用作定语
▲~+n.
It was nothing like her adolescent crushes.这根本不同于她当年情窦初开时的恋情。
The adolescent crisis is most important.青春期易出现的问题是非常重要的。
用作表语
▲S+be+~
His taste is a bit adolescent.他的兴趣还不很稳定。
Her remarks about the subject struck me as being adolescent and ill-judged.我感到她对这个问题发表的意见既幼稚又轻率。
学习参考
adolescent还可用作名词,意思是“青少年”。例如:
The audience were mostly adolescents.听众几乎都是年轻人。