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

• 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。
• 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。
• Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood
  除了体弱多病外，她的童年特别幸福。
• My father told me a good story of his childhood.
  爸爸给我讲了一个他小时候的趣事。
• His sense of guilt had its roots in his childhood loss of his younger sister
  他的负疚感源于他在童年失去了妹妹。
• Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and manhood.
  青春期是儿童和成人阶段的过渡时期。
• 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。
• The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas.
  这位精神病学家将她的一些问题成功地追溯到她童年时代遭受的严重创伤。
• Since childhood, I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong
  从童年起，我就把自己的父母当作偶像崇拜，觉得他们做的一切都是对的。
• The sight recalled the days of childhood to me.
  那情景使我回忆起童年。