juveniles

英 [ˈdʒuːvɪnaɪlz]

美 [ˈdʒuvənəlz]

n.  少年
juvenile的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 少年
  Ajuvenileis a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
  1. 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
  Juvenileactivity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.
  1. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
     青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
  2. ...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 asjuvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.
  1. 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。
• 幼仔；幼兽;雏鸟
  Young animals are sometimes referred to asjuveniles.

双语例句

• The Law on the Protection of Juveniles forbids infanticide; however, there was evidence that the practice continued.
  该法关于保护未成年人禁止女婴，但有证据表明，这种做法继续下去。
• Under certain circumstances, youthful offenders can be tried either as juveniles or as adults.
  在某些情况下，青少年罪犯可以被当作青少年也可被当作成年人加以惩罚。
• Juveniles convicted of criminal offenses are sent to reformatories.
  犯了罪的青少年都被送去改造。
• Juveniles, or people under the age of eighteen, are usually tried in a juvenile court for misdemeanor offenses.
  未成年人或者十八周岁以下的人，所犯的罪行为轻罪通常在少年法庭接受审判。
• Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults?
  你对暴力犯罪的惩罚对于青少年和成人应一样吗？
• How many juveniles become repeat offenders?
  有多少青少年成为屡次犯罪的违法者？
• THE United States has far more juveniles serving life terms than any other country& 2387.
  美国已远远少年在职生活条件比任何其他国家都-2387。
• The United States has defended its policy of detaining juveniles in prisons in Iraq, and Afghanistan.
  美国为在伊拉克和阿富汗境内关押青少年的政策辩护。
• Many juveniles in the United States were arrested and held in reformatory for shooting on campus.
  在美国，许多少年因在校园开枪伤人而被逮捕并关进少年管教所。
• 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。