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adulthood

noun
🔊/ˈædʌlthʊd/, 🔊/əˈdʌlthʊd/
🔊/əˈdʌlthʊd/, 🔊/ˈædʌlthʊd/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the state of being an adult成年
    • a child reaching adulthood已成年的孩子
    Extra Examples
    • Her childhood problems persisted into adulthood.她儿时的问题一直持续到了成年。
    • His problems began in early adulthood.他刚刚成年就有了麻烦。
    • a step towards adulthood向着成年迈出的一步
    • children who lose their parents before reaching adulthood未成年就失去双亲的孩子
    Topics Life stagesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • young
    verb + adulthood
    • attain
    • reach
    • make it to
    • …
    preposition
    • during adulthood
    • in adulthood
    • into adulthood
    • …
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