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

• From childhood on, she'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference
  从孩提时代起，她就有了一个行动计划，而且是个不容他人干预的计划。
• 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。
• These cookies seem to recapture all the textures and flavors we remember from childhood.
  这些饼干似乎重新唤回了我们记忆中童年时代的那种口感和味道。
• The writer constructed the story from memories of her childhood.
  作者根据她自己童年的回忆构思了这个故事。
• I was overwhelmed with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.
  我内心充满着对纯真的童年时光的怀念。
• Her childhood passion for collecting has not dimmed, but now she is more discerning.
  她孩提时培养起的对收藏的痴迷丝毫未减，现在只是变得更有眼力了。
• Visiting Angkor was the fulfilment of a childhood dream.
  游览吴哥实现了孩提时的一个梦想。
• The sight recalled the days of childhood to me.
  那情景使我回忆起童年。
• 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。
• 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。