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

• 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。
• What you have done might do harm to those who are in their teens.
  你所做的事可能对那些青少年有害。
• 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。
• Earlier this year, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published new guidelines for concussions in children and teens.
  今年年初，《英国运动医学杂志》发表了儿童和青少年脑震荡新的指导方针。
• Meanwhile, primary school students and teens are becoming more cautious when talking about their family's wealth.
  同时，小学生和少儿在谈起自己家的财富时变得更为谨慎。
• Sometimes teens or adults in love give up all their friends.
  有时，恋爱中的青少年或者成年人放弃了所有的培养。
• 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。
• Some people say the hungry game is too violent for teens.
  有人说饥饿游戏对青少年来说太暴力了。
• Both my daughters are in their teens.
  我的两个女儿都十几岁。