西瓜单词

grown-up是什么意思

grown-up

英 ['ɡrəun'ʌp] 美 ['ɡrəun'ʌp]

grown-up (adj.): "mature," late 14c., past participle adjective from grow up. The noun meaning "adult person" is from 1813, short for grown-up person, etc.

1. After sixteen years of marriage they have grown bored with each other.

结婚16年后，他们已经渐渐彼此厌倦了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.: 这家俱乐部在过去20年间知名度大增。

3. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?: 为什么成年人总是那么一本正经，对好点子反应那么迟缓呢？

4. Enormous acreages of soya beans are grown in the United States.: 美国种植着大片的大豆。

5. Social scientists have grown extremely unwilling to make value judgments about cultures.: 社会科学家们已经变得十分不愿意对文化作出价值判断。