childhood

英 [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]

美 [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]

n.  童年; 幼年; 孩童时期

复数：childhoods　

高考CET4考研医学

Collins.3 / BNC.2746 / COCA.2107

习惯用语

n.

a/sb's second childhood
• 老小孩时期；行为像小孩的晚年时期
  a time in the life of an adult person when they behave like a child again

牛津词典

noun

• 童年；幼年；孩童时期
  the period of sb's life when they are a child
  1. childhood, adolescence and adulthood
     童年、青少年及成年
  2. in early childhood
     在婴幼儿时期
  3. childhood memories/experiences
     童年的回忆 / 经历
  4. She had a happy childhood.
     她有一个幸福的童年。
  5. childhood cancer
     儿童癌症

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 童年;幼年时代
  A person'schildhoodis the period of their life when they are a child.
  1. She had a happy childhood...
     她曾有过一个幸福的童年。
  2. He was remembering a story heard in childhood.
     他在回忆儿时听过的一个故事。
  3. ...childhood illnesses.
     儿童疾病

英英释义

noun

• the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  Synonym:puerility
• the time of person's life when they are a child

双语例句

• When I ask Nick about his childhood, he remembers a parade of babysitters.
  我问到尼克的童年生活时，他记起了一个又一个保姆。
• His favourite childhood pursuits were sailing, swimming and cycling.
  儿时他最大的爱好是帆船运动、游泳和骑自行车。
• My mother, who had a sheltered upbringing, has fantastic memories of childhood.
  我妈妈在呵护下长大，对童年有着非常美好的回忆。
• Visiting Angkor was the fulfilment of a childhood dream.
  游览吴哥实现了孩提时的一个梦想。
• He wore leg braces after polio in childhood
  他幼时得过小儿麻痹症后双腿安上了支架。
• I married Shurla, my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool.
  我在利物浦和我青梅竹马的恋人舒拉结婚了。
• The daughter of a railway engineer, she at first had a somewhat nomadic childhood.
  作为一个铁路工程师的女儿，她最初的童年生活有些漂泊不定。
• Their lives are a far cry from his own poor childhood.
  他们的生活与他那贫苦的童年生活相比大相径庭。
• She had made their childhood so joyous and carefree.
  她使他们的童年充满欢乐，无忧无虑。
• The sight recalled the days of childhood to me.
  那情景使我回忆起童年。