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

• You might be able to unschool young children successfully but you can't unschool teens.
  可能你能够成功地对幼儿进行非学校教育，但不能对青少年进行非学校教育。
• A reporter just did a story on homeless teens, and my son was one of them.
  我刚在一个流浪儿的报道中看到了我儿子。
• You should have moved on from that kind of behaviour in your teens.
  你应该早在十几岁的就抛弃这种行为了。
• She was at her prettiest in her late teens, but even then she always had somebody who was prettier.
  她在十八九岁的时候最漂亮，但是即使在那时，也总有人比她更漂亮。
• 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。
• She was in her early teens.
  她正值豆蔻年华。
• Most people who smoke began smoking in their teens
  多数烟民从十几岁时就开始抽烟了。
• 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。
• While in my teens, I attracted a man with the same low self-esteem.
  我还不到20岁时，一个和我一样自尊心不强的男人迷上了我。
• Our sale targeted teens and their parents.
  我们的销售对象为青少年和他们的父母。