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

• Bullied kids face a high risk of mental health problems as teens and as young adults.
  少年和青少年中被欺负的孩子面对的是更严重的心理健康问题。
• 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 is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
  很大一部分案件乃是十几岁的少年和二十多岁的青年男子所为。
• Low wages are not just for kids and teens anymore.
  低收入已经不再仅仅适用于儿童和青少年了。
• 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。
• My late teens and early twenties were really rough years
  我二十岁前后那几年过得真苦啊。
• I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens
  我十几岁时增加的体重一直没有减下去。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is why BMIs for teens are different according to gender and age.
  这就是为什么青少年的体质指数会随性别和年龄而变化的原因。