简单释义：

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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

变形：

复数：adults  

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完整释义：

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n.

1.成人,大人
2.长成体

adj.

1.成年的
2.成熟的;理智的
3.成人的;儿童不宜的
4.成熟的

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例句：

1. They were less than half as likely to come from an impoverished family as an average adult man from the general population.
   他们出身于贫困家庭的几率比一般男性少一半。

2. Her uterus was as large as that of a normal adult menstruating woman.
   她的子宫是大是一个正常成人经期妇女。

3. If you scaled a five-year-old up to be six-and-a-half feet tall, the giant child would lope along just like a similarly sized adult.
   如果你把一个5岁的小孩放大到6.5英尺高，这个大小孩走起来就和这个体型的成年人一样。

4. Description : Another example of a fine long term adult-child friendship fostered by eco village life.
   描述：一个被生态生活熏陶出来的成人——孩子友谊友好长存例子。

5. This was a typical way for me to think about my family for most of my adult life, before I moved here to CTTB.
   在搬到圣城之前，这是一个我成年后最主要考虑到我的家人的典型方式。

6. Before she left Guam , she told me that she was so happy for how I turned out as an adult, and that touched me.
   在她离开关岛之前，她告诉我她很开心见到我长成人了，那句话非常地感动了我。

7. They had set out to determine what effects commuting time might have on the psychological health of adult males and females.
   他们便希望了解通勤时间对于成年男性和女性的心理健康会有什么影响。

8. The committee, called the Adult Treatment Panel, is expected to put out a draft proposal in about a year.
   该委员会被成为成人治疗小组，预计将在大约一年内起草一份提议。