【adult音标】 英[ˈædʌlt,əˈdʌlt] 美[əˈdʌlt,ˈædʌlt]
【单词释义】 adult是什么意思：
adj.成熟的；（智力、思想、行为）成熟的；成年人的；成年的
n.成年的人或动物
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] adults
【关联词/派生词】
adulthood n. [U] 成年，成人时期；成年期
【adult形近词/近似词】
occult adj.超自然的；神秘的；隐藏的 n.神秘学；神秘的事物；玄机 v.隐蔽；（天体）遮蔽
difficult adj.困难的；不易相处的
exult vi.狂喜，欢跃；欢欣鼓舞
【近义词解析】
◇ 成熟的
adult (adj. 成熟的，成年的)：指人或动物生理上发育成熟的，只作定语；也指待人接物具有成年人特点的。
grown-up (adj. 成年的，长大的；像成年人的)：指已长成大人的，或外表举止像成年人的。
mature (adj. 成熟的，长成的)：指人或动植物发育成熟的；通常也指小孩或年轻人在性格、情感方面趋于成熟、明白事理的。
ripe (adj. 成熟的)：多指水果、蔬菜等成熟的，也可引申指时机成熟的。
【单词例句】
◇ Once, representing the Adults’ Education Association, I went to the airport to meet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his dormitory and then to the canteen.
有一回，我代表成人教育协会到机场去接一位从哥伦比亚来的高级官员，我得带他到宿舍和食堂。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ "The percentage of adults who do not believe smoking causes stroke are for example in China as high as 73 percent, for heart attacks 61 percent of adults in China are not aware that smoking increases the risk," Bettcher said. "We aim to close this gap."
贝彻说：“比如在中国，有多达73%的成年人不相信吸烟会导致中风，61%的成年人不知道吸烟会增加患心脏病的风险。我们要缩小这个差距。”
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ Going off to college is a milestone in any young adult's life. The phrase itself conjures up images of newfound independence, exposure to new perspectives, knowledge, and possibly even one or more sips of alcohol.
上大学对任何一个年轻人来说都是人生大事。上大学这个短语让人想起新获得的独立、接触到的新视角、新知识，也许还能让人想起初尝酒的滋味。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ You don't have to stay with the family. You can stay in a hotel. You're adults. If you do stay in the home, you know your parents well enough — know the ground rules and don't push it.
你不必非得在家里过夜。你们可以住酒店。你们是成年人了。如果你真的在家过夜，你应该很了解你的父母——知道他们的底线，并且不要逾越。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ It involved 26 adults with an average age of 64, all diagnosed with coronary artery disease, caused by plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
平均年龄为64岁的26名成人参与了这个试验，他们全都确诊冠心病，这种病是由给心脏供血的冠状动脉内壁斑块的累积导致的。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ Once you become an adult, you typically reach your full height. But your height can change with age, and it's no myth — you shrink with time.
人在成年之时，通常身高会达到顶点。但是你的身高会随着年龄而改变，年纪大了就会变矮，这并不是什么秘密。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ Frolicking infants, school children playing tag, and adult arm wrestlers are demonstrating strong, trans generational and trans species bonds with the universe of animals - past, present, and future. Young animals, particularly, tumble, chase, run, wrestle, mock, imitate, and laugh(or so it seems) to the point of delighted exhaustion.
雀跃的幼儿，捉迷藏的学童和成年摔跤者展示出人与动物界的有力的跨越世代与物种的永恒的联系 -- 特别是幼兽，它们翻筋斗、追逐、奔跑、扭打、模仿、嬉笑(或者看起来是)，直到愉快地精疲力尽。
---- The Origin of Sports