| 单词 | childhood |
| 释义 | childhood (tʃaɪldhʊd ) Word forms: childhoods variable noun [oft poss NOUN, NOUN noun] B1+ A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child. She had a happy childhood. He was remembering a story heard in childhood. ...childhood illnesses. Synonyms: youth, minority, infancy, schooldays Quotations: Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that isChildhood is the Kingdom where Nobody Dies One of the great pleasures of childhood is found in the mysteries which it hides from the skepticism of the elders, and works up into small mythologies of its ownThe Poet at the Breakfast-Table Collocations: abusive childhood Theirs was a tough, abusive childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It dulled the pain of my abusive childhood and made up for not being loved. The Sun (2015) It's not clear that there is a relationship between childhood experiences and adult experiences, unless you have a terribly abusive childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This includes a focus on early childhood development, supporting the daily operations of créches. ST I hold two portfolios: head of unit for early childhood development, and skills development facilitator. ST In the second category are organizations working against poverty by focusing on early childhood development, character values, skills, aspirations, and the development of mature leadership. Christianity Today The idea was to chart the lives of 25 youngsters until they reached their 20th birthdays to increase understanding of childhood development. Times,Sunday Times Her reminiscences came as she gave her first podcast interview, talking about her experience of motherhood and her belief in the importance of early childhood development. Times,Sunday Times They can both cause the childhood disease of roseola. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They bond over a shared history of severe childhood disease and isolating hospitalizations, and over time develop an intense friendship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Prior to widespread vaccination programs, it was a common childhood disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to a childhood disease he had almost no vision in his right eye. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her childhood dream was to become an astronaut. Times, Sunday Times Not least because it's so archetypal - the perennial underdog overcoming all obstacles to fulfil a childhood dream. Times, Sunday Times For some people it was a childhood dream, or they had family members way back who worked on the railways. Times, Sunday Times I bought it five years ago - it was a childhood dream to own one. Times, Sunday Times Well, 25 years on, the childhood dream has become a reality, my friends. The Sun More personal and dramatic still, his childhood experience of the plague also has its place in this biography. Times, Sunday Times Does this reflect her own childhood experience? Times, Sunday Times Personality clearly plays its part - optimists recover more quickly than pessimists - and later childhood experience can build up emotional muscle. Times, Sunday Times Yet surely that sort of formative childhood experience leaves a lifelong mark? Times, Sunday Times His only childhood experience of theatre was a visit to the pantomime when he was small. Times, Sunday Times He had a childhood fascination with animals and often went out on his bike to collect fossils. Times, Sunday Times He was also known to have a childhood fascination with snakes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After leaving school aged 12, he became a farmhand, but had developed a childhood fascination with steam engines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It reminded him of his childhood fascination with mechanics and weaponry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had a childhood fascination with mass media: movies, television, magazines, and comic books, which continue to influence his art. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's in no state to say goodbye to his childhood friend. Times, Sunday Times One day a childhood friend finds him asleep on a street bench. The Times Literary Supplement We were talking just outside the main gate to the refinery, where we had come to pick up his childhood friend. Times, Sunday Times She recalls the childhood friend, with whom she used to walk to school. Times, Sunday Times Then, talking alone afterwards, they discovered a mutual childhood friend. Times, Sunday Times Over the years, their relationship slowly evolves from a simple and seemingly innocent childhood friendship into a much more sinister mixture of obsession and manipulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The kindness, respect, and gentle aspects of childhood friendship are emphasized as the friends explore and discover the world around them with their colorful adventures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Childhood friendship plays an important role in the story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They agree to keep their childhood friendship a secret from the other club members and treat each other as they always have. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their childhood friendship blossoms into love as they grow up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other aspects of his childhood haunt this book. Times, Sunday Times With an income from the lucrative after-dinner speech circuit and policy advice, they can well afford to keep up their own childhood haunts. Times, Sunday Times Despite professional success, the demons born of his difficult childhood haunted him for many years. Times, Sunday Times These childhood haunts were, for both writers, places of profound loss. The Times Literary Supplement To say that he was my childhood hero would be an understatement. Times, Sunday Times I don't know how he found out that he had been my childhood hero, but he did. Times, Sunday Times It was this childhood hero. Times, Sunday Times His thoughts, instead, turned to his childhood hero. Times, Sunday Times It sounded like a description of a childhood hero, not a near equal. Times, Sunday Times There are deaths of certain public figures that reverberate with uncommon impact and poignancy, especially the loss of a childhood idol. Times,Sunday Times He was my childhood idol. The Sun His progress as a player was such that he soon became a member of the first team alongside some of his childhood idols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 True, this can make your cheeks red - hence the name - but it's a childhood illness caused by a virus and lasts only a few days. The Sun Childhood illness prevented him from going to school, and he was educated privately. Times, Sunday Times But this was not like a childhood illness - there was no penicillin to administer. Times, Sunday Times The childhood illness, osteomyelitis, left her with bowed legs that restricted her mobility, but her baseline game was renowned for its elegance. Times, Sunday Times Her childhood illness ruled her out of any athletic pursuits. Times, Sunday Times The current epidemic of childhood obesity is thought to be partly a product of declining physical activity. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005) His recipe books are bestsellers and he is lauded for his work in tackling childhood obesity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Successive governments have had their heads in the sand over childhood obesity. The Sun (2013) The coalition has been complacent about childhood obesity. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Footballers have joined in the fight against childhood obesity by contributing healthy recipes to a new cookbook. Times, Sunday Times (2008) As two characters are trying to sleep together, one trips, falls, and ends up with a childhood toy stuck into a truly unfortunate spot. Christianity Today Dubbed 'pogo sticks on steroids', the latest versions of the childhood toy are so powerful they can boing a 14st person up to 6 ft in the air. Times, Sunday Times Only a fifth would grab photos and childhood toys. The Sun Everyone remembers their childhood toys. Times, Sunday Times They were his childhood toys. Times, Sunday Times Childhood vaccination rates have fallen, storing up future problems. Times,Sunday Times His boundless optimism and immunity to self-doubt belie the fact that he contracted polio through a childhood vaccination and has had a withered leg ever since. Times, Sunday Times Today, the incidence of measles has fallen to less than 1% of people under the age of 30 in countries with routine childhood vaccination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some anthroposophic doctors oppose childhood vaccination, and this has led to unnecessary outbreaks of disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Uptake of all 13 key childhood vaccinations fell for the first time this year. The Sun They somewhat favor allowing parents to decide what to do about childhood vaccines. Christianity Today They also argued that if this happened, the vaccine manufacturers might be discouraged from manufacturing childhood vaccines, which might lead to more frequent vaccine shortages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This, some vaccine supporters argued, might have serious adverse public health effects by discouraging vaccine manufacturers from producing more childhood vaccines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was critical of complementary and alternative medicine and those who oppose childhood vaccines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pecking orders are established in early childhood and, try as you might, it's quite hard to get away from them; ditto the parcelling-off of talents. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She was my very early childhood sweetheart. Times, Sunday Times (2010) My own early childhood I had the kind of childhood destined to drain the confidence out of any man, woman or beast. 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman (1989) Their rapport influenced the whole atmosphere around them, and for that reason my early childhood was calm, untroubled and very happy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Colin singles out one incident from his early childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It was not a happy childhood, although he never elaborated on the reasons why. Times,Sunday Times It was a privileged but not always happy childhood. Times, Sunday Times They say the base notes of pineapple, mango and leafy greens prompt happy childhood memories and other ingredients trigger good feelings. The Sun If you're thinking about moving the family to the country to give your offspring a happy childhood, don't fool yourself: it's really for you. Times, Sunday Times It was, he says, 'an incredibly happy childhood, incredibly happy'. Times, Sunday Times We not only thrived; we had the most idyllic childhood I can imagine. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Mum had an idyllic childhood herself and did her best, against all the odds, to provide that for us. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It was an idyllic childhood in many ways though his route to the top was through hard work and determination, not privilege. Times, Sunday Times (2012) None of them enjoy anything that could be described as an innocent childhood. Times, Sunday Times It was also a landmine that blew up anything left of an innocent childhood, and the shrapnel exploded far into the future. Christianity Today Here's another innocent childhood treat, robbed of its innocence. Times, Sunday Times Playing together, they fell into an innocent childhood love and promised to love each other forever and get married one day, when they were grown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the years, their relationship slowly evolves from a simple and seemingly innocent childhood friendship into a much more sinister mixture of obsession and manipulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spoke frankly about his cossetted, lonely childhood in a palatial home, where he saw few friends. Times, Sunday Times It's a delusion that may have been fostered by a lonely childhood. Times, Sunday Times But it was a lonely childhood. Times, Sunday Times He plays some records from his lonely childhood here. Times, Sunday Times He had brothers and sisters, but he had a rather lonely childhood, which made him fiercely independent. Times, Sunday Times She broke down as she shared the shocking details of her lost childhood. The Sun The hint of a lost childhood was too strong to ignore. Times, Sunday Times Is this a lament for lost childhood or something creepier? Times, Sunday Times These are the artefacts of that lost childhood. Times, Sunday Times It was a rediscovery of a lost childhood. Times, Sunday Times You probably struggled with marriage because of the legacy of your miserable childhood. The Sun She ate for comfort during a miserable childhood. The Sun His miserable childhood isn't any excuse for treating you like a prisoner. The Sun Don't flash your miserable childhood at me. Christianity Today It was a miserable childhood. Times, Sunday Times For him it was a happy, normal childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Mine was not a normal childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2008) These books force you to think hard about what constitutes a normal childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2007) These problems caused her to begin brooding over painful childhood memories and failed relationships. The Sun But they could not escape their painful childhood, as they continued to draw crowds wherever they went. The Sun The visits of the young architect to the hospital revive the deep wounds of his painful childhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These voices represent different parts of her personality which help her extract a painful childhood memory she has kept suppressed for many years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was one of seven siblings to survive childhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But if an individual survived childhood, at 15 his or her average additional life expectancy would have been 45 years. Times, Sunday Times He was one of 21 siblings, but only five survived childhood, and he liked to say that he was the first of them to wear shoes. Times, Sunday Times There were five sons, only two of whom survived childhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Together they had two sons who survived childhood, and a stillborn son in 1866. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps she had had a troubled childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Is a troubled childhood any excuse for cheating? The Sun (2013) He feels a troubled childhood sabotaged any chance of making long-term relationships work. The Sun (2014) I had a very unhappy childhood and struggled with fear and low self-esteem. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Children sense strained relationships, causing unhappy childhoods. The Sun (2009) A victim of an unhappy childhood, he turned to his pets for comfort. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 童年 Japanese: 子供時代 |
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