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adolescent

英 [ædə'les(ə)nt] 美[,ædə'lɛsnt]

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adj. 青春期的；未成熟的
n. 青少年

考试真题

Contrary to some stereotypes, most adolescents believe they must be tolerant of differences among individuals ( ' , though they do not always find this easy in the cliquish ( ' , 拉帮结派的) environment of high school).

While most parents, teachers and clinicians would react to an adolescent using drugs or getting drunk, they may easily overlook teenagers who are engaging in inconspicuous behaviors.

Many industries are going out of infancy and becoming adolescents, Shapiro said.

But a new study finds that there's another group of adolescents who are in nearly as much danger of experiencing the same psychiatric symptoms: teens who use tons of media, don't get enough sleep and have a sedentary ( ' , 不爱活动的 ) lifestyle.

They are creating a major shift in the social experiences of both children and adolescents.

And although anxious parents may not welcome the notion, educators could turn adolescent recklessness to academic ends.

In a 2011 study, Steinberg and his colleagues turned to functional MRI to investigate how the presence of peers affects the activity in the adolescent brain.

Now a new study has provided another contribution to the debate, uncovering strong evidence that adolescent well-being in the United States really is experiencing a decline and arguing that the most likely cause is the electronic riches we have given them

Pursuing a career is an essential part of adolescent development.

Such wariness is well founded: statistics show, for example, that a teenage driver with a same-age passenger in the car is at higher risk of a fatal crash than an adolescent driving alone or with an adult.

The 28 existence of such ideals, without the tempering of the reality of a job or profession, rapidly leads adolescents to become 29 intolerant of the non-idealistic world and to press for reform in a characteristically adolescent way.

The researchers conclude that electronic communication was the only adolescent activity that increased at the same time psychological well-being declined.

They worry that the adolescent peer group has the power to push its members into behavior that is foolish and even dangerous.

Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal.