adolescent

[US]/ˌædəˈlesnt/
[UK]/ˌædəˈlesnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to the period of youth, relating to teenagers
n. a young person in the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.

Phrases & Collocations

adolescent psychology

adolescent health

Example Sentences

The adolescent life is most important.

my fevered adolescent imagination.

adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors.

The adolescent period is one's best time.

a slightly adolescent, indulgent account of a love affair.

she met his moody adolescent brother.

adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance.

he was showing off, as is the way with adolescent boys.

a gangling adolescent transformed into a handsome adult;

She was transformed from a lanky adolescent into a willowy young woman.

Triplane fracture of distal tibal epiphysis in adolescents is a relatively rare but recently well recognized entiy.

Methods controlling exercise loadwith treadmill, the quantity of NO in blood of 48 adolescents is determined respectivelywhen they are in rest,Submaximum load and maximum load.

Results Murder cases of schizophrenics often took place to adolescent and postadolescent and lowincome crowd.Men did significant more than women did.Their degree of culture were low.

Real-world Examples

So an adolescent might be responsible for adolescent behaviour in his or her adolescence.

Source: 6 Minute English

Twenty-five is when they stop being an adolescent.

Source: 6 Minute English

They've graduated 19 adolescents in the last year and a half.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

Grasswood Soccer has reached out to 13 million adolescents across the world.

Source: The Era Model of Bill Gates

Compared with the adults, the adolescents failed miserably.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 4 (All 60 lessons)

In 2018, 98 percent of adolescents in South Korea used a smartphone.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

Every 10 minutes, an adolescent girl dies of violence.

Source: VOA Special December 2016 Collection

What do adolescents respect in parents?

Source: New Concept English. American Version. Book Four (Translation)

It's like an adolescent girl conveyor belt in here.

Source: S03

Marion Roche is a specialist on adolescent health at Nutrition International.

Source: VOA Special July 2018 Collection

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