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单词 teen
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Definition of teen in English:

teen

adjectivetiːntin
informal
  • attributive Relating to teenagers.

    a teen idol
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet the idea that teen angst is unavoidable is pervasive in our culture.
    • The story is crammed full of drama, awkward teen romance, and more than a little comedy.
    • This, combined with more spending power, saw the emergence of teen idols of which Frank was one of the first.
    • In contrast the most common age at initiation now is the early teen years.
    • They wanted me on the cover of teen magazines, and it didn't feel right to me.
    • British television has traditionally had a simple approach to teen drama.
    • Despite his better mood, he did feel nostalgic for his early teen years.
    • So most people don't want to see art films nor do they want to see generic teen comedies or spy thrillers.
    • She finally accepted his ambiguity as normal teen behaviour and she moved on.
    • This makes the distinction between teen culture and biological growth even more necessary.
    • I played this song constantly in my early teen years during one of my earlier depressive episodes.
    • Now you can't move for former teen idols reconfiguring themselves for an adult audience.
    • Only one movie at a time could be played there, and this one was a new teen movie.
    • He's spent those years educating us on various topics ranging from teen pregnancy to obesity.
    • If these are complex times for teenagers, they're fascinating for teen pop.
    • Yet the unintended result was to provide the perfect soundtrack for white teen rebellion.
    • There is a dearth of research on general perceived self-efficacy relative to teen pregnancy.
    • Two valiant teenagers have spoken out in support of teen shelters amid worries from residents.
    • The reason for this is that among the working class there is increased teen pregnancy and a tradition of marrying young.
    • She holds pretty strong views on subjects such as politics, teen issues and the world economy.
nountiːntin
informal
  • A teenager.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If a teen is repeatedly threatening to end his or her life he may mean it.
    • Such meetings also give you the necessary knowledge to talk to your teen about what goes on at school.
    • Teaching your teen to drive will take planning, patience, and time.
    • There is no magic formula for parenting teens but parents need to talk and listen to their children.
    • The black-haired teen was glad now that she had saved up so much money.
    • Today's teens have more opportunities for taking dangerous risks than ever before.
    • Mike asked the teen's parents if he could take the boy to the Air Force base for lunch.
    • The teen gave the evidence to police, who arrested a suspect the next day.
    • The black-haired teen looked behind her in horror as she saw her father emerge from the house.
    • Finally, support of family and love will greatly help pregnant teens.
    • Courses in parenting teens and toddlers are starting in May.
    • I also think that there needs to be a level of open communication with the parents of the teen.
    • The teen has run away from care several times and has also spent time in psychiatric hospitals.
    • Teens especially don't want to stand out or seem different because they're sick.
    • He was the one that had been in the lead before the black-haired teen had passed him.
    • As a teen, she lived briefly in a foster home, but is now on good terms with her parents.
    • Twenty percent of today's teens have at least one immigrant parent.
    • The teen was also charged with one count of indecent assault of another boy.
    • Parents have a wide range of reactions when they find out their teen is having a baby.
    • You write that troubled teens become jaded and often distrustful of adults and authority.

Origin

Early 19th century (as a noun): abbreviation. The adjective dates from the 1940s.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean
 
 

Definition of teen in US English:

teen

adjectivetintēn
informal
  • attributive Relating to teenagers.

    a teen idol
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So most people don't want to see art films nor do they want to see generic teen comedies or spy thrillers.
    • Only one movie at a time could be played there, and this one was a new teen movie.
    • Yet the unintended result was to provide the perfect soundtrack for white teen rebellion.
    • British television has traditionally had a simple approach to teen drama.
    • The reason for this is that among the working class there is increased teen pregnancy and a tradition of marrying young.
    • This makes the distinction between teen culture and biological growth even more necessary.
    • Now you can't move for former teen idols reconfiguring themselves for an adult audience.
    • In contrast the most common age at initiation now is the early teen years.
    • Yet the idea that teen angst is unavoidable is pervasive in our culture.
    • If these are complex times for teenagers, they're fascinating for teen pop.
    • Two valiant teenagers have spoken out in support of teen shelters amid worries from residents.
    • They wanted me on the cover of teen magazines, and it didn't feel right to me.
    • She holds pretty strong views on subjects such as politics, teen issues and the world economy.
    • The story is crammed full of drama, awkward teen romance, and more than a little comedy.
    • This, combined with more spending power, saw the emergence of teen idols of which Frank was one of the first.
    • There is a dearth of research on general perceived self-efficacy relative to teen pregnancy.
    • I played this song constantly in my early teen years during one of my earlier depressive episodes.
    • Despite his better mood, he did feel nostalgic for his early teen years.
    • She finally accepted his ambiguity as normal teen behaviour and she moved on.
    • He's spent those years educating us on various topics ranging from teen pregnancy to obesity.
nountintēn
informal
  • A teenager.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You write that troubled teens become jaded and often distrustful of adults and authority.
    • Courses in parenting teens and toddlers are starting in May.
    • I also think that there needs to be a level of open communication with the parents of the teen.
    • The black-haired teen looked behind her in horror as she saw her father emerge from the house.
    • Twenty percent of today's teens have at least one immigrant parent.
    • Mike asked the teen's parents if he could take the boy to the Air Force base for lunch.
    • Such meetings also give you the necessary knowledge to talk to your teen about what goes on at school.
    • As a teen, she lived briefly in a foster home, but is now on good terms with her parents.
    • The teen gave the evidence to police, who arrested a suspect the next day.
    • Parents have a wide range of reactions when they find out their teen is having a baby.
    • The black-haired teen was glad now that she had saved up so much money.
    • Teaching your teen to drive will take planning, patience, and time.
    • There is no magic formula for parenting teens but parents need to talk and listen to their children.
    • He was the one that had been in the lead before the black-haired teen had passed him.
    • The teen was also charged with one count of indecent assault of another boy.
    • The teen has run away from care several times and has also spent time in psychiatric hospitals.
    • Finally, support of family and love will greatly help pregnant teens.
    • If a teen is repeatedly threatening to end his or her life he may mean it.
    • Today's teens have more opportunities for taking dangerous risks than ever before.
    • Teens especially don't want to stand out or seem different because they're sick.

Origin

Early 19th century (as a noun): abbreviation. The adjective dates from the 1940s.

 
 
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