juveniles是什么意思？

juveniles

英['dʒu:vɪnaɪlz] 美['dʒuvɪnaɪlz]

• n. 青少年( juvenile的名词复数 )，扮演少年角色的演员，未成年人；

例句

• The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years. 总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。
• With juveniles under eighteen, there's little we can do. We can't keep them in custody. They just laugh in your face. 对18岁以下的青少年，我们几乎无计可施。我们不能拘留他们。他们只会公然嘲笑你。
• Magistrates will be able to attach conditions when juveniles are remanded. 地方法官将可以在少年犯送押时提出附加条件。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  少年
  A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  例句
  The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years. 总人口中少年所占比例在过去10年中下降了1/5。
• ADJ
  少年的；未成年的
  Juvenile activity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  例句
  Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate. 青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。 ...a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders. 将青少年惯犯关入监狱的计划
• ADJ-GRADED
  （行为）幼稚的，不成熟的，孩子气的
  If you describe someone's behaviour as juvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  例句
  He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile. 他是个典型的男人，年龄越大越孩子气。
• N-COUNT
  幼仔；幼兽;雏鸟
  Young animals are sometimes referred to as juveniles .