grown-up
noun countable UK [ˈgrəʊn.ʌp] US [ˈgroʊn-]
ADVANCED
■an adult, used especially when talking to children （尤指用于对儿童说话时）大人，成年人•Ask a grown-up to cut the shape out for you.请大人来替你剪出这个形状。
adjective UK [ˌgrəʊnˈʌp] US [ˌgroʊn-]
ADVANCED
■If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they are an adult or that they behave in a responsible way 成年的，成熟的•She has two grown-up children who work in the family business.她有两个孩子，都已长大成人，在他们的家族企业工作。 •He seems very grown-up for a ten-year-old.做为一个十岁的小朋友，他看上去很成熟。 •This book is a bit too grown-up for you (= you are too young to understand this book).这本书对你这个年龄的孩子来说有点困难了。 |