young作名词，幼兽;幼崽;幼禽

The young of an animal are its babies.

动物的幼崽就是动物的小宝宝。

说明，young 这个名词本身就是一个复数名词。

Cats sometimes have four or five young at a birth.

猫有时一胎生四五个幼崽。

After the young hatch, the male departs.

当幼崽孵化后，雄性会离开。

The hen may not be able to feed its young.

雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。


Some animals quickly desert their young.

有些动物很快就不管它们的幼仔了。

另外，可以作名词，（统称）年轻人，青年人

young people considered as a group

It's a movie that will appeal to the young.

这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。

It's a book for young and old alike .

这本书老少咸宜。


The young in our society need care and protection.

我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。

I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.

比尔∙克林顿年轻的时候，我在牛津见过他。

the younger Kennedy

年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪

William Pitt the younger

小威廉∙皮特

There was social intercourse between the old and the young.

老年人与年轻人之间有社会交往。

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youth[juːθ] n.青年时期(尤指成年以前);年轻;青春;朝气;青年男子;小伙子

注意：当时统称青年男女整体的时候不能与数量词连用，是复数名词，即 the youth是个复数形式，用法同people,police。

The youth of the country are ready to fight.

这个国家的青年都准备好去战斗。

He represents the opinions of the youth of today.

他代表着当今年轻人的看法。

youth当指个体时，有单复数之分, youths（现在几乎专指年轻的男性，尤用于报纸上，常含贬义）

a youth 一个青年人

ten youths 十个青年人

...gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops.

打碎玻璃橱窗抢劫商店的成群的年轻人


She has lost ( in) love of the beautiful youth.

她失去了那个美貌青年的爱。

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As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching

他年轻时就表现出教书的天赋。

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The horse reared, throwing its rider and knocking down a youthstanding beside it.

那匹马尥了个蹶子，把骑手掀下马，还撞倒了旁边站着的一个小伙子。

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The street fight was started by a gang of youths.


这场街头打斗是由一伙少年挑起来的。


There are groups of youths playing basketball over there.


成群的小伙子正在那里打篮球。


The youth of the country are being ignored by their leaders.


该国的青年没有受到领导人的重视。


The government calls on the youth to donate their blood voluntarily.


政府号召青年义务献血。