetic during childhood.他童年時就得了糖尿病。➤from childhood從童年起◇She still retained many friends from childhood.她至今還有許多童年時的朋友。➤in childhood童年時◇She died in childhood.她夭折了。➤throughout childhood整個童年◇He was moved from family to family throughout his childhood.他整個童年動盪不定,從一家轉到另一家。PHRASES➤scenes from sb's childhood某人童年的情景
childhood ♦︎ youth ♦︎ adolescence ♦︎ teens ♦︎ infancy ♦︎ pubertyThese are all words for the period of sb's life when they are a child or young person.这些词均表示童年或青少年时期。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达年少的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆during (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy / puberty◆from (sb's) childhood / youth / infancy◆since / throughout (sb's) childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆(sb's) early childhood / youth / adolescence / teens / infancy◆(sb's) late childhood / adolescence / teens◆a / an happy / unhappy childhood / youth◆to reach adolescence / your teens / puberty◆to spend your childhood / youth / adolescence / teens...■childhood [uncountable, countable] the period of sb's life when they are a child童年;幼年;孩童时期◆From her earliest childhood she'd had a love of dancing.她从小就喜欢跳舞。◆She had a very happy childhood.她有一个非常幸福的童年。◆childhood memories / experiences童年记忆/经历■youth [uncountable, singular] the period of sb's life when they are young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult; the quality or state of being young青年时期(尤指成年以前);青春;朝气◆He had been a talented musician in his youth.他年轻时很有音乐天赋。◆His lack of qualification was taken as a sign of a misspent youth(= having wasted his time when he was young).他缺乏学历资格被看成是虚度了青春。◆She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.她很年轻,又有做这份工作的经验,这很难得。ⓘ A youth can also be a young person. * youth亦指年轻人。 see also youth ⇨ girl■adolescence ˌædəˈlesns [uncountable] (ratherformal) the time in sb's life when they develop from a child into an adult青春期;青春◆Adolescence brings about major changes in a young person's body.在青春期时身体会发生很大变化。◆She developed the problem in early adolescence.她的问题形成于青春期早期。ⓘ Adolescence is often used when talking about the problems that young people have when they are becoming adults. * adolescence常用于谈论青少年在转为成人过程中出现的问题。 see also adolescent ⇨ girl■teens [plural] the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old十几岁(13至19岁之间)◆She began writing poetry in her teens.她从十几岁开始写诗。◆An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.一名目击者描述,一个男孩穿着深色夹克,年龄在15至19岁左右。ⓘ Teens is always used after my, his, her, etc. * teens常置于my、his、her等代词之后◆I met him in teens. see also teen ⇨ girl■infancy [uncountable] the time when a child is a baby or very young婴儿期;幼儿期◆Tragically, she died in infancy.她在婴儿时不幸夭折。◆The vaccination is given in early infancy.出生不久就要接种这种疫苗。ⓘ Infancy is often used to talk about babies being ill or dying. * infancy常用于谈及婴儿患病或夭折◆to survive infancy渡过婴儿期存活下来◆deaths during infancy婴儿期死亡■pubertyˈpjuːbəti; NAmEˈpjuːbərti [uncountable] the period in sb's life when their sexual organs develop and their body changes from a child's to an adult's body青春期◆He reached puberty at the age of fourteen.他十四岁时进入青春期。◆The body undergoes many changes during puberty.青春期时身体发生很多变化。ⓘ Puberty is used more in medical or scientific contexts than in personal accounts of childhood. * puberty多用于医学和科学语境中,不常用于叙述童年生活。
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