grown-up
grown-up
英[ˌɡrəʊn ˈʌp , ˈɡrəʊn ʌp]美[ˌɡroʊn ˈʌp , ˈɡroʊn ʌp]
adj.成年的，成人的，成熟的，适合于成人的；
例句
The boy has grown out of these toys.这个男孩已长大了, 不再需要这些玩具了。
The boy has grown out of his clothes.这孩子已长大, 自己的衣服都穿不了了。
The grown-ups will sit at one table and the children at another.大人坐一桌,孩子坐另一桌。
He read grown-up books at an early age.他小小年纪就看大人看的书。
Susie is very grown-up for her age.相对她的年龄来说苏西非常成熟。
She has a grown-up daughter who lives abroad.她有一个已经长大成人的女儿,在海外生活。
He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.他觉得长大了,便自以为了不起。
He has two grown-up children.他有两个已成年的孩子。
The little boy has grown; he comes up to my waist now!这个小男孩长高了, 他现在到我的腰际!
He had grown unused to this sort of attention.他已经开始不习惯这样的关注。
同义词解析
以下这些形容词均有"成年的，成熟的" 的意思
adult ：一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。
grown-up ：多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。
mature ：用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。
英语四级真题
In some cases, schools should help children find new, more grown-up ways of doing the same things that are constant sources of joy: making art, making friends, making decisions.
2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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（用作儿语）成年人，大人
A grown-up is an adult; used by or to children.
例句
Jan was almost a grown-up...简都快是个大人了。Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.告诉孩子们，如果被人欺负就告诉大人。ADJ
成熟的；成年的；长大的
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
例句
I have grown-up children who're doing well.我的几个孩子已经长大成人并且事业有成。ADJ-GRADED
似成人的；成熟的
If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child.
例句
She's very grown-up.她表现得很像个大人。ADJ-GRADED
适于成人的；成人的
Grown-up things seem suitable for or typical of adults.
例句
Her songs tackle grown-up subjects...她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。She talked in a grown-up manner.她说起话来像个大人。英汉词典释义
adj.
成熟的;成人的
He has two grown-up children.他有两个已成年的孩子。He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.他觉得长大了,便自以为了不起。She has a grown-up daughter who lives abroad.她有一个已经长大成人的女儿,在海外生活。Susie is very grown-up for her age.相对她的年龄来说苏西非常成熟。适合于成人的;似成人的;理智的
He read grown-up books at an early age.他小小年纪就看大人看的书。n.
成年人
The grown-ups will sit at one table and the children at another.大人坐一桌,孩子坐另一桌。行业词典
法律： 成年人；
