adults

英 [ˈædʌlts]

美 [əˈdʌlts]

n. (法律上指能为自己的行为负责的)成年人; 成年动物
adult的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （法律意义上的）成年人
Anadultis a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
1. Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
  当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
2. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
  14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。
N-COUNT 成年动物
Anadultis a fully developed animal.
1. ...a pair of adult birds.
  一对成年鸟
ADJ 成年的；属于成人的
Adultmeans relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
1. I've lived most of my adult life in London.
  我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。
ADJ-GRADED 成熟的；老成的
If you say that someone isadultabout something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.
1. We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
  在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。
2. ...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
  平静对待出现的性征
ADJ （涉及性内容的电影或书籍）仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books asadultwhen they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
1. ...an adult movie.
  成人电影

One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults
一条规则明确规定，见习驾驶员必须有成人的监督。
What consenting adults do in private is their own business.
已达承诺年龄的成年人私下进行的活动是他们自己的事。
We now have a community where kids and adults can go to the park unmolested.
在我们现在的社区，大人小孩都可以随意进出公园。
Those children want to be level with adults.
那些孩子要与大人们平起平坐。
Most adults are immune to Rubella.
大多数成人对风疹具有免疫力。
Babies lose heat much faster than adults
婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。
Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
Babies lose heat much faster than adults, and are especially vulnerable to the cold in their first month.
婴儿散热比成年人快得多，在出生后的头一个月特别容易感冒。
There's easily enough room for two adults and three children, plus a dog in the boot
能宽宽松松容下两个大人、三个孩子，而且后备箱里还可以放只狗。
Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story
一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。