| 词组 | youth |
| 释义 | youth ◊ used as an uncount noun Someone's youth is the period of their life when they are a child or an adolescent. We change and learn from youth to old age. When youth has this meaning, it is an uncount noun. You use a singular form of verb with it. Youth has always been the time for rebellion. ◊ used as a count noun A youth is a boy or a young man, especially a teenager. This use occurs mainly in writing. The road was occupied by a long line of youths and young girls carrying black flags. ◊ used as a plural noun The youth of a place or country are the young people there. This is a formal use. ...the youth of America. You can also talk about the youth of a particular period. ...the youth of today. When youth has either of these meanings, it is a plural noun. You use a plural form of a verb with it. The youth of the country are too often uncouth, unfit, and uncivilised. The youth of the Nineties are seeing splits and social divisions opening up before them. |
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