adult
US:/ˈædʌlt/
UK:/ˈædʌlt/
n.:
成人；长成体
adj.:
成年的；成熟的；理智的；成人的
网络:
成年人；大人；成虫
Word forms: (复数) adults
Examples
1.
(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly.
（指鸟）完全长好了成熟的羽毛；准备飞翔。
2.
Not long ago, my now-adult daughter called from New York to let me know about a medical scare she was facing.
前不久，已经长大成人的女儿从纽约给我打电话，告诉我她正面临的医疗危机。
3.
"Deutsche Bank does not approve of any adult entertainments and such expenditures will not be reimbursed, " the memo said.
该备忘录称：“德意志银行不会批准任何成人娱乐，这类费用不会报销。”
4.
Lately, I've found that this transcendent reading experience I so crave seems to occur more often with young-adult novels.
最近，好像当我在阅读青少年小说时，这种让我入迷的超常的阅读经验发生得更频繁。
5.
Conclusion: CT appearance of the neonatal brain is obviously different from that of the adult.
结论：新生儿颅脑正常CT表现与成人明显不同。
6.
He is a budding young adult, and one of your responsibilities is to prepare him for the adult world.
你的责任之一就是预备他来进入成人的世界。
7.
The decision to try the children in an adult court was heavily criticised by children's campaigners.
在成人法庭定罪孩童，这被一些儿童活动家强烈谴责。
8.
Jean is an intelligent, responsible adult, but she still refuses to believe that smoking had anything to do with her heart attack.
琼是一个有头脑、有责任感的成年人，但她却仍然拒绝相信吸烟与她的心脏病发作有任何关系。
9.
The child prodigy, it was thought, turned out to be a neurotic adult.
大家认为神童到最后长大成人将会是一个有精神疾病的人。
10.
As a teacher, she knew my education would be pivotal for me if I was to have an independent adult life.
作为教师，她知道我的教育关键是促使我成为一个独立的成年人。