teens

noun
🔊/tiːnz/
🔊/tiːnz/
[plural]
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  1. the years of a person’s life when they are between 13 and 19 years old十几岁(13 至 19 岁之间)
    • in your teens She began writing poetry in her teens.她从十几岁开始写诗。🔊🔊
    • to be in your early/late teens现年十三四/十八九岁
    Extra Examples
    • He didn't want to share a room with his brother once he reached his teens.他一到十几岁就不想与他弟弟共住一个房间了。
    • His parents divorced during his teens.他父母在他十几岁时离婚了。
    • She's had skin problems since her teens.她从十几岁起皮肤就有问题。
    • An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.一名目击者描述,一个男孩穿着深色夹克,年龄在15至19岁左右。
    Topics Life stagesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • late
    verb + teens
    • reach
    preposition
    • during your teens
    • in your teens
    • since your teens
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen.