(单词翻译:单击)
adult
One who has attained maturity or legal age.
Biology. A fully grown, mature organism
Fully developed and mature.
Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.
Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic
adj. 成年的;成熟的
n. 成年人
adolescent esce+ent=escent -esce 表开始或正在进行
Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence. See Synonyms at young.
Characteristic of adolescence; immature: an adolescent sense of humor
A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager.
adj. 青春期的;未成熟的
n. (尤指16岁以下的)青少年,青春期的男女
coalesce
To grow together; fuse.
To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders
vi. 合并;结合;联合
vt. 使…联合;使…合并
例句:
The edges of the cut coalesced.
伤口愈合了。
Their views coalesced to form a coherent policy.
他们的各种观点已统一为一致的政策。
coalition
An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations.
A combination into one body; a union.
n. 联合;结合,合并;(政党、国家等)临时结成的联盟
例句:
During the war Britain was ruled by a coalition.
大战期间英国由联合政府主政。
prolific -ficus [-fic] 拉丁语 -ficus [后缀,表“…的”]
Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile.
Producing abundant works or results: a prolific artist. See Synonyms at fertile.
adj.大量繁殖的,多育的;富于创造力的;作品(或成果)丰富的;丰富的;富饶的
例句:
The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.
这个文件的最后几页错误很多。
proliferate fer拿;带 prefer offer
To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
To cause to grow or increase rapidly
vi. 增殖;扩散;激增
vt. 使激增
例句:
During the 1990's, computer companies proliferated.
20世纪90年代电脑公司的数量激增。